History YMMV / ADanceWithDragons

* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: The captain of the ''Selaesori Qhoran'' is called “especially bookish” by the narrative because he owns three books. Is is simply sarcasm, or is it hanging a lampshade on the fact that even a man with three books would be considered bookish in a setting where the majority of people don’t know how to read?

* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: The captain of the ''Selaesori Qhoran'' is called “especially bookish” by the narrative because he owns three books. Is is simply sarcasm, or is it hanging a lampshade on the fact that even a man who only owns three books would be considered bookish in a world where the majority of people don’t know how to read?

* CatharsisFactor: Janos Slynt gave Jon back in ''A Storm of Swords'' too much grief and was a massive HateSink with his actions; which included [[InsistentTerminology making him refer to Slynt as "ser" and "my lord" when those titles were not allowed to him]], insulting his romance with Ygritte, [[KickTheDog insulting his illegitimacy and his birth father]], and [[MoralEventHorizon almost getting him executed]] [[TyrantTakesTheHelm after taking command of the Night's Watch.]] He still[[UngratefulBastard continues to demean and insult Jon, despite his crucial role in stopping the Wildlings' raid on the Wall]]. So [[spoiler: having Jon get the last laugh by executing Slynt himself for his repeated insubordination]] is very satisfying from start to finish. Especially with Slynt [[AintTooProudToBeg spending those moments begging Jon for mercy.]]

** Did Young Griff AKA [[spoiler: Aegon VI]] react so juvenile to Tyrion because he didn't like the points he brought up or did he know such facts already and was releasing his own frustrations with the plan and present situation?

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Did Young Griff AKA [[spoiler: Aegon VI]] react so juvenile to Tyrion because he didn't like the points he brought up or did he know such facts already and was releasing his own frustrations with the plan and present situation?

* {{Squick}}: The rather graphic depiction of [[spoiler:Dany]] suffering from both dysentery and her period at the same time.

* TheScrappy:
** [[spoiler:Prince Aegon Targaryen]], primarily to Dany's fans due to his brattiness compared to Dany's maturity (at a younger age, no less), as well as him coming completely out of nowhere and [[spoiler:going to conquer Westeros before Dany can. Plus, he has a much more solid claim to the Targaryen throne than Dany does, which Dany's fans feel ruins the value of her being the last Targaryen]]. To put this into perspective the prevailing fan theory before his appearance was [[spoiler:that he secretly survived despite his alleged murder by Gregor Clegane]]. When he finally did appear, the prevailing theory was that [[spoiler:yes, he did die, and this "Aegon" is a fake]].

** Dany herself to a lot of readers. In a series where stupidity tends to be swiftly rewarded with [[TooDumbToLive predictable results]], she gets away with plenty of blunders yet keeps on surviving because she happens to have a very strong army, very competent subordinates and, of course, dragons. Far more competent characters can only dream of ever having such resources at their disposal. Her very unpleasant comments on Ned Stark don't help matters, showing how out of touch she is with reality.

* {{Narm}}: Dany hears Quaithe talking to her in the stars, telling her "Remember who you are." This sequence is very close to events in ''Disney/TheLionKing'', preventing some readers from taking it seriously.

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Theon Greyjoy becomes a lot more sympathetic, and arguably even heroic, in this book.