quote:Link to the HBO preview for the last two episodes:quote:quote:I dunno, it seems that Jon's fate is tied to the wall. If he truly is Azor Ahai, seems strange that GRRM would have him take a detour to save his "sister" when Stannis has essentially already taken care of that.
Yes. He would've freed from his oath, have an army of wildings sympathetic to his cause, and thinks Ramsey is doing horrible things to his sister.
I think jon is going to learn about his parentage soon. I think this will make him go south and try to take the throne, and then he will come back with a force big enough to stop the WW.
quote:An encyclopedia for the world of ice and fire.
Quick description of what World of fire and ice is?
quote:Actually in the books I believe Jon has reports from Hardhome. Dead things in the woods. Dead things in the water.
those newly reanimated soldiers couldn't run out into the water (and why is that?)
quote:I was referring more to the people in the story, not myself. As in, some would follow him for being a stark or warden of the north (even if only partly or if a *******), some may follow him if he were a targ or the king, and others who don't care about the first might follow him based on his rebirth IF they believe it. I say IF or "seems to be supernatural" just because many in the story dismiss tales about Beric Dondarrion, Dany having dragons and not being burnt, etc. (at least for awhile). Some may not believe that some ******* is actually a targ who was reborn from fire to be the hero of the world. Hopefully, a lot of people will witness whatever happens to lend credibility to the account.quote:You don't think Jon being raised by the dead won't make him seem supernatural?quote:
I think this makes the most senese, but even if Jon still is "Jon" and not something/someone else (Lord Snowheart?), I doubt he is just going to bounce right back up and stay with the group who just killed him. He can still fight the Others regardless of whether he belongs to the Night's Watch, House Stark, House Targaryen, or has just been a true ******* of commoner all along. He doesn't have to abandon the big picture of fighting the Others even if his personality and approach are different.He could arguably do more good as the Warden of the North by rallying the North to the Wall, as king by rallying the realm, or as AA by potentially rallying everyone that will follow someone like Dany that seems to be a supernatural hero.
quote:As SoTXAg09 said, the show depicts the babies being turned into (presumably) baby white walkers. The books have not given any answer on the matter.
My wife (non-reader) had an interesting question if anyone knows the answer.
What happened to the baby boys Craster gave to the WW? Did they eat them? Did they raise them to become the Others?
I told her I had no idea and that the book really doesn't reveal much about the WW in general. Any thoughts?
quote:Books do not answer this question. In the TV series, they are converted to White Walkers by some sort of WW upper caste priest.
My wife (non-reader) had an interesting question if anyone knows the answer.
What happened to the baby boys Craster gave to the WW? Did they eat them? Did they raise them to become the Others?
I told her I had no idea and that the book really doesn't reveal much about the WW in general. Any thoughts?
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Anyone care to pull all of patch faces quotes out of the book?
Who kept saying the mummer's farce is almost over? I'm beginning to think this was directed at Stannis
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Speaking of Lord Manderley - does anyone else think he fed Frey Pie to the Bolton & Frey's at Winterfell?
quote:While re-reading recently, it seems as if he ate several helpings of the same food. Dude is on another level of bad if so. I guess an extremely obese man not eating something would have looked too fishy.quote:
Speaking of Lord Manderley - does anyone else think he fed Frey Pie to the Bolton & Frey's at Winterfell?
Absolutely
quote:Why would a Targaryen who is abdicating his family and his claim take a precious family heirloom the butthole of the 7 kingdoms with the likelihood it disappears to the annuls of time
What's the chance long claw was maester aemons and he gave the sword to mormont?
quote:the annuls????quote:Why would a Targaryen who is abdicating his family and his claim take a precious family heirloom the butthole of the 7 kingdoms with the likelihood it disappears to the annuls of time
What's the chance long claw was maester aemons and he gave the sword to mormont?
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Does he even know about the Herpes? Either way, I think he only cares about being as close to her as possible and figures that is his best shot.
