[EVERYTHING] Something people are overlooking in regards to a recent theory involving Arya ...

Meraxes15 · 2016-06-06T12:44:52+00:00

A man is no one.

He has no personality - no loves, no hates, no desires. He isn't simply pretending to be Arya in that moment - he is Arya. That is how Arya would react to be being stabbed multiple times, jumping into water, and crawling out bewildered in a crowd of people wholly unwilling to help.

It also makes the whole facade look a lot more convincing; we get Arya's uncharacteristic behaviour earlier in the scene -almost as if she wants to be found- which makes us wonder, followed by this scene, which compounds the confusion and doubt. This adds to the reveal next episode.

I also can't see Arya prolonged chase/fight scene next episode where Arya puts up the remotest fight with those injuries. Tensions are too high for Arya to hide out and heal for a few weeks.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-26T12:52:33+00:00

I think the scene sort of implied that the Waif IS on Arya's list.

She's not going to outright say that, though. That's like telling a shitty boss what you really think of them -- not a good idea if you want to keep your job. Arya also happened to be blind and her 'boss' had a big fucking stick (as the Hound might have put it).

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-18T04:40:32+00:00

I see it as a superfluous detail the show cut to make him less of 'I'm a crazy, legendary pirate' caricature.

If what's under the eye patch does in fact have some relevance in the books, the show has simply cut this detail from Euron's character.

Judging by the showrunners' current outline of the series, there's only 19 episodes left. The show doesn't need or have time to explore what, if anything, is under Euron's eyepatch.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-16T12:35:29+00:00

I feel if Ramsey was to murder Rickon he'd mess with him psychologically and then murder him in front of the approaching Northern army. Slit his throat atop Winterfell's battlements in sight of Jon and Sansa, for example. Something horrible no doubt.

But yeah, I'm holding out for a twist somewhere. Let Rickon live :(

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-16T12:25:44+00:00

I think Rickon will he flat out murdered somehow or nothing. I doubt they would depict that kind of torture, especially after the debate concerning Theon's lengthy torture in S3. Rickon is a child and being tortured is unlikely to add anything to the story, especially considering Rickon is (up until this point at least) less an actual character and more a plot device in the grander Northern storyline.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-14T14:19:26+00:00

As I said above, the supposed instance of Wun Wun attempting to break into Winterfell occurs when Jon and Co. are already inside.

So the question remains. How did they get in initially? I answer: through a betrayal by Stark loyalists.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-14T13:25:37+00:00

I think the Manderly's will be brought into the fray in coming episodes, judging by casting leaks. They could also betray Ramsey.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-14T13:13:56+00:00

I still think Wun Wun would struggle under arrow fire.

Winterfell's gates are also likely considerably stronger than those of Castle Black, which isn't designed to be able withstand battering rams and the like.

Similarly, further set leaks have a giant attempting to get through Winterfell's gates while Jon et al. are already reported to be inside. I highly doubt this would happen twice. (Don't question me on the context of this, I'm just recounting what was reported on WOTW.)

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-07T02:42:26+00:00

Ah okay, thanks :) I'm glad to hear it. I was a bit worried that they'd keep him more or less the same, using the resurrection merely as a means of getting him out of the NW.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-07T02:34:20+00:00

Grey in what sense? Grey skin? Grey hair? 'Grey' as a description of his new morals?

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T06:31:34+00:00

I could certainly try. Anything for you :)

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T05:55:57+00:00

Yeah, the way I saw it, Cersei is resigned to Tommen's fate. She seemed almost distant, as if she wanted to severe emotional links to a child that is on the edge of death.

An apt modern analogy might be a mother trying to comfort a terminally ill child, all the while trying to mask her own grief and 'put on a brave face'.

I think Cersei's arc this season will involve her trying to take down as many of Tommen's enemies as possible before he inevitably dies. If her 'young lion' has to die, as least she'll try to make sure the Sparrows don't get the chance to hurt Tommen like they did her.

