Eddard Stark - "War was easier than daughters"

[@slackerphilosopher3918]

I feel so sorry for Ned in this scene honestly.

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

Sansa was a right brat here. Jeez. How rude and ungrateful.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Ned really tried to do good, I bet Sansa regret this.

[@erkanerkol1431]

And so angry to Sansa because of her bitchy attitude. Like it was Ned's fault that her direwolf's gone.

[@fulahno]

and now that she is fatherless she understands how important her father was and the things he had done for her

[@Octobermory]

Yep. Sansa was the least intelligent of the Stark children. For a lady of a great house, she had no sense of politics.

[@lordchancellorhatton1910]

Sansa sure took having a loving father for granted.

[@colsonbellmor3267]

Don't we all?

[@salomonflamenco7162]

+Graham Johnson u ok there man

[@wendyliu1073]

If my dad get me something I would be so happy even if I don;t like it.

[@iloveyoumore2133]

But I love how she kept the doll afterwards and we occasionally got to see it in her room

[@roditroll95]

me too.

[@cerberuslitterbox4822]

Fucks sake. That look poor Ned has before he asks if Sansa likes the doll.. Breaks my heart.

[@JosePerez-uz7pp]

Cerberus litter box! I know right, fuck Sansa!.

[@KingBatiatus]

^Littlefinger certainly would've.

[@qtaro-7097]

teenagers

[@violetaura9007]

She's mad, she wants to melt and be okay with, but she's still mad. I am speaking as a daughter who is mad at her own loving dad at times

[@brunobarz5898]

"Dont u like it" 😭😭😭😭 awwwww so sad u can hear the tremble in his voice it is quiet sad idk why..i guess knowing his fate

[@alessandrasacco7085]

In season 2 episode 9 Sansa has that same doll in her hands, while she speaks to the hound. And we see it again before she talks to tyrion about their wedding. Sansa loved that doll so much after Ned died, it was like a connection to her father.

[@thekeeperofpromise]

Shame she had to leave it in kings landing. It’s probably reduced to ash or buried in rubble.

[@RobertOrwellSandman]

@@thekeeperofpromise I'm glad King's Landing burned to the ground.

[@inspecthergadget4503]

That ungrateful brat only did after betraying her father.

[@Melanie-jy2nw]

@@inspecthergadget4503 she was a naive child who didn’t know any better. Get over it.

[@neilpemberton5523]

@@inspecthergadget4503 She was told she would be a Queen and was too young and immature to realise that their situation changed from that to one of life or death. Ned and Cat hoped for the best and thus failed to prepare her for the worst. Sansa is not to blame. Littlefinger and the Lannisters did this.

[@freebird264]

"War was easier than daughters"
Anyone who says that is one of the best battle commanders ever.

[@Brandonhayhew]

Free Bird Like robert before he was king and Jon Arryn before he was a hand, Ned before he was lord of Winterfell

[@HTMR-de8gz]

Ever had daughters?
Note the plural. One daughter is a blessing. Two is constant hand to hand combat.

[@sramlie7013]

not related to GOT, but I think Naruto and Sasuke can relate...

[@foolslayer9416]

I mean he is a good father, so it's a high bar to set.

[@Hutchdh]

or they just had daughters

[@FightingStyles101]

Imagine if Sansa went back in time. She'd be like: "Daddy, I love you so much!! Let's leave this shit-pile of a city, go back to Winterfell and never leave again!!"

[@tjjordan4207]

Game of Thrones: Days of Future Past

[@angelnorte8369]

+TJ Jordan MAKE IT HAPPEN

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

FanFiction is my recommendation.

[@MossadDid911]

"Shit-pile of a city" - Oberyn

[@pantera141000]

"Shit pile of a city" - Melania Trump

[@Jibriltz]

It always gets to me when people are ungrateful for presents. Poor Eddard, that guy never caught a break. Everyone appreciated him only after he'd gone.

[@CaptainPikeachu]

That present was a consolation gift to Sansa losing her wolf, the wolf that Ned himself put down. Needless to say Sansa is justified at being upset and not reacting well to that present.

[@MrKingYuji]

I love Ned but I think he is too traditionalist when it comes to girls. Some girls like playing in the mud with swords, not dresses and dolls

[@jaimelannister1797]

​@@MrKingYuji Yeah but in defense of Ned that traditionalism was just the norm in his time. He's still the best parent in the story

[@neilpemberton5523]

Ned is nostalgic for the time when he'd give Sansa a doll and she'd react by throwing her arms around him as young kids do. It's a common and understandable failing in a parent to want things back the way they were.

