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Originally Posted by Sirken
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if Ned had followed his brain instead of honor in any situation things would be different.
telling cersei what he learned? dumb
not leaving the city and going with baelish? dumb
not sending ravens to all of westeros (as opposed to just stannis)? dumb
not taking renly seriously? dumb
thinking a piece of paper would stop cersei? dumb
trusting baelish when confronting cersei? dumb
am i missing anything?
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Yeah Ned was Martin's whipping boy. He was so gleeful with his trope breaking that he really overdid his quest to put the honorable hero trope on its head. In the end it's hard to maintain suspension of disbelief.