Quote Originally Posted by Archangel View Post
Oh shit, you're right! It's brilliant how he worked all these years to fuck the system from within so he could take it all from himself. Now i really get what Varys meant when he said he'd burn the realm to rule over the ashes.
I am not entirely sure how 'brilliant' the idea was. It is really through the lens of other smart characters in the show (like Tyrion or Varys) that you see that while he may be a bit smarter than some of the other idiots at King's Landing, the real problem is his malicious intent. I am not entirely convinced that screwing the entire kingdom over is the best way to be self-serving. If I were the bank looking to collect, I would pay special attention to the treasurer at the time the debt was incurred just as much as the king. If they would go as far as funding a rebellion to overthrow the current king, then surely they would also want to make an example of the culprits who had a direct hand in creating the huge collection hassle. Being resourceful enough to replace regimes, I am sure they could spread some additional coin to trace it back to littlefinger.