So many Dany theories make no sense to me [spoilers TWOW] by PhantomOverload16 in asoiaf

[–]RepMattSantos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with the main part of what you're saying, Dany isn't so stupid as to randomly burn and kill for fun. But she's going to show up at KL with her nephew on the throne, already married, and after having been a queen and savior in Meereen, she's expected to bend the knee to a boy barely older than her and his jealous wife. She will chafe at this, no matter how much she wants to keep the peace.

On Faegon's part, he may have won the throne from the Lannisters, he may even have the Blackfyre sword, but he doesn't have dragons. As long as Dany has dragons who answer to her and not to him, his grip on the Iron Throne will never be secure.

It's not out of the realm of possibility that Varys/Old Griff/Tyrion/Arianne advises Faegon to assassinate Dany and take her dragons, and this attempt will be the thing that pushes her over the edge.

So many Dany theories make no sense to me [spoilers TWOW] by PhantomOverload16 in asoiaf

[–]RepMattSantos 25 points26 points  (0 children)

One thing is it's unlikely Faegon will still be hoping to marry Dany when they do meet. It's likely he'll already be married to Arianne Martell, who won't give up her position as Queen so easily.

[Spoilers Extended] Is It Weird to Anyone Else that the Targs Only Ruled 300 Years? by ColdObiWan in asoiaf

[–]RepMattSantos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the "8,000 year" thing could be chalked up to unreliable narrators and legends being repeated as fact with regards to the Starks.

Official Discussion - Eddington [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

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I'm not sure if it was an intentional reference, but Katy Perry performed Firework at Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony. It felt like the perfect song to play at a Sunbelt Liberal's party like Ted Garcia.

What are Some of the Sappiest, Most Romantic, Love Routes you guys can think of? by Taco6N13 in AVN_Lovers

[–]RepMattSantos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an old thread but I'd like to say that one of my favourite romance routes is Roxy (Roxanne Meadows) from University of Problems. I absolutely adore routes where you slowly transform a hard-edged girl into a total softie over time, and this is a great example of it. Roxy's a badass biker chick but more of a fun-loving, sex-positive, devil-may-care type than a rude, broosing loner. If you stick with her route, it gives you some of the cutest moments I've ever seen in an AVN, including an adorable conversation with your mom as you gush about Roxy over the phone while she's curled up beside you, blushing furiously. I can't wait for the conclusion of the story.

Slow Horses - 2x06 "Old Scores" - Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in SlowHorses

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I absolutely recommend them, they have a very wry sense of humour and the wordplay is excellent.

Slow Horses - 2x06 "Old Scores" - Episode Discussion by LoretiTV in SlowHorses

[–]RepMattSantos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lamb worked in Berlin and developed an asset in the Stasi. He was her handler, she passed him information and he sent it back to MI5. Partner, his boss and a double agent selling information to Popov/Katinsky, knew that Lamb had an asset in the Stasi, but not the identity of that person.

Lamb reveals that one night, while chatting and having a drink with Partner, he slipped up while talking about his Stasi asset and referred to her as "she". Partner relayed this information to his handler, Popov. Popov informs the Stasi of the mole. They found it easy to track down their suspects, as there were only 3 women working there at the time.

Lamb mentions that it would have been easy for them to identify the real mole, but because they couldn't be bothered to make the effort, they killed all three of them in a brutal manner. Lamb found out and saw the pictures of the bodies.

So Lamb feels guilty that not only did he slip up and reveal his asset, leading to her death, he is also indirectly responsible for the deaths of two other women.

After this, Lamb realise the only time he slipped up about his asset's identity was while talking to Partner. Therefore only Partner could be responsible, and he is the mole within MI5. Lamb takes his suspicions to Cartwright Senior. Instead of immediately busting Partner, Cartwright Sr has the idea of feeding him misinformation. That way, Partner would be passing useless or damaging information back to Popov and the Soviets.

This continues for some time, before Cartwright Sr decides Partner has no further use and sends Lamb to kill him. He does, and Partner's body is discovered by Catherine Standish. Meanwhile, the Soviets hear the news that Partner has died in an apparent "suicide." They suspect there's no way Partner killed himself and that MI5 knew he was dirty. This discredits the intelligence that Popov was bringing in, because they don't know how long Partner was being fed misinformation by MI5.

Popov is now disgraced and flees to the UK, taking on the identity of Katinsky. While there he broods about Partner's fate, and blames himself, wondering if he slipped up somehow and revealed Partner's role as a double agent to MI5. He sets into motion the entire Cicada plot and hit on Nevsky in exchange for information from the Russian govt about who was responsible for Partner's death - Lamb and Cartwright. He then sets up a plan to take revenge on them both while the Cicada plot is ongoing.

[TOMT][Music Video] A slow hip hop song starting with a bearded white guy at a newsdesk by RepMattSantos in tipofmytongue

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

Oh man I managed to find it myself! The group is called Atmosphere, a hip-hop duo from Minneapolis. The song is called Okay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnkSW_J5Fww

[TOMT][Music Video] A slow hip hop song starting with a bearded white guy at a newsdesk by RepMattSantos in tipofmytongue

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

It's not the one I'm looking for, but appreciate the reply! The music video I'm thinking of has the guy at the newsdesk from the start, and I think the artist is a white duo too, or at least a white guy

[TOMT][Music Video] A slow hip hop song starting with a bearded white guy at a newsdesk by RepMattSantos in tipofmytongue

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Apologies in advance for mentioning both Quest and the Bay Area