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This thread seems refuses die. Yes I'm trolling again on it.
I've said already that I've read books (three of them from this serie to be exact). In the book it didn't surprise me when Eddard Stark got executed. Then again I've never consider him as a "lead character" anywhere at all so…
Killing the wrong character? Bah, there are no wrong characters in those books. Or better put, all characters in books are wrong. At least in first three books, as I got so annoyed and I refuse to pay for more milking and read some more (the same) crap. There are ways better fantasy/horror books than these ones. Martin's books simply didn't induce in me something called "reader's passion". The problem I had with his books was that I couldn't care less what happens next. A few spoilers of a sort… Stark's kids… What in the name of the lord was happening there? Stark is taking daughters with him (for what reason? to marry the older one, and another? to sell her to brothel maybe?), he's leaving sons back home (imagine your son gets paralyzed - wouldn't you take him *with* you to a bigger place/palace/town and search for doctors/witches/horrorcratures who could possibly help him?) and he's sending one of his bastards away to some guarding the country punishment job - AFTER he executed one of "deserters" from that job. And now I'm reading here that Eddard Stark is a major character and yet positive. Positive my arse. He's actually neutral character with some serious issues in his head. Like 99% of other characters in Martin's books are.
Joffrey? That was Queen's son, right? Meh… Gets the power, uses the power irrationally, he is not suppressed homosexual turned sadist nor testosterone exploding brat - he's just a plain stupid creature who does things just because he *can*. Cliche. You still want to analyze him? I really don't see why.
Sorry for saying again that Martin's books were one of worst things I've read in years.
In any case I hope you're enjoying the filmed version, it simply can't be worse than books were.
I've said already that I've read books (three of them from this serie to be exact). In the book it didn't surprise me when Eddard Stark got executed. Then again I've never consider him as a "lead character" anywhere at all so…
Killing the wrong character? Bah, there are no wrong characters in those books. Or better put, all characters in books are wrong. At least in first three books, as I got so annoyed and I refuse to pay for more milking and read some more (the same) crap. There are ways better fantasy/horror books than these ones. Martin's books simply didn't induce in me something called "reader's passion". The problem I had with his books was that I couldn't care less what happens next. A few spoilers of a sort… Stark's kids… What in the name of the lord was happening there? Stark is taking daughters with him (for what reason? to marry the older one, and another? to sell her to brothel maybe?), he's leaving sons back home (imagine your son gets paralyzed - wouldn't you take him *with* you to a bigger place/palace/town and search for doctors/witches/horrorcratures who could possibly help him?) and he's sending one of his bastards away to some guarding the country punishment job - AFTER he executed one of "deserters" from that job. And now I'm reading here that Eddard Stark is a major character and yet positive. Positive my arse. He's actually neutral character with some serious issues in his head. Like 99% of other characters in Martin's books are.
Joffrey? That was Queen's son, right? Meh… Gets the power, uses the power irrationally, he is not suppressed homosexual turned sadist nor testosterone exploding brat - he's just a plain stupid creature who does things just because he *can*. Cliche. You still want to analyze him? I really don't see why.
Sorry for saying again that Martin's books were one of worst things I've read in years.
In any case I hope you're enjoying the filmed version, it simply can't be worse than books were.
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