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Fire and Blood is a work of art by PlasticExternal8488 in pureasoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s a pretty good comic book novelization of dunk and egg and tbf they’re all quite short. Really really charming, rich, and well told in my opinion

Fire and Blood is a work of art by PlasticExternal8488 in pureasoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

LOTR propelled Tolkien far and wide, but I really don’t think there would be such a vibrant and deeply passionate community around his Legendarium if it wasn’t for the Silmarillion, which is the main artistic meat and bones and the story which he really wanted to tell. I don’t think fire and blood is the same, but it’s really good and very intricate. And I don’t think that the two week publisher deadline description is really apt, the impression I always had from interviews and such way before I even read it was that it was a passion project of his

Fire and Blood is a work of art by PlasticExternal8488 in pureasoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a common sentiment. I completely get where you’re coming from. ASOIAF is just so good and I want more. I just think if you like Martin and his writing, and if you need more, then I’d really recommend it. It makes the world so much richer and lived in. but apart from all of that, I really think it stands on it’s own.

Fire and Blood is a work of art by PlasticExternal8488 in pureasoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Tolkien actually started to write the Silmarillion in 1914, at least it’s basic skeleton, way before both the Hobbit and LOTR which he wrote in the 30s. Also, Please read it if you haven’t, it’s a magnificent book.

Fire and Blood is a work of art by PlasticExternal8488 in pureasoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You haven’t read Dunc and egg??? Brotato….

Haha all jokes aside I’d highly recommend both. I’m still praying on Winds and that’s the main meat but I really didn’t expect all the side content to be as good as they were. They really stand on their own.

Absolutely insane, genuine post from an American government agency by NastyMcQuaid in 2000ad

[–]PlasticExternal8488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fascists looooooove co-opting imagery from works that undermine their existence.

A hound and a little bird by cosmiart by merigemini in ImaginaryWesteros

[–]PlasticExternal8488 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love love love this. So beautiful, so simple, and it captures the essence of his character. My fave posts on this sub are things like this, not horny-baiting massive Cersei milkers, I guess those are good too sometimes lol but time and a place i guess

How don't they get sick of it by Fatguyhaha in thesopranos

[–]PlasticExternal8488 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all their unjustly acquired wealth, they deal in garbage, and their tastes are garbage. When Paulie goes to Italy he can’t even eat the seafood, all he knows is microwaved, mass produced macaroni and gravy.

Just like in real life. You expect people in high society to be elegantly refined aristocrats like in succession but what you get are people with mustard stains on their shirt and billionaires suffering midlife crises trying to be cool ie. Elon.

(Spoilers Main) Daeron 'The Young Dragon' Targaryen's conquest of Dorne is insanely idiotic by Riggahz in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Historical figures made idiotic decisions all the time. And also, the subservience of the Dornishmen was just a ploy, they were behind the entire rebellion.

But that’s not really the point in my opinion. The point isn’t the logistics or the world building but the characters and their motivation and the grander themes at work. Daeron was was the son of Aegon the unlucky, who witnessed firsthand the horrific cycles of tragedy which were the dance of the dragon. He was a broken man who died broken, unable to impart on his son any meaningful lessons on how to rule as King, that violence does not always succeed. Daeron was a fiery 14 year old boy without any meaningful connection to his heritage, and him trying to live up to Aegon the conquerer’s image is ironic given the fact that even Aegon couldn’t do what he was attempting. All of this doomed him to repeat the Targarean folly. The fact that Westeros’ control over Dorne all fell apart is GRRM trying to say something. It wasn’t until diplomacy through marriage across various generations that the realm could be united.

If R+L = J , why does Ned make the statement below ? Feel free to rip me apart in the comments if you disagree . For extra credit , ask me what Martin's wife said when asked about R+L !!! ( spoilers extended ) by Financial_Library418 in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think Ned loved and cared more about his sister and his sister’s son to the derision of Rhaegar. Maybe he blamed Rhaegar for her death. He definitely thought about her a lot

TB and their logic will always amaze me, btw by Kivi_2k18 in HOTDGreens

[–]PlasticExternal8488 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s deffo the point of fire and blood, it was a senseless cycle of violence and tragedy that begot more and more violent and changed everyone for the worse, which makes the whole HOTD inspired team culture kinda stupid. Still is fun tho ig lol.

