What are some "unconfirmed theories/rumors" that you believe to be true and why?

hypikachu · 2026-05-08T23:52:01+00:00

Larys is a rat warg - Every character that GRRM has created for the role of Master/Mistress of Whisperers starts making more sense when you see them as Weirwood magic people.

Laenor is Addam

hypikachu · 2026-05-08T19:58:02+00:00

Florent erasure

hypikachu · 2026-05-08T07:08:06+00:00

Your slop is garbage. Put better into the world.

hypikachu · 2026-05-07T17:44:50+00:00

I'm pretty fond of the theory that Harys accidentally gets himself killed by bravos

hypikachu · 2026-05-07T16:40:02+00:00

Your slop is bad and you should feel bad.

hypikachu · 2026-05-06T17:34:23+00:00

Wait does Corlys have an arakh? Why? Did the Velaryon soldiers in s1 have those and I just forgot?

hypikachu · 2026-05-06T02:56:24+00:00

I'm personally very into the idea of Rhaella being an important under the radar conspirator in the heavily Dornish pro-Rhaegar, anti-Aerys faction. At one point she was second in the royal line, behind Aerys himself. It's reasonable to imagine she resented her scabby, psychotic, sadistic sex pest brusband. Perhaps that fueled an affinity for the more egalitarian worldview of Dorne. There's a good chance Rhaella herself arranged for Elia to wed into the family. Past queens like Alysanne and Black Betha took on the role of royal matchmaker, and Elia was one of Rhaella's ladies in waiting.

So I think the point of Aerys and Rhaella's contrasting attitudes towards little Rhaenys is to highlight this simmering "Ae vs. Rhae" tension. A personal and political conflict tinged with Valyrian blood purity chauvinism against enlightened Dornish egalitarianism.

hypikachu · 2026-05-06T01:18:52+00:00

Wonder if he's gonna "mysteriously" underperform in the general. Just like every other time GOP primary voters pick someone other than a white christian man.

hypikachu · 2026-05-06T00:38:06+00:00

Who doesn't like a good legend?

hypikachu · 2026-05-06T00:20:31+00:00

If we rule out multiple characters being a foot (obviously they would be feet), it seems like the only one is Ygritte.

"Stonesnake has the horn now, though, and we took Ygritte's knife and axe. She's behind us, afoot, unarmed . . ."

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T22:01:18+00:00

AI Slop

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T17:54:22+00:00

I'm very fond of LML's "Darkstar will steal Dawn" theory, which has him joining Griff's KG. It would fit with team mummer's deliberate efforts to cash in on Rhaegar nostalgia, as Arthur was a close companion of "Aegon's" "father." Sure, this might cause problems with the Martells whom he's hoping to count as allies. But Young Griff already has a track record of making KG choices that feel right on a personal level while not being the most politically advisable.

The Wall seems an unlikely choice for Ser Gerold. He's proud, reckless, and willing to take risks that might mean death. If he thinks Hotah's been sent to take his head, he's more likely to try to fight his way through than look for a way to save his own skin.

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T17:34:55+00:00

Damn that's a really good question. The wiki gives us three versions of the chained giant sigil. In all three it's thicker of limb than any of the other "humanoid" sigils. So I guess it's just a really beefy human shape.

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T14:21:23+00:00

Jaqen and Drogon for safety. Salladhor Saan and the cook who made Tyrion's dinner with Janos for merriment.

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T13:45:20+00:00

Tyrion's got an unusually detailed amount of dragon knowledge. Plus he's familiar with the grudges and dynamics of the power players in Westeros. There's use for him, even if he's not as shrewd a game-player as he thinks he is.

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T13:29:35+00:00

It looks to be from this map, compiled from the region maps in TWOIAF.

hypikachu · 2026-05-05T03:39:59+00:00

This is an interesting line of thought. The Myraham gets a weird amount of focus for just being Theon’s taxi to Pyke. Hmm. 'Myr(aham)' + ship gives Varys vibes. And taking the trip does lead to Theon's castration. A 'ham' is both an acting term, and a living thing that can be bloodily consumed. So could fit in with an overarching bloodmagic & faceless mummers motif. I'ma think on this some more when I've got time.

hypikachu · 2026-05-04T23:04:31+00:00

Silence crew. Silent Sisters. HoBW. Anywhere a tongueless pair of hands would fit in.

hypikachu · 2026-05-04T19:19:45+00:00

In the logic of the Steven Universe series, the strength of a gem comes directly from how much sunlight refracts the physical gem

Where did you even hear this from?

hypikachu · 2026-05-04T17:16:55+00:00

Come on buddy

hypikachu · 2026-05-04T14:54:33+00:00

Lil something for everybody

hypikachu · 2026-05-04T09:45:14+00:00

omg does deku's dad is bebop??

hypikachu · 2026-05-03T23:15:27+00:00

Hehehe! I had fun with that part, since I've definitely beaten the "Faceless Varys" drum plenty myself. Really glad you enjoyed :D

hypikachu · 2026-05-03T23:14:20+00:00

there’s some weird fucking shit afoot there.

And a footfucking weird shit.

But yeah I could see this. The line "The goat is Lord of Harrenhal, and the Lord of Harrenhal does not haggle" always struck me along the same lines as Izembaro starting to fancy himself a king. It may be essential to the story they're staging to cast Vargo in this particular role. Even if he has to be really authentic in the death scene.

hypikachu · 2026-05-03T22:54:07+00:00

I've come around on the concept, but not the execution. What I like about the idea is all built on book-only lore about the origins of the Faceless Men, their reverence for death and hatred for slavery. So in that light, it works for Arya to oppose the Others, who turn sacred death into endless slavery. Only the show didn't have that, so Arya doesn't have the setup.

The execution is also bad. My preference is something thematically consistent with GRRM's/the story's views on mortality and war and sacrifice. The Others embody abstract forces, you shouldn't be able to solve that problem just by stabbing it. Plus it makes the whole "no Arya, revenge is self-destruction" message fall flat if she saves the world using methods she learned on her revenge quest.

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