[@MrTREEHUNTER22]

@@MrKingYuji Ned literally hired a dude to train Arya

[@theaveon1214]

Arya should of said "Lady might still be alive." That would of hit her deeper than your friend she barely knew.

[@HuluHam]

+TheAveon12 „TheAv“ have* have*

[@theaveon1214]

No one likes a grammar nazi

[@HuluHam]

+TheAveon12 “TheAv” It's not even grammar

[@johnking9943]

Very true; why is it that Sansa was still on board with Joffery when he and his mother got her pet killed? It's like Lady meant nothing to her :(
Dogs are people too, damnit! :,( DOGS ARE PEOPLE TOO!!

[@theaveon1214]

^^^^^^^ little people with furry coats

[@jordanrivers5825]

when he called Sansa "love"

[@peachlily22]

I miss Ned so much on the show :(

[@indhiramor]

I really want a scene of Sansa thinking about her father in the Godswood. But hey maybe she was doing that before Baelish came in.

[@crazyhai8155]

Don't know where you're from. But the North's language and accent are based on real-world Northern English. 'Love' isn't a really deep term of endearment here. We call nearly everyone 'love' up here. Well, it's generally not advisable to call someone much older than you 'love'. Or higher up the work hierarchy (not a good idea to call your boss 'love'). Men don't call other men 'love' either, usually. But other than that, everyone from shop assistants you don't know, to your family members, will call you 'love'.

[@krawlorelore9992]

@@crazyhai8155 ok love.

[@2metalrock]

@@crazyhai8155 I know your comment was 4 years ago but-
ok love

[@Bondrewd_TheNovel]

Stannis might agree with Ned.

[@stannisthemannisbaratheon1039]

Tru

[@neardarkroad1347]

+lygophile SAVAGE

[@raza2248]

+lygophile
Oh shit.

[@castilloerick3]

+lygophile damn! LOL

[@acelyacan4697]

Hahahaha

[@emperorreign6154]

No one will regret this moment more than Sansa herself. We all look back and wish we were much nicer to the ones we love. Especially when it's too late.

[@joeporter5971]

Absolutely

[@jaimelannister1797]

And in the books Sansa kind of unintentionally got Ned killed

[@loriannwhite8384]

Remind how nasty Sansa was to her Septa... yet when the king’s guard came to kill/capture Sansa the Septa give up her life so Sansa Stark could try to escape. Did her ever think about her Septa??? Probably not. RIP.

[@V_i_vi_an]

@@loriannwhite8384 Sansa thought about her septa and cried when found out what happened to her. You're painting Sansa like a monster. She's a kid, she's just 12 here.

[@carlaconnor8347]

Oh shut up man

[@suckafool123]

the way Sean bean says toys makes me so happy...

[@SudokuPUA]

absolutely!!!!

[@PtownSoccer15]

suckafool123 rewound it to hear and I agree 100%

[@199512Lars]

"Tois"

[@fatboyRAY24]

lol someone else noticed that, damn I miss Ned man.....

[@radhikanambiar4501]

Went back to hear it.. totally worth it. ❤️🥺

[@JohanLGT]

- ... and he killed my friend.
- The Hound killed your friend.
- The Hound does whatever the prince tells him to do.
- You're and idiot.
...
Arya has won the argument.

[@YourTapeworm]

*Sansa has left the chat*

[@tayladunn7490]

Yep, Arya did win the argument! And what was Sansa so mad for, Arya lost her friend and dog !?

[@n.jboltz599]

@@tayladunn7490 Sansa lost her wolf too.
Arya sent Nymeria away so in Nymeria's place Sansa's wolf Lady was executed

[@tayladunn7490]

@@n.jboltz599 True, my dad said she didn’t care about anyone. Not Arya, not even Lady because she would of told the truth about what really happened. I told him she said it wasn’t Lady’s fault, but he still said it was her fault. He also said she was crazy as hell because if Joffrey really loved her, he would’ve tried to kill Arya with his sword!!

[@Anantinfinit]

​@@tayladunn7490then ur dad definitely needs to learn some basic medieval politics, power dynamic and thought processing of a 12 year old in a critical position.

[@tjjordan4207]

Ah, the good old days. When the only problems to worry about were arguments at dinner.

[@albanegauran4283]

I know right ? now arguments at dinner would be an happy endign for them...

[@111Mfreeman]

This comment hits way different right now

[@RobertOrwellSandman]

This comment aged so eerily accurate. Covid-19 is the worst.

[@tjjordan4207]

@@RobertOrwellSandman I can name a few other things worse than Covid-19 and 2020, but they are up there

[@QixTheDS]

@@tjjordan4207 yeah just a few.

