TaciturnPhantom wrote:
Stannis wrote:
TaciturnPhantom wrote:
Couldn't resist posting this!

That's the most disturbing thing this show has done!
What is Ramsay's greatest source of strength? I would say his father, given that Ramsay is not great at thinking long term. I predict that Roose Bolton will die soon!
I believe that Ramsay's greatest source of strength is bringing grief and torment upon other people, such as Theon.
Why do you predict that Roose Bolton will die soon?I hope that Ramsay doesn't die any time soon. He has become my favourite character!
I mean strength in the sense of what cements their position, and helps their survival. Not their most pronounced character trait. To take Stannis as an example, a reputation for justice is one of the things that's important for positive PR, and thus realm stability. Now that Stannis has lost that reputation, which used to be his defining characteristic, by burning loyal men at the stake to fuel black magic, he's lost that armour.
If we operate on the assumption that George RR Martin writes his main character arcs by giving them something that they rely upon, and then taking it away, then Roose would be a logical asset to deprive Ramsay of. A stable rule requires a level head, and long term thinking. Roose seems to have that. Ramsay doesn't.