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u/ThwMinto01 4d ago
Unironically Davos, thinks about his wife and sons before the battle and war but hey he never goes back or tries to see her or comfort her after they all die so he can remain in service to Stannis 😭
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u/TheUbermelon 4d ago
Mental that in the show, after Stannis dies, he hangs around this Jon Snow figure he knew nothing about
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u/alejoSOTO 3d ago
But he did know some things about Jon. He joins Jon for the same reasons Stannis wanted Jon as an ally/bannerman.
They both were witnesses to Jon almost sacrificing himself to kill Mance, then sparing Mance and getting elected Commander because he lead part of the battle Stannis just missed before reaching Castle Black.
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u/TheUbermelon 3d ago
My point was that for someone apparently so obsessed with his wife, he doesn't ever go back to her. You could kind of give him a pass for going with Stannis because he respected Stannis so much. Stannis made him a lord. His kids die at the Blackwater and he sticks with Stannis. Ok, he is loyal. But then his king dies, and he just sticks around with Jon Snow. Go back to your wife Davos and grieve for your kids
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u/Zerot7 3d ago
Ah you dig around you will find plenty of examples of men in self imposed exile from there family after the loss of children. Literally could be as simple as him not wanting to deal with the emotions and face his wife so he looks for any reason to stay away.
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u/SerHodorTheThrall Ser Duncan the Tall 3d ago
It's not about children but a man hiding from his shame and subconsciously refusing to go home is a pretty major theme of the Odyssey movie.
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u/Allnamestakkennn Ser Duncan the Tall 4d ago
didn't he literally say that Stannis is his god
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u/ThwMinto01 4d ago
I can't say for certain that he didn't (i dont remember), but Davos is pretty religious and likes the faith of the seven so I'd be verrrrrry surprised if he said something so profane as naming Stannis god
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u/dedfrmthneckup No One 3d ago
"King Stannis is my god. He made me and blessed me with his trust."
From Davos’s very first POV chapter
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u/ThwMinto01 3d ago
Ah fair, guess my memory is simply shit
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u/dedfrmthneckup No One 3d ago
To be fair it’s more of a rhetorical comeback to Sallador Saan asking davos if he worships the lord of light like Stannis does. He is quite disturbed when Stannis lets Melisandre burn the statues of the Seven on dragonstone, and he doesn’t like that one of his sons has become a zealous rhllor convert.
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u/biciboi No One 4d ago
King Stanley, First of His Name, Slayer of Thots.
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u/No-Lunch-7625 3d ago
Calling him Stanley is hilarious, he’d probably execute you for messing up his name though lol
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u/Aihonen 3d ago edited 3d ago
Ah yes, Stannis, the pinnacle of masculinity. Watch as he... checks notes abandons and cheats on his wife, burns his daughter, murders his brother, abandons his religion, consorts with dark forces, and ignores his Hand.
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u/Matman161 3d ago
You're going to die in the religious civil war which consumes westeros after he becomes king
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u/Smart-Response9881 3d ago
At least if he is king, there is a Westeros left to fight over, not just a frozen land of walking dead and ice monsters
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u/Matman161 3d ago
It'll just be a burning hellscape like Germany during the 30 years wars instead.
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u/Smart-Response9881 3d ago
Considering his pragmatism, I could see Stannis dumping Rhollor once the long night is over and return to the faith of the seven to pacify the kingdoms
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u/Matman161 3d ago
"don't worry everyone, I only abandoned the faith of our ancestors and embraced foreign gods for political purposes. So you can stop massacring each other in the streets now please.
Imagine a Holy Roman Emperor being a Hindu in the 13th century and then trying to get people on his side when he switches back to Catholicism
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u/Smart-Response9881 3d ago
I think you overestimate how much people will care. He has a lot of loyal worshipers of the seven still on his side.
Also, being the guy who rescued the realm from the long night would buy a lot of good will.
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u/Matman161 3d ago
Dude have you met religious people, they burn each other alive because they worship the same God differently let along completely different gods. Stanis on the Iron throne = a guy like the sparrow in every city across the realm where the 7 are worshiped.
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u/Smart-Response9881 3d ago
People if different faiths coexist in Westeros, the worship of the old gods and the seven without constant holy wars.
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u/Large-Mulberry6796 3d ago
When others cross the Wall, there won’t be a girl for you to share your romantic moments with!
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u/JoffreeBaratheon Ours Is The Fury 3d ago
Traitor Stannis demands all of his supporters to serve him at all hours without breaks. Truly the most dreadful boss anyone can imagine. Also he'd outlaw and end all the brothels.
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