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sorry if this is annoying but why dont you like Dany in the show? Im only in season four and I like her a lot. I mean her storyline is a little boring and i can easily see where she's really not fit to rule the seven kingdoms (she seems to be kind of act now, think later?), but as a person i like her (jorah and daario make her story insufferable though imo)

Not annoying at all, I’m happy to explain, but I’ll put it under a read-more.

Basically, in season one I was really fond of Daenerys, I thought she had a great story-arc and I liked her character, etc etc. I think it was around the end of season three that I started to get a little :// about her, mainly because of the white saviour moment at Yunkai, when she frees everyone and they lift her up and call her Mhysa, that was the moment I was like this is very uncool and then she just leaves Yunkai without implementing any new political institution, really freaking irresponsible. 

Then, come season four, when she arrives in Mereen, it just goes from bad to worse. She has no respect for local customs and some of her quotes particularly illustrate what a bad ruler she is. “I will do what queens do. I will rule,” when she has absolutely no experience in being a ruler. To follow on from this “I’m a queen, not a politician,” to some extent you need to be a politician / diplomat to successfully rule, idk she just buries her head in the sand with everything she is not.  And she particularly ground my gears with the whole “I will answer injustice with justice” like Barristan 100% had a point, what she considers to be “justice” is not necessarily what the city needs. She comes across as really arrogant and disrespectful of the culture, and that combined with her insisting she is fit to rule when she really isn’t led me to dislike her.

And season five has just been a continuation of this, as far as I know. I think this post explains it far more eloquently than I ever could, “Why don’t you want Dany on the Iron Throne“ and this one talks about “why she’s fucking up again” Sorry if this is all over the place, I’m a bit sick, I just really don’t like the way they’ve taken her and I think she was a much more complex character in the book.

[witty-pretty-rose]

Margaery slipped a letter into her grandmother’s purse during the middle of the night in Highgarden. After Olenna read it, it was burned in the fireplace.

Dear grandmother,

In a couple of hours, Renly and I will leave for Storm’s End. I’ve never been outside Highgarden; however, your wonderful stories of travel are helping me stay calm.  I hope that you will come visit us in Storm’s End. I’m glad that Loras will be with us. I enjoy being reminded of home and could not possibly imagine life without him. Father has mentioned to me that he may come and visit, but, between you and me, I hope that he doesn’t. I know that there will be persistent inquiries about an heir (as there always are), but I do not know what he and I will speak about.  Every since I became betrothed to Renly, he has been distant. Do you know if anything is worrying him? I’ve asked mother but she didn’t tell me anything. 

Renly is a kind man. He’s gentle, fair and probably too sweet, but he’s good to me. I think he’d make a great King. He and I are close, but not as close as Loras and he. Loras loves him. They are always by each other’s side and there are times when I am envious of their friendship; however, I know it is unreasonable of me to be that way. Meanwhile, I must learn to hide those feelings and be a Queen. Anyway, Renly’s people love him greatly. Even Father loves him, but I suspect its because Renly is royalty. You know how my father operates. He really does have a one-sided mind. Meanwhile, mother does not seem to care. 

I’m nervous, scared, and excited about being a Queen. Father always said that I had a knack for it... But Nana, what happens if I mess up? What happens if our people die for our right to be on the Iron Throne? I’m aware that every war has a cost and I know that I must learn to deal with this, but I can’t help and think about all the families that will be affected.  Children losing fathers, wives losing husbands..... What if I lost Renly? I would be a widow and Westeros would be without a fair and just ruler. We would all be devastated. Perhaps I’m overthinking it. Renly is strong. He won’t die.  Perhaps I’m more worried about leaving Highgarden behind because I will be closing the door to my family, my friends, and my childhood.. I imagine that this probably sounds silly to you, but I thought that you’d understand my thoughts better than my own parents or Loras. You always have. 

Thank you for helping me become the woman that I am today. You realised that I had some sort of potential and helped me learn more about being the best version of myself. You helped me learn how to stand up for not only myself but also for what I believe in. I appreciate it greatly. 

Anyway, you must come visit us; otherwise, Storm’s End will be rather dull! Perhaps by the time you do come, Renly and I will be expecting a young one. 

Always,

M.

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Game of Thrones Ask

The first character I first fell in love with: Tywin Lannister.  The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Ramsay Bolton. Season 1: Love Theon, Season 2: Hate Theon. Season 3: Pity Theon, hate Ramsay. Season 4: Fear Ramsay, pity Ramsay, love Ramsay, hate Roose. The character everyone else loves that I don’t: Loras Tyrell can't match the wit of Renly. The character I love that everyone else hates: Talisa Stark (née Maegyr). I think she's more worldy, exciting, complex and independent than Jeyne Westerling. The character I used to love but don’t any longer: Bran Stark. Maybe I expected too much from him but his storyline's taken too long to develop as far as I'm concerned. The character I would totally smooch: Margaery Tyrell or Oberyn Martell. The character I’d want to be like: Davos Seaworth, not quite so morally strict as Ned but still has his code. Wily enough to know when to chance his arm. The character I’d slap: Viserys Targaryen. A pairing that I love: Tyrion and Varys. (Just beats out Arya and The Hound/Jorah Mormont and Daenerys Targaryen.) A pairing that I despise: Lysa Arryn and Petyr Baelish.

via lb3ptman and nataliedormres.

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