I mostly disliked S8 but there’s some small gems of genius in S8. How they compare Tyrion’s and Theon’s character journeys are perfect examples of this. When the two meet Tyrion is a man who knows who he is. He might hate Cersei, Joffrey, and Tywin. But he’s a member of the family and goes to incredible lengths for his family. He has no other family or loyalty. This only changes as the former three plot against him. Theon on the other hand has two families, he struggles with his loyalty, has an identity crisis between being Stark and Ironborn, and does horrible things as a result later on. This (and an insane amount of abuse) also contributes to his transformation into Reek and furthers his identity crisis as he believes that it’s too late change and that he deserves whats happened to him.
Throughout the story, we see these two characters slowly change positions mentally until it comes to a head with the completion of their arcs in S8. Theon’s story ends with him, his sister, and the Starks having accepted that he is both Ironborn and Stark. He dies fighting to save them both. Meanwhile at the same time, Tyrion is struggling with his loyalty to his Queen, his family, and friends who are quickly losing faith in Dany. He’s no longer sure of his loyalty and is conflicted.
I’ve always been big on credit where it’s due. To me, this was a pretty cool callback and comparison.
Submitted July 30, 2021 at 12:05AM by Spartanwildcats2018 https://ift.tt/3BVZB92
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