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— Sholeh Wolpé, from Attar’s “The Conference of the Birds”; “About this Translation,”
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all roads lead to jaime lannister getting the strap: an anthropological case study of the asoiaf fandom
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Why I’m ride or die for Catelyn Stark:
- Came to deeply love her husband despite their cultural and religious differences, the fact that she was simply passed from one Stark brother to the next, her husband’s alleged infidelity, and the decision he made without consulting her to raise his bastard son alongside their legitimate children (which would have been humiliating for any wife in Westerosi society)
- Fought off an assassin who was sent to kill Bran with her bare hands
- Consistently argued for peace even though she had every reason to seek revenge against the Lannisters for what they’d done and continued to do to her family
- When she wasn’t able to prevent Robb from going to war, remained with him and advised him to the best of her ability (even though Robb and his bannermen didn’t take her advice as seriously as they should have because of her gender)
- Was the only one who attempted to get Sansa and Arya back when they were captured (she literally had to remind Robb his sisters’ lives were important)
- Despite being a traditionally feminine woman who, for the most part, conformed to her designated gender role, was able to befriend Brienne, a non-traditionally feminine woman who didn’t conform to Westerosi gender roles
- Fought until her dying breath to protect Robb, who she believed to be her last remaining child
- Her last thoughts before her throat was cut were of her love for her husband and children
Life if you want to hate her for being mean to Jon, go ahead, but ffs don’t act like her treatment of Jon is all that defines her as a person. It isn’t.
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Cleganebowl was entirely a fan service. People have been hyped up for it for yeaaaarssss and it caused enough chatter after the episode aired too. Like the audience loved that shit.
But no, I don’t think it’s ever going to happen in the books. A big part of Sandor’s development is learning to let go of his past and find the peace his brother had stolen from him. That’s his biggest fuck you to his family - moving on.
Sansa praying to gentle the anger inside him seems rather indicative to me that the next time they see each other, he’d have controlled that part of him that she doesn’t like so much. It’s why I think it was so imperative for him to be a gravedigger at the Quiet Isles, otherwise I can’t see why GRRM would waste time in giving this character with rage issues an opportunity to resolve them if he was just meant to kill his brother. That rage would be useful then, but the only character Sandor would ever better himself for is Sansa.
And I think once he finds her, he’s never leaving her side again and neither would she want him to. The memory of him makes her feel safe and gives her comfort, imagine what his presence could offer her. He’s her rock and she’s a balm to his soul. They need each other.
As far as the endgame goes, I don’t see Sansa becoming Queen in the North because I think Bran’s set to be the King. But I still see her holding an important position, potentially as the Lady of the Vale which may come under Northern rule since Robin isn’t going to survive TWOW clearly. Sansa doesn’t want to be queen anymore, but she does want her own home and a family. If she marries Sandor, which I think she will, then she doesn’t stop being a Stark and their children become Starks too.
It’s an ideal ending for book!Sansa, who wants a man who appreciates her for who she is and loves her beyond her name and her title. She’d have the agency that was robbed from her to marry whoever she liked, and she’d choose this rough man who melts around her and who’d never let anything happen to her and all the prissy lords are going to be shook because they all had plans to keep Sansa for themselves.
Sandor loves everything about her that the world considers weakness, and he’d want to preserve that innocence that she fears has been stolen. He doesn’t care about power and politics and would never try and manipulate her or take the power and influence she wields as his own and he’d stare down any fool that came to her thinking they could weasel out some favour they didn’t deserve.
And if she wanted to leave everything behind and go live in some cabin in the woods, he’d be so down for that. And if she wanted to be in this castle in the sky surrounded by silks and luxury, then he’d be there to guard her from any nightmares too. There are just so many ways I can see them ending their story, but in every version, they’ve found happiness and balance in each other. Oof, and a family. There’s definitely a family in every ending too.
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“from this day forth there would be but one king in westeros.”
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It’s got to be Cersei.
For all her privilege and the advantage of her beauty, she’s a victim of the patriarchy too, many times over, and chose to turn around and inflict the abuses she suffered on others. Her response to realising that she’s subject to an unfair system was to internalise the values of the system, and internally except herself. Her lack of empathy is so well depicted, especially in her relationships with the people she claims to love. Again and again we see that she doesn’t love her children or Jaime for who they are, but for how they reflect her.
