binary solo said:
Except unless Stannis magically teleports his way back to the Wall the decision to burn Shireen will not involve him, which is quite a big difference with respect to Stannis morals, ethics and state of mind. If it's purely Selyse and Mel who make the call the burn Shireen to help out Stannis then that changes the character dynamic completely, especially since in this episode it's Selyse who breaks down and ends up desperately wanting the burning to stop. It's not the burning of Shireen that's the problem it's the character assassination of Stannis that is the problem. People who never liked Stannis from the start are all fine and dandy with his total moral corruption. The show has become very lame in other story departments too, it lacks depth, subtlety and complexity. |
Lol @ character assassination. In his very first scene Stanis is burning family members at the stake. He has no problem sacrificing the lives of coutless soldiers or close loved ones. He killed his own brother. You clearly haven't been paying attention to who he is. But that's OK, because most don't. As the producers said, no one cared when Stannis was killing strangers with no screen time. They wanted him to kill someone you cared about so you could feel who he is. Cold, cruel and fanatical in his cause.
