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He doesn't have a strict honor code

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Meh. I see it as pretty strict. He just uses judgment and discretion better than Ned, Robb or Cat. All made bad long-term decisions based on misguided sense of honor (mostly Ned), or purely due to impulsiveness (Robb and Cat).

The contrast among the boys is obvious - Robb displayed many of the worst traits of both parents, and fewer of their strengths (although he could have exceeded Ned if he'd lived, IMHO - just need more seasoning). Jon, on the other hand, exhibits more of their respective strengths (despite being the child of neither), and fewer weaknesses.

Same thing for Sansa and Arya - at least early. Sansa is maturing into a proper lady with a head on her shoulders (perhaps a future Olenna Tyrell, but for the North). Arya's rage finally seems a little slated with news of her family's survival.

Of the survivors, Arya is the embodiment of the Wolf, Jon is the embodiment of Winter, and I'm not sure where Sansa shakes out. Neither Northerner or Southerner - perhaps she will be a better, more idealized version of her mother.