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This week is a good one.
REDEMPTION ARCS. My biggest weakness and funnily enough, a very male-centered trope! It was a lot harder to compile this list than I had initially thought, but here we go.
1. Jaime Lannister
A Song of Ice and Fire
Of course, Jaime Lannister was going to be on this list. At this point, the only reason I'm still waiting on Winds of Winter is for Jaime's character arc, that has been nothing but disappointing on the TV show (his final scenes in S7? I've been waiting five years for and spent them screaming at his stupidity and regression of character).
2. Faith Lehane
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The only woman on this list and the only one that came to mind. Unlike Spike's redemption arc, Faith's is a little less messy and overall my preferred of the two.
3. Holland
Shades of Magic
Holland's arc is bittersweet, and his redemption
doesn't really play a part until the second half of A Gathering of Shadows but is at the core of A Conjuring of Light. Out of everything that happened, it was Holland's scenes and point of view that just left me on the floor in a sobbing mess.
4. Rhysand
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Rhysand's redemption arc was something that I predicted before I even got to meet him on the pages of A Court of Thorns of Roses, let alone in A Court of Mist and Fury. That being said, that didn't hinder my enjoyment.
5. Will Herondale
The Infernal Devices
Can you consider Will's arc, as a redemption arc? I like to think so. At the start of the series, he's not exactly a villain but he is hell-bent on being a bit of a knob. It's not until the later books that we get inside Will's head, and as secret unfold we begin to understand and accept his behavior.
This week is a good one.
REDEMPTION ARCS. My biggest weakness and funnily enough, a very male-centered trope! It was a lot harder to compile this list than I had initially thought, but here we go.
1. Jaime LannisterA Song of Ice and Fire
Of course, Jaime Lannister was going to be on this list. At this point, the only reason I'm still waiting on Winds of Winter is for Jaime's character arc, that has been nothing but disappointing on the TV show (his final scenes in S7? I've been waiting five years for and spent them screaming at his stupidity and regression of character).
2. Faith Lehane
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The only woman on this list and the only one that came to mind. Unlike Spike's redemption arc, Faith's is a little less messy and overall my preferred of the two.
3. Holland
Shades of Magic
Holland's arc is bittersweet, and his redemption
4. Rhysand
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Rhysand's redemption arc was something that I predicted before I even got to meet him on the pages of A Court of Thorns of Roses, let alone in A Court of Mist and Fury. That being said, that didn't hinder my enjoyment.
5. Will Herondale
The Infernal Devices
Can you consider Will's arc, as a redemption arc? I like to think so. At the start of the series, he's not exactly a villain but he is hell-bent on being a bit of a knob. It's not until the later books that we get inside Will's head, and as secret unfold we begin to understand and accept his behavior.
Jaime!!! He really turned out to be fan-favorite in the end haha!
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