This post will be talking about two outstanding characters on Game of Thrones. Therefore there will be spoilers if you are not up to date on the show (or have not read the books, but mostly this will be related to the show.)
Fair warning.
Posts Tagged ‘Arya Stark’
A is for Arya, B is for Brienne
Posted: January 13, 2015 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Arya, Arya Stark, Brienne, Brienne of Tarth, Game of Thrones
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Pat’s Game of Thrones Blogs – Pre-Season Four Collection
Posted: April 15, 2014 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Uncategorized, WritingTags: About Game of Thrones, Arya Stark, Catelyn Stark, Crowns, Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Blog, Goldcloaks, Helmets, Joffrey, Joffrey Baratheon, Joffrey Lannister, Kingsguard, Magic, Melisandre, Old Gods and the New, Religion, Robb Stark, Sansa Stark, Theon Greyjoy, Warlocks of Qarth, Writing
Season Four of Game of Thrones, HBO’s excellent adaptation of George RR Martin’s saga A Song of Ice and Fire, kicked off in the first week of April. I’m pretty excited. Stupidly excited.
People following my blog are aware that I’d published over a dozen Game of Thrones-related articles last year, and at the beginning of this year I set myself a challenge to crank out a GoT post every week in preparation for the new season.
Now that the new season has started, I’m taking a break from posting new articles (I’m too busy reading everyone’s reactions to the current episodes), but I wanted to package up links to my 2014 pre-season postings, like I did for my 2013 collection.
In Defense of Arya Stark (She Needs Defending?)
Posted: January 15, 2014 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Arya, Arya Stark, Beric Dondarrion, Game of Thrones, Jaqen H'Ghar, Melisandre, Thoros of Myr, Tywin Lannister
Arya Stark might be the most popular of Catelyn and Ned Stark’s kids. She’s great.
The Only Stark Who Wears a Helmet
But bizarre as it sounds, occasionally I hear people complaining about Arya. Oh, they don’t complain about Arya the way they do about Sansa. No one seems to find Arya annoying or her story boring. So why am I defending her? What is there to defend?
(This post will be talking Game of Thrones. Mostly in reference to the television show on HBO, up through Season Three. I’m steering clear of any spoilers for the books, please respect that in the comments.)
In Defense of Sansa Stark
Posted: January 7, 2014 by patricksponaugle in Game of Thrones, Opinion, TVTags: Arya Stark, Catelyn Stark, Game of Thrones, Joffrey, Joffrey is a Smeg Head, Lannister, Ned Stark, Sansa, Sansa Stark, Tyrion Lannister
This post will be discussing plot points from the first three seasons of HBO’s Game of Thrones. I won’t be dropping any spoilers from the books, and I ask any commenters to respect that as well. Now, lets talk about Sansa Stark.
Most people who watch HBO’s Game of Thrones like and sympathize with the Starks (unlike one of my colleagues who is all-in with House Lannister.)
But usually that affection is withheld from the eldest Stark daughter, Sansa. People don’t necessarily want her to die (like they do with Theon) but they find her so annoying. Although in some ways this feeling is justified, but in general I don’t like the amount of hate that Sansa generates and I’d like to respectfully state my case in her defense.
I Can't Possibly Be Wrong All the Time 