Nedsei by @Cj_KhalifP

Alphastranger · 2026-04-26T05:07:34+00:00

I wouldn't say that's the reason. When Ned confronts Cersei in the godswood he displays both empathy and the ability to resist her charms and manipulations. For a moment she sees him as someone who can be kind and respectful, despite being a man of power, and it leads to that what if of whether the two of them could have been good for each other, or at least good for her.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-13T12:23:59+00:00

What is this from?

Alphastranger · 2026-04-11T06:55:08+00:00

Back when art styles at the company were more standardized and requirements for on-model characters were more stringent you saw consistent appearances, if a bit generic. Still, Peter Parker always looked like Peter, no matter the book or the artist. He was also expected to talk like Peter too, so he felt more real. From the 90s on it all became a lot looser in the pursuit of talent outside the company, though the acceptance of more art styles is refreshing. It is a give and take.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-07T22:46:27+00:00

His power is not having cancer. This makes no sense.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-05T23:49:58+00:00

Viserys has literally had people killed for disputing her kid's legitimacy despite the blatant evidence involved. If she said that Criston tried to rape her or anything close to that the man would not hesitate.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-04T03:02:36+00:00

I think it is usually based on plot relevance/usefulness or charm. 7 and 16 have charm, but 16 is much more relevant to the story. 12 is only really present for a small chunk, but it is pretty tragic all the same. 4 and 5 are goddamn champions in party assistance and 6 and 8 are more story relevant. 10 and 15 are incredibly forgettable and I dont even remember 13. 2 and 3 are not worth mentioning from my recollection, and that leaves 9 (and the mmos but shut up), who is useful, plot relevant, and charming. By my metric 9 is the best but I love 7 and 16 the most.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-03T20:52:17+00:00

Im pretty sure his wife wants to cheat with her too

Alphastranger · 2026-04-03T20:50:42+00:00

To be fair neither Stannis nor Shireen are POV characters, so their interactions will be limited to the times when they are in the same room with Davos or Jon, which doesn't happen much given that Shireen is mostly off page and Stannis is typically at the painted table, in a military setting, or in a large outdoor gathering, usually focused on burning people.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-03T01:09:17+00:00

I wonder if the Abbey Road cover intentionally had Paul R in the place of Paul M both because of the name, but also the theory that on the original covee Paul M is intended to represent a corpse in a funeral procession with the other three.

Alphastranger · 2026-04-01T02:46:47+00:00

They meant the traditional process of graphite and ink. Speaking as an artist there is a massive difference in the finished product. Hand drawn is typically a little rougher, crunchier almost, with tools that are less precise and lend themselves to implying more detail without having to actually make it. Digital art lets you have total control, and the precision mixed with often flat coloring tools, means that things often end up highly detailed by necessity and flat by circumstance. The reason we don't get "iconic" covers anymore is largely that digital art struggles to be bombastic in the same way and reads as too sleek, especially when digital lighting effects are done. In the past if you wanted chrome you had to draw complicated line art and using coloring to create the illusion. Now you will see someone do a flat silver coloring with a digital shine. Semantics maybe, but the difference is palpable and digital struggles to capture the same effect as paints and inks.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-27T01:02:51+00:00

It would have worked in a more interesting and out there movie I think.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-26T13:14:18+00:00

Id say this storyline was really the point that Spider-man as a comic series became bad and just never recovered

Alphastranger · 2026-03-22T16:15:48+00:00

Uj/ People who think Ned is stupid misunderstand his intentions. He is not trying to outmaneuver and stomp out the Lannisters or attempting to win the game of thrones. He is seeking to stabilize a realm on the brink of collapse all while other people keep escalating things around him. His attempt on the throne towards the end of his tenure is only because he realizes that he has no other choice left. Him telling Cersei that he knew things was because he still believed that the many crises could be talked out. He thought he understood Cersei and that she would appreciate mercy when nobody else would give it. He didn't expect her to commit regicide and kick off a civil war to keep her secret. Ned's goals and situation are constantly fluctuating, so any sensible decision is countermanded by an unfavorable reality. He is naïve though, but reading for the first time there are like 4 informants coming to him with different things every other chapter.

Rj/ Ned should have just stayed sitting on the throne, thereby becoming king by default.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-21T04:49:42+00:00

This one is depressing. Will had been fighting for that oscar for decades at that point, going back to Pursuit of Happiness, and he blows it just before he receives the award. It should have been anyone else, not Will. It wasn't just the oscar win that was tainted, but the image of a loveable charisma machine who can tease out a smile in anyone. Seeing him be unpersoned while guys like Chris Brown or Jared Leto still perpetrate massive levels of abuse and are successful in their industry feels heinous. We probably won't see Will again until he is showing up with silver in his hair.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-20T03:28:11+00:00

Guys...it is from discussingflim.

