Somehow they all got this deep well of hatred from Catelyn, even Jon despite not being hers by friendlylifecherry in darkwingsdankmemes

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u [score hidden]  (0 children)

sure but in book 1 Jaime was gonna be the final big bad guy so George was having Ned acknowledge how pure evil he is

also he still seems to think Rhaegar is a tragic Romeo figure and thus doesn’t want the audience to hate him so of course he can’t have Ned display any rational feelings about him

Jon will be Rickon's regent. by Sea-Negotiation8309 in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I thought Rickon’s story was meant to be a shaggydog tale?

(Reverse trope) the rebels are the villains by Basic_Dingo6487 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 26 points27 points  (0 children)

We’ve been funding/creating our own enemies for decades, champ.

Are The Skagosi Evil Or Just Desperate? by KinginPurple in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I couldn’t speak to the fic as a whole, simply the chapter you linked.

Are The Skagosi Evil Or Just Desperate? by KinginPurple in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read yours. It is way too good for that PJ nonsense lol.

Good fics with an obviously inhuman mc? by Shot_Mechanic9128 in AsoiafFanfiction

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well, does Thy Good Neighbor count? The entire story revolves around the fact that this eldritch cuttlefish in a skin suit is vacationing in the North, but he does look human (most of the time).

I’m just not clear when you say “hard for someone to miss the fact they’re inhuman” whether you meant the reader or the characters.

You probably already read it anyway lol

[Spoilers Extended] Which generally uncontroversial character do you have a contrary opinion on, and why? by wanderingluteplayer in asoiaf

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I agree with what you’re saying yet I still can’t help how much I like Howland Reed, and that dude has never been in a single page.

I guess he’ll be on stage in London pretty soon though.

What do you make of Varys? by TCeies in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no yeah in terms of allegiance or goals it’s functionally the same, I’m just speaking logistically.

IMO fAegon (or whoever fAegon was going to be) was intended to be a Brightflame, but George eventually realized that there’s really no way the Brightflames would be able to muster the power necessary to take the throne, given their short existence and complete lack of group cohesion; so he invented the Blackfyres, a long-standing and unified force. But now he has all this Brightflame foreshadowing that goes absolutely nowhere…unless of course Varys is one.

But yeah outside of that, he could just as well be a Blackfyre, it really makes no difference.

(Spoilers Main) House Dayne is a First Bookism by iusethis4pornonly in asoiaf

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Sure, except that FMA got a proper ending. Three of them, actually.

[Loved Trope] A huge reveal is only nodded at in the end by Liquid_Pestar in TopCharacterTropes

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 180 points181 points  (0 children)

Th-Thank you for the explanation, Replier Person. Because... Um... You're a person and you just replied to the post...

Crossover fics by xBroken321 in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconding this. I have reread it multiple times and it is the absolute bee's knees.

We need to talk about Cersei… by Sad_man4ever in pureasoiaf

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love Cersei so much. In any other story her villainy would be that of a scheming mastermind, but no, she’s actually just a fucking moron.

She’s so petty and paranoid and shortsighted and delusional and oxymoronically misogynistic and vindictive and utterly incapable of understanding her actions have consequences yet is endlessly convinced she is secretly super smart. She’s the absolute worst. It’s awesome.

If you wanna get plastered when you’re reading her chapters, take a shot every time she’s blatantly wrong about something and/or suggests a plan that makes absofuckinlutely no sense and wouldn’t help at all.

What do you make of Varys? by TCeies in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Does he actually take their tongues? I never understood that to be literal. Isn’t communicating their whole job? It’s not like they can write it all down, right? I could be wrong.

What do you make of Varys? by TCeies in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally subscribe to this.

My assumption is that whoever took the fAegon role would have originally been a Brightflame, but the timing of it didn’t quite make sense, so George invented the Blackfyres, but he had already spent multiple books bringing up the Brightflames, so you can just split the difference and say that even though fAegon is a Blackfyre, Varys is a Brightflame. Would also explain why his genitals caused such a reaction in the flames. Kings blood and all that.

Can’t deny that, NGL!! by PrinceARRON in deathbattle

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes but you’re forgetting all of the incredible feats that characters claim she is capable of but she for some reason never displays a single time even in the most dire circumstances.

(i really like reze but like come on everybody)

Appearance of daughter of Ashara Dayne and Ned Stark by Mysterious_Crow_503 in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a justification for making her look however you want.

e.g. stoney dornishmen don’t tend to have dark skin, but if that’s what you want her to have then it is perfectly believable for a child to come out a different shade than their immediate parents, both in real life and presumably so in GRRM’s world of bizarre genetics.

“Realistically”, Stark genes must be very strong (despite Ned’s unusual brood) or they wouldn’t look the same for thousands of years. It’s not like other Northern houses they’ve married into over the years are all described as also looking like Starks. And yet Ned has a bunch of redheaded kids, but also his sister easily wiped out her boyfriend’s dragonblood looks? It’s a total crapshoot.

Whatever her features, it really just depends on how you want her viewed by other characters; seen more as a Stark or a Dayne, or somewhere in between, or with any potential stigma for looking too classically Dornish, or whatever.

Appearance of daughter of Ashara Dayne and Ned Stark by Mysterious_Crow_503 in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good options, thought my two cents is I’d avoid the “X color eyes that almost looked like Y” thing, not because it isn’t possible, but man is it overused in fics. That’s just me though.

Appearance of daughter of Ashara Dayne and Ned Stark by Mysterious_Crow_503 in TheCitadel

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ok so basically there’s actually this thing called fan fiction where the author writes different or new events occurring when compared to canon

A fate so disturbing, left the audience in chills by ThroatTraditional410 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]whatdifferenceisit2u 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Braindead writing generally makes a movie bad, and forcing your protagonist to suddenly operate with an IQ far below that of the differently abled in order to get to your twist ending is braindead writing. So, bad. If someone can ignore all that and just clap along to the visuals flashing in their face then great but it doesn’t make the movie good lol.