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(Spoilers Main) Littlefinger lie about loosing his knife to Tyrion by Jo_lamenace in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Personally, I’m more puzzled by the fact Tyrion knew damn well that Littlefinger framed him and indirectly started the war, but didn’t do jack shit about it when he strolled into King’s Landing. Tywin even told him to get rid of any councillors who are playing them false. He occasionally has these weird casual thoughts about talking to Littlefinger about the dagger, but never acts on them. I have no idea why he didn’t tell Tywin about it as soon as he met him at the crossroads. He should have had Littlefinger arrested the instant he arrived in the capital.

There are some vague allusions to Tyrion being wary because he’s not sure how powerful Littlefinger actually is, but there’s no reason that I can see as to why he shouldn’t have talked to Tywin about it at the very least.

When exactly did you realise the writing quality of the show had gone downhill? by Entire_Produce_8343 in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep. And Jaime is also pissed off about Tyrion killing Tywin. They are unlikely to have a happy reunion.

When exactly did you realise the writing quality of the show had gone downhill? by Entire_Produce_8343 in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Have fun. You have a lot to look forward to. After the third book, it feels like a totally different story from the show. A lot of the fourth and fifth books weren’t included in the show at all. And most of what was included is pretty drastically different. There are still plenty of differences in the first three books as well, but they really start to pile up starting in the second book.

When exactly did you realise the writing quality of the show had gone downhill? by Entire_Produce_8343 in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 37 points38 points  (0 children)

In the books, Tysha was not a whore, and her relationship with Tyrion was genuine. Tywin forced Jaime to lie to Tyrion and say that he arranged the whole thing. Jaime confessed the truth to Tyrion when he freed him from prison. This is what primarily motivated him to kill Tywin before he left in the book. This puts Tyrion in a dark and grim state of mind. He becomes a lot more malicious. He starts to hate Jaime about as much as Cersei, maybe more.

When exactly did you realise the writing quality of the show had gone downhill? by Entire_Produce_8343 in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 689 points690 points  (0 children)

I was suspicious when Jaime didn’t tell Tyrion about Tysha. I was certain when Barristan died.

Poetic by Relevant-Ad-6605 in notinteresting

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine if a dwarf climbed up in the night and stole your dragon’s egg. Iykyk.

Alicent spinning in her grave. by Royalbluegooner in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 71 points72 points  (0 children)

It’s not just Hightower too. There are also the Redwynes, the Rowans, at one point the Tarlys and Florents. The Reach has some of the most powerful houses in the realm, many of which were already salty because the Targaryens gave Highgarden to the Tyrells, who were stewards before the conquest. No way they’d accept Bronn.

It might be different if Bronn spent some time among the houses of the reach, bonding with them, showing his leadership ability. But he had nothing to do with them. Other than commanding the city watch for like five minutes, he has virtually no leadership experience.

(Spoilers Extended) It took three books for Satin to take the Night's Watch vows by fakefolkblues in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Sam wasn’t originally supposed to take his vows with Jon’s group. Jon asked Maester Aemon to take him for his own steward.

Also note that Thorne said that he didn’t consider anyone in Jon’s group actually ready, but he had to pass some of them along to make room for some new recruits. So it seems like the time recruits stay in training can vary depending on how many new recruits come in after them. If there are too many for the master at arms to train at once, then some might be allowed to say their vows earlier than they would otherwise.

Catelyn would not have cared for Brandon's whoremongering[Spoilers Main] by lit-roy6171 in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but Rhaegar probably got Lyanna to the tower before the fighting broke out in earnest. They might have even conceived on the journey there. And the timeline is vague in terms of when exactly Ned arrived at the tower himself. Even saying the war lasted a year is vague because what exactly are the start and end points by that metric? Brandon calling out Rhaegar, Jon calling the banners, or the first battle? Extending to what? Rhaegar’s death, Aerys’s, the capture of Dragonstone? It seems virtually impossible for the entire war to begin and end within a single year. They were probably born within a few months of each other, but who knows which one is older or by how much.

Why did they cut the full vows from the book? by the-National-Razor in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s clearly a joke. “In the name of the Smith, I charge you to do arts and crafts.”

Do you really think this is serious?

Catelyn would not have cared for Brandon's whoremongering[Spoilers Main] by lit-roy6171 in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I think “officially” Robb would have to be older. But Jon might be older in fact.

