Currently in the midst of a #GameofThrones season 2 rewatching. The following will be a series of Tweets about Westerosi history and such.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Pondering a What If? scenario: Would everyone have been better off if Ned Stark had been the one to seize the Iron Throne instead of Robert?
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
You think so, but realistically, all that probably would've changed is that Ned would've got his head cut off about twenty years earlier.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Ned would have married Cercei instead of Robert. Negotiations with the Lannisters would have still occurred to broker peace in the realm.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
No matter who Cercei married, Joffrey would have been born regardless to Cercei and Jaime. He's a child of Destiny. Joffrey is a Constant.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
If Ned married Cercei, he would have had no children. Cercei still has kids by Jaime. Ned would've figured out they weren't his pretty fast.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Ned would have exposed Cercei and Jaime for incest, unless Varys or someone talked him out of it for the good of the realm.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
But even then, Ned's honor would have demanded some kind of justice. In likelihood, Ned would go to war with the Lannisters.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
But Ned would have had Robert at his side and Jon Arryn as his Hand. Things might actually have turned out better in the long run.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
In this scenario however, none of the Stark kids would exist. Different from now where [redacted]. Maybe eventually Ned marries Catelyn...
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
But then, the flip side of the Ned sits the Iron Throne and marries Cercei scenario: Cercei gets rid of Ned somehow.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Ned wouldn't have spent enough time hunting and whoring for Cercei to be sneaking off and getting thrice impregnated by her brother.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
After all, Cercei has an excellent track record of getting rid of Ned Stark. She's really good at it.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Now, if Cercei gets rid of Ned, she still needs a King. She can't marry Jaime. Unless she kills Robert too, Robert goes for revenge.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
If she's already Queen Cercei won't have to marry Robert. Nor would Robert want to marry her. He never did. Either way Robert has to go too.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
So does Jon Arryn. He'd also have to go. Easy enough. Cercei's never had a problem getting rid of Jon Arryn. She's real good at that too.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Cercei would try to rule alone as Queen but politically she'd have to marry. But whom? No matter what, she can't marry Jaime.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Cercei would probably someone from the Southron lands. Highgarden or Dorne. Except she hates the Dornish. So probably Highgarden Tyrell.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
It wouldn't be Stannis she'd marry. It sure as shit wouldn't be Renly. Stannis has no love for Robert, but he might seek revenge.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Stannis seems like he could be placated, though. Keep him in Storm's End. Or give him Harrenhaal or something, shut him up.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
In no scenario do the Greyjoys come near the Iron Throne. I like that. More likely Cercei marries someone from Bear Island before a Greyjoy.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Are any of these alternate scenarios better than what actually happened in #GameofThrones? Probably not.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Things were better when the Targaryens ruled Westeros. Unfortunately, one Targaryen king went insane and the whole thing went to shit.
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
Now, I liked Robert Baratheon. He was a swell guy. But he was a fucking asshole and he ruined everything by Rebelling. And here we are...
— John Orquiola (@BackoftheHead) March 17, 2013
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