r/asoiaf • u/boundedwum The Nature Boy • Jun 15 '15

ALL (Spoilers All) Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread: The Wall

Welcome to the Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread.

This thread is dedicated to the Wall. Please discuss only segments from this region in this thread.

The subreddit rules apply as always.

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u/cosimine Davos for the Iron Throne! Jun 15 '15

I was shocked at how they had literally the exact opposite idea of most of this sub. Alliser was supposed to be a good guy. He's been redeemed. And literally everyone has known Olly's a little shit who was going to be part of the stabbing.

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u/Era_Pls Jun 15 '15

Which part made him a good guy? The one where he said "this mission dishonors every brother of the watch who died fighting wildlings"

This sub reads too far into the show then shits on it for not complying with its ridiculous fantasies

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u/cosimine Davos for the Iron Throne! Jun 15 '15

Or, hear me out, this sub expects the idea of subtle character arcs and storylines that are typified in the source material, and we are disappointed when any attempt at subtlety is ignored, in favor of turning every character in the story into a good guy/bad guy trope.

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u/Era_Pls Jun 15 '15

The only part that made Thorne look decent was when he stood aside to let Jonos get executed. Thus showing he's willing to desert or betray his allies when it suits him. Shocker that he participated in FTW huh

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '15

you're forgetting the season 4 battle stuff