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723405, RE: As much as Jon did the right thing and we're supposed to get that
Posted by Numba_33, Mon Jul-17-17 03:42 PM
>I kind of agreed with Sansa.
>
>Obviously they're coming at this from very different places
>(if Jon had been surviving the Lannisters in King's Landing
>instead of being at the Wall, he'd probably place less
>importance on honor.) But this was the same type of shit that
>got Nedd and Robb killed. Now I don't think that these kids
>are actually a danger, but there's a certain naivete to Jon's
>decision making process.


Initially when I watched the episode last night, I sided with Sansa since honor and valor generally aren't rewarded in the Game of Thrones universe. But at the same time, there are power in numbers and the more families that Jon can get under his rule, the better. That probably wasn't the reason Jon decided to keep those families within the group, but it doesn't serve him well to make those families get even more motivation to align themselves with another opposing power, especially since they are in proximity of The North if memory serves me right.


All in all, I suppose it depends on how cynical your worldview is in terms of who you side with.