#Game Of Thrones spoilers

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

There are two ways I’ve seen writers do “contrarian” fiction. If there’s an official name for that, let me know.

There’s the spiteful way, like Game of Thrones. GRRM literally admitted he killed off Ned and Robb because the audience would think they were the main characters. So, going against audience expectations in a mean-spirited way.

And then there’s the more chill, delightful way like DanDaDan. It’s contrarian in the sense that it goes against what is expected of it in the genre. The girl with the heart of justice is the bully instead of being the main character. The mean girl is one of the main characters instead of being the bully. The handsome, kpop singer-looking guy isn’t the love interest and makes stupid faces most of the time. But all in all, the series goes against the genre’s expectations in a delightful way.

[starogeorgina]

Joffrey laughing while talking about Rhaenyra’s death to then die the same way Aegon II only adds fuel to my theory that in her final moments Queen Rhaenyra placed a real curse on her brother and those who share his likeness

“Rhaenyra Targaryen had time to raise her head toward the sky and shriek out one last curse upon her half-brother before Sunfyre's jaws closed round her, tearing off her arm and shoulder.”

— Fire & Blood

[jeena-says-hi]

When characters use their prosthetic arm to block weapons in a fight>>>>

(Forgot Bucky)

[thestarlightforge]

Game of Thrones ended in a seemingly endless series of nauseating disasters we can never unsee or truly reverse, and Rhaenyra is a MESS (/affectionate) who will almost certainly die a violent, horrible death.

But (in the show canon anyway):

Daenerys Stormborn—the first of her name, the breaker of chains, queen of the andals and the first men, khaleesi of the great grass sea, the girl who saved the world (no matter what character assassination came afterwards), the unburnt and the mother of dragons—is the princess who was promised. Azor Ahai returned.

And her direct forebear—though the full truths of Rhaenyra’s identity & sexuality were lost to the histories (i.e. Fire & Blood), as happens so often (& HOTD comments on)—is a powerful, imperfect, caring, messy, orange-cat-energy, fierce, amazingly complex queer person, the largest strokes of whose life centered the love of several women.

Daenerys gets to go down in queer history—both in-universe and in our real life popular culture—with the branch of House Targaryen full of black people, queer people, and awesome women riding dragons.

After S8, I didn’t think I could ever love these shows the same again. But House of the Dragon has captured my heart. ❤️

[anarmorofwords]

I'm seeing parallels between arcane and GOT ending that just don't sit right with me

they did Viktor dirty the same way they did it to Dany

having them suddenly turn to madness and apparently become the true danger and be betrayed/defeated by their loved ones?! (bearded conventionally attractive Men on their high moral horses )

[the-maddened-hatter]

As I've mentioned before I'm watching GOT with my irl friend and my partner and I felt compelled to make a meme regarding my feelings about one of the episodes:

I didn't know how to look up the Broom Boy's name without getting spoilers (we just finished Judged by Fire, so idk further than that) so I just drew him

[graveyardcuddles]

[fandomlife-confessions]

[g0lightly]

thinking about how she’s basically ned stark if ned stark was girlypop

let me count the ways:

• was set up as the main character but died bc of ice at the end of the first season/book to everyone's shock • has been haunting the fuck out of the narrative ever since • was the leader of the pack in their hometown before the start of the narrative • was fatally unable (some may say unwilling) to adapt to the skills necessary to protect themselves/their pack in a new, harsher environment

did i miss anything? separately i think there are lottie/bran parallels too!

[jenesequoia]

[stardustndice]

heard the north remembers as soon as the episode began and cried out like a wounded deer

[monksrobes]

soldier, poet, king / TW for gore and violence

[starogeorgina]

Ten ASOIAF quotes that make me emotional

10. The crown is crushing him, she thought. He wants so much to be a good king, to be brave and honorable and clever, but the weight is too much for a boy to bear.

9. “As ladies die in childbed. No one sings songs about them.”

8. “Do you know what it is like to be sold, squire? I do. My brother sold me to Khal Drogo for the promise of a golden crown. Well, Drogo crowned him in gold, though not as he had wished, and I... my sun-and-stars made a queen of me, but if he had been a different man, it might have been much otherwise. Do you think I have forgotten how it felt to be afraid?”

