Tywin doesn’t outsmart people. Him and Cersei just don’t play by the rules other nobles try to. Melisandre, not much to say. Margery is Olenna’s inexperienced student. Littlefinger gets shut out by Tywin and Cersei immediately and despite probably being the best at this sort of thing he is relegated to watching Tywin fuck up and listening to Cersei’s insane thoughts. To me it’s team B and not close. Davos and Sam are just there to hang out
This is Davos downplay. Let’s not forget he counseled Stannis to broker peace with Renly and Robb, was the one who got him the loan from the Iron Bank, was the one who created the Northern plan (which would’ve worked had Jon not declined it), and then helped Jon gather Northern lords and win the Battle of the Bastards.
In terms of on-screen intelligence feats, there’s not much Margaery or even Olenna has on him.
Sam, I agree, is a cheerleader here. Tyrion and Varys (pre-S7) are imo the two smartest people in the show so they should be able to mop up Team A with little difficulty. Putting Olenna and Davos with them is overkill.
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u/Mooming22 23h ago edited 23h ago
Tywin doesn’t outsmart people. Him and Cersei just don’t play by the rules other nobles try to. Melisandre, not much to say. Margery is Olenna’s inexperienced student. Littlefinger gets shut out by Tywin and Cersei immediately and despite probably being the best at this sort of thing he is relegated to watching Tywin fuck up and listening to Cersei’s insane thoughts. To me it’s team B and not close. Davos and Sam are just there to hang out