[@caomhan84]

Arya was such a cute little monstrosity back in the day. Hahahahaha

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Daddy's little monster. ;) Like if you get what i mean.

[@DoctorKoolK]

the only stark that lives for the entirety of the show thats remotely likeable. All the good starks died early on

[@fortheloveofcats2462]

@Mohammed Uddin Arya's character development was pretty good until the killing of the night king. Then it should've been her killing Cersei but that was the only part which felt wrong. Especially considering the character development of others, Arya was successful

[@MrKingYuji]

@@DoctorKoolK Sansa and Jon had good character arcs. Maybe not perfect but still very excellent. The Night King was the only real area was I was puzzled

[@swarakotamraju9463]

@@MrKingYuji have you heard Jon in the eighth season? His character development went down the drain after he died the first time.

[@mudflap1264]

Sansa will regret that

[@mariakal605]

she kept the doll by her mirror ever since Ned's death. She even went back to it and held it during Blackwater

[@xendurian8217]

+Lord Minty (!) Eddard Stark will remember that.

[@absurdartist6346]

The north remembers

[@CurlyFry.]

@@xendurian8217”I haven’t played with dolls since I was eight.”
Ned will remember that
😂

[@s.matchette1502]

I was a marine. Then I was a father. I feel you Ned. Gods I feel you.

[@rouskeycarpel8652]

Swooping is okay Thank you for your service bruv(it's a london slang for bro).

[@jonthecatholicpatriot]

Thank you for your service, sir.

[@foolslayer9416]

You'll get the hang of it. Surely training how to shoot a gun or crawl in mud is no harder than showing love to your children.

[@davecrupel2817]

​@@foolslayer9416when your children don't appreciate those things, it is infinitely harder.

[@foolslayer9416]

@@davecrupel2817 That's the thing about love, it should be unconditional. Love isn't hindered by terms and conditions, you can show love to someone that may not fully appreciate it.

[@usul573]

Child actors are so hit and miss, really nailed it in GOT.

[@antokrohmer1962]

that doll looks like varys

[@tjjordan4207]

Very first Westeros action figure!

[@qwemlhjsi4386]

+Jaegar Ultima lmao

[@crazyhai8155]

Just like a Ken doll, then ;) Except without hair.

[@CountArtha]

All dolls look like Varys.

[@bfmw13]

"You will be pleased to know that out mutual friend is doing quite well in Lady Sansa's service"

[@carlosp.1930]

It's a Lord Varys action figure!

[@Red_Bishop]

Carlos P. Complete with genitals and all... oh wait

[@Derren82]

Red Bishop lmfao

[@technokokos]

Lol

[@tygokoren3085]

That killed me

[@hollywoodshopaholic]

😆😆😆😆

[@abduljah9355]

0:54
Sansa: "I haven't played with dolls since I was 8."
Ned (thinking): "Crap, I could have sworn you were still like 6 years old."

[@hollywoodshopaholic]

😂😂😂

[@djgamerpon3]

Yeah, she does act like that, especially when she sided with a monster after he threatened her own sister, still makes my blood boil to this day

[@sookeysookey1]

I like how septa mordane was the only one who knew that Arya was gonna be crazy.

[@jeffreyp1855]

I want to see how Arya's relationship, with Jon and Sansa turns out, now that she is a cold blooded killer, who makes meat pies out of Freys! With her being back in Westeros, I think she will probably reunite with her siblings soon.

[@sookeysookey1]

I don't think sansa would care because of how emo she's been this past season, but jon might be like 'wtf happened to you'

[@tjjordan4207]

And the Septa said it like it was a bad thing

[@sookeysookey1]

I don't care if arya gets revenge, but keep in mind that in the books, she's like nine

[@jeffreyp1855]

sookeysookey1 Masie Williams is already 19 years old! Making the Characters older in the HBO series, was a great idea, as there is so much mature content.

[@lordalessan]

Sansa calling Arya an idiot. Oh Sansa, if you only knew...

[@jonathandevers6609]

She’s the smartest person I’ve ever met

[@juanig4198]

@@jonathandevers6609 but she is so sMaRt, she told the smiths how to make armor

[@Brandon210-q4n]

He's just so exasperated at this point.

[@stannisthemannisbaratheon1039]

A honorable man

[@AH-be6bu]

*AN honorable man. You disappoint me Stannis.

[@stannisthemannisbaratheon1039]

Adam Hodgkinson A lie take it out

[@jestemwlodzimierz]

He has less fans now.

