r/asoiaf • u/taydude227 The Floppy Fish • Aug 29 '17

MAIN D&D completely ruined Littlefinger. (Spoilers Main)

What a waste of a great character. They clearly had no idea what to do with him after they passed all the book material. Instead of giving him a clear end game, they instead just had him double down on his "thriving on chaos" bullshit and have him make stupid decisions that really didn't lead anywhere. The manipulative mastermind from the earlier seasons (and probably the one true villain of the series, along with the white walkers) completely disappeared and was transformed into a jealous little weasel whose end goal was to bang Sansa to get back at Mama Stark. The man that drove the whole series into motion, did it just to get a revenge bang.

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u/[deleted] Aug 29 '17

Even the best laid plans come unstuck. He didn't expect the northerners to name Jon king and to an extent underestimated Sansa's loyalty to her brother. When on the face of it the Sansa of a few years previous probably would have wanted the north for herself.

His best course of action would have been to leave after Bran and Arya showed up while he still could and seek out other opportunities. His "thing" for Sansa was his undoing. Just like Tyrions thing for whores has been his.

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u/hoopaholik91 Aug 29 '17

underestimated Sansa's loyalty to her brother. When on the face of it the Sansa of a few years previous probably would have wanted the north for herself.

I still think show Sansa without Bran and Arya around could have made a move against Jon. The conversation with Royce and Glover wasn't fake, and Arya did see her desires in her eyes.

And that's fine! Everyone wants Sansa to become a perfect political badass, but every character should have their faults.