Talk:Vicious/@comment-86.46.138.68-20140629050109/@comment-86.46.138.68-20140630165559

In reply to the guy who replied to my comment about killing off the Liars/GRRM, thank you for liking my comment and backing up what I said about Sara needing to take a page out of GRRM's handbook. I absolutely agree with you when you say that although GRRM's ASOIAF series is very much rooted in fantasy, it is given a realism which is a lot more obvious in a FANTASY series than it is in this (non-supernatural!) series. I love how in ASOIAF there is no black and white. The characters that you love are seriously flawed, and the characters you (should) hate have redeemable traits. I can honestly say that the only characters I truly hate in ASOIF are Joffrey and Roose Bolton, but GRRM somehow manages to make me think 'well,WHY is this person acting the way they do?' Obviously Joffrey is inbred, and Roose is power-hungry. I'm always looking to see things from others perspectives (even Cersei Lannisters!) THIS is the difference between a series like ASOIAF and PLL. We all HATE Alison cause she's a psychopath, but what if there's more to the story, something in her past that made her the way she is? And to the commenter who said that GOT and PLL are two different worlds, I wholeheartedly agree, and I'm not actively comparing them per se, I'm just saying that for a non-fantasy series to be less realistic than a fantasy series, I think that can be a negative thing. PLL used to be realistic, but now it's getting ridiculous (so is the TV show). Oddly, I don't think Ali's extreme vendetta (and the extremes she's prepared to go to to complete it) is the most unrealistic thing about the new PLL arc. It's the Liars. As much as I love these characters (and I do) I can't help but be left speechless by how idiotic they have become. I NEVER thought thatv Spencer would have the ability to make me facepalm, but seriously, trusting the first guy who smiles at you with your plan to 'bring down the hoe?' Dumb move, Spence, even for you. Ugh this series is frustrating, but I hope it goes out with a bang (and at least one death and HUGE revelation.) (As a side note to my ASOIAF commenter, I really can't say that the long-overdue release of Winds Of WInter is bothering me, as I'm currently reading Clash Of Kings! It's annoying my Dad though!