I know, I just wish that hadn't happened. Tyrion's storyline at the end of ASOS felt incredibly complete to me. But I'm not the author, so who cares what I think.
Yep, I know she'll be around, and Tyrion probably to. I should just stop complaining, not like I can change anything about it if GRRM goes for the cliché ending.
I doubt Stannis would do that. He made his choice years ago, and I don't see him going back on that choice and saying, "oh, btw I was wrong back then, let's go back to the Targaryens." Also, I think Stannis has invested too much in his own campaign for kingship to stop now. He has done so much, he won't give up now. It'd feel like giving up to him, and i think he's too stubborn for that. Also, Stannis has lots of issues with women in any position of power. He'd be even less inclined to bend the knee to Daenerys than he would be to Aegon. Add to that that she's very young and inexperienced, so Stannis wouldn't even have the added incentive to think that she'd make a far better ruler than him and that he'd do the realm a favour by stepping back from his claim. But that's only details, mostly I think that once Stannis has made up his mind, he won't change his opinion again. He supported Robert and not Aerys back then, and he is Robert's heir. Why should he suddenly support Aerys' heir instead of pursuing his own claim? Stannis is also stubborn enough to die fighting rather than bend the knee just because his cause is lost. I've seen that theory a lot, that Stannis might decide to bend the knee, but I think it would go against everything we've seen from him so far. Stannis is aware of Daenerys' existence, he has been for years. He's the one who took Dragonstone just after she and Viserys were taken away. He has always known that there ARE rightful Targaryen heirs out there, and he didn't do anything about it. When Robert died, he didn't say, "oh, maybe we should get those Targaryens back", but he said "I'm Robert's heir, I'm the heir to the throne." Stannis changing his mind just because Daenerys is suddenly there and not in Essos... it sounds very out of character to me.
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Date: 2011-10-02 11:55 pm (UTC)Yep, I know she'll be around, and Tyrion probably to. I should just stop complaining, not like I can change anything about it if GRRM goes for the cliché ending.
I doubt Stannis would do that. He made his choice years ago, and I don't see him going back on that choice and saying, "oh, btw I was wrong back then, let's go back to the Targaryens." Also, I think Stannis has invested too much in his own campaign for kingship to stop now. He has done so much, he won't give up now. It'd feel like giving up to him, and i think he's too stubborn for that. Also, Stannis has lots of issues with women in any position of power. He'd be even less inclined to bend the knee to Daenerys than he would be to Aegon. Add to that that she's very young and inexperienced, so Stannis wouldn't even have the added incentive to think that she'd make a far better ruler than him and that he'd do the realm a favour by stepping back from his claim. But that's only details, mostly I think that once Stannis has made up his mind, he won't change his opinion again. He supported Robert and not Aerys back then, and he is Robert's heir. Why should he suddenly support Aerys' heir instead of pursuing his own claim? Stannis is also stubborn enough to die fighting rather than bend the knee just because his cause is lost.
I've seen that theory a lot, that Stannis might decide to bend the knee, but I think it would go against everything we've seen from him so far. Stannis is aware of Daenerys' existence, he has been for years. He's the one who took Dragonstone just after she and Viserys were taken away. He has always known that there ARE rightful Targaryen heirs out there, and he didn't do anything about it. When Robert died, he didn't say, "oh, maybe we should get those Targaryens back", but he said "I'm Robert's heir, I'm the heir to the throne." Stannis changing his mind just because Daenerys is suddenly there and not in Essos... it sounds very out of character to me.