bagofthapphireth replied to your post: R...
least favourite fandom theory, tbh
Oh, I'm sure I have others I dislike far more. (Anything involving Sansa dying/not being a Stark because Lady died, for one.) But yes, I think it's the pervasiveness plus the ultimate point-missingness of this one that annoys me.
itsinthetrees replied to your post: R...
it’s like people who start crowing ‘victarion is azor ahai!’ they like making up conspiracy theories that would be ~surprising~ more than they like looking for actual meaning in the text.
Pretty much. I admit I'm guilty of proposing the occasional "surprising" theory myself, but usually it's from searching for meaning in the text, especially in re character or GRRM's themes. (i.e. not stuff like "the Blackfish and Lady Stoneheart are totally working together to crown Jon and that's why Harwin's the hooded man in Winterfell.")
I agree with you on the Jeyne matter! I dislike that theory not because it's unlikely or disruptive towards the theme of that plot, but because it takes away a great scene from Jeyne
I dislike it because it's unlikely, disruptive toward the themes of the Robb plot, and because it takes away a great scene from Jeyne. ;)