Littlefinger's Masterplan (A Song of Ice and Fire) 

I would love for Littlefinger to hear Catelyn is still alive, travel to her cave, and get done in by Lady Stoneheart.

I love the idea of Littlefinger struggling to manipulate the Starks and the other lords of the North as a parallel to Ned struggling to operate in Kings Landing. Great analysis!

Baelish would be the protagonist in other stories. He is low born, loved a lord’s daughter, fought a duel for her honor, a lord killed his unborn child, he goes overseas to learn swordplay and politics. He comes back and begins the game of thrones. To Petyr, the Starks and Tullys are the bad guys.

The actor sold Littlefinger so well in the show (even if the characters are a bit different) that he narrates the art of war on audible. It goes hard too

I love the idea of little finger being just as helpless as Ned in KL when he gets to winterfell. That’s poetic justice

Let's not forget that the fake Arya that Littlefinger sold to the Boltons was also Sansa's childhood best friend. When they reunite, I suspect Sansa will turn on Littlefinger and reap bloody vengeance for her friend with some diabolical schemes and betrayal of her own.

Aiden Gillen was perfect as Littlefinger. Probably my favorite casting in the show, him and The Hound.

I love the theory that Littlefinger will meet his fate at the hands of Lady Stoneheart. It would be so poetic for him to be tried and killed by the woman he was obsessed with, and his role in bringing about so much pain and suffering onto her family through his lies and scheming.

When you put into words the fact that he could have 3 of the 7 kingdoms, it's kinda terrifying

I really hope GRRM goes more in-depth on Sansa in WoW. One of the show’s biggest blunders was the rushed Sansa plot. In reality, Sansa has a lot going for her. Unlike all the other Starks, she’s been living as a hostage, constantly having to think and fend for herself. She’s been mentored by Ned, Cat, Tyrion, Margaery, Olenna & Littlefinger. She also learned a lot from Cersei and Joffrey. If anyone should grow to become master of the game, it’s her.

I do miss the A Song of Ice and Fire videos, they brought me in to your channel in the first place. And since the Game of Thrones finale left so bitter a taste, this is what keeps me craving the books again. So thank you very much, I wish you all the best from Holland :)

Remember, Littlefinger went from being basically a farmer to one of the (if not the) most powerful man in westeros in 5-10 years. Many people play the Game of Thrones, some better than the others, but he is the pure embodiment of it.

under no circumstance would Lord Baelish give away Sansa to the Boltons, no way, he would definitely keep her to himself

I'd argue that Littlefinger's first move to cause chaos was to tell Brandon Stark that Rhaegar had kidnapped Lyanna to strir up trouble between Houses Stark and Targaryen, with the hope of stopping the marriage between Brandon Stark and Catelyn Tully. He's playing, and been playing a very long game.

I almost root for littlefinger winning the game of thrones, actually somehow taking the iron throne somehow. His cunning is extremely fascinating

I’ve always thought that Littlefinger’s japes with Renly (at the expense of Robert and Stannis) led directly to Renly declaring himself king.

"In Winter, the Lone Wolf dies, but the pack survives". Littlefinger is the ultimate lone wolf, but the Starks are a pack.

I’d never really thought of it that way until you described it, but Littlefinger really did cause the entire chain of events that led to Robert’s death and the war.

I love the idea that his death will probably be an inversion of Ned's, caught out of his element amongst family, honor, and loyalty. Hopefully Arya will get to behead him

The true mastermind of the got series. Kinda annoyed at how they ended his reign in the tv series. Didn't feel realistic at all, nor in character. They did him dirty in the end, when they ran out of book material and diverged to make their own way. Didn't feel like littlefinger at all. Love these videos keep them up!

writing a character like him must be hard to do no wonder GRRM is taking so long all these characters, interconnected storylines, conspiracy theories, massive events with many different little details that have to make sense together, every time I read the books I get why its so draining, it's too ambitious pretty much.

Insight into the complex webs of GRRM's writing in contrast to what the show did really gives you an appreciation for how royally screwed we all were by the showrunners, its like they were given the outline for a partially completed Rembrandt, and for the first half of the painting they took their time and used the best quality paints to fill in the lines, then the second half they threw away the paint and used a crayon instead.

