It seems like the general reaction among non-book readers wasn't "what a moron" but "OMG THEY KILLED THE HERO" so he didn't come off as hapless so much as out of his element.
I hadn't thought of that. Most of the reactions I've read are from book readers, and I can't put myself in the headspace of imagining what watching this without context would be like.
I got into an argument with someone (can't remember who, or even if it was online or off) about whether or not Sansa is the direct cause of Ned's demise... maybe I will reread the books again before the next one comes out, but it seems to me that Ned going to Cersei himself was at least as much of a cause of his imprisonment as Sansa going to Cersei... Sansa's confession is what foils her escape.
Yeah, that's how I read it too. Ned doomed himself with his mercy, and Sansa herself (and Arya) with her naivete.
And she's definitely clueless/annoying for most of book 1, but I LOVE her character progression after.
Wait?! It is possible to be MORE hot than show!Renly?! I have trouble with this.
YMMV, obviously, but reading the description of book!Renly, he sounds about as close to my ideal for male looks as you can get, and show!Renly is only cute to me. I wouldn't kick him out of bad, mind you, but I don't find him as hot as in the book.
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I hadn't thought of that. Most of the reactions I've read are from book readers, and I can't put myself in the headspace of imagining what watching this without context would be like.
I got into an argument with someone (can't remember who, or even if it was online or off) about whether or not Sansa is the direct cause of Ned's demise... maybe I will reread the books again before the next one comes out, but it seems to me that Ned going to Cersei himself was at least as much of a cause of his imprisonment as Sansa going to Cersei... Sansa's confession is what foils her escape.
Yeah, that's how I read it too. Ned doomed himself with his mercy, and Sansa herself (and Arya) with her naivete.
And she's definitely clueless/annoying for most of book 1, but I LOVE her character progression after.
Wait?! It is possible to be MORE hot than show!Renly?! I have trouble with this.
YMMV, obviously, but reading the description of book!Renly, he sounds about as close to my ideal for male looks as you can get, and show!Renly is only cute to me. I wouldn't kick him out of bad, mind you, but I don't find him as hot as in the book.