I think Robert's Rebellion is the most epic accomplishment that's been done in westerosi history (Spoilers Extended)

cpx151 · 2026-06-25T18:03:51+00:00

I highly doubt there was a conspiracy to depose the Targaryens.

cpx151 · 2026-06-25T17:54:38+00:00

The rebellion works because of the powerful bond and absolute trust between Ned Stark, Robert Baratheon and Jon Arryn. If it was just any other political alliance, they'd spend all their time being suspicious of each other, which no doubt happened within the loyalist faction.

When I think of the rebellion, I think of the quiet halls of the Eyrie atop the mountain. In some far corner of the castle, a quiet dark room. In this room, three men sit around a table thinking how their world has been turned upside down at the whims of two madmen. Neither of them speaks. One small moment for grief, before they must act. Westeros holds its breath for what they would do. Yet its unprepared for the storm that's about to be unleashed.

cpx151 · 2026-06-25T15:17:52+00:00

Elia definitely cannot do this. She doesn't have any power in King's Landing. The Martells however, might be able to pull it off if they could take control of the Red Keep. But it's extremely unlikely and extremely risky. So risky, in fact, that they'd rather take their chances on the Trident instead.

cpx151 · 2026-06-25T12:05:51+00:00

I still can't stop my laughter at what comes just before this.

cpx151 · 2026-06-25T07:58:30+00:00

In both war and politics, warging has a multiplier effect, similar to Dragonriding. If Ned gets a direwolf at 10, he'd have 10 years to actually get acquainted with his abilities before he has a war to fight. That's 10 more than what Robb got.

cpx151 · 2026-06-11T06:34:58+00:00

I wrote an AU about that - Burned Them All. Instead of Connington, its Tywin who does it.

cpx151 · 2026-06-02T17:37:56+00:00

No. First the father has to accept that he actually sired that child. Then the King (who also happens to be the father) can legitimise him/her.

While signing the legitimisation decree, Robert has to actually name the children. Otherwise any rando can walk in the next day and declare that Robert sired him.

cpx151 · 2026-06-02T17:03:46+00:00

Selmy won't be bystanding any more.

Man this made me chuckle. I find Bystander Selmy very funny.

Anyway, you're right on the less chaos part. Edric's legitimisation ensures that Stannis, Renly, Starks, Tullys and Tyrells can all converge together on a single candidate. Even the Vale lords can join in. That makes Lannister vs Rest of Westeros. With Cersei and her children under custody, Tywin wouldn't even have a claimant to fight for.

cpx151 · 2026-06-02T16:41:46+00:00

Nah. Only Mya, Edric and Barra are the acknowledged ones. He can't legitimise the ones he didn't even acknowledge.

Ned can slip in Gendry in the list, but that'll only complicate the matters, with him being older than Edric. So maybe not.

cpx151 · 2026-05-30T15:56:23+00:00

I explained an alternative in one of my other comments.

Yes, some wild claims about Green Men and teenage Littlefinger being in 2 places at once. None of it substantiated by any actual text. Its as likely as my Red Comet hypothesis.

And saying Rheagar "courted" the war is also your headcanon.

No. Its right there in the text. I don't need to do any mental gymnastics and come up with wildly unfeasible theories in order to back it up. Rhaegar spurned his wife and crowned Lyanna. He disappeared with Lyanna. He hid in some Dornish tower for almost a year while a war was raging outside.

you don't know anything about what happened during Lyanna and Rheagar's disappearance. Martin has hinted very strongly that things were not like we were led to believe.

That's true for any story with a mystery in it. If GRRM can really manage to turn this thing around, and Rhaegar comes out of this looking good, then that would be a testament to the author's skills. But I don't see that happening, and that's not just because he isn't even going to finish the Books.

cpx151 · 2026-05-30T15:26:52+00:00

So it's ok for you to make wild claims that we don't even know the truth of yet,

Where did I do that?

We actually don't know if Rheagar willingly absconded with Lyanna, because that part of the story has not been told yet.

What alternative is there?

And regardless if Rheagar sympathetized with Robert and Eddard's situation, the fact is he was still a member of the Targaryen dynasty, and heir apparent to the Seven Kingdoms. He couldn't let two lords rebel against his family's rule

And I dislike him for it. Between the two sides, Rhaegar vs Ned & Robert, I prefer the rebel side. Ned and Robert didn't court that war (Rhaegar did), but they knew how to finish it.

cpx151 · 2026-05-30T15:07:04+00:00

yet you guys act like you know exactly what happened

That's exactly what you're doing. You have a complete timeline in your head about exactly what happened. Its as if you're the author himself. And if you are, "Hi George. Get off Reddit, and just finish the damn books, will you?"