There was a very small part of me that wanted Littlefinger to win. Just for the sheer longshot value of the lowliest lord becoming King of the world. Reminds me of Napoleon

Love that you have Donald Sutherland as your Hoster Tully, fantasy casting lol

Hiring the dwarfs for Joffrey's wedding was a brilliantly subtle touch. Littlefinger really was a master political manipulator.

Do not forget the grain and other food stores Littlefinger has stored. Huge wealth there & Winter is here

I want Baelish to win. He deserves it for his efforts. He sets almost everything in motion. Reminds of ORiley on Oz.

It would be interesting to see Littlefinger be brought down by the values that are the words of his obsession's (Cat) house. Family, loyalty, honour. Three things he knows nothing about.

Greetings Robert, As someone who didn't read the books and only watched GOT/ HOTD series, your videos and livestreams are so incredibly helpful in understanding the world of ASOIAF. Thank you 😀

This is one of my biggest excitements about the next book release, he is such a powerful man and has so much unknown impact on the story. love this video idea!

God, this is so freakin’ epic! A much more befitting end to Littlefinger’s master plan than what we got on screen. I would freakin’ love it if Littlefinger’s downfall is caused by his tried and tested technique failing for the first time; trying to turn everyone against each other worked in KL, it worked in the Eyrie,…… but it will not work in Winterfell. The Starks band together (with none of the ridiculous Sansa/Arya drama in S7) and Littlefinger finally meets a monster he cannot overcome with lies and deceit. So incredibly poetic. George, I’m begging you! We need you to deliver on this in Winds.

Going on a 14 hour drive and I'm going to be binging some of your content. Thanks for the fresh upload

I have always liked Littlefinger, and still hope he gets farther.

Chaos is a ladder was a cool line when little finger said it, but when Bran said it back to him I freaked out like those guys who caught a leprechaun.

Even with his plan "reveal" to Sansa in AFfC, I think we have good reason to question if that's really what he has in mind. The plan he describes to Sansa seems to go against so much of what we see from him earlier. First, I'm skeptical that Littlefinger would ever willingly allow Sansa to marry anyone other than himself. Secondly, his stated plan of using Sansa's marriage to Harry to rally the Vale behind a campaign to win back Winterfell is entirely at odds with his past tactics. That would mean leading a military campaign himself, something he has always avoided and that he has no qualifications for. Furthermore, it would be a campaign inherently against the Boltons and ultimately the Lannisters, which would force him to declare a definitive allegiance in a way that he has also avoided. Also, I doubt he's going to want Harry Hardyng dead anytime soon. Even with his political machinations, Littlefinger still needs a legitimate Arryn heir under his control in order to maintain his position. If both Sweetrobin and Harry die, Littlefinger has no more claim to ruling over the Vale. Given what we know about Harry's personality (he seems largely in the same mold as Robert Baratheon), it seems like Littlefinger could manipulate and sideline him relatively easily. The only way I could see Littlefinger wanting Harry dead is if he actually does let Sansa marry him, waits until they have an heir, *then* arranges Harry's death and marries Sansa himself. That would essentially repeat his strategy with Lysa, and allow him to remain as regent with both Sansa and her child under his control.

Honestly, I really want to see Littlefinger on the throne in winds of winter.

I like to think that Littlefingers fate will ultimately end through the moon door. It would make a great metaphor for his quick rise of power; aiming so high, reaching so far to just crash and fall. Poetic justice.

Great video as always Robert! 😊 I think Littlefinger is by far the best player in the game of thrones. He had none of the power, wealth or influence the other players had when he first started in politics. All the other players had those tools (except Varys, I think. Let me know if I'm wrong) to use to their advantage. And to think how strict the social hierarchy is in the seven kingdoms, it's incredible how far Littlefinger has already come. He really is very resourceful and I admire him tremendously even if I don't like him

Littlefinger was my favorite charater in GoT. Until D&D kinda forgot how smart he is and made him into a dummy.

