So having read a chapter in which someone other than Davos has to interact with Stannis for a long period of time, my opinion of Stannis has begun to drop sharply.
The thing is, this is in stark contrast (pun not intended) to Tywin Lannister. Tywin is pretty much exclusively seen through the eyes of Tyrion, with whom he has a mutually antagonistic relationship. But because Tywin is an able commander, a strong administrator, and a shrewd diplomat, (and, well, a magnificent SOB) I can't really hate on him that much just because his children all turned out to be massive disappointments.
Yeah I'm incorporating a bit of Show!Tywin into this, but I don't care.
But the real king of this treatment is Tywin's son. No, not Jaime, Tyrion. We almost always see him through his own eyes, and when we don't it's through the eyes of someone who can't think straight (Catelyn) or is herself totally useless (Sansa). (Note: I am exaggerating. I do that a lot here.) But let's be honest here. In the first and third books, basically all Tyrion does is mouth off at people and spend Daddy's money. In the second book, yes he's the Hand of the King and is a pretty badass politician, but are we forgetting the savage mountain tribes he brought right into the capitol?
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