Another great answer. I worry Alfie Allen has been typecast. (I am unclear if Theon Greyjoy counts as a failson only because his own father's record of accomplishments is suspect) bsky.app/profile/amym... - ThreadSky

shadowtodd.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Another great answer. I worry Alfie Allen has been typecast. (I am unclear if Theon Greyjoy counts as a failson only because his own father's record of accomplishments is suspect)

https://bsky.app/profile/amymormino.bsky.social/post/3lk7tk66axk2a

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The puppy-murdering loser son of the mob boss in John Wick

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itsjustkevinv.bsky.social•5 days ago

Theon counts but he had more than one redemption moment, kinda

yamaking666.bsky.social•5 days ago

everybody except littlefinger and Bronn is a failure in GOT. prove me wrong.

hitpausebutton.bsky.social•5 days ago

Theon Greyjoy 100% counts as a failson, whether compared to his biological or surrogate father. He is a double-failson.

conankun66.bsky.social•5 days ago

nah, theon's dad was an incompetent dumbass.

merus.bsky.social•5 days ago

I think Theon counts mostly because it’s Alfie Allen, who has a whole song about how he’s a failson that charted in the UK

lepidust.bsky.social•5 days ago

Arguably he does.better than his father. Making him a successson failure

shadowtodd.bsky.social•5 days ago

FANTASTIC answer. Definition of "failson"

https://bsky.app/profile/marinermo.bsky.social/post/3lk7uiowdcc2m

johnwolfboy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Made even funnier from the irony that he was surprisingly the only good part of that movie.

shadowtodd.bsky.social•5 days ago

One could disqualify Commodus since he did successfully become emperor (by force!), but he absolutely fits the three major criteria: 1) he's a massive disappointment to his father, because 2) he could never achieve what his father did, because 3) he, personally, sucks

https://bsky.app/profile/gripvapstren.bsky.social/post/3lk7tnnsqcc2o

shadowtodd.bsky.social•5 days ago

A real-life historical failson. (I looked up what happened to that guy the other day, boy that guy really biffed it)

https://bsky.app/profile/invalidname.me/post/3lk7tnctxos2p

shadowtodd.bsky.social•5 days ago

Love it. Another perfect example. Dude literally has no other character traits.

https://bsky.app/profile/marloweml.bsky.social/post/3lk7vsfr3ek26

marloweml.bsky.social•5 days ago

Surprisingly tough, seems like more of a TV phenomenon? Succession, Sopranos, Gemstones, All in the Family, can't shake a stick without hitting a TV failson.

bestbechdeltest.bsky.social•4 days ago

All in the Family?

shadowtodd.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes, I asked for TV failsons once back on the other site and it was much easier

anocelittle.bsky.social•5 days ago

Would RJ Fletcher's sons from UHF count?

thereptile11.bsky.social•5 days ago

Most of the family in Knives Out but ESPECIALLY Michael Shannon.

craftyboxing.bsky.social•5 days ago

Given that his sister* once wrote a song about how much of a fucking loser he was, and it charted, I'm not sure it was 'typecasting' so much as 'drawing on his lived experience'.

*Yes I know we're not talking about failbrothers but their dad is famous too so it counts.

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