06-19-2015, 08:06 AM
Bach Wrote:Jakensama Wrote:Hell, it seems safer than anywhere else in the Kingdom, I mean Maester Aemon made it over 100 there.
Jon was just kind of a retard - he did the equivilent of allowing ISIS members to cross the border and become citizens, and didn't expect to get fragged by his own troops?
This kind of hits the nail on the head for me. In order for this storyline to work Jon has to be pretty stupid. Which is inconsistent with his previous intelligence level.
Well, i don't think that analogy is right on though. There are no undead armies threatening humanity in our world. Jon is a big picture guy who knows the big threat while everyone else is still playing their nearsighted petty power plays and personal vendettas. He is intelligent but he just doesn't have the right assets around him and doesn't play to individuals egos. Tyrion does this well for example to achieve longer term goals though lacking physical abilities.
He is very similar to Ned Stark without the super morality personality. I think both him and Ned knew the risks but they are not going to make a bad choice based on personal risk. Ned knew exactly what would happen when he uncovered the truth. The problem was he wasn't fast enough before Robert died.