ASOIAF-meme, day 1
A 30 days of ASOIAF meme stolen from wildefan and sternflammenden
Day 01: Favorite character from book/show - At the moment it's Tywin Lannister. He is awful and brilliant and has a backstory that is just wonderful and it's so easy to imagine that he has become what he thought he needed to be, which is not necessarily the person he would have become if things were different. I love that he sees the world for what it is, that no men are ever free, and I love that he is usually right in all his hard, cruel, unrelenting glory. (I find it fantastic to imagine rebelling against him because it would be such an immensely frustrating thing to do. You'd be all “I know I am right here, I have ideals and shit!” and Tywin would claim you're wrong, then the rest of the universe would prove him right and eventually he would crush your opposition and ride off on his warhorse.) I love his fucked-up, dysfunctional relationship with his children. I love that he does things that are impossible to excuse, like the Tysha-thing which is vile, but from his POV it still makes a twisted sort of sense. It makes him seem all the more real.
And I love that he didn't cause this spiraling house vs house conflict either, which you sometimes forget while reading the books and all the Stark!reactions to him - he just responded to it. (If he had been at King's Landing and bitch-slapped Jeoffrey a bit more, things would have been different because for all his massive faults, Tywin can solve problems.) I think what ultimately pushed me into liking the old bastard was A Storm of Swords when he talks about the sacking of King's Landing and tells Tyrion that Robert had looked so relieved when Tywin presented him with the bodies of the dead Targaryen heirs. Because Robert knew he needed them dead but he considered himself a hero ”and heroes don't kill children.” I think every single one of my most favourite characters ever are the ones who do that - kill children for the perceived heroes, so the heroes don't have to. I just find that side of the coin so much more interesting.
Day 02 ~ Favourite quote relating to GoT.
Day 03 ~ Where would you want to live in the GoT world?
Day 04 ~ Favourite house? (ie. Stark, Lannister).
Day 05 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 06 ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 07 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment in book/movie.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ If you had a direwolf, what would you name it?
Day 11 ~ Three words that describe GoT.
Day 12 ~ If there was a crossover … who would you ship?
Day 13 ~ Would you join the Night’s Watch?
Day 14 ~ Who do you think Jon Snow’s parents are?
Day 15 ~ FREE DAY
Day 16 ~ Make a graphic advertising GoT.
Day 17 ~ Link to an interview you think is funny.
Day 18 ~ What Stark would you be?
Day 19 ~ Invent a character that would fit in GoT.
Day 20 ~ What’s the most interesting thing about GoT?
Day 21 ~ Link to a GoT-based blog.
Day 22 ~ Make a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ Tyrion, Cersei, Jaime: Marry, fuck, throw off a cliff - what would you do?
Day 24 ~ Who would you like to see battle it out?
Day 25 ~ What character’s death would you be okay with?
Day 26 ~ Give yourself a GoT inspired name.
Day 27 ~ Top 5 favourite characters.
Day 28 ~ Give some advice to one of the characters.
Day 29 ~ Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones?
Day 30 ~ Favourite book/episode.
Day 01: Favorite character from book/show - At the moment it's Tywin Lannister. He is awful and brilliant and has a backstory that is just wonderful and it's so easy to imagine that he has become what he thought he needed to be, which is not necessarily the person he would have become if things were different. I love that he sees the world for what it is, that no men are ever free, and I love that he is usually right in all his hard, cruel, unrelenting glory. (I find it fantastic to imagine rebelling against him because it would be such an immensely frustrating thing to do. You'd be all “I know I am right here, I have ideals and shit!” and Tywin would claim you're wrong, then the rest of the universe would prove him right and eventually he would crush your opposition and ride off on his warhorse.) I love his fucked-up, dysfunctional relationship with his children. I love that he does things that are impossible to excuse, like the Tysha-thing which is vile, but from his POV it still makes a twisted sort of sense. It makes him seem all the more real.
And I love that he didn't cause this spiraling house vs house conflict either, which you sometimes forget while reading the books and all the Stark!reactions to him - he just responded to it. (If he had been at King's Landing and bitch-slapped Jeoffrey a bit more, things would have been different because for all his massive faults, Tywin can solve problems.) I think what ultimately pushed me into liking the old bastard was A Storm of Swords when he talks about the sacking of King's Landing and tells Tyrion that Robert had looked so relieved when Tywin presented him with the bodies of the dead Targaryen heirs. Because Robert knew he needed them dead but he considered himself a hero ”and heroes don't kill children.” I think every single one of my most favourite characters ever are the ones who do that - kill children for the perceived heroes, so the heroes don't have to. I just find that side of the coin so much more interesting.
Day 02 ~ Favourite quote relating to GoT.
Day 03 ~ Where would you want to live in the GoT world?
Day 04 ~ Favourite house? (ie. Stark, Lannister).
Day 05 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 06 ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 07 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment in book/movie.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ If you had a direwolf, what would you name it?
Day 11 ~ Three words that describe GoT.
Day 12 ~ If there was a crossover … who would you ship?
Day 13 ~ Would you join the Night’s Watch?
Day 14 ~ Who do you think Jon Snow’s parents are?
Day 15 ~ FREE DAY
Day 16 ~ Make a graphic advertising GoT.
Day 17 ~ Link to an interview you think is funny.
Day 18 ~ What Stark would you be?
Day 19 ~ Invent a character that would fit in GoT.
Day 20 ~ What’s the most interesting thing about GoT?
Day 21 ~ Link to a GoT-based blog.
Day 22 ~ Make a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ Tyrion, Cersei, Jaime: Marry, fuck, throw off a cliff - what would you do?
Day 24 ~ Who would you like to see battle it out?
Day 25 ~ What character’s death would you be okay with?
Day 26 ~ Give yourself a GoT inspired name.
Day 27 ~ Top 5 favourite characters.
Day 28 ~ Give some advice to one of the characters.
Day 29 ~ Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones?
Day 30 ~ Favourite book/episode.