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Disclaimer: I have not watched last nights show, will watch tonight probably.
I saw a story about it .
"Did Game of Thrones go to far?"
Sansa's rape seems to be small potatoes compared to last nights show.
As far as the story goes, the sacrifice to the fire God is not surprising. But in doing so, I don't believe anyone will be loyal to Stannis. That he would do that to his own family.
I've never thought Stannis was a good king, but this sealed it. Much like Reek's mistakes.
So to answer the question of the news story.
I don't think they went to far. It shows the evil of men, the evil of pursuit of power, and what lengths people will go to achieve it. Like most characters in GOT, I never thought her character was to be killed off in such a way.
I don't see how Davos will be able to continue serving Stannis.
The reason people are upset, they killed a handicapped child, that harmed no one. You don't kill the dog and you don't kill an innocent child, even worse a handicapped innocent child.
It's become very clear that Stannis's character arc is about his slow and steady progression from being a good, though exacting and cold-hearted man to being truly lost, turning cruel and evil in his relentless pursuit of power. And with with the devil-woman Melisandre stoking his obsession, it's all but guaranteed Stannis will only be a shell of his former self by the time this is all over, if he survives.