Agree on most points, but Sansa doesn't come across as idiotic to me, just incredibly sheltered and naive, which makes sense as she's Ned's eldest daughter.
Let's see what fresh fuckwittery the dolts can contrive to torment themselves with this time.
I agree. Suppose I was just really amazed at the sheer number of stupid decisions/conclusions she made while also making very sophisticated observations of her surroundings. Like I said, she's just as deep a character as the other Starks.
Sansa isn't "borderline retarded." She is, like coin said, sheltered and naive. Her character development is basically her idealism being shattered and being forced to grow up and adapt more to her situation.
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Sheltered and naive. Thus prone to making one ridiculously stupid after the next. It's not her fault, she's an innocent little girl in a horrible world. Explaining my choice of wording any further would lead to spoilers, I think.
Isn't Sansa like 12 or something when the story begins? Being naive and easily misled seems more realistic than anything. I've often thought a lot of the hate Joffrey gets is excessive too- sure, he's a vicious, stupid entitled little bastard, but he's also like barely in his teens and raised by a collection of domestic abusers, sociopaths and bloody-minded professional killers.
Well, he's also a complete and utter sadist. Also, I think he's sixteen at the beginning of the show, as opposed to twelve in the books.
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Yeah, the ages of many of the younger characters in the show significantly change how sympathetic they are and/or their motivations.
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Intrigue Incarnate
Though it contains a prologue, A Game of Thrones acts almost as a prologue to George R.R. Martin's entire A Song of Ice and Fire saga.
Don't let the initial hints of fantastic monsters, ancient orders, and heroic nobility fool you, this series is all about the hard realities of a medieval world. On the continent of Westeros, there are Seven Kingdoms and one King that sits The Iron Throne presiding over all. These kingdoms are woven together by a collection of families, some old and proud, others new and ambitious. They all want the same things: Power, glory, respect, love. And they will destroy each other to get theirs. Yet the actions of this dangerous game they play puts everyone in the balance, even as forgotten forces grow stronger in distant lands.
The narrative takes the form of varying points of view, showing the myriad sides of the overall story. This book, more than the others, has a classical fantasy feel. This is due to many of our main characters being members of House Stark, who have very idealistic notions about life. Martin breaks us of these misconceptions almost as brutally as he breaks his characters, slowly peeling the layers and revealing a Crapsaccharine World. All of them, regardless of personalities and principles, are confronted with the same themes of helplessness in the face of adversity and choosing between good or evil.
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The life that Martin breathes into this story and the amount of intrigue that he presents makes it an exciting journey that sparks an immediate desire to pick up the second book.