[@wtfdidijustwatchwtfdidijus2445]

+jestemwlodzimierz
*fewer

[@jestemwlodzimierz]

Wtf Did I Just Watch Wtf Did I Just Watch Pardon?

[@probablyalive.2665]

My heart broke for Ned in this scene. But lets not blame Sansa. She is not being a whiny bitch, she is just being a fucking kid. How would you feel if your father killed your dog? She is not mature enough to understand the desperate circumstance Ned was in. You all just look for reasons to hate on her, even when she is just being human.

[@yasmimdebora6393]

Nah, she was just dumb, like a kid With stupid dreams. She was blind by her ideal of "fairytale romance"

[@RadXbet]

No, she is a stupid kid with no skills beside sewing and being beautiful. She treated her Sister and Jon like Shit.

[@simsimsalabim832]

She old enough not to lie

[@artofwrick]

Since early, she had her eyes for power

[@alib3208]

@@simsimsalabim832right. I’m sure you never lied when you were a child or a teenager.

[@Kalladorn]

Ned: "War was easier than daughters."- next scene -*Arya getting ready for war.*

[@Skyliet]

war-crazy-daughter = catasthrope

[@SuperMicklovin]

That scene with the doll is so hurt man.

[@renel8964]

SuperMicklovin the doll looks like varys

[@r.kurita8322]

It's so sad how selfless Ned is in everything he does. I'm not talking about his "honor", I just mean the way he's always thinking of others and putting others' happiness and needs above his own: Cat, his children, Jon, Robert Baratheon, even Cersei's children (to his own detriment), and finally...his sister Lyanna... ;(;(;(

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

That IS his sense of honour. To stay true to his morals even when it wasn't in his interest.

[@magdalenakrasteva7137]

The scene with the doll actually broke my heart. Poor Ned. 😭😭

[@marianne6440]

Poor Sansa*

[@mohit6657]

Sansa is an ungrateful girl who doesn't care about expect power. Ned deserved daughter like arya though.

[@alexamorris8411]

​@@mohit6657Yet it wasn't Arya who begged the Lannisters to save her father's life, being really brave for a 12 year old. It wasn't Arya who clapped back at Joeffrey when he showed her Ned's head. It wasn't Arya who took revenge for Ned's death in subtle ways every single day.

[@navykid97]

ugh Ned you sweet man :(

[@heyheyheyheyheyhey76]

jeez sansa was a right little prissy missy here. she really had no idea how lucky she was to have a good and loving father.

[@nodinitiative]

Stannis The Mannis In her and Arya's defence. She was 13 and I think Arya was 10 or 11.
A lot of kids at these think they have mature minds but they are still childish. Just like in real life

[@hihahilalaland6751]

nodinitiative tell that to lady lyanna mormont

[@vilwarin5635]

@@hihahilalaland6751 Lyanna was trained to be a warrior. Sansa was trained to be a docile gentle wife and mother. You should blame the parents for that, not the kids

[@CaptainPikeachu]

Stannis The Mannis Sansa just Lost her direwolf because her father decided to take upon himself to kill the wolf and follow orders, of course she’s gonna be upset and cold and not care about a doll.
Imagine if your dad obeyed someone’s orders to kill your dog, and then bought you a doll to make up for it, would you think that’s fair and be grateful for it?
No you wouldn’t

[@apieceoflife2732]

@@nodinitiative Don't compare Sansa with Arya.Arya was not a Moron like Sansa.

[@LadyLilith1015]

Man I understand Ned's hurt feelings because he was trying to make up his mistake by killing Lady, but I also understand Sansa. In the books he actually regrets so much killing Lady, and feels really guilty when he sees Sansa's crying :'(. But he's a stoic man and Sansa is very feminine, which makes him more difficult to connect with her, in contrast with Arya.

[@MaskedMass]

Mistake by killing Lady? How was that a mistake, let alone his? Sansa is the one that refused to tell the truth.

[@V_i_vi_an]

@@MaskedMass her not telling the truth didn't lead to Lady dying. Even if Sansa told everything, Lady was sentenced once the other wolf escaped. If Ned had more balls and confronted Robert and refused to sacrifice the direwolf, Lady would have survived.

[@monke8949]

@@V_i_vi_an balls don't win wars.
/s

[@Heligoland360]

@@V_i_vi_an Ned pushed the issue, but Robert was done with the situation and had made up his mind by the line "A direwolf is no pet". Ned was not gonna convince him after that and the only thing he could've done beyond that was disobey the King's direct command, which would risk disciplinary and even war against his friend, which is a bit extreme for an animal.
And yes Sansa lying directly lead to Lady's death. Had she told the truth Robert's wrath would've been primarily focused on Joffrey, as well as exonerated Nymeria as having protected Arya. In this situation it would be nye on impossible for Cersei to demand Lady's death.
Instead Robert was left with two conflicting stories with no evidence either way. The only thing he could be sure of was that Ned brought 2 dangerous animals into the capital and one of them attacked his son. Honestly he acted pretty fairly given the information he had.