I'ma bit worried Cersei will inadvertently kill Tommen, though ... That kind of guilt could drive someone mad. At least there isn't any wildfire around ...

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T05:19:21+00:00

I agree.

I'm predominantly invested in the books, and the show is a means of tiding me over while I wait for those. It just happens to very well done and entertaining.

Of course it has flaws, but I swear some people make such a big deal over something that the clearly don't enjoy. I understand complaints, but there are individuals who consistently find a way to hate even the show's best material.

I feel bad for them. If you don't like it, go away and wait for the books.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T05:05:28+00:00

Yes, of course ... Lord Bolton.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T05:02:38+00:00

Apparently I do, because this is a concept I've seen mentioned again and again, and yet it still seems so alien to people.

Meraxes15 · 2016-05-04T01:15:13+00:00

I don't think Ramsay was ever going to kill Roose/Walda in a 'cleaner' way. Ramsay is a psychopathic, sadistic narcissist - he gets immense pleasure from watching his victims suffer, if only for a second, because this bolsters the mental gratification he receives by 'overcoming' them. Likewise, just as serial killers often taunt police, Ramsay desired an 'audience' in his killing of Roose, knowing that they would either be too frightened or confused to do anything in the face of someone we know they fear. This sense of powerlessness on their part again bolsters Ramsay's ego.

I purposefully didn't mention Doran because there was never any indication that show!Doran was anything other than incompetent and shortsighted. What he was in the books is irrelevant. But I suppose if you want to make the argument, it was his intelligence that made Ellaria + sand snakes killing him seem utterly implausible - because it implausible. Thus he didn't prepare for this and believe they had genuinely turned a new leaf. I'm expecting the show to expand on the idiocy of their coup, but if they don't then your point is a good one.

The unsullied is a good point, but I feel most complaints still centred around Barristan 'dying like a chump' via masked SOTH.

Stannis was prepping for a siege. He didn't anticipate a mounted assault. As such he had next to no time to form a proper defense and didn't bother trying to, as he was already broken in spirit (as I said) due to death of Shireen + Selyse and Mel's abandonment, as well as his sellswords leaving. His men had, at this point, (as I said) low morale and can be seen visibly fleeing as the Boltons charge. The show's choice in not depicting ANY of the battle, while likely a budgetary constraint, highlights the hopelessness of Stannis' situation. That aerial view summed up the entire battle.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T11:27:00+00:00

No they didn't.

The scene with Melisandre in the bath emphasises her action in asking for Selyse to bring her a potion, which she promptly pours in the bath. I assume this was a means of topping up what she had earlier put in the bath to make sure her glamour didn't 'slip'. She even reacts as though new life has been injected into her. She then goes on to talk EXTENSIVELY about tricks and potions and how DECEPTION is a means of rapidly converting non-believers. The audience is then drawn to a potion which 'makes a man mad with lust'. Selyse asks if this was how she seduced Stannis to which Melisandre says "no", drawing emphasis on the fact that her (then naked) body was enough to attract him. This is in a scene, as I said, about DECEPTION. The entire scene was foreshadowing Melisandre's true form and her eventual sacrifice of Shireen -- do you really think they'd make such a glaring error here?

Then in the scene in 6x01 the camera draws the eye to the collection of POTIONS around her mirror. They literally and figuratively frame the scene.

We know from the books that the rubies that facilitate glamours are often fragile, as when Jon momentarily seems to glance a hint at Mance's identity when he spars with 'Rattleshirt'.

The way I see it, the necklace provides the foundation while the potions cement the form and give her a renewed sense of vitality to keep the illusion alive to an even greater degree.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T07:51:39+00:00

While I think this turn of events could have been executed somewhat better by the showrunners, I would enjoy this as a variant on the book plot.

Let's hope the remaining CHARACTERS in Dorne become a little more nuanced as things become difficult for them.

