Quote Originally Posted by Psychotic View Post
It also vindicates Tywin's behaviour towards him which devalues that story arc altogether.
Nothing could ever vindicate his treatment of Tyrion, particularly considering if he is a Targaryen then the way he was treated by Tywin is basically the polar opposite of how Ned treated Jon.

And Tyrion is Tywin 2.0? I'm not seeing it. He may have his political savvy and intelligence (for the most part though he may actually be better at all of that than Tywin), but he's got a conscience. Quite a well calibrated moral compass in fact all things considered. He's set out to be nothing like Tywin in that regard because he sees through all the self centered bulltrout and political games and he wants something better for the people and from their leaders. Sure Tyrion is like him in some ways, but there are differences there that are extremely important to showing how he is, in almost every way that matters, nothing like Tywin. It's possibly one of the most important aspects of his character.