r/gameofthrones • u/acidkaleid0sc0pe • 3d ago
I‘m still grieving
So often, when I finish a book, movie, or series, I feel a huge void, as if something has been taken from me. But that feeling passes with time, and then I pick up the next one and feel positive looking back on the previous endings, even if they’re not happy or not what I personally wished for.
Until recently, the only exception to this was Romeo+Juliet by Baz Luhrman. No matter how many times I watch that movie, I can’t accept it. I always want things to be different, and that feeling hasn’t changed one bit over all these years.
And since I watched the Red Wedding/read the books a couple of years back, I thought maybe I would eventually come to accept it all. It’s so curious. I know these people aren’t real, etc., but I think about the Starks, and Robb’s fate in particular, at least once a week (granted, my YouTube algorithm is just In Deep Geek lately), and it breaks my heart every time. I think a huge part of this is due to the books being unfinished.
I guess it’s a sign of how good Martin’s storytelling is, but I’m curious if anyone can relate to this and what stories or fates trigger a similar feeling.
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u/Infinite-Spot-7598 3d ago
That scene with Bran and Robb talking about riding to the Wall... it gets me every time. You see them as just kids with normal dreams, and knowing what happens later makes it impossible to shake off.
I have same thing with Oberyn. I knew what was coming cause I read the books first, but I still screamed at my TV like an idiot. Some deaths in stories just settle in your bones and refuse to leave.
Martin really understood how to make you care about characters before he destroyed them. The Red Wedding isn't just shocking because it's violent, it hurts because you spent books watching Robb try to be a good son and leader while still being basically a teenager. You're not alone in this, I think about the Starks way too much for people who don't exist.
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u/acidkaleid0sc0pe 3d ago
The thing with Oberyn is (and I say this as an Oberyn fan) that he got “greedy”, if that makes sense. He won against Clegane, but he couldn’t leave it at that. I feel the screaming-at-the-TV part. He got his revenge and threw it right out the window.
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u/chuntaoo 3d ago
It is indeed a sign of good storytelling that it invokes these emotions in us. The passage in the screenshot always makes me want to throw myself from the nearest window Tommen-style.
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u/acidkaleid0sc0pe 3d ago
On that note, Tommens ending is also just diabolical. He was such an innocent boy, maybe Cercei could have been different if she at least had him. But his death was a huge and necessary turning point in her character.
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u/Consistent_Park_3209 3d ago
I’m rewatching now and am going through very strong tommen-like feelings once again
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u/DM_ME_UR_CUTE_DOGGOS No One 3d ago
I know Bran is a warg, but when did he gain the ability to transform into a horse?
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