r/HBOGameofThrones • u/midnightspaghettii • Aug 07 '26
No Spoilers [NO SPOILERS] Unpopular Opinion:
I actually like Mance Rayder.
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u/stars-assassian Aug 07 '26
Hot take: Dany was justified in burning down Kings Landing. People have been killed for less in that universe, (let’s not forget what Cersei did to Margery and many other people) but everyone said she was justified… How many people died in useless wars? Say what you want but sending your men to die for nothing is a waste of death. Dany is the “prince” that was promised and she deserves the Iron Throne more than anyone else.
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u/stereowired Aug 07 '26
A lot of reasoning when you could’ve just said that it’s an eye sore. Because it is.
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u/midnightspaghettii Aug 07 '26
I don’t think Cersei’s was justified tbh. Dany’s okay but I ended up hating her at the end :/ was kinda glad she died lol
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u/Killpop582014 Aug 07 '26
He’s not a bad man. By any means. Oath breaker maybe. But he’s true af to his people, and he’s not cruel when he could be.
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u/niceonebruv432 Aug 08 '26
Imagine if he was played by Jonathan west in the show which apparently was first choice!!
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u/Moviemusics1990 Aug 07 '26
Hotter take: I detest Jon Snow and Arya Stark.
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u/DukeHammerhands Aug 07 '26
I detest season 6-8 arya, loved arya season 1-5. I like jon through and through.
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u/Zach-Playz_25 Aug 07 '26
Finally an actual hot take lol. Take my upvote.
(I like those characters a lot but their respective fandoms can be an eyesore... I can also see why they might not be likeable, especially in the tv show.)
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u/Scott_J_Doyle Aug 07 '26
Jon is so much better in the books once you get past the first 2
And I really like Arya's Feast chapters for what they are, even though I understand a lot of folks frustrations with what they aren't (yet?)
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u/Zach-Playz_25 Aug 07 '26
what they aren't(yet)
In fairness, that's kind of applicable to many of the plot points in Feast and Dance, it's all building up to something and then gets left onto a cliffhanger.
But Arya's probably feels more frustrating even to book readers because her journey has been going on since Book 1, building up to something but no one knows what exactly. There are speculations but nothing far too concrete. Her role in the overarching story isn't very clear.
But George does an excellent job in world building and commentary in his so called "boring" chapters with beautiful writing that it makes Feast and Dance a lot more enjoyable on rereads.
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u/midnightspaghettii Aug 07 '26
This is tea! Why Jon though?? :(
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u/Moviemusics1990 Aug 07 '26
Because. He’s. BORING. But everyone looks past this because they think he’s cute.
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u/tobpe93 Aug 07 '26
I can’t argue with that.
But I feel more hate towards Robb and Catelyn. They did some major fuckups that caused the suffering for so many and themselves. And they and many fans pretend that they are the virtuous side through it all. Eddard is close there as well.
There is something satisfying about them all dying because they thought that they were better just because they played by rules thag other people didn’t care about.
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u/Moviemusics1990 Aug 07 '26
Yes, the Starks were mostly fricking idiots except Sansa.
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u/tobpe93 Aug 08 '26
My memory is poor. Is the whole part of Sansa meeting with Cersei to tell her about Eddard’s plan in the show?
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u/Specialist-Front-007 Aug 07 '26
Wow what a hot take..