Gosh, I wish that The Hound was not left for dead.
19 out of 20. I forgot about that Locke guy who, IIRC, wasn’t even in the books.
20 out of 20
I love that after each answer is given, there is a brief explanation for that status. For the character of Hodor, the explanation is “Hodor”.
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Ewwww, smoldering. I guess so if you don't mind a little post cremation necrophilia.
Read the first two or three books, forget which, when they first came out.
Gave up. The books portrayed, IMO, a seriously distorted view of medieval or medieval-like societies.
Yes, dishonorable people existed, and the world never consisted of knights in shining armor doing glorious battle for their ladies and the right.
But the constant betrayal and dishonor that almost all the characters displayed went far beyond anything seen in the actual Middle Ages, IMO.
Feudal society was built in the most fundamental possible sense on bonds of trust between lord and vassal. A lord who was, or who was viewed by others as, dishonorable paid a very, very steep price. His power, and in the long run his life, depended on his vassals trusting him to treat them and their families with honor.
Once he lost that trust, he had a very rough time. See King John of England. He was a competent ruler, but was viewed by his people as dishonorable. Certainly as compared to his father and brother, both of whom rode pretty roughshod over their opponents at times. But who were never viewed by their subjects as utterly dishonorable and therefore untrustworthy.
John provoked repeated rebellions, one of which resulted in Magna Carta, and eventually an invasion by the Dauphin of France, supported by many if not most of John’s vassals.
Then John died, and the disturbing factor of the dishonorable king was removed. The English supporters of the Dauphin promptly fell away, and the English nobility rallied to John’s son. Despite the obvious problems of a long minority in a monarchical system. IOW, an infant king was infinitely preferable to a dishonorable one.
There are many, many examples in the Middle Ages of nobles and royalty who lived up to their honorable duties. For every Richard III there was at least one John of Gaunt. (Richard III lost his throne and life largely because people believed he dishonorably did away with his nephews.)
Game of Thrones didn’t show that. The only really honorable character was killed off early.
YMMV
The Hound killed by a female, and because she was superior to him and beat him in sword play and even when they turned to fists, and he was rested and fresh and she had just hiked 20 miles in armor.
Goofy.
I take it this is worth watching? I have season 1 waiting for me on dvd’s at the library.
Last thing I watched and loved was House of Cards with Kevin Spacey. About criminals in congress and the WH. Very entertaining, tho very dark.
I didn’t like that either. I wondered why she didn’t kill him.
I can’t believe I got them all right.
I love Game of Thrones, I am with you, I want
the Hound to survive somehow.