| Soundwave said: The Starks are the "good guys" in the show still. They're just in a bad, bad world, and have had to toughen up, but I don't really buy that the show ever really pushes any of the Starks to be bad guys. The only bad guy who was a Stark was Theon, and that's only because he's not a real Stark. |
It's been revealed to us, multiple times throughout the show, that Ned Stark isn't exactly a good guy. He tries to be but still makes big mistakes.
- Sleeping with a whore when he was married to Catelyn
- Judging Jamie harshly which gave him the name Kingslayer when all he was trying to do was saving the people of the city
- Brann visions revealed that Ned lied about defeating that strong fighter, when in reality, he cheated to defeat him. Meanwhile, Jamie refused to fight Ned when he was injured in season 1.
- God knows what happened in that tower but I don't expect it to be kind to Ned's past
And Robb fucked up hard when he married that girl from Volantos, he literally screwed his supporters for selfish gains.
I love this aspect of the Starks storyline, no one stays good in this world and we all do bad stuff. Stop being anal and pretending you're honorable and be cool about it like Jamie.
Jamie is a realist who actually likes being a good guy, but he doesn't dwell too much over it. There are no gods, the world will never be peaceful so why does it matter if I kill a guy or two to escape or win a battle or whatever. Unlike Cersei, who enjoys being a horrible person.
