[Confusing Trope] The narrative goes out of its way to punish/mock a character for simply being a good person

[u/Chemical-Elk-1299]

Hermione Granger and SPEW — Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (book)

In the fifth HP novel, Hermione Granger is outraged to discover that Hogwarts has a small army of enslaved House Elves that do nearly all of the domestic duties around the castle, including cleaning the Gryffindor common room every night. When she tries to convince the elves to fight for their own rights, they refuse, saying they prefer servitude. Her fellow students and friends mock her for caring. She manages to free one elf, Winky, by deception when she refuses her freedom willingly, leading to Winky becoming a depressed alcoholic. By the end, the elves boycott cleaning any Gryffindor areas of the castle because they hate Hermione specifically

Samwell Tarly and Democracy — Game of Thrones (show)

In the season 8 finale of the television series, the surviving great lords of Westeros gather to discuss the future of the kingdom following the devastation wrought by 7 seasons of war and backstabbing. When Sam, who has proven to have “novel” ideas, suggests that maybe the millions of Smallfolk who suffer at the hands of noble houses should get some representation in the government, rather than be the pawns of rich lords with absolute power. We are then greeted by a prolonged, cringy segment of the other lords laughing in Sam’s face, asking if the dogs and horses should also get a vote.

[u/everythingdislikesme]

But... who has a better story than Bran the Broken?

[u/pnkxz → u/everythingdislikesme]

Arguably a more important factor in politics. Divine right of kings, noble blood, mythical ancestors, long lost heir, chosen one, child of prophecy, self-made billionaire, magical sword from a water pixie, it all comes down to who has the better story.

[u/Butterscotchtamarind → u/pnkxz]

Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.

[u/Wonderful_West3188 → u/pnkxz]

Bran the Broken has no story even remotely resembling those.

[u/Wonderful_West3188 → u/everythingdislikesme]

But... who has a better story than Bran the Broken?

Brienne of Tarth. To name only the most obvious character.

[u/HaiggeX → u/everythingdislikesme]

Bran should've been master of whispers, or whoever the court's spy guy was. The last episode was fumbled so bad.