tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post1968498893394612694..comments2024-02-16T03:35:27.972-05:00Comments on The World According to Quinn: Ned Stark Lives: Another Cool ASOIAF Fan-FicMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-49296636416152545722013-04-04T21:42:56.777-04:002013-04-04T21:42:56.777-04:00I don't *hate* the Gendry/Arya pairing, but I ...I don't *hate* the Gendry/Arya pairing, but I think it takes up too much space and I think Ned and Catelyn would be far more skeptical or even hostile toward it than they are depicted. However, if Gendry follows the Stark army to war while Arya stays at Winterfell, this keeps them separated and allows more of a focus on the war rather than the shipping.<br /><br />IMO Gendry should have been knighted for essentially bringing the Roman testudo formation into the ASOIAF world, since that allowed them to take Moat Cailin with a relatively small number of casualties instead of a massive bloodbath. That's simply a matter of basic fairness given the degree of help he provided and if Ned is sympathetic toward Gendry/Arya, this would make him more "suitable."<br /><br />Hopefully Gendry will do something awesome and Ned will remember Moat Cailin and knight him for both of those. That way, people (and by people I mean Freys) won't think he's just trying to upjump Gendry to make him a more class-suitable husband for Arya and thus break the deal with Lord Walder.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-79734936246702076782013-04-04T19:15:39.835-04:002013-04-04T19:15:39.835-04:00Hi. I am cbstevp, the writer of Ned Stark Lives! a...Hi. I am cbstevp, the writer of Ned Stark Lives! and its sequel. My name is Stephen, I am from Canada and I teach English at a college in Seoul Korea. Thanks for your review and comments. You're not the only one who hated the Gendry/Arya pairing and are probably cringing now after reading chapter 10 of the sequel. Many have told me their relationship is unrealistic as is the Stark's reaction to it. My viewpoint is that in that time period (sort of based on middle ages England according to GRRM) age had a whole different meaning from our current standards. Young girls and boys were matched together and could very well have fallen in love with someone else. And Gendry is Ned's best friend's son, so that makes him a little more acceptable. I have thought about making him a knight and it may happen yet. That at least would make him more suitable for a possible future Arya/Gendry nuptials. But will Gendry and Arya have a happy ending? Only the gods know. Thanks again and I hope you keep reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com