[@RTU130]

O

[@benward2010]

the way he says "toys" hahahah

[@user-rg8di6ni8j]

+ben ward toyees

[@dubbeking]

"War was easier than doohturs."

[@JebDMan]

Go to Manchester and ask random people to say toys xo

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

War is definitely easier than daughters or sisters for that matter.

[@tjjordan4207]

Never been to war, and I hope I never do, so I guess 'school would be more easier than daughters'.

[@kimmybundy5849]

Ned was a good father atleast he tried :/ not many people can say that about their fathers

[@joeporter5971]

He was a great father

[@jaimelannister1797]

He was like the best father imaginable under the standards of Westeros. Just look at the other father characters. Randyll: sucks. Tywin: sucks. Balon: sucks. Robert: sucks. Rhaegar: sucks. Stannis: good up until that last part lol

[@waleedmahmood863]

@@jaimelannister1797 Exactly, he was the only one that made a conscious effort to raise his children to the best of his ability and give them all he could. He tried to instill all the values in them that he held himself. Literally every other father in this series is abusive or cruel or rapey or just indifferent to their children. The only other ones who could be considered good dads are Davos and Mace Tyrell.

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@waleedmahmood863 oh yeah I forgot Mace. Also Davos is kinda debatable imo. Like he seems a good dad but at the same time in the books he’s got like two infant children and a wife he hasn’t seen in who knows how long because he’s been with Stannis. Also an awful dad I forgot was Hoster Tully. He only views his children as political tools and forced Lysa to have her child aborted. He was probably a good dad to Edmure but that’s only because he’s male. Also the definite worst is Craster lol

[@kingrobertbaratheonofhouse6190]

@@jaimelannister1797 robert was a good father.

[@adoboflakes8473]

Man. Rewatching these scenes just makes me feel bad for the Starks all over again. Ned trying his best to be a good father. And his kids taking the fact that they have a loving father for granted. They had no idea how lucky they were to have a father like that. While everyone else had shitty fathers. Look at Tywin. He may seem like he cares for his kids sometimes, but thats only because they carry the Lannister name. He cares about the name more than his kids.

[@Thraxxx03]

Good lesson in life we humans take stuff for granted until it’s all gone. Cliche, but very true.

[@MCSPARTAN501]

Yeah most characters had shitty fathers. The only other good fathers I can think of are the Martells. Tyrell fathers were not significant, Tully fathers weren't seen much, and the rest were either absent or downright terrible--sometimes both.

[@j-gam6666]

@@MCSPARTAN501 and then there's Samwell Tarly the best father ever

[@Rakullez]

In season 1 she was just as rude as that damn girl from Whiterun. Ned is just being a good father.

[@abrahamnotlincoln3439]

she isn't as bad as Nazeem though... only slightly better though

[@noahmay7708]

Children are just generally arseholes. The patience parents need is impeccable.

[@elkevinski]

You mean Braith? I fucking hate her

[@djgamerpon3]

Dude, Windhelm was the worst, especially when you have to deal with bullying from the guards and citizens

[@zaki8122]

Arya always knew life wasnt a bed of roses. She was willing to fight her way.
Sansa had to learn this the hardest way.

[@undrielgrenger53]

Exactly...I guess Jon knew it too, and that's why him and Arya are so close.

[@WorldWar2freak94]

@@undrielgrenger53 Jon more so, as he was a bastard son who was never entirely accepted by the family, especially Cat.

[@neilyoungboy]

When Sansa and Arya see each other again I feel Sansa will be very hesitant to talk to Arya because she seems guilty over all that happened to them back in season 1.

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

Possibly, but she made up with Jon rather easily. I think she'd be more shocked at Arya's changes.

[@neilyoungboy]

yeah, but still Sansa seeing Arya again would remind her of how she put a psychotic killer like Joffrey ahead of her own family. Remember when she had to plead for life when Robb won ay the Oxcrossing? She had to say things that made her want to vomit, because Robb was trying to free her from that monster, she knew Arya would rather die than bow to Joffrey, and that guilt would make Sansa very hesitant to talk to Arya. I also think that part of the reason Sansa never c omitted suicide was to protect Arya from being Joffrey's wife, because if she died, Arya (if found) would be next in line to be Joffrey's wife.

