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So I finished HOTD to end of season 2 which is all we have for a couple years now and wow, what a bad season and a terrible "finale" to it. There must be about 4-5 filler episodes that are just obnoxious introspective talking and quiet "regrets" about the suffering that will and does happen for the choices all these characters make. There's no effort to actually do anything about it however.
The truth is that the male heir has the tradition and right to the succession in the context of the world of the story. The previous king just made this mess by decreeing otherwise, so therefore he was NOT a good king at all. You don't go naming heirs to the throne if you're of able body and can still have children.
Another stupid thing is that the brother Damon hardly ages but his brother the king just falls apart hideously. This makes no sense as they couldn't be that far apart in age to be viable as brothers, this is just more nonsense plot device by the BAD writers of this series. GRRM isn't a great writer either, a former tv writer who has always just been that, it's not great books at all, the tv shows are what makes it so big, not the books.
The truth is that the male heir has the tradition and right to the succession in the context of the world of the story. The previous king just made this mess by decreeing otherwise, so therefore he was NOT a good king at all. You don't go naming heirs to the throne if you're of able body and can still have children.
Another stupid thing is that the brother Damon hardly ages but his brother the king just falls apart hideously. This makes no sense as they couldn't be that far apart in age to be viable as brothers, this is just more nonsense plot device by the BAD writers of this series. GRRM isn't a great writer either, a former tv writer who has always just been that, it's not great books at all, the tv shows are what makes it so big, not the books.