Board Thread:TV Show Discussion/@comment-24228112-20160706160844/@comment-25402783-20160710030651

79.143.165.138 wrote: Prince Rhaegar might have been a charming person, as described in the books, but he was ultimately very stupid or uncalculated. Whether it was love or kidnapping, both of them chose wrong, especially Rhaegar. His entire dynasty was destroyed, his immediate family (excluding only Daenerys and Viserys) slaughtered, his children butchered and countless lives lost during the Rebellion, just because he wanted Lyanna Stark. If he even had a shred of honour or common sense, he wouldn't have ran off with/kidnapped the bethrothed of a powerful lord. The entire realm, from the Wall to Dorne, had to suffer because he couldn't keep it in his pants. He probably would've been a good king, but instead chose to act on his instincts. So, whether it was rape or love, it was a idiotic decision.

Could Rhaegar plan for Brandon being an idoit when he went to the Red Keep and yelled for Rhaegar to "come out and die!"? I mean, Rhaegar could have planed things out a little better, no doubt about that, but his actions shouldn't have started a war. If Brandon had an bit of intelligence in his head, he would have waited and not commit such a rash action. It was the Mad King that really started the war, not Rhaegar.