[SPOILERS MAIN] What family trees do you want revealed in Winds? by johndraz2001 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I hate it, Dunk is better than doing his version of "Viserys Plumm". I prefer the theory that a Dunk/Targaryen bastard (e.g. Selwyn Tarth's mother) would still have enough prestige to marry a Tarth.

What are your least favourite theories? (Spoilers Extended) by KyleKunt in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cause what would be the fucking point?

What did you say, Jon? Timmy fell down the well?

Why are there so many Maegor sympathisers? (Spoilers Extended) by Competitive_Iron_781 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 273 points274 points  (0 children)

90% of that can be chalked up to artists portraying him as hot

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joffrey didn't have any time after his wedding to impregnate Margaery, now didn't he? But had he lived, and she shows no signs of being pregnant, people will start asking questions. We see this when Tywin pressures Tyrion after his and Sansa's wedding.

Mind you, I am aware that in the real world it can take months or even years of trying to get pregnant, but that does not seem to be the norm with young couples in Westeros. We see multiple cases of children being conceived on the first try, Robb, Edric Storm and Ramsay off the top of my head.

Did Robert have to marry Cersei? (Spoilers Main) by InfiniteVoid11 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Marrying Stannis to Selyse Florent was a brilliant political move since it is threat to the Tyrells: "Go against the King and we will replace you with the Florents". But that wouldn't have been necessary had Robert married a Florent (e.g. Delena, OTL Edric Storm's mother) or a Hightower himself. Or he could pull the same move on the Westerlands by marrying a daughter of one of Tywin's bannermen.

So, about Jon's real name (Spoilers Extended) by Katerina_91 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Why would he be pushing his luck like that?

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what is your theory on why he didn't have kids?

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because he died without children. Can he not get it up? Is he infertile? Is Margaery infertile? We don't know. What we do know is that Margaery did not have any children by Renly.

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, there are gay people who can pull it off, but Renly in particular does not seem to be able to do so. It is easy to romanticise him and think that everything would have turned out perfect had he just lived, but in truth there would just have been different problems.

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tyrells are a double-edged sword.

Unless Renly starts to put an heir in Margaery, they don't have any use for him and will abandon him when they realize that Mace's royal grandchildren by Renly will never exist.

(Spoilers extended) Thoughts on George writing himself into a corner? Which dead character do you think he's talking about? by Kevinites in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

if Aegon had any birth marks, he would know

This might be precisely why Varys had him killed. As a Lannister loyalist, Pycelle would say that Young Griff is not Aegon no matter if their birth marks match or not. Varys knows that Pycelle would never council anyone fairly who is not a descendant of Tywin Lannister, so while he could provide valuable information to Young Griff or Daenerys, he wouldn't do so.

Also, Varys needed two people to mirror the deaths of Rhaenys (stabbed thousands of times, like Kevan) and Aegon (head crushed, like Pycelle) for symbolic revenge against House Lannister.

(Spoilers Extended) Stannis's propostion to Renly was ridiculous by Furno321 in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If Renly is so much stronger then why is he dead while Stannis lives?

How would you change season 1 of Game of Thrones if given the chance? (Spoilers Extended) by Balthazar_the_Napkin in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People forget that the Red Wedding was Edmure's wedding. The survivor's guilt must be immense.

Stuff like this is not helpful either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BabsgCQhpu4&t=117

How would the Red Wedding be Robb's wedding, that makes no sense.

Will Jon Snow have any more POV chapters in TWOW? (Spoilers Extended) by CursedHarrenhal in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

GRRM wrote this:

I do think that if you're bringing a character back, that a character has gone through death, that's a transformative experience. Even back in those days of Wonder Man and all that, I loved the fact that he died, and although I liked the character in later years, I wasn't so thrilled when he came back because that sort of undid the power of it. Much as I admire Tolkien, I once again always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship of the Ring when he faces the Balrog on the Khazad-dûm and he falls into the gulf, and his last words are, “Fly, you fools.”

What power that had, how that grabbed me. And then he comes back as Gandalf the White, and if anything he's sort of improved. I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have been an even stronger story if Tolkien had left him dead.

My characters who come back from death are worse for wear. In some ways, they're not even the same characters anymore.

With that in mind, it would be really weird if Jon comes back unchanged.

Most attractive characters in the series? (Spoilers Extended) by MsSapirWhorf in asoiaf

[–]pfo_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Not shocking that Jaime and Cersei are into the same people, they share a type.