George has said that the human heart in conflict with itself is the only thing worth writing about, yet Petyr rarely seems in conflict with himself at all. He always has such a nonchalant sense of control, always two steps ahead, always knowing what to do and how it will progress him. You say he moved too quickly kissing Sansa, I beg to differ. I don't think he improvised his response to Lysa's emotions, he set them in motion, the way he has set everything in motion to date. I believe he knew she could see them, he made sure she would see them, he needed her to see them so he could put his next step into motion. I've often said Little Finger IS A Song of Ice and Fire, not in the prophecy sense, but the actual franchise. Without him, nothing interesting happens until a Targaryen finds their way across the sea. Petyr is the catalyst for everything that drove the story forward, he is my favourite character, the most important character, yet he breaks George's golden rule, how is that? I believe you're right in saying his house of cards comes tumbling down when Bran returns. In order for Petyr to be in conflict with himself, we have to figure out what that conflict would look like, it's obviously not going to be a moral conflict, he's proven incessantly that he's devoid of those, power is all he cares about and he's had such a flawless run on building it, so the shoe has to drop. He has to make an uncharacteristic mistake that costs him power, his conflict will be self deprecating, questioning how he could have messed that up and then realising that one mistake has a knock on effect that undoes everything he thought he'd secured himself. He needs to watch his lifes work crumble, and it needs to be his own fault. The only conflict that makes sense for him is that he outsmarts everyone, except himself. But what do you think? Let me know in the comments below.

A thing I have been wondering. Is littlefinger savvy about magic? He obviously can't *do* magic, but is he aware of it's presence and effects? He knows not to go to Harenhall so he could be avoiding the curse deliberately, and through all of his time scheming with Sansa they have either been on a boat or in the Veil of Arryn both of which are hidden from the weirwood network. So he might know about Bloodraven, or on some level be aware that someone unknown is pulling the strings. Or maybe he just want's Sansa to be separated from the Stark gods which also shows a degree of magical awareness.

Everything he has done pitted one major house against another.

Thanks for everything dude. You're like my audio-visual index page, anytime I want extra info on Tolkien/Martin I come here. Keep up the good work 🙌

Littlefinger is the average CK character with espionage focus

This has reminded me I need to read the books again, my current point of reference is the TV show, many little details like who is Ramsey Bolton's wife and how it will effect the final picture are changed

One thing is a problem with the Purple Wedding - The Queen of Thorns had every motivation to kill Joffrey AFTER her granddaughter got pregnant with he child, not before.

Littlefinger is my favorite Character in the Story 👍

I really appreciate your videos. I have a hard time keeping track of all the threads being woven by each of the characters (just like I have a hard time playing chess because I cannot keep ahold of enough moves in my head). You do such a great job of clearly linking all the details in a way I can follow, which allows me to get so much more out of both the books and the shows. Thank you!

Biggest difference between Littlefinger in the TV series and in the books, is the Book version has a plan and uses the chaos to climb, Littlefinger in the TV Show is just fly by the seat of his pants, making chaos for chaos’ sake.

Another interesting factor is that one of the shady rogues who Brienne encounters during her search is also said be hunting Sansa for Cersei’s reward, and later appears at the Vale tournament where Sansa is and interacts with her. So it’s likely that he will recognize her and attempt to attack or kidnap her, throwing another wrench into Littlefinger’s plans.

Little finger is by far one of the most interesting characters he's definitely the best non pov

This is great!!! Please do the video on Lord Varys' master plan, I would love to know about that.

Wow I really like this new presentation approach of yours, really enhances the viewing experience 👌

Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, are given a chance to climb. They refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.

This video made my fire for The Winds of Winter blaze again!

Bravo that was a very insightful and point on analysis of littlefinger

loved this, great stuff as always, thank you

Sansa is learning to be a flirt and to feel her power as an attractive young woman, even though she is still in disguise. Petyr will feel attracted more and more, but he also plans to marry her to Harry the Heir, so his head will start to explode from that internal conflict. It will be a lot more complicated and fun than in the show. Not that Sansa might not have him executed at some point, after she is back in Winterfell. She is almost certain to be the Stark most likely to continue the line. If she has a kid, or one on the way, she will see that Petyr is a danger to that child, or want to rule herself if it is his. She can always have him executed for the crime of murdering Robin, which he is doing slowly.

