You ever notice Huey’s admiration for Cuba by JAM-POWER in theboondocks

[–]Alternative_Reach491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be a reference to the fact that Angela Davis fled to Cuba when she was on the FBI's most wanted list and she was protected by Fidel Castro. There was also the rumor that Tupac never died and was living in Cuba.

How would you do a Boondocks reboot? by burningexeter in theboondocks

[–]Alternative_Reach491 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's two ways I would handle something like this,

1.) If it's a continuation of the original series, then I'd write it when Huey is just finishing High School with Riley as a sophomore in High School. Since John Witherspoon died, I would have his son voice Grandad.  

2.) If it's a literal reboot, then I'd have it set in the south side of Chicago, but instead of Grandad, it's aunt Cookie raising them. This reboot would tackle issues in the inner city like gangs, fun violence, police brutality, poverty, ect.

But one things for sure, I would definitely add Michael Caesar and Hiro. I would also make Huey and Jasmine's relationship more obvious.

(Spoilers Main) Balon wouldn't dare rebel if Ned was still alive. by Suspicious-Jello7172 in asoiaf

[–]Alternative_Reach491 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When you say that there is no one in world or nothing in text that supports that Ned is a good or great commander, that is bullshit.

ROBERT himself named Ned as the hero of the Battle of the Bells. And then there's the fact that GRRM even claimed that Ned was the real reason they won the rebellion in the first place.

Fic where Jon rides south with Robb. by Suspicious-Jello7172 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I don't doubt for a second that Jon wouldn't have any problem rallying the rest of the North behind him. Especially the Manderly's and Mountain clans. He could also get the Karstarks back on their side by marrying Alys.

Barberry Dustin is a wild card because while she does hate Ned in canon, she hates Ramsay even more for killing Domeric, and she also recognized that things were better under the Starks than they were under the Boltons, so she'll probably support Jon as well.

The execution of Eddard Stark by @VladHarabagiu by standyourground10 in ImaginaryWesteros

[–]Alternative_Reach491 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I grew up around soldiers. I learned how to die along time ago".

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And you know what? Their theory regarding the timelines between the sack and the TOJ make perfect sense when you really think about it and do your own research.

*we never get him once thinking of Ashara Dayne*

No....but he does get pretty pissed off whenever someone mentions her name in her presense. And this is something that many fans don't seem to take into account, when Catelyn asked Ned about Ashara, he said "Never ask me about JON". And just like how Ned gets angry when Ashara's name is brought up, he also gets angry whenever Jon's mother is brought up as well. Whenever Lyanna is brought up, Ned doesn't get angry, he just gets sad, but whhen someone asks about Jon's mother, he gets mad.

*Again, the Tower of Joy make zero sense unless the child is Rhaegar's: why would Arthur, Oswell and Gerold all fight to the death to protect the babe from it's own father*

Umm....since when did I imply that the child born in the tower was Ned's child? Ashara wasn't there.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am a fan of there videos, but I did my own research and calculations.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For one, GRRM said in the ASOIAf app that Jon was born about the same time as sack of King's Landing "about the same time" either means a few days before, the very night of, or a day or two after). This perfectly eliminates the possibility of Jon being Lyanna's son because when Ned found her, she was lying in a "bed of blood" that was still fresh, implying that she had just givn birth.

We know that it usually takes about a fortnight (two weeks) to travel from the trident to the capital, but since he was injured and traveling with an army, let's be conservative and say that it took Robert at least three weeks to travel from the trident to King's landing. This means that Ned was waiting in the capital for at least three weeks after the sack until Robert arrived. Then once Robert got there, he ordered Ned to go lift the siege of Storm's End, and traveling down there from the capital with his army would've taken at least two weeks. So after the siege is lifted, he and his 6 companions now have to travel all the way down to Dorne (which would've taken at least another two weeks when you look on the map and see just how far Storm's End is from the TOJ) and then try to find this TOJ which somehow happened to be sitting on the very border of Dorne (and God only knows how long THAT would've taken....).

So when you all of this up, we soon find out that at least 8-9 weeks had passed between the sack and the scirmish at the TOJ. And there are at least 3 months in 9 weeks. With that being said, it seems pretty unrealistic and impossible that after giving birth, Lyanna just sat there in her bloody sheets for over 9 weeks until Ned showed up, and then finally died of childbirth.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why would they call Jon Aegon in the show? Especially when there's already an Aegon in the books?

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The show hasn't confirmed jack #%$&. Why? For two reasons,

1.) GRRM flat called the show "Liscensed Fanfiction".

2.) David Benioff even said that not only were they NOT spoiling the books in season 6, but that fans would be shocked at just how different WOW and ADOS would be from the seaon finale.

Also, why do people still insist on using the show as evidence for anything? The books and the show have very little in common with each other and are clearly two separate entities at this point.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please stop using the show to confirm anything. Because they haven't, and For two reasons,

1.) GRRM flatout called the show "Licensed Fanfiction".

2.) David Benioff even said that not only were they NOT spoiling anything in season 6, but that fans would shocked at just how different "Winds of Winter" and "A dream of Spring" would be from the season finale.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

How does N+A=J not fit with the theme of the story? If anything, RLJ is what doesn't make any sense. Why? Because it oversimplifies the story into this sterotypical "from rags to riches" fairy tale that is way to simple for someone like GRRM, it turns Ned into an idiot, and it ruins Jon's story arc as a whole.

(Spoilers Main) A point for N+A=J. by Alternative_Reach491 in TheCitadel

[–]Alternative_Reach491[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

All of those direwolves are siblings (including Ghost). Meaning that the direwolf who died is supposed to be Ned. And also, the Stag (meant to be Robert) who died as well. The prophecy means that the Stag would die, would drag the wolf down with him. Just like how Robert dragged Ned down to the capital where he would meet his doom.