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re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:18 pm to Cosmo
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:18 pm to Cosmo
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Naw, Jaime has become more likable as the story has gone on. He isn't the conniving evil count his sister is.
Just because he's the bizarro version of Eddard doesn't make him evil. Jaime is a man who sees the big picture on what honor truly means, in that it is pretty much worthless to him due to its contradictory nature. He has the drive to achieve his goals no matter the cost. He's two-faced, impatient, and quite the a-hole. I say with a bizarro version of the character though, they need to have certain similarities though, in that neither of them give a damn about power and see it as merely bullshite.
Eddard though really can't see the big picture of anything when it comes in the way of his honor, the thing that he tries to convince to himself matters most, even though in the end he knows his family is much more important. Anything that can be in Ned's gain he won't take unless he sees honor in it. He's incredibly sincere, noble, kind, and patient to others.
Sure Jaime gets better, but from how the characters really start out, they are characters remarkably different and remarkable reflections of one another. I am honestly unsure what Ned would have done with Aerys in Jaime's situation. Cersei I don't think meets the bill, since the one thing she cares about most is power, and the only thing Ned and Cersei can reflect off each other is their devotion to their children.
This post was edited on 3/24/13 at 11:20 pm
Posted on 3/24/13 at 11:22 pm to OMLandshark
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I am honestly unsure what Ned would have done with Aerys in Jaime's situation.
Ned and Ser Barristan, Dayne, etc. probably lived/lived by the same code of honor and they didn't do shite, just kept their mouth shut. At least Jamie had the courage to question things to his sworn brothers.
Posted on 3/25/13 at 8:48 am to OMLandshark
I think as a young boy Jaime wanted to be the perfect storybook knight, kind and honorable as well as fierce. He wanted to be Arthur Dayne or Barristan the Bold. But then the Mad king made that impossible and in bitterness over the loss of his childhood ideals he threw away the whole notion of honor and chivalry. Then he sees Brienne trying so hard to live up to his boyish ideals and that, combined with the loss of his hand, makes him really look at himself and his world.
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