the hound is such a good character. his protection of sansa and arya is so key to both of their character developments imo.
2025-12-11 17:05:49
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SloppyJ :
I think Cersei does call her “little dove” at one point, at least in the show.
2025-12-11 20:19:20
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hennafox :
Sandor starts calling Sansa a little bird in book one, after she is clearly completely uncomfortable with him but still compliments his jousting. He says she's been trained well, like a pretty talking bird that repeats what she's been taught.
2025-12-12 00:15:37
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winged knight ⚔️🛡🦅 :
Hi! I can be 100% wrong but i feel that Sandor see himself in Sansa, the little kid that was in love with knighthood and beautiful ladies and that had those nice dreams took away from them throughout pain, abuse and humilation and this is why he is so adamant about knights being nothing but killers/terribles. It is Arya that reminds him of his sister, because she looks like him and because he see himself in Sansa aka Arya's sister. this also explains why he cares for Sansa way more, he identifies in her.
2025-12-12 15:35:09
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Nova 🌌 :
i think the key to how cersei and the hound view sansa is the specificity of the bird. 'little dove' is white and pure and innocent and that's all it will ever be. 'little bird' may be now small and weak, but one day the little bird could be a wise owl, a powerful eagle, or a shrewd vulture, surviving however it can. sansa, to sandor, can be anything, but only if she lives long enough to grow up
2025-12-11 17:53:58
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erin✨ :
from a little bird to an eagle!!!👏🏻👏🏻 also, i love the theory that the bird metaphor could apply to sansa warging into birds in the vale& later in the story!
2025-12-11 17:09:43
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Halo&Charlie :
The Hound is one of my favorite characters. Sure he's a jerk but I do think his actions are honorable when it comes to protecting children (Sansa and Arya). I think what happened to him as a child really makes him want to be a protector but he also has to be harsh bc of the type of world they live in.
2025-12-11 19:31:05
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zydeco3535 :
“…a bit grumpy.” Yeah, just a bit.
2025-12-11 17:23:45
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Western Water Girl :
Cersei also calls her “little dove” whenever she’s trying to manipulate Sansa. Like when they have that discussion about loving your children more than your husband she “lovingly” calls Sansa “little dove”
2026-02-15 16:57:20
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Lord halohilly :
the love he holds for sansa is definitely the repressed love he held for his sister
2025-12-11 17:21:19
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paulyking :
the hound is such a great character his story is one of my favourites in the books and show
2025-12-11 17:08:47
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Juniper Clementine :
the hound is a huge hear me out for me 💀im just reposting thirst trap videos of him all the time lmao
2025-12-11 23:54:09
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Wendy 🇵🇸🕊️ :
The fact that Sansa came around and learned who Sandor actually was when she’s met the true evils out there and finally could trust he was a decent man.
2026-01-29 23:49:24
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❀꧁𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓲𝓮꧂❀ :
Sandor is the only male character i genuinely love in ASOIAF. Zero hypocrisy, brutal honesty, and somehow more knightly than the knights themselves. And i love how the "little bird" nickname he gave Sansa as a mockery slowly evolved into a more tender affectionate nickname for her🥺💖
2025-12-12 00:12:10
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Kid Leymann :
Sansa is the most interesting character in the whole story. Both books and series and I will die on that hill
2026-01-27 05:48:46
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Runa :
I feel like both Sansa and Arya made him feel more like person than a hound, and both in completely different ways. They saw the man behind the helm.
2025-12-12 19:18:51
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(AJAX) TaraGWW :
It’s intriguing because “little bird” is also a dig at the Lannisters from the hound. Long before he actually abandons them he’s commenting on their imprisonment of Sansa to their face
2026-01-31 06:37:07
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c_o_d_yyy :
why did the hound take such a liking to the starks
2025-12-11 19:13:06
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dream_fyres :
Fun fact: the hound actor used to drive around / stay in a remote area that I lived near. It would be an empty rural road for miles and he’d drive by or you’d often just see him at the wee boatyard nearby 😭 he was really friendly with everyone
2026-01-12 13:20:32
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Bethany Hall :
I haven’t seen your videos in a minute and oh how I’ve missed you!
2025-12-11 17:06:40
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Archer :
Sansa is one of the best characters ever written. I’m obsessed with how she’s going to grow and change, I feel like she’s going to be the perfect example of look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under it. I think you said it in a video once, she’s learnt to be the little lady for most of her life, but now we’re watching her learn to play the role while scheming. I hope we get the next books soonish I want to watch her character grow
2025-12-11 20:58:35
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rowsrandos :
I feel like you would love the show “severance” it’s such a book reader series on tv!
2025-12-11 18:06:56
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Shailyn :
what was the hounds plan with Arya after he found out all her family was dead
2025-12-11 18:22:23
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