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People love to call Game of Thrones nihilistic, but honestly it’s one of the most deeply profoundly Catholic shows ever made. It’s soaked in themes of sin, penance, redemption, and grace. Jaime Lannister goes from an arrogant kinslayer to a man haunted by guilt, struggling toward virtue. The Hound - literally a killer dog - gets a shot at spiritual rebirth. Even Theon finds redemption in the end. And let’s not forget Jon Snow dies and comes back, not just as himself, but changed, more aware of duty, sacrifice, and the cost of resurrection. There’s judgment, mercy, even a messianic return. Strip away the dragons, and you've got Augustine in armor.

This post is like putting chum in the water for the sharks. No happy ending, waaahhhh. It felt too rushed, waaahhhhh.
But thank you, OP, for thinking independently

Interesting take! While I can see the Catholic resonances you're highlighting—sin, penance, redemption, rebirth—I'd argue Game of Thrones can also be read as profoundly Hindu in its themes and structure. Many of the show’s central ideas resonate strongly with karma, dharma, and samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth). Characters like Jaime, Theon, and Sandor Clegane aren’t just on redemptive arcs—they’re playing out karmic consequences across lifetimes, figurative or literal. The actions they take generate results that unfold over seasons, much like karma ripening in future births.

Jon Snow’s death and resurrection? That’s straight from rebirth mythology—he returns changed, with a deeper understanding of his duty (dharma), almost like a yogi who's glimpsed beyond illusion (maya) and come back with detachment. Bran’s transformation into the Three-Eyed Raven echoes the awakening to higher consciousness, shedding the personal ego to perceive time and reality as cyclical and interconnected. Even the dissolution of the Iron Throne and Westeros’ turn toward a more balanced, council-driven future mirrors the Hindu idea of cosmic cycles—from chaos (Kali Yuga) to eventual restoration.

So maybe it’s not just Augustine in armor. Maybe it’s also Krishna on a battlefield, quietly reminding us that all things are impermanent, that the soul is eternal, and that true kingship lies in aligning with dharma.

>>213384458
The text argues that Game of Thrones reflects Hindu themes of karma, dharma, and samsara, with characters like Jaime, Theon, and Jon Snow embodying karmic consequences and rebirth, while Bran’s transformation and the story’s cyclical resolution mirror Hindu concepts of cosmic cycles and higher consciousness. It suggests the show’s narrative aligns with Hindu philosophy, where actions shape destinies and true kingship stems from aligning with dharma, alongside its apparent Catholic themes.

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surfing is fucking sick, dude

Christcucks in charge of not forcing their gay narratives into everything
>lemme tell you how Transformers is actually a gospel story

grrm is fat and ugly

>>213384321 (OP)
>honestly it’s one of the most deeply profoundly Catholic shows ever made
No doubt,OP….

Pretty sure Germ Martin isn't a christcuck, dude.

>>213384845
People love to call Game of Thrones nihilistic, but honestly it’s one of the most deeply profoundly Catholic shows ever made. It’s soaked in themes of sin, penance, redemption, and grace. Jaime Lannister goes from an arrogant kinslayer to a man haunted by guilt, struggling toward virtue. The Hound - literally a killer dog - gets a shot at spiritual rebirth. Even Theon finds redemption in the end. And let’s not forget Jon Snow dies and comes back, not just as himself, but changed, more aware of duty, sacrifice, and the cost of resurrection. There’s judgment, mercy, even a messianic return. Strip away the dragons, and you've got Augustine in armor.

>>213384730
This is the dumbest post ITT because Game of Thrones is fedorashit but Transformers isn't

Optimus Prime literally dies, goes to heaven, meets God, gets resurrected and fights Satan (also God and Satan are both giant robots but nowhere in Scripture is it specified that they AREN'T so)

>>213384730
They literally have giant robot satan in transformers

>>213384321 (OP)
Nice tits

>>213384321 (OP)
>Jaime Lannister goes from an arrogant kinslayer to a man
It's kingslayer and you didn't understand his character

>>213384321 (OP)
No.
https://youtu.be/rUrcThckf1I?si=mekGmaxLQAq1R4pW&t=610

>>213384321 (OP)
It's definitely not nihilistic but the rest is just George subconsciously adding Christian morality since he was raised Catholic. Nothing intentional since he's a hardcore redditor

How does the wound on his chest make sense?

Catholicism is bad.

>>213384458
You have never had an original thought in your life.

>>213385370
Yeah, GRRM himself said that its "a fundamentally religious and Catholic work, unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision"