This proved true as the seasons continued.įor an audience to truly hate a character, there is a formula that must be followed.
In fact, Sansa Stark mentions to her handmaiden that the worst people always live.
It was not uncommon to say, 'Don't get too attached to a character because they will likely die soon.' A character's likability while on-screen seemed to never be a cause to keep them alive. Each character is internally or externally quarreling with their own dilemmas while trying to simply survive the deadly winter that is approaching.įor some time, Martin's treatment of characters became humorous. Martin, being the fantastic storyteller that he is, did not develop his characters on a surface level. From the way Queen Cersei Lannister greeted the Stark family to Viserys Targaryen physically abusing his sister, feelings about certain characters were quickly established.
