in the process of contemplation

My mind is blown. What. How does one come to such an INSANE theory.

Elia loved Rhaegar and wouldn’t be happy sharing her lawful husband with a teenager he essentially knocked up. And let’s face it Lyanna was his paramour, The other woman, and her presence at court alone would’ve been dishonorable towards Elia nevermind Jon’s existence. Just because she was gentle and kind doesn’t mean she would be so acceptable of her husbands cheating. Yes. Cheating. Idc if he was in love or not, that doesn’t matter because at the end of the day he is an adulterer and a pedophile.

And not much is known about Lyanna, whether she regretted running away and getting with Rhaegar or her whole thought process and how she came to the conclusion that “ Robert’s a cheater, but somehow Rhaegar is better bc he is cheating on his wife with me so it’s different so i should go w him”. I will not disagree on the fact that she was most probably groomed and manipulated when she was in such a vulnerable state (betrothed to a man she didn’t want and nobody was willing to listen or help her save for this super handsome dragon prince) but let’s assume she did fall in love. I think she would try to block out the thought of him being married with kids. Because not only would that put her in an uncomfortable position where she realizes that she is the third person in their marriage (making it a bit crowded thank u for the quote princess Di) but also that he isn’t 100% committed to her. He will still belong to Elia in some way, and that would probably upset Lyanna or outright make her jealous. Or both. Who knows.

GoT was pure Stark family propaganda. They were the family that never hurt anyone and were absolute saints and if anyone was against them or caused them harm they had to be obliterated. In the show the Starks could never do any wrong and were above other houses because they had “honor”.They had the god given right to seek revenge and murder anyone in their way but if anyone else does it (like Dany or Jamie) ohhh no they’re vile and absolute villains.

Same goes for Hotd.rhaenyra is a kind woman who wouldn’t hurt a soul. In general team black is the innocent one and even Daemon is just a confused little boy, who apparently is harmless? But the greens?? Absolute villains, oh and they’re super dumb and embarrassing. They so desperately want to dictate to the audience who to root for and it’s annoying.

Like omg this man has been catching strays from the very beginning in GoT with Bran and Cat and Jon just straight up shittalking him in their heads. Then in acok he is humiliated by his own sister and mocked by his family. Then ADWD???

JON SNOW POST RESURRECTION CRASH OUT WHEN???

May we all dodge bullets like Anguy did here.

He isn’t even that bad in the books. Bro is a caring guy and even Cat says he is a very kind lord to let his people stay at Riverrun. He has his silly moments but that’s like what? A 24 year old? He deserves to be at the club not having his family brutally murdered on his wedding night. Imagine the trauma?

And the worst thing is some people in the fandom BUY that shit… going as far as to claiming it’s evident in the books that she will leave her family behind because she “hates being a lady and wants to be free”.

But the thing is, beyond Arya getting back to her family in Winterfell, not much is known. She is like 9-12 years of age in the books, and is dealing with tremendous trauma facing danger in every aspect of her life. What she wants is her family, somewhere to belong and finally to feel safe. And my girl sure as hell as deserves those things. So, the mere thought of her leaving all that she fought for in the end is so dumb.

How some people miss that she is just a little girl who is a tomboy and constantly compared to her sister who is the epitome of what a lady should be in a patriarchal society, reflects how they misunderstand women and refuse to let them be human. Yes she feels out of place with other highborn ladies, and explicitly mentions in the books how she isn’t a lady like her mother and sister. But that rejection doesn’t stem from internal misogyny (like in the show where they in fact rewarded her for that by making her “super cool”) in fact she WANTS to be better, but because she is a little girl she feels like it’s out of her reach. Arya wants to fit in and be like other ladies, she wants to make her mother proud of her, her sister love her and treat her like an equal. And it makes me mad how the show made it seem like she completely hates womanhood and the fandom just having to accept that.

There is some truth to Arya being a free spirit and possessing some of that “wolf blood”, like Lyanna, but that does not mean she would just abandon her family in the end when her whole journey (and the rest of her siblings) is reclaiming her identity and making it back to the people she loves. The only reason she went to Braavos was because she thought everyone was either dead or lost to her, so she might as well go somewhere where she CAN. Her last option to stay alive.

In the books we don’t know what Arya would want for herself in the end outside of the basic necessities. My girl wishes for a lot of things like death and revenge but who wouldn’t in her predicament? Her daily life has abruptly turned into a kill or be killed situation. But the showrunners completely overlooked the nuances and thought this meant she is going to be a killer forever, who hates women too. And sails west and abandons her duty to the North as a member of house Stark (which is insane for her character btw even in the books). Her endgame being based SOLELY on her lowest moments in the books where she had to take a turn for the worst to survive, is damaging to her character who at its core is sweet and caring and willing to take risks to save other people’s lives, even the ones she doesn’t really know. Like her whole existence became her desire for vengeance when in the books that storyline was given to lady stoneheart, and I’m pretty sure it’s set up that that’s smth Arya will later be appalled by. And when book!Arya prayed that someone kills Joffrey (or that she does) when it actually happens she doesn’t even care. Because her brother and mother are dead too and it won’t bring either back. Like how did the showrunners miss that??? It’s like right on the page??

Arya is a stark and like her father she won’t be obsessed with revenge, but Justice instead. So D&D rlly didn’t know what they were doing there.