06-18-2019, 07:27 PM
(06-18-2019, 04:50 PM)syscrash Wrote: The previous comment about the destruction. She only destroyed the area of the privileged. The biggest tell was Danny destroyed the Red Keep making sure she took out the throne room.
syscrash, again we seem to watch different stuff on the same screen. I saw Jon stab Deny in a roofless mostly intact throne room, while Arya was trying to help a peasant woman with her daughter get destroyed, running from common living quarters to common living quarters. I saw a totally destroyed city in all areas, not just the rich neighborhoods.
Quote:If she was truly the mad Queen she would have sat on the throne. Instead she look at it with disgust.
What I saw was Deny, knowing Jon, to be the true heir to the throne, waiting to abdicate, the throne, to her for her to sit on it. Then, I saw, Jon stabbing her. She never got the chance, to sit on any throne, in disgust.
Quote:George was making the point. One would have to be mad if they thought the little guy could ever not be controlled by the privileged. Even the council was about how they where going to restore their privileged lifestyles. There was nothing about how they where going to help the suffering masses. Even in Meerren Tyrion told her the masters would never give up their position and property. The saddest part was, they all tricked John into not seeing Danny's position. Even Sansa saw how dangerous Danny would be for the privileged. And went along with using John. Another tell was John's look when Drogon melted the throne. It was the look of realization he was lied to. Which is John's story, being lied to by the ones he trusted. Consider, Danny's ideas where exactly the same as the wildlings. The idea of the people being self governing. Like the wildings there was never a vision of privilege. The same with John at every turn he did not want a position of privilege. Yet they made him leader at the wall, then turned on him when he fought for the little guy. They made him King of the north then turned on him when he went to seek help from the one who liberated the slave cities. They prayed of the bigoted bias of how they felt about Targaryen. Think about this. The negative view of Targaryen is all based on a single view. Arguments always centered around the mad King. Yet the wildfire was only inside the walls of the Red Keep area. You have Danny how came to power by liberating the oppressed. Then you have John who is a Targaryen. This contradicts the idea that Targaryens are evil by nature. I see this as George making the point of the danger of propaganda.
Just more babbling about a self absorbed belief of having the ability to see the "writer's intent" by completely overlooking the real end,
Reality Check. Here is what I saw. A "high born" privileged family name, the Stark's, not only retain in control of the North, it was upgraded to an independent Kingdom, under the high born, Sansa Stark.
Bran Stark ended up on the throne for the rest of the 6 Kingdoms. In addition, The day to day administrative control, ended up under another high born, Tyrion Lannister, as "The Hand". The only low born ending up with something to say was Bronn.
This is what I observed. But you can keep on keeping on, babbling to your hearts content.
You know you are OLD, when you see the Slide Ruler you used in college selling in an ANTIQUE SHOP!!