[@jld3666]

Ross Stewart I wonder how Bran is going explain that mark on his arm to Jon. Jon is going to go mad when he sees it.

[@jld3666]

Renegade Shep loves his M-6 Carnifex Hand Cannon I don't think Jon is as damaged as Arya is so that's probably why Jon was easier.

[@jacksonpettit9423]

Thats not you

[@kennethlowrey2902]

Ned was a good father. However, he should have known that his oldest daughter didn’t play with dolls.

[@anatorres9715]

It was the thought. You don't have to play with dolls to own one.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Arya's a born warrior!

[@tomdudley5314]

Immediately wins the sympathy and understanding of every dad watching the show! :D

[@AtlasAdvice254]

If we all had a father like him the world would be a better place

[@breezy3392]

Ned was really trying with the doll. It was very thoughtful

[@Emma88178]

Some people are so dumb! Sansa had just lost Lady her beloved dog, and when Ned tried to give her the doll some people are like "she's so ungrateful" blah blah blah! Well what the hell do you expect when her dog was just killed and Ned didn't even try to stop it or reason with the royals not to do it. Some of you guys need to pay attention more.

[@criticizedreviews1081]

Are you on crack lol, Ned literally tried to convince Robert to not let them kill lady but Robert ordered the direwolf to be killed anyways, how else was Ned supposed to reason with Roberts order and fucking cersie.

[@loriannwhite8384]

She’s mad at her father, while if she had just told the truth....

[@danterik9781]

Jon and Arya were had more Stark in them than any other stark, they rest were all Tullys

[@mybee123]

My dad was never around. I was the result of an affair and as such I've only seen my father a handful of times in my life.
But i remember one night when i was about 6 years old...he showed up absolutely out of nowhere (as was the case whenever i got the chance to see him) and he brought me 2 presents. A pink teddy bear and a pair of bunny slippers.
Of course, being the absentee father he was he didn't know my shoe size haha. So the slippers were so small i could really only fit my toes in them.
But that didnt stop me. I wore those things till they were so worn out and filled with holes that my mom throw them away out of sheer disgust.
I still have the teddy bear, her name is cookie. I havent seen my dad in years, i dont even know if he's still alive.

[@frozenflava]

Hugs to you

[@queenk2738]

Ned is a lenient dad lol. Tywin would have give them the sinister stare

[@gerardjagroo]

Jessica Olmons Sansa: I haven't played with dolls since I was eight!
Tywin: YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER! You'll take that doll and love it you ungrateful shit!

[@cashthecurator666]

Jessica Olmons Or he'd call Sansa an ill made, devious, spiteful little creature full of envy, lust and low cunning.

[@Anastazka00]

He wouldn't give her a doll in the first place

[@BanditoBurrito]

Reminds me of me if I was a dad, just done with everyone's shit haha

[@jennaramos1229]

The girls were so young and naive lol Arya was always adorable though.

[@AGCcachanilla]

Greatest representation of a father in a fantasy show….

[@Sami-hm9kq]

I like how this video is in the category : News and Politics

[@JohnnyDominion]

I noticed that too. What kind of shit?

[@Raez_XL]

Oh Ned, we miss you. You did the right thing and we admire you for it.

[@thejeepsta4]

From this to Arya now... She stayed true to herself

[@Gideon_the_Seraph]

Damn, Ned really was 100% good.

[@thebegleyshow3320]

Ned should have said: “Cave Trolls were easier then daughters.”

[@haoweishi1340]

Nee was such a loving father 😢 Sansa should have appreciated him more

[@shanouboubou]

Sansa actually made a very smart decision when she didn't turn on Joffrey/Cersei. I mean can you imagine how much worst it would have been when she was a captive if she had told people Joffrey was lying ?

[@MCSPARTAN501]

Yeah that would have caused problems after Robert died

[@yusufraage8554]

Any loyal person would stand with their famillies even if your familly is terrible but the Starks are the best familly and Sansa chose the Lannisters over her own familly.

[@pisces2569]

@@yusufraage8554 first of all she was 13. You can’t hold her to the same standards as an adult. Second it’s just was her father said to Arya, Sansa cannot betray Joffrey. She must choose his side even when wrong. Sansa actually tried to not betray both sides by staying neutral. She was better for that. It’s not her fault that is backfired on her. Cersei would have killed Lady and Micah no matter what. Sansa also tried to save her family multiple times. Again not her fault it backfired because people she was pleading mercy to were wolves in sheepskin. When she finally found freedom, she went back home and did everything she could to defend the North

[@yusufraage8554]

@@pisces2569 By betraying Jon Snow, 13 is not an excuse kids younger then her know what loyalty means. She wanted the Karstark and the Umber kids stripped from their titles and lands just because their brothers were traitor. I recall Joff doing shit like that to her.

