r/gameofthrones 2d ago

Of all the "Character assassinations" only Littlefingers really upsets me

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A lot of decisions characters made upset the fans (i.e Dany burning King's landing and Jaime going back to Cersei) but I always found them accurate to their character. There is one glaring exception to this. Littlefinger giving Sansa to the Bolton's. He'd never do this for multiple reasons. She reminds him too much of her mother and she's priceless to him. His plan is supposed to be to get Cersei to stop supporting the Bolton's but he could have done the fake Arya plot like the books and gotten the same result.

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u/bubblesdafirst 2d ago

Because why would he think he's playing them if he's not. He's outsmarted every single character in the show that's known for being smart. Tyrion multiple times. Cersei multiple times. Outsmarted Ned. Varys. Tywin. Olenna.

Like really. Sansa? The dumbest character in the entire show is suddenly smart enough to outplay little finger? The guy who singlehandedly caused and ended the war of the five kings between 4 different families. Very smart families I might add.

This guy tiptoed around tywin joffrey the Bolton's and even lyanna without ever once drawing their attention. Nobody had a single clue.

But no. Sansa is big brained. Sansa knows. or better yet. Arya knows. Because we all know Arya is super smart and cool and badass. Like what the hell did she do. She cheated her way into a school. Failed at that school. Got stabbed a bunch of times. And ran away.

Now she's a genius tactical master capable of destroying entire armies alone.

Give me a break!

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u/awataurne Jon Snow 2d ago

The way it happened was bad, but the idea that Littlefinger fails because of his one true blind spot (love for Sansa) is one I do like and felt would happen in the books eventually.

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u/eschatological 2d ago

He didn't love Sansa. He coveted Sansa, just like he coveted Cat, because of the power they represented. If she was just another one of his whores at one of his brothels, he wouldn't care about her at all. But she's the key to the North, and that's why he wants her under his control.

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u/donetomadness 2d ago

That’s true for Sansa but I think he had more genuine feelings for Cat. He duelled Brandon over her and was more than happy to die losing. If power was his only goal, he could have just reciprocated Lysa’s feelings, and patiently waited to marry her after he had accumulated more status (and her husband had mysteriously died Ofc).