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He could have stayed in the cut and let his homies win it for him but he had to expose himself to kill Bran himself?

Viserys gets memed on a lot for obvious reasons, but I’ve always wondered how bad of a king he actually would’ve been if he successfully returned to Westeros.

Let’s say Khal Drogo actually agrees to cross the Narrow Sea with the full khalasar. Or maybe Viserys somehow finds another army. Or maybe those people who "drink secret toasts to your health” claim was actually true and tons of Targaryen loyalists rally to him once he lands.

He’s clearly unstable, entitled, paranoid, and obsessed with respect. But at the same time, the guy spent his entire childhood watching his family dynasty collapse, living homeless in exile, and growing up believing the throne was stolen from him. He’s basically a walking pile of trauma and delusions about destiny.

How terrible of a king would Viserys realistically be? Would he be worse than Joffrey?

Could Viserys have functioned as a decent king with strong advisors keeping him in check? Or was he doomed to become another Mad King no matter what?

The idea that Daenerys randomly turned evil ignores a lot of earlier moments. From crucifying rulers to burning enemies alive, the pattern was already there. The difference at King’s Landing is scale, not personality shift. The show didn’t break her character, it just stopped holding back the consequences of it. People just didn’t want to see it until it was too late.

i think the actor (Michael McElhatton) ABSOLUTELY nailed the role. Too bad he got limited screentime. And i guess they didn’t know what to do with him, so they killed him off in a very cheap way. What a joke. I thought he was only tolerating Ramsay, why would he lower his guard like that and allow him to gut him?

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Fyi this is first read apart from school text books

In Cat’s very first POV chapter in the books, we see her in the aftermath of having sex with Ned and hoping that they might be able to conceive another child, although this doesn’t end up happening. But let’s say that Cat did become pregnant like she’d initially hoped, shortly before Ned left Winterfell to go south with Robert’s host and serve as Hand of the King. How would this new child (depending on the sex) impact both the Stark family and the wider North?

For the last 5+ years I've slowly been hunting for the older/original GOT hardcovers at second hand stores. I finally stumbled upon the Stephen Youll "A Game Of Thrones" edition for $27. I feel like I hit the jackpot. I know someone here will revel in my glory haha.

Shih Tzu × Ariana Grande crossover looking Viserys

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Teatle dee and dumb Robin Arryn

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Mr. Ziggy Zig Zag Rickon Stark

People call Ned honorable, but rewatching makes it hard to ignore how many people died because of his decisions. He brings honor into a system that clearly doesn’t follow it, then acts surprised when it collapses. King’s Landing was never going to reward honesty. His downfall isn’t just tragedy, it’s predictable. That doesn’t make him bad, but it does make him stubborn in a lethal way.