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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1224327" data-attributes="member: 5171">Aaaaaaaand ignoring DocM.Okay, at this point, my situation, timewise, is that I'm okay with whenever the next book comes out, but he'd better get the one after that cranked out right quick.  The book he's currently working on allegedly took so long because of the change in the nature of the book -- and yeah, I can see that, I can empathize, if your five-years-pass bit went from backstory at the beginning of book four to a full book 3.5.  But now that that's taken care of (or rather, once it's taken care of), I really hope that he can get back on a good tight schedule.My feelings on the Hound were roughly similar to what others have expressed.  I hated him and wanted him to die painfully -- and then I saw that he did have some kind of sense of honor, which made me even more disgusted with him -- I'd almost prefer somebody who kills little boys for his own enjoyment to someone who will unhesitatingly do it when ordered by a superior, if only because as a reader, it's easier for me to totally write off the former.[spoiler]Watching him break down completely at the end of the third book shows a growth by his character -- he begins to show remorse, he hates himself, and he's utterly breaking down as his primary allegiance -- to the King and commander -- no longer exists, and he has to face the things he did.  That was fascinating, and might well make him redeemable.  The fact is, he was ordered to do what he did, and he seemed to believe that what he was doing was right at the time, even if it was cruel.  Having to actually face what he is was a nice pathetic gruesome little ending for him, with Arya even refusing to kill him.I did like that.  I'm tired of reading nothing but books where the bad guy redeems himself by dying in some sacrificial way.  It's too easy.  It's fine in some situations, but really, people don't always have the easy option of just dying instead of committing to change and accepting the consequences of their actions.  I'm really looking forward to seeing what the Hound becomes -- if he latches onto somebody else as a new master, if he becomes some sort of grim vigilante to try and make up for his past, or if he just wanders around trying to fend for himself and kill anyone who crosses his path.  It's an interesting possibility.[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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