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The Other · 8th January 2006, 02:18 AM

A few thoughts that I had after completing AFFC were along these lines as well, however, it's my belief that there is more to these events than what GRRM put down on paper. Maybe we need to take some things to another level of interpretation, without hopefully going over the top.

For instance, the Hounds death seems an incredibly important piece of information simply because of the repercussions it has for many of the other plot lines, namely Brienne's search for the Stark girls and the conflict between Sandor and Gregor that was foregrounded heavily in other character intereactions with the Hound that we saw in previous books.

In my opinion, it seemed odd that Sandor would die, due to all the growth we have seen in his character for a while now (his affection toward Arya and Sansa among other things), but on the other hand, GRRM has made it clear that no one is safe in his universe. However, Brienne's conversation with the Elder Brother can be interpreted in more ways than one.

Firstly, the Hound is dead, gone, forever. No questions asked.

Secondly the manifestation of the Sandor's persoanlity as a cruel and heartless individual has passed on in the form of the "hound" persona. In other words, the Hound is dead, but Sandor Clegane may still be walking around Westeros and could possibly be in hiding. (I'd consider this my preferred story path.)

You may be able to tell that I have thought about the subject a fair bit. But just some observations to get the ball rolling.

8th January 2006, 02:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Other Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5	Re: AFFC - afterthoughts A few thoughts that I had after completing AFFC were along these lines as well, however, it's my belief that there is more to these events than what GRRM put down on paper. Maybe we need to take some things to another level of interpretation, without hopefully going over the top. For instance, the Hounds death seems an incredibly important piece of information simply because of the repercussions it has for many of the other plot lines, namely Brienne's search for the Stark girls and the conflict between Sandor and Gregor that was foregrounded heavily in other character intereactions with the Hound that we saw in previous books. In my opinion, it seemed odd that Sandor would die, due to all the growth we have seen in his character for a while now (his affection toward Arya and Sansa among other things), but on the other hand, GRRM has made it clear that no one is safe in his universe. However, Brienne's conversation with the Elder Brother can be interpreted in more ways than one. Firstly, the Hound is dead, gone, forever. No questions asked. Secondly the manifestation of the Sandor's persoanlity as a cruel and heartless individual has passed on in the form of the "hound" persona. In other words, the Hound is dead, but Sandor Clegane may still be walking around Westeros and could possibly be in hiding. (I'd consider this my preferred story path.) You may be able to tell that I have thought about the subject a fair bit. But just some observations to get the ball rolling.