Honestly, there are times when a mother’s job is done and she
should step back and let her grown sons go about their own business.
Did anyone else notice that if Catelyn Tully Stark had stayed
home weaving those wreaths she made out of vines, twigs, and feathers and
defended Winterfell, instead of traipsing all over the Seven Kingdoms and acting
like the self-proclaimed Hand of the King to her son Robb, Season Three of Game
of Thrones would have ended on a much happier note?
Once widowed, she and Jon Snow could have easily protected their
castle against the traitor and womanizer Theon, but she lets her husband’s
bastard son go off to The Wall and she follows Robb, leaving her little sons in
charge of a castle - defenseless. Just
what was she thinking?
Bran and Rickon were left homeless, Arya ping ponged all over the north struggling to find
her mommy and big brother, and Sensa (the weeniest Stark of all) was foisted
from one Lannister to another at King’s Landing (though Tyrion is a huge
improvement over Joffrey).
Catelyn is no better than her sister Lady Arryn who doesn’t
know when to stop breastfeeding a child. A grown man, a KING, does not need his
Mama calling the shots. Catey should have taken parenting lessons from Cersi.
It is because of Catelyn’s meddling that caused Robb’s
death. So what if he didn’t marry the
ugly, unmarriageable Frey daughter. (He’s a medieval king. He can do whatever he wants.) Her anger at
him for not honoring the betrothal promise was nothing compared to the act of
treason she committed when she released Robb’s prize prisoner. Knowing that her son will not execute her did
not make up for the loss of respect and trust she caused from his followers.
When she urged Robb to attend the Red Wedding, beg forgiveness from Lord Frey,
and allow himself to be ridiculed (ahem, he is a KING), it left him vulnerable
to further disrespect. It was no surprise that Lord Frey thought nothing about
murdering a King in cold blood while he munched on a drumstick.
Meanwhile, back at King’s Landing with the MVP of all mothers:
Cersi’s hold over Joffrey diminished with each episode. He did not consult Mommy when he broke his
betrothal to spineless and flat-chested Sensa and got engaged to the sexy and voluptuous
Margaery. He knows his kingly rights and
has no patience with those who betray or sass him, ergo Cersi knows when to
speak and when to keep quiet. She prefers her head on her shoulders and not
decorating the castle keep.
It worked for her. In the end, she is still alive and well, so
is her family, her home, and her kingdom, whereas kudos for Catelyn who singlehandedly
destroyed everything good and noble around her.
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