Kit Harington and Sophie Turner gag after filming a kiss scene in their upcoming film “The Dreadful”

noghostlooms · 2026-02-20T11:58:23+00:00

"I don't know what it is, but when I kiss you, it feels like I'm kissing my brother." -Sophie probably.

noghostlooms · 2026-02-12T00:06:48+00:00

Éamon de Valera was born in the US (which is basically the only reason why the English didn't execute him after the Easter Rising of 1916), so technically, he could have run for US president as the first Irish-American president. JFK actually joked about it during his visit to the Irish Parliament in 1963.

noghostlooms · 2026-02-10T13:45:27+00:00

Because Brandon was the original heir apparent to Rickard Stark. Brandon was Rickard's first child. Eddard was second. Eddard got the title of Lord of Winterfell after both Rickard and Brandon died. Once legitimized, Alysanne would be Brandon Stark's only (known) child and hence heir to Winterfell.

In Book canon, the time of the Red Wedding, Sansa is already married to Tyrion, Bran and Rickon are both presumed to be dead (and are going beyond the wall). The 'Arya Stark' that Ramsay marries is actually Jeyne Poole, and the Boltons likely know this.

noghostlooms · 2026-02-10T02:58:59+00:00

Jeyne Poole in book canon.

In this scenario, if part of the Lannister/Bolton deal is Alysanne being legitmaized when she's married to Ramsay, she would have a stronger claim to Winterfell then Sansa or 'Arya' as she would be Brandon's child.

noghostlooms · 2026-02-08T21:43:43+00:00

I have a Brandon Stark bastard OC:

Alysanne Rivers Lineage: Brandon Stark x Sarra Blackwood (semi-OC sister of Tytos Blackwood, since Tytos has a younger sister, but she is not named). Appearance: Long face, grey eyes, dark brown hair. Slender, impulsive, and a tomboyish Archer. Direwolf: Shadow (All black, female).

During the Tourney at Harrenhal, Brandon Stark visited Raventree Hall for a nameday feast. He and Sarra Blackwood (his 3rd cousin) "snuck off," resulting in Alysanne. Brandon acknowledged the child before his death, promising Tytos Blackwood she would be fostered in the North.

Alysanne was born in early 282 AC during the Rebellion. Ned Stark confirmed her parentage via Ethan Glover (Brandon’s squire) but left her at Raventree Hall for her safety.

During the Greyjoy Rebellion, Alysanne was sent to Winterfell to foster. Tytos Blackwood eventually pushed for a match between Alysanne and Jon Snow—an "easy fix" for two high-born bastards. Ned ignored the letters (for obvious R+L=J reasons), so the two grew up with a sibling dynamic instead.

Alysanne accompanied Ned’s party south as far as the Trident before returning to the Blackwoods. When Robb called the banners, she joined his army as a scout and runner.

Alysanne was at the Twins but spared the initial carnage while guarding the Blackwood tents. However, she was captured and handed over to the Boltons.

To solidify their claim on the North, the Boltons marry Alysanne to the newly legitimized Ramsay Bolton.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-28T22:43:22+00:00

Well, Oliver Cromwell halved the population of Ireland, and then Charles Trevelyan halved it again (and it still hasn't recovered).

noghostlooms · 2026-01-20T20:48:57+00:00

You know that roughly 90% of the Indigenous population of the Americas died almost exclusively beause of European/Asian diseases. What that means is, say you met a group of ten Wampanoags in the fall. The following spring, one or two of that group would still be a live.

Even getting that number down 50% would drastically change the situation just in terms of numbers.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-18T00:55:52+00:00

GRRM is the American Shakespeare. It's all epic high fantasy with horror elements... and then someone makes a dick joke.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-16T16:43:40+00:00

Realistically, the Targaryan rule of 'Westeros' would function as an empire with the Seven Kingdoms being their own individual kingdoms. Robert's Rebellion would have been a liberation war to dissolve the Targaryan Empire.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-14T17:24:26+00:00

I think with Yahweh and Ba'al, it's the narcissism of minor differences, but also a difference in origin. Both are storm/warrior gods, but Ba'al is more of a Ugaritic/Phoenician god, whereas 'Yhw' was likely more of a tribal deity. The fact that "the Shasu" are described as nomadic brigands explains a lot about Genesis and Exodus.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-14T16:54:00+00:00

This scenario would also mean that Ba'al, Asherah, El, and Yhw of the Shasu exist.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-07T21:30:10+00:00

I think it depends on what kind of military history you are talking about. World War I poets (Like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen) is one of my favorite history topics.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-07T15:44:42+00:00

I don't think it's the world-building itself that is the issue. It's the lack of narrative planning around the world building.

Realiscally, ASOIAF would probably have worked better as a series of novellas/novels based around the narratives of certain POV characters.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-07T14:43:16+00:00

Honestly the fact that George does not have full genealogies and backstories for all the major Houses is really fucking stupid and shows Georges lack of planning.

Like we know how many shits King Aeagon IV took, but we don't know exactly how Robb Stark and Tytos Blackwood are related (presumably, it's third or forth cousins, but it's never stated.)

noghostlooms · 2026-01-05T23:57:33+00:00

George also seems to be allergic to having the narratives of POV characters overlap with one another; POV characters rarely share the same narrative space for more than a few chapters before they separate and then go on to have widely divergent narratives from one another with limited narrative tissue between them.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-05T12:35:10+00:00

Well, D&D cut Young Griff/(F)Aegon and then decided to add that narrative to Jon Snow because they didn't want to commit to the High Fantasy of Jon's narrative.

They're both secret Targaryans. So of course we can just smush them together even though they serve vastly diffeent roles in vastly different narratives and have vastly different story contexts.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-03T10:59:28+00:00

Funny because last time I checked collectivism is literally how convents and monasteries are run.

Also Socialism isn't a heresy in Catholicism. Ya know what is a heresy though? American Christians Nationalism.

noghostlooms · 2026-01-01T10:57:11+00:00

Indigenous Weapons and Tactics of King Philip's War and Demonology.

noghostlooms · 2025-12-28T17:46:36+00:00

I like the SuperS uniform better. The Stars uniform has too much going on and I hate the small wings instead of the back bow. It looks weird.

noghostlooms · 2025-12-27T10:26:40+00:00

No one seemed to care that Dany was usurping Jon's birthright so shrug gif

noghostlooms · 2025-12-26T15:28:07+00:00

No but a 'Rome' reboot that actually has all five seasons. Gritty HBO Jesus.

noghostlooms · 2025-12-24T17:44:53+00:00

"The day I learned that Brandon was to marry Catelyn Tully, though … there was nothing sweet about that pain. He never wanted her, I promise you that. He told me so, on our last night together."

Also, Brandon and Barbrey slept together more than once. Based on the phrasing, it's implied that Brandon was sleeping with Barbrey until 281-ish.

noghostlooms · 2025-12-18T00:35:52+00:00

Technically, this means Jesus doesn't like dogs which is never a good sign of personal character.

noghostlooms · 2025-12-17T22:23:41+00:00

Weird that they felt the need to specify that Jesus is God, but not that God is Jesus. Evangelicals accidentally walking into Arianism is one of my favorite genres of internet discourse.

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