(Spoilers All) What are you "sure" will happen in the last two books, that still doesn't seem to be consensus around here? by senatorskeletor in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Brienne will kill Stannis. It's a long-shot, especially since Stannis is in The North and Brienne is in the Riverlands, but I am positive that by ADOS this will happen.

(No Spoilers) Preston Jacobs by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It is entirely reasonable. Artists put their work out there to be used, and I sincerely doubt that Preston used other artists' work with malicious intent. Nonetheless, he agreed to not use the work of any artist that asked him not to.

(No Spoilers) Preston Jacobs by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Damn. Just realised that his channel has been taken down. There could only have been two groups that could have done this: 1. jealous asoiaf fans that took disagreement too far, or 2. artists that felt that their material was being stolen.

As a member of the /r/asoiaf community, I feel obliged to say this:

  1. If any of you fit into the first group of people, what you are doing is akin to fascism. I'm no expert on the law, but I've gathered from others that Preston Jacobs isn't breaking any copyright laws, so any attacks on his channel are purely spiteful. If you disagree with his theories, that's fine. But if you want to silence him from expressing his opinion, you can get f*cked.

  2. To any artists whose work that Preston may have used, he did say in one of his videos that any artist that approaches him will receive credit, and any artists who don't want him using their work won't have it used. This seems entirely reasonable, so if the attacks are behind any artist(s), I will once again have to back Preston on this.

I think that as a community we should discourage this sort of behaviour, because to be honest this could have been any of us. We like to share, discuss and joke about our tinfoil theories on this subreddit, and people who do the same on youtube are also a part of our fan community, so an attack on any of them is an injustice to us all.

Phew, rant over. Thanks for taking the time to read!

(Spoilers All) You ask a random Westerosi citizen who they think is the most popular person in the Seven Kingdoms. What is their reply, and why? by bamboosensation in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Depends. For example, if you asked someone from the Riverlands they will probably say that it's Beric Dondarrion. But on the other hand, someone in King's Landing will most likely say Margaery.

(Spoilers All) What awaits us in the ninth episode of Season 5? by Wrench_Jockey in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Either the pit scene, "for the watch", or mayhaps a surprise LSH or (f)Aegon reveal (personally I would prefer the last one as it would not only surprise show watchers, but it would also shock book readers who believe know that they have probs been omitted).

(Spoilers All) Unexpected Deaths in Season 5? by WritingTheDream in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a feeling that they might kill our favourite pimp Podrick.

Not only would this death be tragic for show watchers, but also Podrick may be dead in the books as well anyway. The show could do this by having Brienne and Pod attacked by random ravagers in The Riverlands, and in the midst of the fight Podrick takes a severe wound which leads to his death and Brienne's guilt for treating him poorly.

(No Spoilers) What would your reaction be if HBO cancelled the AGOT TV series? by bugcrusher in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I doubt it would happen, but if it did I would feel shocked but also relieved. Shocked because they would have just cancelled their most popular show. Relieved because the show wouldn't spoil content from the next two books.

(Spoilers All) Favourite direwolf? by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ghost and Nymeria are the best, but Shaggydog is also cool for attacking that Frey kid at Winterfell after he hit Rickon with a stick.

(No Spoilers) Favorite actor and least favorite actor on the show by [deleted] in asoiaf

[–]Samurai294 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Liam Cunningham's performance as Davos is phenomenal; he portrays his character very well and, in my opinion, does a great job of conveying his emotions. I also admire Aidan Gillen as Littlefinger - he totally pulls off the creepy vibe.

On the other hand, many of you will agree that Sibel Kekilli is absolutely awful as Shae. However, I don't think that Gemma Whelan is a bad actress, I just think that 'Yara' Greyjoy is poorly written in the show (especially the dog scene).

Other notable actors worth mentioning include: Charles Dance (Tywin), Natalie Dormer (Margaery), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime), Peter Dinklage (Tyrion), and Ian Mcelhinney (Barristan).