Ha, I never realized there were a lot of Sansa supporters on my flist! I thought I'd be the odd one out!
i love all the Starks by default (bad idea, that. lol)
Oh, god, THIS. #1 rule of the series- do not sympathize with the Starks. Don't have even a smidgen of fondness for them, because if you do, IT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART. *wibble*
I think it's just that when I'm a bit over the usual message that a girl can only be strong when she has typically masculine traits and when she scorns girly pursuits and looks down on fellow females. I'm into the idea that it's okay to be a chick and to like stereotypically girly things like wanting a prince and dreaming of falling in love and sighing over ballads. Hence my fondness of Sansa.
Don't get me wrong, I thought Arya's scenes were great and her 'dancing lessons' delighted me, but there's such an emphasis on 'strong women must scorn feminine things' these days that I read things into her story arc that makes me a bit :/
I'm glad to hear that in the books- none of which I've read, but I'm totally cool with spoilers, since IDK if I have the fortitude to finish one, let alone several of those massive tomes!- Sansa gets to show she has strength. :D
MY HEART'S ALREADY BEEN BROKEN. LOL OOPS. Seriously though, the books... THEY ALL DIE. Or at least someone thinks theyre all dead, some of them are sneaky... but they're getting killed off rather quickly. Thankfully not Sansa yet!! But yeah, a lot of shit goes down in the books, i think Sansa has to leave her fairytales behind and grow up pretty quickly. She stops being so cry-y though, which is good, cause thats what annoyed me about her lol. But she has to sort of become immune to all the shit thats happening to her family, i think it takes a different kind of strength to what arya has to stay where she is and not try to run. and not go insane haha.
but yeah, the books are HUGE. but judging my the first book/series, not a lot has changed, so i dont think youre missing out by not reading :D
i love all the Starks by default (bad idea, that. lol)
Oh, god, THIS. #1 rule of the series- do not sympathize with the Starks. Don't have even a smidgen of fondness for them, because if you do, IT WILL BREAK YOUR HEART. *wibble*
I think it's just that when I'm a bit over the usual message that a girl can only be strong when she has typically masculine traits and when she scorns girly pursuits and looks down on fellow females. I'm into the idea that it's okay to be a chick and to like stereotypically girly things like wanting a prince and dreaming of falling in love and sighing over ballads. Hence my fondness of Sansa.
Don't get me wrong, I thought Arya's scenes were great and her 'dancing lessons' delighted me, but there's such an emphasis on 'strong women must scorn feminine things' these days that I read things into her story arc that makes me a bit :/
I'm glad to hear that in the books- none of which I've read, but I'm totally cool with spoilers, since IDK if I have the fortitude to finish one, let alone several of those massive tomes!- Sansa gets to show she has strength. :D
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But yeah, a lot of shit goes down in the books, i think Sansa has to leave her fairytales behind and grow up pretty quickly. She stops being so cry-y though, which is good, cause thats what annoyed me about her lol. But she has to sort of become immune to all the shit thats happening to her family, i think it takes a different kind of strength to what arya has to stay where she is and not try to run. and not go insane haha.
but yeah, the books are HUGE. but judging my the first book/series, not a lot has changed, so i dont think youre missing out by not reading :D
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