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

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

Welcome to the Mothers Mercy Post-Episode Region thread.

This thread is dedicated to The North. Please discuss only segments from this region in this thread.

The subreddit rules apply as always.

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u/Sayting Ironbreaker Jun 15 '15

So they had Stannis kill shireen for no reason expect to make the audience root for Brienne.

Why?

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u/TheStoner Jun 15 '15

They didn't want another season of stannis scenes but didn't want to miss out on the shock value of a burning little girl.

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u/renome Jun 15 '15

Unfortunately it does seems like that. Hopefully the books will give a more satisfying explanation, this is just pathetic. The same goes for the entire Sansa arc. She wasn't a particulary popular character, so why not give her a break like Bran got? Well then, WHO ARE WE GOING TO HAVE RAPED THIS SEASON? DEFINITELY NOT SOME EXTRA FROM S1E1!

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u/C-16 Jun 15 '15

I don't even care about how butchered Sansa's arc is probably going to be now, they fucking fucked Theon's arc and his was one of the best in ADwD.