The execution of Ned Stark is considered a big mistake by pretty much everyone in the show. If you think about it, what is bizarre is that it was carried out at all. I mean, sure, it was technically ordered by King Joffrey, but it was a last-minute decision that was clearly not supported by Queen Cersei.
At the time, Joffrey was a boy-king whose power completely relied on his maternal family. His paternal uncles considered him a bastard and sought to overthrow him. Say you were in Illyn Payne's shoes against this backdrop and Joffrey gives you some irrevocable order (such as killing Ned Stark), wouldn't you make sure this was approved by Queen Cersei as well?
I mean, it would have been understandable if Ilyn Payne wanted to refrain from being seen openly defying a direct order from his king, but there was a pretty chaotic situation and it seemed as though he could have given the small council members (who were all visibly shocked) a little more time to plead with Joffrey instead of acting like a mindless robot.
Another bizarre thing is that neither Illyn Payne nor any of the Kingsguard were ever punished by Queen Cersei or Tywin Lannister (who are otherwise very vengeful people) for their stupidity later on.
Submitted July 25, 2021 at 12:44PM by Endleofon https://ift.tt/3BHD53o
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