women love fest: the end, my friend

[novin_ha]

The end of Women Love Fest is upon us, and I’m woefully behind, predictably enough.

For today, a short-ish update on the subject of endings. Mildly spoiler-ish for the plots of BSG and A Song of Ice and Fire [that’s the title of the series, not GoT!].

Comments

[pellamerethiel]

Ech, Roslin i 4 sezon.

Cersei /o\

[girlupnorth]

I have to say that while in Laura Roslin's case it's relatively easy to tell what could make her characterisation better (no season 4.5, no Adama), untangling Cersei is much more complicated. Until you realize that she was alright until the double-decker feast of shit that was AFFC and ADWD. Simply put: in AFFC, Cersei should have been a relatively competent ruler. She wouldn't need to be the best, the most efficient or the most cunning, but it's ridiculous just how stupid we are supposed to believe her to be. No half-baked plots to overthrow Margaery or whatever else she was plotting about, just regular reigning. Maybe get Kevan to help her out. Maybe try to get friendly with Margaery. That would be the smartest thing to do - but obviously unattainable in the Martin world of WOMEN HATE EACH OTHER UNLESS MAYBE WHEN THEY ARE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER*.

[girlupnorth]

(*Which is kinda strange given the rest of his gender politics. Sisters (Lysa and Catelyn, Sansa and Arya) are shown to hate each other, of course no friendships between equals are possible. Daenerys' handmaids seem to like her, but they have to, right? Cersei used to have some nice maternal moments with Sansa, but of course she was evil and manipulative then. Mothers and daughters, though, are the only beacon of light: see also, Catelyn Stark and Sansa. It's... bemusing.)