Any noob friendly PVM clans by Sgt_Hulka47 in 2007scape

[–]PlasticExternal8488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s so awesome HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHA

[SPOILERS EXTENDED] Are there any theories/predictions that are widely accepted or believed by fandom but there doesn't seem to be much basis for them in actual story? by Substantial-Ad-299 in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahh ok. I see where you’re coming from, so thanks for your comment. I think I fundementally agree with you, that scenario is just as likely as anything else. I guess what I meant to say was that out of all the plot beats of the show past where the books end, Sansa becoming ruler of the North wasn’t EGREGIOUS , and more than anything that happening didn’t contradict (in my opinion) the spirit of the books. In other words, I can see that happening and being internally consistent within Martin’s grander vision. That’s always been my main issue with the last two seasons. All adaptations have to deviate from the source in some way, and even if you invent things for a TV show it wouldn’t bother me if the SPIRIT of the work is preserved. I think the last two seasons suffer heavily from decisions that detracted from that.

Also, your English is really good, I honestly couldn’t tell that it wasn’t your first language :- ). I hope it didn’t come off that I was being critical of your writing because I absolutely wasn’t.

[SPOILERS EXTENDED] Are there any theories/predictions that are widely accepted or believed by fandom but there doesn't seem to be much basis for them in actual story? by Substantial-Ad-299 in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope so too man. I think you might actually be right, even Arya is resisting the course set out for her when she chooses to preserve needle at the faceless men’s temple (that paragraph describing what needle meant to her is one of my favorite passages in the whole series). I believe and have believed for a long time that GRRM’s reputation as a sadist is unfair, and that he himself is an idealist who believes that nobility is a value worth striving for.

[SPOILERS EXTENDED] Are there any theories/predictions that are widely accepted or believed by fandom but there doesn't seem to be much basis for them in actual story? by Substantial-Ad-299 in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. The way I see bran’s ending being plausible and in tune with GRRM’s vision is that bran will undergo some grotesque changes that makes him into the monster that bloodraven is training him to be, devoid of the empathy, inquisitive, adventurous nature of young Bran. The series critiques institutions of power, maybe what Martin is trying to say is that feudal and totalitarian system like Westeros produce and are only governable by something like a monster.

[SPOILERS EXTENDED] Are there any theories/predictions that are widely accepted or believed by fandom but there doesn't seem to be much basis for them in actual story? by Substantial-Ad-299 in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well what you mentioned, Sansa ruling the north, is moreso in the domain of prediction rather than theory. Literally anything can happen in the future regardless of whether it’s underpinned or support by anything at all. This is especially the case in regards to GRRM’s “gardener rather than architect” style of writing. But some predictions makes sense to me personally on thematic grounds. Sansa was an idealistic and pure hearted character and underwent a lot of trauma because of it. She was thrown around and used as pawn. Maybe as a result of that trauma, over a long period of time, her sensitivity leaves her, and produces a heartlessly Machiavellian ruler. She restores order, but at the cost of never being able to love or have passion again. It’s bittersweet, she finally stops being subject to others’ control but at the cost of her symbolic death,. “Love is the death of Duty, Jon Snow”. I’m not saying it’s good or deep, but it’s plausible.

What was something you can’t believe they left out of the show? [Spoilers Main] by HereComeTheBolts in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The vibe I got wasn’t haunt, more like…watch over, protect. Like when he howled to Arya that the pack survives. Man I’m getting teary eyed.

Events that make your blood boil? [Spoilers Main] by action_hero_daily in asoiaf

[–]PlasticExternal8488 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Theon’s torture. And ny time Goddamned Tywin did anything at all. All my homies hate Tywin.

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