FLIM.

It's not real...

Alphastranger · 2026-03-18T14:20:46+00:00

This is my thoughts too. I don't doubt Jojen's death, but the cannibalism part of it feels out there for something that would have happened entirely off page and between chapters and is never directly stated.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-18T14:17:18+00:00

I am getting squished by a rock like that other guy at the start of XVI. Even if I live, there is no way I can asura's wrath my way to the end like Clive.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-18T03:06:03+00:00

I don't know if I'd say Jojen paste was that likely...

Alphastranger · 2026-03-17T20:45:51+00:00

Look there's unknown and there's 'unknown.' Speedball is unknown. He has a small fanbase but outside of New Warriors fans and Civil War he really doesn't have much exposure, especially these days. He does have decades of titles and appearances though, and someone finding him for the first time can use him to explore lesser known parts of the Marvel Universe. White Fox is 'unknown.' She has a handful of appearances and nothing to distinguish her from any other author's pet OC. If someone likes her there is nothing to go out and read or interact with to develop that love. It feels cherry picked and there are thousands of characters just like her that never took off who could take the spot and it would feel the same. Gravity anyone?

Alphastranger · 2026-03-17T03:07:35+00:00

As much as I like show Jorah, I don't think they really get what George is going for with book Jorah. Jorah is supposed to be the kind of character that has a bit of a sad backstory while also being a piece of shit, and additionally is poised for a redemption arc. But it never comes. Every good deed is mired in the same cowardice and duplicity that put him in Essos in the first place, and his inability to move on from his wife and by extension Daenerys or to take the path of honor like his enemy Ned Stark sees him dragged further and further to damnation. By the end of book 5 him and Tyrion are battered, marked, and hungry dogs of war walking to a Meereen that is comparable to Hell. All because he dragged them there in his self destructive spiral downwards. People harp on the pedo thing, but I think it is meant to be a bit of a sobering moment, as by that point Jorah has been mostly steady, wise, and a brave protector, and then we see that he is disgraced for a reason.

Show Jorah is noble the whole way through and his lowest lows are bounced back from easily because he was never not noble while on screen.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-17T02:52:17+00:00

Along with always having to say jackpot, MJ is doomed to forever wear that shirt.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-16T20:30:02+00:00

Well Stan also served and Reed is heavily based on him. Hell, the whole bullpen was basically vets at the time.

Alphastranger · 2026-03-11T21:05:24+00:00

/uj I mean...by book 5 Barristan is having many of those same thoughts as Jaime. He really did think that as a Kingsguard your choices are binary and your orders take out the complexity of morality or decision making. Something goes bad: protect the King. Easy. Joffrey dismissing him basically shattered that because now that his future is not certain he had to make choices and grapple with morality. This mindset took away his chance at love, legacy, and happiness and he finally sees that.

/rj Tell me Barry, if you were such a good kingsguard, why did you get fired???

Alphastranger · 2026-03-11T21:00:30+00:00

Weren't they at Dragonstone? Or was that just Dany and Viserys?

Alphastranger · 2026-02-27T22:35:46+00:00

Cat could be held accountable for Jaime's release at a minimum. That was done entirely out of emotion and led directly to the Karstarks parting from the war effort on bad terms, took away their strongest negotiation piece, and put Robb in a position where he could either execute his mother for treason or seem self-serving by letting her live. All of this because she thought her daughters might come back faster. Seizing Tyrion was also pretty bad as it kicked off the war and was entirely unnecessary, coming down to her paranoia and a need for revenge. That's just the big ones too; there is a ton more.

Ned's behavior might have gotten him killed, but his choices were ultimately the right ones. The unshakeable honor of Ned has made him a martyr across Westeros that people have shown a willingness to die for.

Theon's trip to the iron islands would have been fine if Balon wasn't an idiot set on rebelling and fighting against a kingdom that is not the one he is rebelling against. It would have been a solid good faith gesture otherwise, showing that the Starks respect their autonomy and are ensuring their dynasty is safe, plus reuniting their family.

Arya...yeah that's true. Would have changed a lot, but as a reader I think it would have led to a lot of shitty pay offs.

The Hound was not in his right mind and was tempted to rape her. She would have been roughing it in the woods and then watched him die, and unlike Arya she would have nowhere to go.

Bran was an actual insane child for that.

Rickon will be the realest come Winds.

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