One thing the video overlooked was the very high likelihood that Littlefinger embezzled the royal treasury. According to Ned, the Targaryens left behind a full treasury. Robert ruled over a peaceful and prosperous land for 15 years. There was one war, the Greyjoy Rebellion, that was over quickly, there have been no major building projects or other huge expenses that explain why real world medieval kings went bankrupt. The prizes for Ned's tourney are unusually high, but Robert would have to have been holding multiple tournaments on the same scale every year to deplete a full treasury and run several million into debt, especially when the royal income (according to the reports) is extremely high. Littlefinger, meanwhile, is extremely wealthy, talking casually about buying and selling businesses, and buying up the debts of noble houses, while wagering freely at tournaments, and dressing like a peacock. His own "estates" certainly don't account for that kind of income, much less any sort of seed money for investments, even with brilliant payoffs. Meanwhile, even a man as intelligent and well-read as Tyrion is having trouble understanding where the money has all gone, when reading through the kingdom's financial documents. The answer is almost certainly that Littlefinger is making up fake transactions, fake revenues, and fake expenses, taking out fake loans, and spending the money on fake investments, and pocketing all the cash himself. He is able to take these risks, because he knows that political upheaval is coming, which can be used to explain any number of discrepancies, or extreme expenses, and because he sticks to a pattern of using up a patron and then discarding them, as he did with Jon Arryn, and then Ned, and then the Lannisters, leaving dead men to take the blame. Another asset is Littlefinger's use of catspaws, whom he controls through appeals to their greed or other motives. His use of such men allows him to follow his maxim of keeping his hands clean, because they are not connected to him in ways the nobles of the realm understand traditional allegiance. To nobles, you are loyal in exchange for vows of fealty & service, where your lord takes care of you and you serve him, whereas people who serve for cash are craftsmen or merchants, on a transaction-by-transaction basis, or else mercenaries, whose service is inferior & untrustworthy. Littlefinger notes as much when they plot to suborn the allegiance of Renly's former allies, saying that lords get all outraged if you attempt to buy or bribe them outright. Instead, he uses other approaches, such as in buy up their debts, or catering to their vices, or in granting them opportunities they would not find elsewhere. There is no contract, no bond of allegiance, but these people still give Littlefinger what he wants, out of recognition of the value of doing so. He admits to controlling Ser Dontos by appealing to the chivalric aspect of his interaction with Sansa, and the Kettleblack brothers, using their familiarity as the sons of another retainer. He uses Lyn Corbray by playing off his enmity toward his brother, and his lack of funds, and Lothar Brune's rejection by his higher-ranking kin, calling on his own experience being "slighted" by the Tullys to understand them, It's also likely he was using Jon Arryn's squire, Hugh of the Vale, as an accessory and go-between in his intrigues with Lysa. Ned might have paid his armorer for the gear he died in, but It's unlikely he could have bought such a fine suit on spec before beginning his jousting career. Littlefinger probably gave him the money for the down payment, or promised to take care of the bills, and then had Gregor kill him to tie off that loose end and cancel his expenses. Both Tyrion and Stannis seem to believe that Janos Slynt is in Littlefinger's pocket as well, and he seems to have been ready for the order to kill Ned, which in all probability was suggested to Joffrey by Petyr, who would have wanted to ensure the order was carried out swiftly and smoothly, before wiser heads could prevail. Another possibility is Mandon Moore, the knight of the Kingsguard who tried to kill Tyrion during the battle of the Blackwater, who came from obscure origins in the Vale like Petyr himself. There is also mentioned, the men Littlefinger appointed to government positions in his capacity as Master of Coin, which probably began even before that, as he was rising through the ranks of the bureaucracy through Jon Arryn's patronage. These are not men of high birth, or with good social connections, instead they are younger sons, and commoners, ostensibly picked for merit, but almost certainly as well, beyond their abilities at doing the job, loyalty to Petyr, and a willingness to cook their books and give him kickbacks and so on, in cooperation with his own schemes to get rich. These are the sort of men who would never have these opportunities, except for Baelish's favor, and thus their loyalty or scruples are easy to suborn. That's the drawback of the system of loyalties and patronage that operate through most of Westeros. It's all very good at maintaining the existing loyalties, but not so good at producing people who are loyal to the government and the ethics of responsible administration. And people who don't have a lord to give them access to the system, don't have any loyalty to the system itself. The system isn't taking care of them, so why should they do the right thing, and live off their meager salaries, with no respect from the lords, when they can make much more money cooperating in Petyr's scams?

Arguably the catalyst of the whole current state of the realm. Unlike the show I believe we will see him redeemed (as much as characters can in GRR's grey world). Perhaps his last thoughts will be of Cat. I love the idea of GRR turning the perception of this character on its head. I'd like to see his last thoughts be of Cat, making him as much of a tragic character as the other half of the cast. Maybe he really did see Sansa as Cat or else the closest living (lol) equivalent. Then a fateful meeting with LSH would be the cherry on the top (with her presumably buggering him with that bloody dagger).

