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This is mostly me rambling a lot and trying to sort out my thoughts on my beloved messed up Greyjoy before I don't see him in the books for a while.

A lot of fannish meta has been written about Theon Greyjoy.  And why not?  He's the boy torn between the Starks and the Greyjoys, the boy who doesn't belong, who makes terrible choices and brings his own destruction down on himself.  Love him (like I do) or not, he's a fascinating character.

 

My observations here break roughly into two categories…

 

( Theon, the Starks, and the Concept of Loyalty )

 
( Theon's Failed Attempt to Walk the Line Between Stark Honor and Greyjoy Ruthlessness )

  

I came up with these very quickly, so I'm willing (in fact, eager) to hear what other people think about these, and about characters who aren't on the list yet.

( There are most likely some spoilers here... )

So I'm collecting a massive bookmarks folder full of fun Game of Thrones links... and I thought I'd share.

A friend pointed me to the April Fool's Foxtrot Strip, which you should really click on if you're a fan of My Little Pony, Game of Thrones, or both. 

Next, we've got a really insightful episode review of 2x01 from Rolling Stone.  Well-written, and doesn't focus too much on the more titillating aspects of the show. (I think I've used the word "titillating" in serious conversations more times since I got into this fandom than I have in my WHOLE LIFE.)

And finally, I went looking for a date when A Dance With Dragons would be out in paperback, and I found an answer in this New York Times article.

Next time... my picks of the cast interviews I've collected. Because this cast is AMAZING and insightful and every time I watch them I just sit back in awe of how wonderful they are and how much they love and get their characters.

So a while back, I mentioned that my love for the Starks in A Song of Ice and Fire was such that I wanted our very small half-chihuahua, half-Italian-Greyhound to have a sweater that said "My other dog is a Dire Wolf."

Well... a friend of mine with a lot of artsy-craftsy knowledge made me one.

Winter is coming, and our dog is ready.

( She's fearsome, really... )

When I watched Game of Thrones for the first time while season 1 was still airing, I was firmly Team Stark. I loved Ned Stark and his tragic, terribly inconvenient sense of honor. I loved Catelyn’s strength and poise and love for her husband and her family. I loved Bran and Robb and Jon Snow, and I adored Arya. (And if I disliked Sansa, I have come to understand that it was only because she acts like many teenage girls would in her very difficult situation.)

Of course, there were other characters I genuinely liked as well, namely Tyrion Lannister, who might just be my favorite character on the whole show. Daenerys is another character who I deeply admire, and there are all sorts of other people who fell into the “despicable but wonderfully interesting” category for me, but…

Let’s just say that if I had any talent at knitting at all, my very tiny dog would have a sweater that says “My Other Dog is a Dire Wolf” above the House Stark sigil. (Someone make this please?)

But then, last Sunday, Rae and I marathoned episodes 3-10 while grading. (I’ve seen 1 and 2 enough times, and the end of 2 always makes me want to throw things at the television, so we skipped straight to 3.) And something unexpected happened. I tripped and fell onto the Lannister bandwagon. Whereas before, I thought Jaime and Cersei were awful people who just happened to be extraordinarily pretty, I can now admit that there are some shades of grey here that I’ve got to face. ( Cut for one very specific Episode 1 spoiler and one vague spoiler for later in the season. )

So… the inside of my brain has looked like this for the past week:

“LannistersLannistersLannistersLannisters DAMN IT! I should not find them this compelling or sympathetic or gorgeous! *finds interesting Jaime/Cersei picture on tumblr* Oooh.. Pretty… LannistersLannistersLannisters…”

The fact that Jaime’s actor is so traditionally masculine and gorgeous is not helping matters. Nor is the fact that he is brilliantly insightful and interesting in interviews he gives about his character.

*sigh* So… this is my admission. I like Jaime and Cersei. They do bad things, but they do them for complicated reasons. And underneath all the arrogance and sarcasm and meanness that they put on for the world, they might just be two people who love each other a great deal, and it’s hard to condemn them for that.

Yes. I ship it. *hides*