@cowboyfantome When I started reading I thought his bastards would be more involved in the obvious succession crisis coming up. Particularly after finding about Jeoffrey's birth. Some Blackfire rebellion of a short could have happened here.
@belladonnafeli I mean, this is George R R Martín, there is a big chance of some of this plot developing in a way radically different to what we imagined.
@SuperSuavesky@belladonnafeli It wasn't thought
The kingdom prospered. There was no shortage of food or money. The only conflict there was with iron islander and didn't affect the mainland. He managed to take control of Westeros after 300 years of Targaryen control.
@cantujorge94@cheglyf@belladonnafeli I would argue Robert's expensive habits were part of the reason for his popularity and helped keep the commoners happy
@takemeoutmiles To be fair the affair with Rhaegar's children was Tywin nor Robert.
Sure, Robert's decision to forgive it, may be questionable but makes sense from a political point of view, even Ned agreed on that much.
@thales_anxmates Sanderson has a better world building, you could make an argument for better characters but the prose in itself is remarkably inferior to Hobb.
However Martin is superior in all of those aspects.
@killiorrNJ@ghostnjon Where did this happen?
Because I'm pretty sure Brienne didn't have a POV when he fought Jaime. From Jaime point of view it was Brienne who showed surprisingly competent and was able to stop all of Jaime attacks.
@killiorrNJ@ghostnjon "More than a match" is a way of putting. Malnourished and injured Jaime was enough to be an inconvenience. With all his strength I would give him a fair 90/10 against Brienne. A 70/30 against the mountain. No more than a 60/40 against prime Robert.
@DrMarklar@ghostnjon I would argue that for knights who go to battle with their horses, jousting is a better proof of skill than melee combat. Additionally, Jaime loved tournaments and probably was as proficient at jousting as he was at any other thing.