I imagine Littlefinger's ultimate plan is to take over the entirety of Westeros. After securing the North, the Vale, and the Riverlands, he'd do some string-pulling nonsense for a while in each of the three regions to secure his position, and once reliably in control, march south with the full force of all three regions. At that point, he'd secure alliances with those willing to work with him, and steamroll anyone who isn't. At least, that's the plan. I think Sansa will turn on him and position herself to betray him in a similar way to Littlefinger betraying Ned.

You never disappoint. Great video

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I dont think Littlefingler planed for Ned to be killed. He tried to join him if Ned had accepted his plan they would have worked together. Also Ned has a dream were Littlefinger mocks him dressed as Robert

Awesome! The only unrealistic part is how many of his plans actually work out, in real life even the most brilliant schemers are constantly surprised by unknown unknowns.

Excellent, insightful video

Great character and actor!

Exceptional work as ever

Awesome few lines at the end there.

Didnt joffery die in the purple wedding after eating tyrions pie? I could be wrong I read it a while back but I thought the poison was meant for tyrion in the books to get back at him for marrying sansa without the approval of the tyrells

IF I remember the last book correctly: 1. Jon is still dead and there's a lot of weird magic at Castle Black. 2. Fake Arya and Theon have found Stannis's snowbound camp in the northern wilderness where Yara is prisoner. 3. Danny is lost somewhere north of Meereen and Barristan Selmy is ruling there and defending it. Tyrion and Mormont were enslaved by the beseigers but have murdered their master and are plotting their escape. 4. Varys has just snuck into the Red Keep and committed a bunch of murders. 5. Jon Connington and his Targaryen ward have invaded the Stormlands. 6. Jaime (and Brienne?) is on a "roadtrip" in the Riverlands. 7. The Martells are plotting revenge. 8. Davos has just persuaded the Manderlay's to switch sides 9. Archmaester Marwyn has left Old Town (lots of intrigue there) to seek Danny in the East. 10. Loras Tyrell is dying on Dragonstone. Into all this is Sansa's apprenticeship under Littlefinger, which she seems to be accepting and excelling at. It appears LF wants to restore Sansa to Winterfell. Except for Jon being and possibly resurrected, all these plot points are different from and immeasurably better than the TV show. George needs to finish and needs his own apprentice to carry on this work. The amount of writing that still must be published, including filling in gaps, fleshing out the past and the plot holes, could easily dwarf what has already been done in 5 books. And let's be clear: what infuriated fans about the show was just deviation from the books, but all the shortcuts and composite characters, and especially the unconscionable rush just to get the show over so B&B could move onto other projects. So, George, we want the books to completely finish the story.

This guy made the show for me. If a spin off had just him and Tyrion sans magical lore/troupes; I'd watch it. Also his roles in The Wire, Mayor of Kingston, Peaky Blinders. He's a great villain. 👏

You have a great narrating voice.

You forgot to mention that during Littlefinger's diplomatic mission to the Tyrells during the war he had instructed his retinue to spread and exaggerate Joffrey's cruelty while he sings the king's virtues during the negotiations to sow doubts with Highgarden and plant the seed for Olennas desire and susceptibility to murder Joffrey for Tommen.

Cheers Robert! You always make the rum flow easier with your content. Keep it up. Petyr is gonna shake things up in Westeros...

The books plans for Sansa vs Sansa being married off to Roose Bolton's bastard really puts in perspective how gd stupid the showrunners were

i hope we will actually hear the end of this story. im curious to see how sandor will eventually interact with the sansa/petyr dynamic, since sandor is the polar opposite of petyr, big, brawny, nearly devoid of ambition, and mostly what it says on the tin...

I think instead of him ending up wanting the throne as he told Sansa in the show, he should’ve told Sansa he wanted to give her the iron throne and he wanted to be by her side then. This would even create some internal conflict for Sansa who started off wanting to be a queen

nailed it. excellent analysis

You are the author of the best LF theory, Robert - that Robert's rebellion started based on LF's lies. This video is also great, close to the actual material, bold in assumptions, but still very much within the realm of likelihood.

