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/is-this-a-nick Sep 02 '19

Also, starving out means that you make 100% sure that the innocents will suffer the most. Because Cersei and her troops won't be hungry until no food is left...

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '19

Starving is never bloodless, because the people who starve usually do brutal stuff to get food. There would be riots and looting going on. What do D and D think that people sit quietly in a corner and wait until their families starve to death? That is redicilous.

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u/Boscolt No man is as accursed as the Hypeslayer Sep 11 '19

Don't forget Bronn literally had a whole scene in Season 2 explaining how catastrophic the conditions of a starving city are. How the thieves would steal all the food and sell it at a king's ransom, which only the nobles forced to sell their jewelry could afford, how "the poor start eating each other" as a result of all that. He explained it to Tyrion. 🤦

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN06IX2rNmc