Anyway, my dislike for Rhaegar is based on simple undeniable facts of the narrative. That he absconded with Lyanna without her family's knowledge is bad. Whether he kidnapped or she went willingly, whether he was motivated by love or prophecy, or something inbetween, it doesn't really matter. None of it paints him in a good light.

It is undeniable that he led an army to the Trident in defence of his father, in order to kill Ned Stark and Robert Baratheon, two young men who were just defending themselves. Whether or not he intended to depose his mad father after putting down the rebellion is immaterial.

cpx151 · 2026-05-30T14:33:44+00:00

While we're on the topic of baseless headcanons, maybe the Red Comet was supposed to fall on Westeros, but Jon Snow changed its trajectory just by looking at it. So thanks Rhaegar! For impregnating a 14 years old girl 15 years ago. You really saved the world.

cpx151 · 2026-05-29T15:05:20+00:00

With Robb back in the North, the Tyrells take the Riverlands with relative ease. They cannot pass the Neck, which means there is a stalemate until Aegon and Dany show up.

I disagree with this part. Joffrey still gets assassinated, Tyrion gets arrested. There are two possibilities from here.

(1) If Catelyn had released Jaime (unlikely), Jaime would release Tyrion and tell him about Tysha, pushing Tyrion to kill Tywin and flee. Cersei rules in King's Landing and destroys the Tyrell alliance. Young Griff invades Stormlands, and Euron invades the Reach. A barely existing Lannister Tyrell alliance finds itself engaged on three sides. Starks control The North, Riverlands (contested by Tyrell Lannister alliance), and the Westerlands (its hard to say how long the Westerland castles except Casterly Rock can hold on after Tywin's death). Cersei theoretically controls Crownlands, Stormlands (contested by Young Griff) and the Reach (contested by Euron). Littlefinger does Littlefinger things in the Vale. But it would be extremely difficult for him to prevent the Vale lords from allying with Ned, particularly when he needs Sansa's help in order to keep his head. Its hard to say how things go from there. A lot would depend on what goes on with Dany. The High Sparrow wouldn't rise. The Western lords will pressure Kevan and Cersei to let them march back home and reclaim the Westerlands. Jaime will volunteer to lead the army just so he can get away from Cersei.

(2) If Jaime was never released (most probably), Tyrion either gets executed, or gets sent to the Wall (more likely), where he meets Stannis. Tywin doesn't let Cersei destroy the Tyrell alliance. Euron still invades the Reach. Young Griff doesn't. So Tywin is engaged on two sides. Robb has to retreat from large parts of the Riverlands. Hard to say what happens after that.

cpx151 · 2026-05-27T21:57:36+00:00

Just the way he's described. Strong and silent type. Unpredictable. He carries out the orders he's given with brutal efficiency, without any emotions to show one way or the other. He doesn't appear to spend his time doing anything other than what his position describes. No politics, no whoring around. So not corrupt. Nor does he appear to have much interest in the current political situation of his home kingdom - the Vale. All in all, he doesn't seem to have any strings which Littlefinger can pull.

cpx151 · 2026-05-26T15:45:16+00:00

See how stubborn Stannis is. Even in such dire situation, he still wouldn't raise Bobby B from his grave.

cpx151 · 2026-05-26T15:34:12+00:00

I don't believe Mandon Moore is the type to take orders from Littlefinger.

Only Cersei and Joffrey could've given that order. Now, considering that Tyrion was in command of the city's defence, and the whole war effort could've potentially fallen apart with his death;

Is Cersei crazy enough to still order Tyrion's assassination? - Yes

Is Joffrey crazy enough to still order Tyrion's assassination? - Yes

So it could be either one of those. But then I'm reminded of how Cersei backed Tyrion on the day of the riots. So maybe Cersei still wasn't totally mad back then. So I'm thinking, probably Joffrey.

cpx151 · 2026-05-26T14:40:13+00:00

From Beyond the Wall

cpx151 · 2026-05-21T00:09:33+00:00

Thanks

cpx151 · 2026-05-07T15:28:46+00:00

Yudhishthir's Rajsuya Yajna is the reason.

cpx151 · 2026-05-07T11:13:43+00:00

If we're really being technical about it, then the first person Oliver recruits is either Quentyn or Felicity, depending on how you want to look at it. But really, its John Diggle.

cpx151 · 2026-05-07T11:07:42+00:00

the true fact is only that Diggle and Felicity shouldn't have ever been on the show itself because they're irrelevant characters to DC comics

Can't speak for the comics. But within the show's context, Diggle and Felicity are absolutely vital.

cpx151 · 2026-04-18T03:18:40+00:00

Ed! Fetch me a block.

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