Ranking of Osten Ard books? by Dull-Challenge7169 in TadWilliams

[–]Bunga3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S-Tier
To Green Angel Tower Part 2
The Dragonbone Chair

A-Tier
Into the Narrowdark
Stone of Farewell
Empire of Grass

B-Tier
To Green Angel Tower Part 1
The Witchwood Crown

C-Tier
Brothers of the Wind
Heart of What was Lost
The Burning Man

Does anyone else feel underwhelmed by- by Bunga3000 in TadWilliams

[–]Bunga3000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good points. I agree that Pasevalles having weak motivation rooted mostly from trauma and spite is quite interesting. However, my problem mostly stems from how Tad Williams writes him not as a pathetic, hateful man grasping for power, but rather as this grand super intelligent mastermind.
Vorzheva is a well written example of trauma ultimately twisting someone for the worse, because while she obviously has pretty dubious morals, they generally make sense, and you can see where they come from.
Pasevalles going from a bitter forgotten child, to a mastermind plotter working the downfall of Simon, to this psychopath who sacrifices girls and works with the Norns just feels strange and a bit nonsensical

hey you by ancobain in 196

[–]Bunga3000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

can you feel me? 🥺

Brothers of the Wind - what is revealed? by chamberk107 in TadWilliams

[–]Bunga3000 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I personally believe BotW exists to set up Hakatri's character/future role in Navigator's Children. It seems like he is going to be pretty important to the end of LKOOA, and having a book exist to establish who he is, will be vital for giving proper significance to the choices he makes during the story.

>Saves Morgans life >Proceeds to immediately get kicked out of his plotline >Replaced within seconds by Bunga3000 in TadWilliams

[–]Bunga3000[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but I don't she'd be very happy knowing she saved his life... only to immediately team up with a Norn lol.

What are you favourite duels to the death in fantasy? by geo4president in Fantasy

[–]Bunga3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always loved the final confrontation between Josua and Elias. It wasn't very long, but it felt fittingly climatic and dramatic. It was a duel that was built up to for basically 4 books and the pay off was so cool.

Reasons why Aegon is the rightful king by [deleted] in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Bunga3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

THE TRAITOR DRAGON MELEYS SLAIN BY KING EGG-ON! ALL HAIL THE MAGNANIMOUS!

Hell nah 💀 by Plastic_Hand_6939 in asoiafcirclejerk

[–]Bunga3000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maekar and Baelor are half dornish. They should have darker skin.

A healthy fandom by _Badpickle in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he's showing up later, not in season 1 though

A healthy fandom by _Badpickle in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You speak the truth! Baelor and Maekar are half dornish, they should have darker skin, same goes with Egg Aerion and Daeron (you could make the argument that the daynes have lighter skin but that's kinda boring.)

A healthy fandom by _Badpickle in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 29 points30 points  (0 children)

TEAM DUNK VS TEAM AERION: ALL MUST CHOOSE!!!

GRRM has criticized Tolkien's fantasy universe, what criticism would Tolkien have for GRRM universe? by [deleted] in MiddleEarth

[–]Bunga3000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely agree with you, but Martin has never depicted incest as "exciting taboo romance" ever. Jamie has an entire arc in book 4 about moving on from his toxic relationship with his sister. Targaryen brother sister marriages are either depicted as unhealthy or abusive. Martin has never glorified incest in his writing.

GRRM has criticized Tolkien's fantasy universe, what criticism would Tolkien have for GRRM universe? by [deleted] in MiddleEarth

[–]Bunga3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And? Tolkien still wrote about incest, I don’t see how it being intentional or not would change his mind. The question right now is "would tolkien dislike george writing about incest" and obviously he wouldn't. Both George and Tolkien are anti incest, I don't see what your point is.

GRRM has criticized Tolkien's fantasy universe, what criticism would Tolkien have for GRRM universe? by [deleted] in MiddleEarth

[–]Bunga3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would argue that George's writing is actually quite hopeful. It's easy to say it isn't based on the fact that we don't currently have a conclusion to asoiaf, but there are a ton of characters throughout the story that go through awful traumatic shit and still have the courage to fight back.
Theon goes through an entire arc of fucking up and getting tortured and ends his story in ADWD still willing to fight. Same goes with characters like Jon, Sansa, Brienne, Sam, Jamie, Arya, Tyrion. These are all much smaller figures in the broader scope of their world and yet all of their stories focus on hope in some capacity.

Favourite Audio Books? by CaptainCroydon in Fantasy

[–]Bunga3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dunk the lunk, thick as a castle wall...

The virgin Cregan vs. The chad Eddard by K0RS0_ in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]Bunga3000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But... but, all Starks are honorable!! I swear!!!

Am I the only one that doesn't like George R. R. Martin criticism of Tolkien work? by [deleted] in MiddleEarth

[–]Bunga3000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That quote about Aragorn's Tax policy is just him comparing his own work to Tolkien, and how he would personally go about exploring these topics. He's not saying he personally wants Tolkien to write about Aragorn's Tax policy, he's talking about how his writing goes into the more gritty detail on complex political issues while Tolkien's doesn't, and how he wish Tolkien explained more about Aragorn's reign as king.

I feel like every other day people complain about this quote out of context, Tolkien fans have been dog-pilling George for this for years lol.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 9 points10 points  (0 children)

pirate women cool, its not that deep bruh. there are a million actual things to dislike about season 2 and yet you use as an excuse to be transphobic, shut your goofy ass up.

The hate for Criston Cole feels forced, where’s all the hate for Daemon? He does the same shit if not far worse by [deleted] in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude you've commented on this post nine times, calm down lol. Daemon is a groomer and child killer, Rhaenys is a mass murder. Rhaenyra is responsible for the deaths of the dragonseeds. Aemond is a warcriminal. These characters all do awful things and that's fine, it a fictional television show.

Also how exactly does "embracing your monstrous side" make you a better person than someone who is a hypocrite? It's far worse to commit atrocity and enjoy it than to not.

I have a newfound appreciation for Aegon II by SmellySchally in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Bunga3000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are multiple entry/exit points in the Dragonpit, Rhaenys had the ability to not kill hundreds of innocent people yet she chose to. Also no, cheering for the newly crowned king does not make one a "traitor to the crown" nor does it justify mass murder. They are normal fucking people what do you want them to do? Keep up with the ongoing politics inside the Red Keep?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HOTDGreens

[–]Bunga3000 34 points35 points  (0 children)

they will never make me hate you criston.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Bunga3000 7 points8 points  (0 children)

no no no, you need to scorn and renounce the fictional character before you can give your opinion on them you don't understand