[@BlackfeatherLegion]

Mass slaughter of friends and foes alike was easier than raising daughters... Damn, Eddard Stark of all people dropped that bomb.

[@ChrisAssassin]

I love how Arya yells at Sansa and says that if she told the truth her friend would be alive.
Many seasons later, Sansas lies have saved her time and time again and was how they reunited against littlefinger.

[@Sawrattan]

Sansa became clever by learning to feign stupidity. First when subtly mocking Joffrey, then when interrogated by Aunt Lysa about Littlefinger, then when interrogated about Lysa's death, and finally when planning Littlefinger's downfall. I think the final series would have been better if Sansa had pretended to be stupid towards Daenerys while secretly plotting, instead of being so openly frosty.

[@Umbra2079]

Until finally she lied to Jon and screwed literally everything

[@KeeperCharlie]

Big tip for future and current dads, you can NEVER go wrong with flowers with women, no matter the age

[@FinnishHappiness]

Later, after the purple wedding, when she takes this doll, I always cry at this scene because it reminds me of Nedd and his love for his family. 💔😭💖

[@j.vinton4039]

Arya has always been my favorite of the Stark children. Fierce, unafraid, combative, and wild!

[@Arvi_The_Clown]

The Ned's voice and face in the scene with Sansa is sadder than any death in the show's history.
Yes Robb, even yours.

[@kokosammie]

Arya, that is mahogany!

[@CJusticeHappen21]

Ned has a lot of cares in his life that he didn't want. But he never walked away from any of them. It might seem like that's just responsibility, but too many both in GoT and IRL are willing to just cut and run on their responsibilities. He wasn't a flawless man, but he was a good Lord, a good husband and father, and a good brother.

[@justinhamilton8647]

Oh my god I forgot this scene, broke my heart I love all these actors so much

[@Catsss1017]

This scene makes me so sad knowing what's gonna happen to all of them. I wanna cry.. damn

[@EdVarkarion]

My Mom always told me she is glad she more more sons than daughters.

[@FatBitches]

That always seems the case. Daughter-Fathers Mothers-Sons.

[@tjjordan4207]

+MightyGalactus I always thought it would be the other way around for some reason.

[@5H4K490]

Parents are usually overprotective of their children that are the opposite sex and expect the ones of their own gender to be better versions of themselves.

[@311Bambino]

MightyGalactus Freud is smiling in his tomb...

[@anthonystarke893]

This scene kinda puts the feelings of animosity into perspective with the current ongoing drama taking place at Winterfell.

[@undrielgrenger53]

Yes...Arya hasn't forgotten how Sansa constantly took the side of murderous little psycho Joffrey over her family.

[@heroedeleyenda05]

To be fair, sansa's reaction is pretty normal for her age.
she is a tween, usually at that age girls start wanting to not be seen as kids, specially sansa who is already thinking about dating jeoffrey.
it shows that ned still sees her as a child, that he doesnt know what she likes, and that he hasnt noticed that she hasnt played with dolls in the last 4 years. so this shows that he is not as invested in her life as she would want.
I can see both points of view, sansa grew up pampered by her mom, she has more of a southern upbringing, warmer, more caring, she expects more care and attention from her parents.
Ned grew up in the north, where parenting is harsher, colder, theres probably not a lot of emphasis placed on pampering kids. (he also lived on the vale, but his formative years were in the north)
so although he obviously cares about them, he isnt too focused on them, at least not on sansa, he doesnt know to connect with her, as much as he does with arya, because arya has more of a northern personality.
I used to see this scene as sansa being cruel to her dad, but now, i think thats pretty normal tween behaviour.
its the equivalent of a kid wanted to get their first ps5 and instead receiving fisher price toys.

[@litamtondy]

Imagine GoT but there are no treasons, secrets or hidden plans, just Ned being the Hand of the King and educating his daughters.

[@jaybee5315]

Ned must be rolling in his grave after yesterday's episode

[@maximmuromov6073]

Nah. Head can't roll itself, it need neck muscles. It is shown in Walking Dead.

[@justinhamilton8647]

After everything that’s gone down, watching a dad buy his daughter a doll is so insane in this setting lol. We all took Ned for granted

[@zacharyzier314]

I like how the septa was like “mhmm...” to his statement

[@joep3279]

I forgot how much of a brat Sanasa used to be. Now she's a woman.

