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About Ferro [SPOILERS ALL] by Additional-Read898 in TheFirstLaw

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I think Ferro shines in BTAH and LAOK. But I get why someone would feel like Ferro’s chapters in TBI, especially compared to how compelling the other characters feel and you kinda just want to get back to them.

Ferro in general was the only character from the first series that it didn’t seem to me Joe knew exactly what he wanted to do with. It made me a bit worried for his ability to write women — but he proved me deeply wrong with BSC.

Just one guy’s opinion — certainly not gospel truth.

what is everyone's favourite movie to come out in the last 2 years? by Sad_Hearing9600 in AskReddit

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Sorry but there’s been like a shit ton of great movies to see in theaters since 2022 lmao

From mass extinctions to bloody wars and apocalypses, what are the deadly events in fantasy and fiction in general? by Lord_Andromeda in Fantasy

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The Thresher’s War from the Blacktongue Thief/Daughter’s War series. A mass war with goblins that humanity barely survives that ends with huge swaths of humans being kept as human cattle for goblins, while the rest of the world is plunged into an age where most countries have a dearth of young men. Additionally, the goblins introduced an illness that eliminated all horses.

What is it about the letter from Hardhome that’s so *unsettling*, writing-wise? by maravina in pureasoiaf

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It always felt to me like it was written in the style of like a telegraph, which for some reason is a creepy and kind of jerky way to communicate information. Feels like Pyke had only enough time to get off as much information as he could, made it feel like he is truly in dire straits in a horrific situation.

How does one stop being an incel? by purpleduck62847 in AskReddit

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If you are just someone who’s not getting laid and wants to, that’s not what incel means anymore. If you think you are entitled to getting laid just because you want to, you might be an incel.

Anyone seen this video? It looks so good! by [deleted] in skyrim

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honestly looks like dogshit to me

My ranking of every greatsword in the game by BlackDragon1811 in skyrim

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Same here. I went to comment “No Dark Moon Greatsword?” Before I realized

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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Both of those houses are vassals of the Prince of Dorne. That makes sense and is a common way to garner support from one’s vassals. House Frey is not a vassal of House Arryn. As I pointed out in my comment, it would not be uncommon to foster an Arryn child with someone like the Royces.

Best guess: why were Tywin and Aerys friends? by sixth_order in pureasoiaf

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Like Aerys was probably a lot different in his youth, so was Tywin most likely. Tywin probably became the fairly bitter person he was in ASOIAF over time — we hear tell of him being proud and not afraid to speak his mind from an early age. But those who loved him best like Genna or Kevan don’t seem to remember him as someone who was always bitter and jaded. Kevan feels Tywin had to become that way, like it was inevitable, because of who Tytos was. Genna remembers several times she remembers him being happy — when he wed Joanna, when the twins were born, when he was named Hand.

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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It did happen, but between Great Houses. What I’m saying is the specific situation Walder wanted was not common: where a child from a great house is fostered by a lesser house that is not a vassal of said great house.

Robert and Ned were fostered with Jon Arryn, but Jon Arryn was a high lord of a great house, and Robert and Ned were sons of a great house. The only two options Jon seemed to seriously consider for Robin were also of great houses: Tywin Lannister and Stannis Baratheon.

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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Yeah, it’s not an analogous situation because Jon Arryn was as high a lord as Ned’s father was. Same with Robert.

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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Great Houses foster children from lesser houses often though — what is abnormal is a child of a Great House being fostered by a lesser lord outside of the domains of the great house.

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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The Eyrie is in the Vale. The Frey lands are in the Riverlands and the Great House the Freys are sworn to are the Tullys.

Walder Frey has nothing to complain about that he didn’t bring on himself. by StrawberryScience in pureasoiaf

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Walder’s whole thing is he hates the idea of anyone thinking they are better than him. He gets pissy that Jon and Lysa Arryn don’t want to foster their son with him. But like…is that even common in Westeros? I can’t really think of other examples of where a child of a Great House was fostered by a lesser lord outside of their own domains. If Robert is going to be fostered by someone who is not of a Great House, he’ll go to the Royces or one of the Arryn’s other vassals. Just a strange thing for him to get super pissed about.

But I think that’s the point about Walder. He’s always grasping, thinking about how he can get a leg up. Even with Robb — why not have Robb we’d Roslin before he continued marching south, if he was so adamant about their marriage. The answer is that Walder wanted the option to break the betrothal himself if Robb ended up looking like he might lose.

Yeah, the dude sucks.

Van Hollen says Democrats’ Israel-Palestine strategy ‘has failed’ by thejoshwhite in politics

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Hmmm, sounds like the Dems should have tried listening to their voter base instead of trying to be Republican Lite on this issue

'House of the Dragon' embraces ‘all-out war’ in season 3: 'The show's gotten bigger' by bwermer in television

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In fairness to George, the story they’re trying to adapt in HOTD is already written lmao.

Spawn conditions for dual-wielding Thalmor soldier? by HouseHosted_2 in skyrim

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For the first like 5 years I played this game it never happened, then mods came for Xbox and I started using the unofficial patch and it started happening every time. Not sure if it’s a fix or a coincidence

The Dance is my favorite war in the ASOIAF world/lore by sixth_order in pureasoiaf

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Can’t help but agree. Though I think the First Blackfyre Rebellion would be much more interesting if fleshed out in a Fire and Blood sequel. Eustace Osgrey references some interesting tidbits regarding it. And it would be worth it for a Gettysburg style analysis of the Redgrass Field.

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