2014-09-05, 12:08 AM
Hey I actually like Stannis! He showed that he's the only king who actually gave a pomegranate about the realm when he rode up to stop the wildlings. Everyone else was just squabbling over the Iron Throne, but what does that matter if the kingdom is overrun? There's a fantastic line in the books:
"Yes, I should have come sooner. If not for my hand, I might not have come at all. Lord Seaworth is a man of humble birth, but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the cart before the horse, Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne." -Stannis
Additionally, he actually looks past status to see the merit of a person, as exemplified by Davos. None of the other lords will give him the time of day but Stannis raised him from a lowborn smuggler to a lord and Hand, because Davos isn't afraid to be honest with him. Robert said something about everyone at court being a flatterer or a fool, which is pretty much true save for Davos, and Stannis can see past his birth to recognize that.
Okay rant over, Stannis the Mannis is great. I think he's portrayed in a much more negative light in the show, which colours a lot of people's perceptions of him, even when reading the books afterwards.
Can't argue with this right here.
"Yes, I should have come sooner. If not for my hand, I might not have come at all. Lord Seaworth is a man of humble birth, but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the cart before the horse, Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne." -Stannis
Additionally, he actually looks past status to see the merit of a person, as exemplified by Davos. None of the other lords will give him the time of day but Stannis raised him from a lowborn smuggler to a lord and Hand, because Davos isn't afraid to be honest with him. Robert said something about everyone at court being a flatterer or a fool, which is pretty much true save for Davos, and Stannis can see past his birth to recognize that.
Okay rant over, Stannis the Mannis is great. I think he's portrayed in a much more negative light in the show, which colours a lot of people's perceptions of him, even when reading the books afterwards.
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Can't argue with this right here.