I think what
@itsaboutthattime
(correct me if I'm wrong) is getting at is prior to this season Littlefinger had spys that gathered information that nobody knew and used that to put his plans in motion, but his season he's using knowledge that everyone should know, which is why he feels like certain things should have happened without his interference. One example that I can think of is the Cersie and Jamie incest. In season 2 there was a scene where Stannis gets the letter from Ned about what he found out about the Lannister siblings. Stannis then sent that letter to all the lords of Westeros, and the word spread even to common folk, so why did Lady Olenna not know this until Little Finger told her this season? And if that wasn't the info that Little Finger gave up The High Sparrow still should have heard about the Queen awhile ago.
There's a difference between widely rumored and proving it with evidence or testimony.
Everybody knows the rumor of the heirs being inbred bastards and Cersi's incest with Jamie. As it goes, Ned told everybody that Stannis was the rightful king after Robert's death but only told Stannis that also cuz of Cersi's incest. Stannis then told everybody it was cuz of incest.
Littlefinger currently isn't using common known rumors to orchestrate things. He's using proof that could actually take down Cersi after she gave the High Sparrow power in King's Landing. There's a difference.
and we cant forget that littlefinger admitted to lady olenna that it was him who provided cersei with the person who put loras and margarey in their current positions..
how exactly does that help him to give up that information?
What do you mean how? Her grandkids are in prison about to be put on trial for something they are guilty of with no help or signs of them buying their way out of it. Littlefinger is putting House Tyrell in a bind. At the end of this they're going to owe him.
Just because you don't see how it helps him doesn't mean it isn't a smart move.
this a dude who was moving in silence prior to this season.. and all of a sudden he wants credit from someone he is screwing over.. an extremely powerful family (hell probably the most powerful family right now)
You can't move in silence forever b. Littlefinger wants to sit on the Iron throne. You think he gonna hide in the shadows until the final season?
What you think this is?
Besides this isn't the first time he's momentarily stepped in to the light to make moves just to dip back in to the shadows. It's exactly how he screwed over Ned Stark.
Just cuz you don't like how he's winning don't mean he aint winning.
Saying something like his actions are to only keep him involved with what's going on makes no damn sense. From the very start of the show we come to find out all of his actions have reasons.
his actions now don't make sense.. read what I am continuously saying.. what he is doing this season doesn't make sense
like literally ratting himself out to lady olenna last episode
They don't make sense because you seemingly don't understand them but going off what you said you don't understand them because you think it'd be better if he just chilled in the Vale and let things happen without him doing anything.
He didn't rat anything out. Grandma Tyrell been knew Littlefinger was a snake. Just look how she's talking to him before he mentions any of that. Damn near everybody knows Littlefinger will screw them over, look at how Cersi talked to him. The problem is they just don't know how venomous his poison is which is why they keep him around thinking he'll be a snake that aids them. They think he's happy being lord of the Vale. If LF felt Olenna was an immediate threat after what he admitted he'd be gone like a thief in the night back to the Vale like he did last time.
That theory is true..the young handsome boy is olyvar
I swear these book readers and spoiler searchers stay ruining it for me
I'll just wait until the end of this season to continue to praise my boy Littlefinger's superior level manipulating skills.
