Littlefinger's Masterplan (A Song of Ice and Fire)
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Published 2023-02-24
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All Comments (21)
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I would love for Littlefinger to hear Catelyn is still alive, travel to her cave, and get done in by Lady Stoneheart.
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The actor sold Littlefinger so well in the show (even if the characters are a bit different) that he narrates the art of war on audible. It goes hard too
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I love the idea of Littlefinger struggling to manipulate the Starks and the other lords of the North as a parallel to Ned struggling to operate in Kings Landing. Great analysis!
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Let's not forget that the fake Arya that Littlefinger sold to the Boltons was also Sansa's childhood best friend. When they reunite, I suspect Sansa will turn on Littlefinger and reap bloody vengeance for her friend with some diabolical schemes and betrayal of her own.
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Baelish would be the protagonist in other stories. He is low born, loved a lord’s daughter, fought a duel for her honor, a lord killed his unborn child, he goes overseas to learn swordplay and politics. He comes back and begins the game of thrones. To Petyr, the Starks and Tullys are the bad guys.
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I love the idea of little finger being just as helpless as Ned in KL when he gets to winterfell. That’s poetic justice
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I love the theory that Littlefinger will meet his fate at the hands of Lady Stoneheart. It would be so poetic for him to be tried and killed by the woman he was obsessed with, and his role in bringing about so much pain and suffering onto her family through his lies and scheming.
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Aiden Gillen was perfect as Littlefinger. Probably my favorite casting in the show, him and The Hound.
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When you put into words the fact that he could have 3 of the 7 kingdoms, it's kinda terrifying
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I really hope GRRM goes more in-depth on Sansa in WoW. One of the show’s biggest blunders was the rushed Sansa plot. In reality, Sansa has a lot going for her. Unlike all the other Starks, she’s been living as a hostage, constantly having to think and fend for herself. She’s been mentored by Ned, Cat, Tyrion, Margaery, Olenna & Littlefinger. She also learned a lot from Cersei and Joffrey. If anyone should grow to become master of the game, it’s her.
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I'd argue that Littlefinger's first move to cause chaos was to tell Brandon Stark that Rhaegar had kidnapped Lyanna to strir up trouble between Houses Stark and Targaryen, with the hope of stopping the marriage between Brandon Stark and Catelyn Tully. He's playing, and been playing a very long game.
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Remember, Littlefinger went from being basically a farmer to one of the (if not the) most powerful man in westeros in 5-10 years. Many people play the Game of Thrones, some better than the others, but he is the pure embodiment of it.
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I do miss the A Song of Ice and Fire videos, they brought me in to your channel in the first place. And since the Game of Thrones finale left so bitter a taste, this is what keeps me craving the books again. So thank you very much, I wish you all the best from Holland :)
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I almost root for littlefinger winning the game of thrones, actually somehow taking the iron throne somehow. His cunning is extremely fascinating
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under no circumstance would Lord Baelish give away Sansa to the Boltons, no way, he would definitely keep her to himself
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I’d never really thought of it that way until you described it, but Littlefinger really did cause the entire chain of events that led to Robert’s death and the war.
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I’ve always thought that Littlefinger’s japes with Renly (at the expense of Robert and Stannis) led directly to Renly declaring himself king.
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I love the idea that his death will probably be an inversion of Ned's, caught out of his element amongst family, honor, and loyalty. Hopefully Arya will get to behead him
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Insight into the complex webs of GRRM's writing in contrast to what the show did really gives you an appreciation for how royally screwed we all were by the showrunners, its like they were given the outline for a partially completed Rembrandt, and for the first half of the painting they took their time and used the best quality paints to fill in the lines, then the second half they threw away the paint and used a crayon instead.
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"In Winter, the Lone Wolf dies, but the pack survives". Littlefinger is the ultimate lone wolf, but the Starks are a pack.
