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| Topic | Game of Thrones Season 8: Topic 5 |
| ShatteredElysium 05/15/19 1:00:22 PM #189: | Was Robert Baratheon as king really that bad? Yes he got there via usurping but the king before him was literally mad. Things didn't seem all that bad when Robert was king. Granted it's been ages since I watched the earlier seasons but maybe I'm forgetting how bad he was but in my mind he was fat and lazy and overly indulgent but things weren't that bad and with Ned as his hand, things probably would have gotten better. Just remembered his penchant for murdering Targaryen after taking the throne, that's obviously an issue but other than that why were things bad? I'm sure theres something obvious I'm forgetting Joffrey as king was obviously worse and problematic Tommen was a problem as he was a pawn and the two sides fighting over him weren't great. Although Tyrell/Lannister could have worked if not for Cersei and if high sparrow was kept in check Cersei as queen was only really bad for certain people and also because of her unwillingness to take the night king threat seriously. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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