re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Has Tyrion the Targaryen been fully explored yet?

With him being a bastard son of the Mad King.

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Its probably the theory I hate the most, and is really insulting to me. If Tywin even had a suspicion that Tyrion was the Mad King's son, he would have found a way to kill him in the crib. Even if he wouldn't kill him for the sake of his wife, it completely demolishes Tywin and Tyrion's relationship in the books.

All it turns Tywin into is the evil stepfather, and makes their relationship much less interesting as a whole. It would make perfect sense for Tywin to treat Tyrion like he does when he's the product of the Mad King's rape and the rape that killed her, but its not interesting. Its interesting that Tywin treats his own son with such distain and hatred, when he would actually be Tywin's favorite son if he weren't a dwarf or didn't kill his mother in the womb, even with the whoring. He is Tywin wrought in miniature form.

Plus it takes off the heat of Tyrion's actions at the end of SoS, and he needs to somewhat pay the price for his kinslaying.