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Originally Posted by viZion  Wow, devilsgrin, you dislike a lot of the most popular characters! I can see why you hate Eddard (I'm not his biggest fan, either) and even Tyrion but I'd love to hear your reasons about Dany and Davos.
Also, DeannaBelle, I've heard that Sansa is not really a Stark anymore since she lost her wolf (even GRRM implied that, right?) but maybe it's not what people think. Maybe her lack of Stark-ness will allow her to be the first Stark that can play the game of thrones. She still has a huge role to play and her decidedly unStark-like political awareness will probably be what the Starks need to get back into power. I mean, no one in the book is going to say, "Uh, you're not really a Stark because you lost your wolf so you'd best join up with the Lannisters". |
Ok on Dany and Davos...
Dany first... when we meet her we are introduced to a considerably naive, and yes i'll say it... Sansa-like character... no shes not as ignorant as Sansa, but very nearly. She's completely dominated by Viserys and allows herself to be sold to Khal Drogo... whilst she didn't have much choice, she barely objected when Viserys informed her of that... Flash forward a book or so, and still at barely 14 we see a completely intollerable brat. She's become Stannis and Joffrey rolled into one. - the whole "its my kingdom and everyone should bow to me"... and "i'm the queen you can't do that/say that to me"... she annoys me more than just about any other character. in fact she borderlines the 'loathed' list. her attitude when she discovers that Whitebeard is Barristan Selmy (who didn't see that from the first intant?) about 'betrayal' is typical of her horrendous behaviour.
I dislike Davos less than others on my list but the primary reason he's on it is his loyalty to Stannis. It defies logic... heres a man that chopped of his fingertips because Davos had stolen/smuggled before, yet this same man is the one who Davos' smuggling skills saved the life of. He remains loyal in the face of Melisandre's influence on the "king" and the idiocies she preaches. The loss of his son to the "King's" cause. Davos has been utterly brainwashed by Stannis into believing losing only his fingertips was a just thing. Stannis' ingratitude for his own life is staggering... and that Davos doesn't see that is simply staggering.