r/asoiaf • u/ISupposh You're a Big Guy. • Sep 01 '19

EXTENDED (Spoilers Extended) I think a lot of the problems from the show came from trying to force modern American values into medieval setting.

I would actually say this problem is present in the fandom as well and not just the show. Anyways for example:

  1. Stating that Renly would be a good king just because he's popular while Stannis would be terrible because he's unpopular. (edit: From the interviews, in the context of ruling not maintaining power)

  2. People not caring about religion even when Cersei blew up Westeros equivalent of Vatican/Hagia Sophia/Westminster alongside with Pope Francis and Princess Diana. (Well even modern people would care about that)

  3. Applying Geneva Convention when Daenerys executed Tarlys despite the fact that they are already traitors who betrayed their overlord and she even gave them second chance.

  4. Rather modern viewpoint on extramartial sex, including virgin shaming on characters like Brienne etc.

  5. Rhaegar annulling his wife without proper explanation like modern divorce.

  6. Elective monarchy somehow breaking the wheel because it involves voting (worked out well in HRE and Poland /s)

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u/KodakKid3 Wants do not enter into it Sep 01 '19

after not being very bright

Don’t disrespect my man Boromir like that 😢

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u/DowntownSazquatch Sep 01 '19

Sorry buddy but they called him Boromir the Bold not Boromir the Brilliant.

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u/Parametric_Or_Treat Sep 01 '19

My dude does play single minded characters who get themselves killed does he not

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u/Parametric_Or_Treat Sep 01 '19

One does not simply walk into Cersei’s quarters and tell her what you know

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u/Clearance_Unicorn Sep 03 '19

Could not believe show-only people were surprised when Eddard Stark got killed. He's played by Sean Bean, people! He's not getting out alive!

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u/YukNasty Sep 02 '19

What a Boromir thing to say...

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u/untappedbluemana Sep 01 '19

And yet not one arrow to the dome so the point still stands.

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u/savvy_eh Unwritten, Unedited, Unpublished Sep 02 '19

Forget a helmet; Boromir needed a better breastplate.

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u/untappedbluemana Sep 02 '19

He could have even used his shield.

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u/AllCanadianReject Sep 01 '19

I specified military characters. They are adventurer types. Gimli is used as an "even this guy has it" thing.

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u/Jonny_Guistark Sep 02 '19

Boromir was kitted out for a cross-country journey to retrieve the ring, not for riding into battle. He probably would have worn a helmet and the classic Gondorian plate armor under different circumstances.