Now we all know what anime is like.
But it's not a democracy, its not even a republic, its just an oligarchy
Give me something for the pain and let me dieSomeone spoil me. What's happening? (I'm watching Money in the Bank)
Its an elected monarch by lords not democracy
It makes no sense why the most damaged Kingdom from the war leaves but the others stay, especially when the people in charge are directly responsible for their devastation.
Agreed, but either way, I'm struggling to suss out what the point is. A ruthless, omniscient dictator taking over Westeros isn't just pessimistic as Martin usually is -- it's nihilist. It's awful.Which is the point, you're supposed to be scared about him LOSING his humanity to end up a depraved lunatic like Euron. Instead they just... made him a robot because "that's what getting magic does to you idk"
Color me surprised it wasn't Tyrion. I always thought it was gonna be him given I recall a line in the first book foreshadowing by literally saying he casts a shadow of one if he was born under better circumstances.
Nothing in this shit makes sense anymore, geopoliticaly.It makes no sense why the most damaged Kingdom from the war leaves but the others stay, especially when the people in charge are directly responsible for their devastation.
Hell The Reach should leave because they were almost entirely untouched by the war and could easily rule everything with their newfound position of power.
There is none, I said it for the last month, this is a show about nothing. It's empty, there's no theme, it's not even about nihilism because nihilism itself is a theme.Agreed, but either way, I'm struggling to suss out what the point is. A ruthless, omniscient dictator taking over Westeros isn't just pessimistic as Martin usually is -- it's nihilist. It's awful.
I don't really have any answers or profound criticism right now. Just a gut reaction. This is a puzzle readers will have to chew on for a long time.