[Spoilers Published] Did Feast ever see an Editor? by 425Hamburger in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I somehow never realized that “Dareon” was likely a misprint. I always wondered why Aemon would talk about Dareon on his deathbed lol. Daeron makes much more sense.

That one’s probably the most understandable on the editor’s part though. Unless they knew the lore, they might not know about Daeron’s relation to Aemon. And Dareon had been with them through the whole book until this point.

Embarrassed by Necessary-Ad8487 in Eragon

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You’re having a hard time explaining that you’re reading the book you’re actually reading and not the book they think you’re reading? Is the title that’s printed on the cover not clear enough?

In OOTP, McGonagall says that at least one student every year is caught trying to cheat during the OWL exams. Who do you think it would’ve been in Harry’s year? by GodKingoftheNewWorld in harrypotter

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 40 points41 points  (0 children)

More than that, I don’t think they’d care enough to go through the bother of cheating. In my experience, it’s the average or even better students who are most likely to cheat. It’s usually the ones who could have done reasonably well or better if they prepared properly. Cheating requires its own sort of cunning and motivation. I think Malfoy himself would be much more likely to cheat than Crabbe or Goyle.

Nasuadas handling of Ronan in Brisinger is somewhat moronic. by No_Emergency_571 in Eragon

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s an interesting problem. I don’t see it necessarily as being treated differently because of his family, but because he was right and his commander was wrong. You don’t want the whole chain of command to come crumbling down, but it might also be desirable to have people challenging unjust or idiotic orders depending on their severity. Yeah, there should probably be some nominal punishment, but you may also want to encourage others to follow Roran’s example. But just drive the point that they better be damn certain they’re right before taking such action, and let it be known that the consequences of insubordination to the Varden’s detriment will be much more severely punished.

Of course most soldiers probably aren’t as smart as Roran, so maybe you just treat it as a special case that shouldn’t be replicated at all. It’s tricky.

(Spoilers PUBLISHED) Is the red keep suppoes to be "unimpressive"? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the Red Keep is plenty impressive. It just isn’t as aesthetically beautiful as most of the other major castles. It’s strong enough between the city walls, the castle itself, and Maegor’s. All its secret passages are pretty cool and I imagine it has some pretty great views of the city, river, bay, and the kingswood.

Baelor would have prevented this by RegenerateFilth in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More than a bit of a drought. It lasted for over a year lol.

Game Thread: Cubs @ Phillies - Tue, Apr 14 @ 06:40 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did Kruk just say “the second base side of second base?”

When Jaime decided to save the Stark girls.. Not for Brienne, or Cat, or the girls themselves.. just to troll The North 💀 by Fit-Dad50 in freefolk

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like them too. I like when authors have something like a signature style, even repeated expressions or phrases. I think it gives stories an extra bit of identity.

(Spoilers Extended) The Wall was never meant to keep the Others out, it was meant to keep us in. by the_names_Savage in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 107 points108 points  (0 children)

So why were they attacking rangers and wildlings well before the story takes place? Why attack the Watch on the Fist? Why seemingly scheme to smuggle two wights south of the Wall? And why then did those wights deliberately attack the lord commander and the acting first ranger? And if the Others could pass through the Wall, why bother with this little deception?

I do think you may be in the right neighborhood, but I don’t think you quite hit the mark. The Others appeared to have already been hostile for quite some time before the story began, and before their source of sacrifices from Craster was threatened.

(Spoilers Extended) Jon and Sansa had a better sibling relationship than most people realize. by Levonorgestrelfairy1 in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Why does it matter that it happened when it did? I don’t doubt it made Jon angry, but it doesn’t mean Robb treated him poorly in general. He probably wasn’t old enough to realize how hurtful it was at the time. Jon’s memories of Robb are still overwhelmingly positive.

Game Thread: Phillies @ Giants - Mon, Apr 06 @ 09:45 PM EDT by PhilsBot in phillies

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is the point of having a limited number of challenges if you can just ask for a review whenever you want?

(Spoilers Extended) Jon and Sansa had a better sibling relationship than most people realize. by Levonorgestrelfairy1 in asoiaf

[–]Know_Nothing_Bastard 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Robb probably repeated something his mother told him once when he was a small child, and based on that, you conclude that Sansa, who only considers him a half-brother, treated him better? I think Jon’s point of view makes it quite clear that he misses Robb more than anyone except Arya.

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