Tower of the Hand

Final Update: And the least favorite POV is... Aeron Greyjoy! For a character who only had two chapters as a POV, he certainly made a lot of readers angry. Catelyn Stark is the runner-up, but it wasn't all that close between these two. As you can see in the full results below, Round 2 was where the real battle was waged, with fewer than 20 votes separating the top three. Thanks to everyone who participated.

Round 1 (July 9): Let's see which character is the least favorite POV. You'll have a chance to vote on four polls over the next two weeks, tournament style. In the first group are the originals-- the eight POVs from A Game of Thrones. The second group comprises the six characters who have since joined the regular POV rotation, plus Aeron and Arianne for good measure. Choose your least favorite POV among each group. The top two vote-getters from each group will square off in the second round. After that will be the final round. Results will only be shown at the very end, so feel free to predict which characters will move on and who will ultimately become the least favorite POV. (Note: there are two separate forms; vote on one group first, then vote on the second.)

Round 1A Results (490 Responses):

1. Catelyn (184, 37.6%)
2. Sansa (145, 29.6%)
3. Bran (97, 19.8%)
4. Daenerys (33, 6.7%)
5. Arya (14, 2.9%)
6. Eddard (7, 1.4%)
7. Jon (6, 1.2%)
8. Tyrion (4, 0.8%)

Round 1B Results (472 Responses):

1. Brienne (125, 26.5%)
2. Aeron (91, 19.3%)
3. Theon (62, 13.1%)
4. Samwell (52, 11.0%)
5. Arianne (51, 10.8%)
6. Cersei (45, 9.5%)
7. Davos (42, 8.9%)
8. Jaime (4, 0.8%)

Round 2 (July 17): The final four are Catelyn, Sansa, Brienne, and Aeron. Select your least favorite POV from among this group. The top two vote-getters will face off in one last round next week. I won't release the full results yet, but I will say that it's been pretty close. The "losers" of this poll have been especially close; there will likely be a consensus on which POVs are the best.

Round 2 Results (472 Responses):

1. Catelyn (141, 29.9%)
2. Aeron (137, 29.0%)
3. Brienne (122, 25.8%)
4. Sansa (72, 15.3%)

Round 3 (July 27): After an extremely close vote, the final two characters for this tournament are Catelyn and Aeron. Vote now to decide which of those two will win the title "Least Favorite POV." Complete results to be released shortly.

Round 3 Results (401 Responses):

1. Aeron (233, 58.1%)
2. Catelyn (168, 41.9%)