The moral of GoT is that the game is never-ending and your salvation is never guaranteed.
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The "moral" of Game of Thrones
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 (June 12, 2015 at 12:23 am)Yeauxleaux Wrote: Not sure though, because Dany has had her ruthless moments too. Whether she's a hero or a villain at this point depends, on whether you're a former slave or whether you're the Lannisters and the Baratheons, it's all perspective. That's another thing about Thrones, there are so many central characters and narratives, who are at conflict with eachother, that pretty much everyone is both a hero and a villain at the same time. It's almost impossible not to be both in their world. It's more complex than "us vs them", it's every man for himself (and maybe a couple close friends, but can't trust anyone too much), and everyone has enemies. It's dynamic as well, people who were friends before have become enemies and vice versa. I agree, I've even seen good argument made for why the white walker are, in some way, good guys. Everyone and everything is ambiguous. I hope I live to see how he intends for it to end, because I doubt it will have a traditional holywood happy ending. or even a traditional hollywood sad ending. It's got to break tradition somehow to stay true to the way the stories have been so far. If he ever finishes the books of course. The TV show might be the only way we ever find the end, and they might whitewash it (I hope not).
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 
Well, there are three people in the universe who know how the series ends. Weiss, Benioff, and Martin.
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The moral of the story is that anything is ok if you can get away with it. It's just like real life.
I've always thought of it as a somewhat morally nihilistic. Things don't happen for a reason, they just happen.
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(June 14, 2015 at 1:58 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I've always thought of it as a somewhat morally nihilistic. Things don't happen for a reason, they just happen. Yes! I know some people hated this scene, but I thought it was brilliant.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (June 14, 2015 at 6:45 pm)Aroura Wrote:(June 14, 2015 at 1:58 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: I've always thought of it as a somewhat morally nihilistic. Things don't happen for a reason, they just happen. Oh yeah! I totally forgot about that, actually that definately backs up the idea that it's a show with a nihilistic moral message.
(June 15, 2015 at 12:41 am)CapnAwesome Wrote:(June 14, 2015 at 6:45 pm)Aroura Wrote: Yes! I know some people hated this scene, but I thought it was brilliant. Yes, after you said it, I thought, that makes more sense, really, even than my morals are subjective idea. Nihlism. It's in the show and it's the books.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
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