7. “The blood of my sweet sons is on their hands.”

6. “Are we going home? I want my horse. And I want applecakes and butter and honey, and Shaggy. Are we going where Shaggydog is?”

5. All that Daenerys wanted back was the big house with the red door, the lemon tree outside her window, the childhood she had never known.

4. Robb, who had been more a brother to Theon than any son born of Balon Greyjoy's loins. Murdered at the Red Wedding, butchered by the Freys. I should have been with him. Where was I? I should have died with him.

3. “It was Ser Amory who brought me the girl's body, if you must know. He found her hiding under her father's bed, as if she believed Rhaegar could still protect her.”

2. “Egg? Egg, I dreamed that I was old.”

1. “Rhaenys was a child too. Prince Rhaegar's daughter. A precious little thing, younger than your girls. She had a small black kitten she called Balerion , did you know? I always wondered what happened to him. Rhaenys liked to pretend he was the true Balerion, the Black Dread of old, but I imagine the Lannisters taught her the difference between a kitten and a dragon quick enough, the day they broke down her door.”

[mad-j-j]

Yesterday my boyfriend and I talked about Game of Thrones and it's come to light that

1. He doesn't remember how Tommen died (fair i guess)

2. He thought Sansa orchestrated Joffrey's poisonning (she wished, kinda?)

3. He thought the "hand-guy" (Jaime???) killed Ned Stark (??????????)

Anyway we need to rewatch the show for education purposes now

[thestarlightforge]

this feels like when Brienne & Jaime finally kissed after 6 seasons of waiting. it makes perfect sense of course, but there’s no way it’s real, right? because they’re disabled & we don’t get happy endings? we were called delusional for years, and then our wildest ao3 conclusions were live broadcast to 11.8 million viewers 1 breath after vanquishing the main villain? my mouth? agape. my mind? boggled. except this feels 80x more so because it’s queer people. i feel delirious. elated. like i could punch a god & win, perhaps

[princesssszzzz]

Fire & Blood (HOTD) // A Game of Thrones (GOT) Imagery & Parallels

Sansa is your sister. You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts." "Arya learns to fight in the Braavosi water dancer style with Needle." (AGOT, Arya II)

“Baela’s dragon, the slender pale green Moondancer would soon be large enough to bear the girl upon her back." “... a pale pink hatchling with black horns and crest, Rhaena named her Morning.” (Fire and Blood, 432 & 593)

“[Baela] is wild, willful, and wanton, as we feared,” (Fire and Blood, 648)

“[Baela] was as wild and willful a young woman as any in the realm” (Fire and Blood, 645)

“[Arya’s] long horsey face got the stubborn look that meant she was going to do something willful.” (AGOT, Sansa I)

“And Arya … he missed her....so fierce and willful.” (AGOT, Jon III)

“Septa Amarys, who had been given charge of her religious and moral instruction, despaired of her, and even Septon Eustace could not seem to curb her wild ways.” (Fire and Blood, 646)

“Rhaena’s egg had hatched a broken thing that died within hours of emerging from the egg” (Fire and Blood, 432-3)

“Lady was dead” (ASOS, Sansa IV)

“Rhaena enjoyed a life of comfort and privilege, with maids brushing her hair and drawing her baths. Singers composed odes to her beauty, and knights jousted for her favor (Fire and Blood)

“She loved King's Landing; the pageantry of the court, the high lords and ladies in their velvets and silks and gemstones, the great city with all its people.” (AGOT, Sansa III)

“It would please me if he was not so old he could not give me children, nor so fat that he would crush me when we are abed. So long as he is kind and gentle and noble, I know that I shall love him.” (Fire and Blood, 649)

“When you're old enough, I will make you a match with a high lord who's worthy of you, someone brave and gentle and strong.”(AGOT, Sansa II)

"He's just stupid. He likes to polish helmets and beat on swords with hammers." Arya about the (legitimized bastard) Gendry

"You fool, you thrice-damned fool. If I dared, I would have your bloody head off." Unwin Peake to (legitimized bastard) Alyn

“Baela's dragon brought down our late king. There are many in the realm who will not have forgotten that. Crown her and we will rip all the old wounds open once again”(Fire and Blood)