[@AnonymousC-lm6tc]

She wasn't a brat, just still growing and learning.

[@jermeyjafolla9003]

No she was a snob.

[@aina8382]

+Jon Snow u know nothing

[@mphcox2277]

ramsay did the honour

[@waldoman7]

she's still got a smidge of evil, but it's well focused now.

[@sarahm4026]

Hmpf. First Sansa didn't want the doll, but she kept it after her father's death.

[@maribiddle5859]

Probably the truest line ever spoken!!😊 My own dad might agree!

[@danzalisnock9128]

"The same duhl-mayka makes ulluv princess myrcillas twees."

[@raylast3873]

Interestingly, George W. Bush also claimed that between raising twins and going to war, he's rather go to war. However unlike Ned, W never actually fought in a war, so he's less of an authority on the subject.

[@suckafool123]

lmao George W doesn't know the first fucking thing about war, dudes a draft dodger who invaded two country's lmao.

[@Adventuregirl96]

I believe my father understands this all to well. Where my brother is doing a normal job in the Entertainment Industry my sister and I went into the Military.

[@mysqm3026]

I bet Sansa wishes she could go back in time and slap herself, then hug her father and say thank you for the doll :((
Its so sad, he was the most loving character in the whole show.

[@toby1061]

Dang, I forgot how bratty Arya and Sansa were, Ned just couldn’t get a break, he probably would have preferred taking crippled Bran and Rickon or Robb.

[@ColemanGlascock]

Sansa’s problem is that she expects everything to be as they are in songs: perfect and ideal. This is why she sees the king as so perfect and gallant and the queen as trustworthy and loving. She is blinded by her idealistic presuppositions and with that lens applied takes for granted the only true people she has in her life.

[@Illidan360]

Ladies, always treasure and be grateful with your fathers. You never know if their heads will end up on a spike.

[@aidacailar1126]

"Im practising for the prince" lmao this is why I love Arya

[@McCarthy0000]

I felt just as bad for the septa who died for no reason. She took care of the girls like a mother would and was a good hearted lady, concerned for kids who weren’t hers. The Starks who died did so for family honor and pride. She died for doing her job.

[@Hastur805]

Teenage daughters will make you want to walk blindly through traffic..

[@istinkofpoobut5602]

Arya is so adorable

[@nkundisebina7893]

Ned always had the sad look in his eyes that Jon did!

[@cheangizzz]

Sean Bean's accent is JSHSGETWWHEJEHEHEHE he's so good at it

[@Lolilollove]

I'm sorry but Sansa being upset is totally understandable, him gifting her something she hasn't played with in YEARS imply that he doesn't pay attention to her, the fact that he gifted her that after he killed Lady makes it even worse, like is that supposed to be compensation ?

[@Wustenfuchs109]

A child well brought up knows that a gift, any gift, should be received with a smile and thanked for. Then, in privacy, she can say or do with it what ever she wants. Because gifts are not given for their use, but for the simple act of caring. Seems that some kids brought up as materialists forgot that.
Manners are taught and are to be used in every situation - you are not expected to behave when everything is going super for you - quite the contrary, manners are for when things get tough. Anyone can smile and give thanks when things are going great.
I don't know how it was where you grew up, but where I come from, we were taught from a very young age to behave properly and through some small and symbolic gifts, we are taught the value and meaning of the act. It is not about the gift, ever. It is always about the act.
That way, kids grow up respecting the good intentions and are not self-obsessed pricks who always look what's in it for themselves, what ever the situation might be.
So yes, she is all kind of an ass in this scene. Better word is bratty teenager, meaning she was not properly brought up and taught manners. Sophie played that role well, maybe too well even.

[@phantomwaltz]

Heartbreaking..

[@captainnemo4940]

It was hard to argue with his assessment.

[@Skeletor1889]

"Getting my head chopped off by Ilyn Payne was easier than daughters"

[@timothyw98]

I'm guessing Arya was prone to violent urges before Ned lost his head then.

[@undrielgrenger53]

Only when it involved her sister having a hand in the death of her friends, or when it involved a malicious prince prancing around, getting innnocent people killed.
Because otherwise, everyone usually likes Arya immediately because of her generally kind and friendly spirit.

[@Cheezeblade]

Man, that sucks. Hes literally tryin so hard to just be there for his daughters and sansa treated him like shit.

[@missmalaprop7455]

The sons died. The daughters avenged him.

[@mohit6657]

Jon avenged him too his son died avenging him

[@DevotedDisciple-x]

He is 100% correct on that. I've experienced both and it's the truth. Good writing in these earlier seasons.