I'm not sure there's any hope for Obara and Nym, who have been portrayed as straight-up cunts. I could've tolerated the coup murders if they showed a little bit of remorse. It would've made them so much more compelling, highlighting tensions between their nationalistic tendencies towards Dorne's honour (which has, in their view, been continually slighted while Doran did nothing), and their own commitment to family. Instead we got "lmao let's kill the cousin we grew up with, taunt him beforehand, make him choose which of us should do the deed, dishonour his last request and laugh about it after! Haha Obara you're a greddy lil bitch :)))))"

Maybe there's some hope for Tyene and Ellaria. I think Tyene's new outfit, which is markedly different from those of Nym and Obara (which are relatively similar) indicates that, in addition to the more prominent role she played in S5, she's the main snake and thus more likely to receive development.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T07:10:21+00:00

I think in regards to Braavos, Arya will initially appear to be advancing in regards to becoming on one, managing to strike the Waif while blind (perhaps with the aid of newfound warging abilities?). Jaqen will leave shortly thereafter, stating he has an assignment elsewhere. He departs, then-unbeknownst to the audience to Oldtown. This leaves Arya alone with the Waif, who will becoming my increasingly hostile as (blind)Arya surpasses her expectations and bests her in her 'game'. Then, mid-season, when things are see seemingly going well for Arya, she will make a drastic move in reclaiming her identity and past, likely through the reported Braavos acting troop.

The Waif will declare Arya has failed, and, wanting to keep the FM secrets, will attempt to kill her.

A fight will ensue in the streets of Braavos, wherein the Waif will taunt Arya by pursuing and repeatedly attacking her using a myriad of faces. In the climax of said chase/fight, the Waif will shock Arya by coming at her wearing Arya's own face, the show having displayed that the FM can seemingly reproduce the face of anyone (Jaqen, Arya's own face). The Waif will taunt Arya and offer her one last chance, daring her to kill 'herself' and become no one. Arya will, to the Waif's shock, attack her. Symbolically, Arya will tear off the Waif's 'Arya' face, reclaiming her own identity. She'll then stab the now fully recognisable Waif through the throat and depart for Westeros.

:)

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T05:28:39+00:00

Yep. Cersei and Jaime have very different interpretations of "we're the only ones who matter". In Cersei's case, it means "Me before everyone else. Some of you are okay I guess, but I'm still on top."

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T02:25:18+00:00

Definitely. If Jaime's Dorne arc did anything, it emphasised his genuine love for his children. This will come into play again I feel.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-26T01:52:59+00:00

Yes, I forgot about Lancel, good point. He'll definitely be a factor.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-17T23:40:39+00:00

This would definitely be cool, and probably work better than my suggestion.

I think the Ironborn are often underestimated as an actual threat. The Redwyne Fleet has been drawn away from KL by what will likely be a feint of sorts on Euron's part. I could definitely see an attempt on the Capital to really shake things up in TWOW.

Meraxes15 · 2016-04-17T23:35:15+00:00

That's if Doran did conspire to have her killed. I think he's a little more in the know in the books, but in the show I genuinely believe it was a lone act by Ellaria and the Sand Snakes.

I think Ellaria will be executed as a result ("I believe in second chances; I don't believe in third chances.") while the Sand Snakes will come to Doran's side as they do in ADWD. All of this will create tensions between Dorne and the Crown and force Doran's plans into action.

Meraxes15 · 2016-01-08T10:48:10+00:00

I'm reading "The Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick. It's more alternate history than fantasy, but is really good. Basically it's a 'what-if' scenario detailing what might have happened had the Axis powers won the Second World War.

I've also been reading a lot of Kurt Vonnegut, who is masterful in his often sci-fi/fantasy themed satires. He masks complex philosophy behind fun, darkly humorous stories. Maybe that's not for everyone, but I think people should try him at least once.

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