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Originally Posted by Culhwch Yeah, but the same can be said for a handful of characters. Why build up Ned through the first book, to lop his head off - when it can be argued he had unfinished business regarding Jon. Robb is built up throughout the series only to amazingly be offed in a scene no one saw coming. So why not let the Hound die without fulfilling what everyone sees as his destiny? It would be in the tradition of Martin bucking the standard fantasy conventions, in this case of foreshadowing - and foreshadowing pretty damn solidly, thinking back on all the times the Hound told us that Gregor was his to kill.
That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if he did live. Whether Martin would do it in such a way as to be either convincing or dissappointing... who really knows at this stage? Smart money is on convincing, though.... |
The way I see it, while Ned had unfinished business regarding Jon, it wasn't his main driving force to live. There are others who can easily pick up the reins and tell Jon everything he needs to know about his parentage- he just needs to find them. However, the Hound's only real goal in life, now that he's not Joffrey's dog, is to kill his brother. It's tragic and pathetic, but honestly, seeing the Mountain killed by anyone else just wouldn't be quite as fulfilling to read.
Regardless, I'm going to have to put the book down and do a little dance when the Mountain finally meets his end.
