I usually don't even like onions.

[linndechir]

So we just had this totally mad, huge discussion over at game_thrones . It was like a few hours of mad trolling and venting and raging and rambling and it was awesome. I realised that I am not the only person who thinks Stannis would be an awesome king. I'm probably still fairly alone in worshiping the very ground he walks on (well, me and Davos), but there is more Stannis love out there than I would have expected. This is good. I still don't get half the popular opinions in this fandom.

I just realised how weird an entry this is after, what, three months of nothing from me.Sorry. ASOIAF and King Stannis The Awesome have eaten my brain. That and real life being a bitch. A more normal entry might come at some point in the future. It might only consist of random fangirling and quotes, though. 'cos Stannis is the man who blessed the world with sentences like, "You chatter like magpies, and with less sense" and "The law should be made of iron, not pudding." You need to be Stannis Baratheon to say "pudding" in a terrifying way.




And to think I used to like her. Huh. But with each book I feel more and more like she should just GTFO.

Comments

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

We are less alone than I thought. :D God, I adore Stannis so much it's not even healthy anymore.

Yesss, that quote. Whenever that man opens his mouth, awesomeness spills out. He says these gruff, curt sentences that are always so beautifully to the point. And his relationship with Davos is the most beautiful thing ever.

I'm a more recent fan, as I have to admit, but that doesn't lessen my love one bit. Quite the contrary actually, so there will be more fangirling. Angsting atm about whom they will cast at Stannis on the show.

I don't get the love for Daenerys. *facepalm* Or generally for the Targaryens. IT'S HOUSE "WE WILL RAIN FIRE AND DESTRUCTION DOWN UPON YOU". How is that a good thing in a ruling house? They're like the Cleganes on a throne, and I think we can all agree that would be a bad thing.

[kyliesvillain.livejournal.com]

There are so many great Stannis quotes, I know. I still remembered that one by heart. ♥

Angsting atm about whom they will cast at Stannis on the show.
I have only seen parts of the TV series but I actually liked what I saw (mostly). Especially the cast was very very good, I think. They have already decided on at least some of the season two people (Brienne IIRC) and so far it looks pretty good as well. :)

I don't get the love for Daenerys.
I always felt kind of indifferent towards her. I often tended to skip her parts when I read the books for the first time. ;) But then I love Jorah Mormont (who was - fortunately - played by Ian Glen in the TV series *drools*).

Stannis is easily the best king among all the contenders for the throne. I mean, while they are fighting each other he actually DOES something, he GOES north and SAVES the realm!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

And then there are of course Davos's incredible quotes. <3 So much love for these two.

The show is pretty good, especially the cast (with a few exceptions). But I haven't been as concerned about as any casting as I am about Stannis's, so although I generally trust them to make the right choices, I'm afraid that I might not like the csating of my favourite character, and that'd suck. ;)

I used to like Daenerys in the very beginning, even though I thought her storyline is the weakest of all, but recently I've lost every bit of respect for her.

Yeah, the man actually knows a thing or two about duty and justice instead of just being an entitled little whiner who stands around and says "I wanna be kiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!"