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28 October 2026 03:03

The resemblance was there in S1
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28 October 2026 01:03

Show Stannis Never Wins

First post in this community, I think. But one of my thoughts was that show Stannis always sacrifices the most for it to never pay off.

Robert’s Rebellion - Storm’s End

Dawg if my men and I were starving to the point where we ate boiled leather, not a single neuron of yours would even think about telling me that I couldn’t rule that area. And yet, because Stannis was the most reliable, he ended up on doom and gloom ass Dragonstone because he could be trusted to hold down the fort.

War of the Five Kings - The Iron Throne

GOT does what it needs to do as far as continuing this theme for Stannis in real time. Off the top of my head, Stannis:

1. Investigates Lannister illegitimacy with Jon Arryn, only for Jon to be poisoned. Even if Robert lived, Stannis’s word is less valuable to him alone, as he would immediately be considered a throne chaser. He was not safe in the court with such treachery, and knew that King’s Landing was a ticking time bomb for someone like him.

2. Is acknowledged by a credible source to be the rightful heir, only for Ned to revoke his statement and be killed in the same hour. Anybody with common sense (rare I know) understood that Ned wouldn’t try to usurp the throne, especially since his daughter was already betrothed to the prince-turned-king. Ned’s voice mattered, and positioned Stannis’s rule to be backed at least by the North. Removing that voice did irreparable damage to his justification, because now no one spoke for an honorable succession, they only spoke for what could benefit them.

3. Converts to a religion believing he was the Prince That Was Promised that was actually not him. Regardless of whether you believe it was Jon Snow or Daenerys, we know that it is not Stannis’s dead ass in the show. He sacrificed everything for this belief. He would not merely sit the throne; he would save the realm. That was his ultimate duty, except it wasn’t his.

4. Sacrifices his daughter to win, just for him to lose anyway. Easily the most tragic part of his tale—he thought that the Lord of Light required the sacrifice of his blood, the one he loved most. Thus far it worked, so surely he would be rewarded when it mattered most? Yet he was wrong, meaning all the bloodshed was for naught. What’s worse: his daughter’s survival was a miracle, and she developed cunning and mental fortitude in spite of her trials. She could have ruled, had Stannis not killed her.

I can’t hate Stannis because I can understand where he came from. When you are lucid enough to know the consequences of others’ failures, and wise enough to anticipate war, it is a heavy burden to carry. His own life was at risk, and he trusted himself to get the job done, but he also trusted destiny, which cannot be relied upon by man.

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