By "explain Tywin" I mean "explain why Tywin would let Shae into his bed." I don't have a hard time understanding why Shae would go that route; Sibel's comments make perfect sense to me. But I don't buy that hypocrisy from Tywin. It isn't his speed.
As for Martin . . . yeah, he may not see his own creations as clearly as he might.
If you want a novel where the protagonist does that and it works and it isn't rapey, read Tanith Lee's Faces Under Water (1998). It's one of my favorites of her novels, anyway.
I don't know that I want a novel like that. But it's good to know there is an example of that approach working.
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As for Martin . . . yeah, he may not see his own creations as clearly as he might.
If you want a novel where the protagonist does that and it works and it isn't rapey, read Tanith Lee's Faces Under Water (1998). It's one of my favorites of her novels, anyway.
I don't know that I want a novel like that. But it's good to know there is an example of that approach working.