Yeah, I don't even mind him throwing Bran out the window. It's fiction; it's not like a real kid is getting crippled. It's a fascinating moment for Jaime; he clearly doesn't enjoy it, since he speaks to Cersei with loathing. It's also quite logical: the life of some kid he doesn't know for the lives of himself, his lover, and their three children. Makes sense in a cruel way.
Did I ever tell you my mom's reaction when she read the books? She had no problem whatsoever with Jaime, and when I said (playing devil's advocate) "Yes, but he threw a seven year old kid out a window," her answer was "So? That wasn't so bad." But then she had a huge problem with him telling Tyrion the truth about Tysha. Which I guess doesn't really show much, except that my mom is weird. (She also refers to the dragons as "dinosaurs"; I don't think she's ever read fantasy before I gave her this!)
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Date: 2006-10-05 08:28 pm (UTC)Yeah, I don't even mind him throwing Bran out the window. It's fiction; it's not like a real kid is getting crippled. It's a fascinating moment for Jaime; he clearly doesn't enjoy it, since he speaks to Cersei with loathing. It's also quite logical: the life of some kid he doesn't know for the lives of himself, his lover, and their three children. Makes sense in a cruel way.
Did I ever tell you my mom's reaction when she read the books? She had no problem whatsoever with Jaime, and when I said (playing devil's advocate) "Yes, but he threw a seven year old kid out a window," her answer was "So? That wasn't so bad." But then she had a huge problem with him telling Tyrion the truth about Tysha. Which I guess doesn't really show much, except that my mom is weird. (She also refers to the dragons as "dinosaurs"; I don't think she's ever read fantasy before I gave her this!)