Littlefinger's monologue at the end of Sansa's final A Feast for Crows chapter gives me chills every time! Sansa, Stannis, and Cersei's storylines are what I'm most excited about for in The Winds of Winter. 💜 Will also be awesome to see what Skagos has in store for Davos.

I always thought his plan was flawed from the get go.. It was really dumb to claim that Tyrion won the knife in a bet, he must have known that shit would come back to haunt him.

1. big fan theory is Joffrey was an accidentally kill the true kill/target was tyrion who was married to sansa. 2. there's strong hints he has that high ranking missing lannister as a hostage. 2.5 and strong hints he also has those 3 freys who went to white harbor frpom thier mother house thier house are big/strong. 3. and he has been buying alot of dedts

It depends how much George really can squeeze into 2 books haha but I doubt Littlefingers plan stops at 3 kingdoms and I can imagine a phase after Harold where he tries to link into the rise of Aegon to make her a Queen and would bring back together the game Littlefinger has been playing with Varys up until now

I have never read the books, but was a fan of the show so I cannot comment on your vision. However,. Littlefinger's comeuppance at the cool hands of Sansa and Arya is revenge/justice personified and IMO THE highlight of the entire series.

Excellent video!

Quick rewrite for the show in season 6 and onwards. Sansa (Alyana), stays in the Vale and marries Harry. They actually fall deeply in love. Harry give up his wondering ways, and Sansa, after so many disappointing 'romantic' episodes (Geoffery, Loras and Tyrion), finally meets the person she is safe with. Stannis attacks the Boltons and is defeated, like in the show, but he actually does some serious damage to their army. The Manderleys, Reids and other northern lords and houses sees this as an opportunity to strike, and when the Vale declares to ride north, along with whatever remains of the Tully army (Littlefinger is lord of the riverlands, and promises every Tully that fights for Sansa that he would help them drive out the Lanisters, who he now sees as weakened and no longer of any use), a massive army shows up near Winterfell. Sansa knows of a secret tunnel into the Godswood, and the Boltons are routed and all put to the sword. All is well. Sansa is home, she has Harry by her side, they are expecting a child, and then Arya, Bran and Rickon shows up. But Bran does not "want", Rickon is wild and changed and Arya is Arya. So Sansa becomes the ruler of the north, supported by her husband and all the lords. Petyr feels like things are slipping out of his hand, and he poisons Harry, and takes him from Sansa, just like he took Ned from Kat. Sansa is thrown into grief and rage, like her mother... but unlike her mother she goes after Petyr. He has nowhere to run. She has him arrested for Harry's murder. She passes the sentence AND swings the sword. Actually, she uses oathkeeper, which Brienne offers to her. The hilt had been reforged in the Stark way. She chops off his head, and makes an oath never to take another life. She declares that her uncle, who was since freed by Petyr, is now lord of the Riverlands. She names lord Royce the lord of the Vale. She remains lady of the north, but is completely distraught by the loss of her husband. Her son brings her some joy, but she abdicates, and declares Jon as lord of the north. Boom.

13:42 love your comparison to Ned in King´s Landing

little finger is such a great character.

Damn GRRM, every time I wanna forget about his next book, his wonderful universe sucks me back in. For the love of all that is holy, please finish this damn book.

CANNOT wait for Sansa to learn all the scheming, backstabbing, calculated ways of Littlefinger, marry Harry Hardyng and then flip the tables on Littlefinger.

A fascinating character that really was done dirty in the later seasons! I can't wait to see the video on Varys masterplan.

I think that his story will be very similar to the show's one. So it will be Sansa who will take down Littlefinger. It would be fitting since she's basically his apprentice and also a Stark, a family he wronged perhaps the most. I also think that he will die in Winterfell by being outsmarted by Sansa and Arya whom he wouldn't be able to divide like he did Catelyn and Lysa. But perhaps who would kill him would be Lady Stoneheart and not Arya.

"later, I dreamt that maid again, slaying a savage giant in a castle built of snow."

Great stuff, thank you 😊

Every time you say "...the greatest fantasy worlds ever..." and never talk about Discworld orEarth Sea, a little bit of me dies inside...

Littlefinger makes me think of William Hurt in Body Heat being told "There are 50 ways to get caught, and if you're a genius you'll think of 25 of them...and you ain't no genius".

One of the most devious characters in fiction!

Littlefinger on Iron Throne😍

Such a good analysis