She’s the best fleshed-out of GRRM’s villains, and an excellent example of how understanding a bad guy doesn’t actually make them any less bad.
Prince Rhaegar Targaryen - “to be his father’s son, in ways that Rhaegar never did.”
“Some truths are hard to hear. Robert was a … a good knight … chivalrous, brave … he spared my life, and the lives of many others … Prince Viserys was only a boy, it would have been years before he was fit to rule, and … forgive me, my queen, but you asked for truth … even as a child, your brother Viserys oft seemed to be his father’s son, in ways that Rhaegar never did.” [A Storm of Swords. Daenerys VI]
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none of the lannister siblings are Good People-tm, you’re just supposed to pick the one you’d most wanna do shots with and support them ride-or-die style
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Visenya was as much a warrior as Aegon himself, as comfortable in ringmail as in silk. She carried the Valyrian longsword Dark Sister, and was skilled in its use, having trained beside her brother since childhood.
a wild concept i know but cersei wasn’t the only shitty person in her relationship with jaime
#everyone’s always like ‘i can’t wait for jaime to be FREE of cersei !’ like she doesn’t need to be free of him as well#i don’t get it#(jk i do u have no reading comprehension and u hate women)#anyway hashtag justice 4 cersei
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As per yesterday’s postings on strange fandom wishes for Sansa’s endgame, sometimes I equally don’t understand people wanting her to be this cold, aloof ice queen ruling alone. I think the show has probably contributed to that imagery, because it doesn’t really exist in the books . Again there’s that strong woman = emotionally severed from most other human beings BS that keeps popping up. There is an underlying good intention of wanting her safe that should be acknowledged, but sometimes it’s at the expense of ignoring her characterization.
If anything she was closer to being cold and aloof at the start of AGOT. Courtesy and politeness are not equal substitutes for warmth and kindness. Then by TWOW sample, we see she’s evolved to being self-assured and magnetic. She’s no longer constrained by strict adherence to class boundaries and proper behavior. She throws her arms around Lothor Brune in an impulsive hug for his support. Younger Sansa would never hug a servant like that. She runs like a free spirit with Myranda Royce not caring what anyone thinks. This is not a woman shrinking back from the world, but someone who has seen much and still finding reasons to embrace other people. Even difficult people. She’s exceedingly patient with SR, talks him through his fears, and gives him just enough firmness that he starts behaving better. She’s a natural nurturer and a good parent who has envisioned children in her future.
And she still wants someone to love her for herself. She’s only evolved to a point in the later books of being able to discern who wants her and who wants her claim. The only reason she is entertaining this idea of marrying Harry is because it’s the hand she’s been dealt and she must decide if she is willing to play that hand if she wants to go home. But there’s no rose colored glasses here. She’s looking at him with a very critical eye. There wouldn’t be a sense of settling here if she didn’t still hope that someone would like her as a person and equally important that she likes him too. Wanting real love is not stupid or naive, only the way she pursued it and thought about it was. Her standards have actually gotten much higher and tougher to pass muster.
I feel sometimes as Sansa is a character that is screaming who she is and very few actually listen. She’s grown even more loving, passionate, and intimately connected to others. She’s become even more nurturing and maternal. She’s more authentic, engaging, and kind. She’s someone that draws strength from her connections to others. I don’t understand how it would somehow be better for her that she winds up alone, childless, and immersing herself in a purely political life. Just why? Why would that be a kindness to wish for her when she’s repeatedly wished for the opposite? It could not be more clear how important love and family is to her. Not just her siblings and parents, but a family of her own someday. Is love and family somehow incompatible with being a good leader? Is love and family not compatible with overcoming her past trauma? I absolutely despise all the implications of the lone ice queen and I see no evidence that this is what George intends. The Sansa we’re seeing is stronger than a lone ice queen. She’s seen how some of the most evil people in Westeros operate, experienced abuse and exploitation, and has every reason to never trust another soul again. She still doesn’t retreat from people or life, she runs toward them and is willing to put herself out there again to find what’s real and good. Her dreams are still mostly the same, just re-calibrated and balanced with experience. Alone and aloof would be a absolute tragedy for her character, worse than dying. It would really be the real death of her character.
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