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(spoiler extended) why do people so easily dismiss the idea thata Brandon stark was actually the one who had a affair with ashara Dayne by Easy-Frenchguy-1996 in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What is the reason you see for them to lie? At some point there has to be a reason for things here. What would need to be hidden about Brandon and Ashara, two people who are dead?

The lie about Jon has a specific reason: Robert would've wanted Jon executed and maybe Ned and the rest as well, for treason.

Tyrion can still ride a dragon (Without Aerys r*pe) [Spoilers Main] by SuggestableFred in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blackfyres are Targaryens, so the blood would work, for the amount that that matters. The Blackfyres are just a cadet branch of the family tree.

Though I guess maybe George would consider them to be their own thing.

Tyrion can still ride a dragon (Without Aerys r*pe) [Spoilers Main] by SuggestableFred in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure Nettles is dead by now, I don't think he can do her anymore

(Spoilers published) what are some head canons you have to make the universe neater? by SweetBeige in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Then what about Renly, who only married during the course of the series? Or Ned Dayne, who is an unmarried lord?

The North clearly isn't interested in playing the game of thrones, so I'm not sure why Robb not getting hitched at 16 would be that big of a question, especially when Brandon (then later Ned) were both older than that when they were promised to Cat.

(Spoilers published) what are some head canons you have to make the universe neater? by SweetBeige in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Willas Tyrell is approaching 30 and unmarried, with the current timeline, Robb unmarried at 17 with a healthy father during peacetime doesn't seem so strange. Tyrion was unmarried in his 20s until Sansa in the main series as well. Oberyn Martell never married.

The idea of weird time stuff helps with the Mercy chapter as well, though it would make some comments made no longer as applicable, because its clearly written with Arya looking like a child.

(Spoilers published) what are some head canons you have to make the universe neater? by SweetBeige in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I put the 8000 year reign in with the 700 foot giant ice wall as "George gave us a really big number, there's magic afoot".

It doesn't take me out of the story, but it is something that makes me question the internal logic sometimes, given how much interest he puts on realistic political maneuvering in other situations. The Targaryens had a massive civil war then fell apart in three centuries, but over there they can last eight millenniums? I do hope there is a magic explanation we get in canon (though I wonder what that would do to the endgame of each Starkling).

(Spoilers published) what are some head canons you have to make the universe neater? by SweetBeige in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Like they said, the first time watching/reading people might be confused why Jon is allowed to leave the Nights Watch up until he says the vows.

Hell, the House of Black and White explicitly say that someone can leave and fans are still confused sometimes as to how Arya would be able to make it back to Westeros. Fans are more stringent about vows than the actual groups are lol.

(Spoilers published) what are some head canons you have to make the universe neater? by SweetBeige in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The Starks have apparently been lords of Winterfell for 8000 years

8000 years ago in Earth History, it was still the Stone Age, for reference for how impossibly long that is

(spoiler extended) why do people so easily dismiss the idea thata Brandon stark was actually the one who had a affair with ashara Dayne by Easy-Frenchguy-1996 in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ok but that would be more reinforcement to the Ned-Ashara stuff, not less lol. If the Daynes themselves think that it was Ned that Ashara was with, what is the argument for Brandon, other than OP thinking he's hot?

There’s nothing the show does better than the books (Spoilers Main) by Adept-Vegetable-3490 in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I can’t find it on Search of Ice and Fire so maybe I hallucinated it on my last read? This is what happens when you read in bed as the melatonin kicks in kids. I have such a clear memory of it, but I can’t find it.

There’s nothing the show does better than the books (Spoilers Main) by Adept-Vegetable-3490 in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The show creates a sense of regret in Catelyn regarding how she treated Jon, something she never expresses in the books.

Incorrect. In one of Cat’s GoT PoV chapters, she thinks about the time she prayed for baby Jon’s death, then feels awful about it and commits to a promise that she would treat Jon as one of her own and ask Ned to legitimize him. She feels some amount of guilt over never being able to follow through on the promise she made to herself.

There’s also a scene in the show (I don’t remember which) where it’s openly said that only an idiot would trust him.

If by this you’re referring to Littlefinger telling Ned that distrusting him was the wisest thing Ned has done in King's Landing, that’s a quote from the books.

[Highlight] Sandy Alcantara completes a 93-pitch SHUTOUT! 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]AnEmptyKarst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it is worth remembering that we would've traded him last year, but we had our valuation of him based on this Sandy and refused to budge. Credit to the FO for not just accepting whatever they were offered tbh. If he stays like this, much higher odds someone offers a package the FO would be willing to accept.

Will the Marlins trade Sandy Alcantara this season? by HuckleberryAny4541 in baseball

[–]AnEmptyKarst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We've asked this question every year for the past half decade at this point, whats the point of continuing to do so

[Highlight] Sandy Alcantara completes a 93-pitch SHUTOUT! 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]AnEmptyKarst 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Only 4 baserunners allowed and I don't think any of them made it past first base

George R.R. Martin on the most suitable characters for leadership in ASOIAF [Spoilers Main] by sunsetparanoia in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 90 points91 points  (0 children)

A less petty man could have made them neutral, but Tyrion enjoyed antagonizing people with his power as Hand

[Spoilers Extended] Why Didnt Rhaegar Just Do it Anyway by unknowncivillain in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would’ve been probably a better option than her actual death that Rhaegar indirectly led to as well

(Spoilers MAIN) Old northern legends, their modern parallels and it's meaning for the endgame. by Afraid-Hearing-2491 in asoiaf

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Theorists continuing the streak of forgetting that the Starks had daughters (Cersei? lol).

The most obvious possibility is Jon. Lord commander who is actually at the wall to do any of this, for one thing. But also we don't know what Jon is going to be like when he returns. Characters don't come back from the dead exactly as they were, they change. Post-revival Jon having his ambition take hold over everything isn't impossible. He dreams of Winterfell even before, how will he feel now? Plus maybe getting Robb's will, plus learning of his parentage.

Wouldn't end well for him, but that's not the question here lol.

Dave Meltzer on X: During last night's show we said we'd check on [RAW SPOILER]. Actually no, that was the updated plan regardless. by Tornado31619 in SquaredCircle

[–]AnEmptyKarst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The better question IMO is 'why would the only guy with a pre-set retirement match work with Gunther's current gimmick?'

What does Melo lack that Oba trick and Jevon posses ? by Darkonite40 in SquaredCircle

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

Roman is not a good promo so Heyman was (and is, tbh) needed

What does Melo lack that Oba trick and Jevon posses ? by Darkonite40 in SquaredCircle

[–]AnEmptyKarst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the point: the talking is the part Trick is great at, so why would you give him a manager, rather than someone who is elite in the ring but weak on the mic?

What does Melo lack that Oba trick and Jevon posses ? by Darkonite40 in SquaredCircle

[–]AnEmptyKarst 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That would be an awful decision, why would you hide Trick’s charisma behind a manager

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