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GOT low-points for Jaime

ok I don’t like complaining about GOT too much cos it gets boring and I am here for the books. but this is kind of fun so

Telling Brienne the one secret he has never told anyone, the biggest secret of his entire story…. and then telling Qyburn shortly afterwards just to have a comeback

Getting essentially murderered by pound shop Euron Greyjoy bc….??? the actors are both Danish??

Hearing Cersei has tried to kill him and going back to her approx. 10 mins later to raise a child w her x

Hanging around Dorne with Bronn in the most Naruto filler episodes of all time

That scene where he and Tyrion are making fun of their disabled cousin crushing beetles by imitating his voice for like a painfully long period of screen time. Yes I know the backstory as to why this ‘joke’ got written but I honestly don’t care, I only saw it once back in whatever year it aired and it was just excruciating

‘I never really cared about the innocent’ - absolutely iconic

Pursuing Brienne cos he heard she’s a virgin (A: obviously B: you literally already knew that), then never saying another word to her onscreen before dumping her in the snow and forgetting she exists x

Hearing Cersei is replicating Aerys’ worst instincts, going 🫤 and then hanging around King’s Landing for another season fucking Cersei and building IKEA furniture for a baby bc what else is he supposed to be doing I guess

Angrily crying over the fact Tyrion murdered Tywin as Tyrion explains in the background ‘you remember how he abused me and tried to kill me too right’

Planning atrocities till Brienne physically appears to say ‘hey remember your entire story arc? aren’t we supposed to be making more complex decisions now?’ Then jaime looking briefly inspired before explaining to Edmure he’ll kill his baby because he likes to fuck his own sister so don’t push it

Getting fired from the Kingsguard and then never thinking about it again

Killing his cousin for no real reason in season 2, then forgetting how he even did it when citing his list of sins to Brienne in season 8

Telling Joffrey there’s still time for him to fill the White Book with his deeds in season 4, then shoving it off the table to fuck his sister later in the same season

Brienne completing his entry in the same book desperately trying to frame a single act of Jaime’s as having had a point

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good morning my lovelies !! some minor changes to the carrd have been made ( largely concerning Maron's potential allies ) and I'll eventually settle down and update his verses, too, but my slow ass is - you guessed it - slow af at the moment. scusi.

we're still in the process of icon-making because my brain is a dumb bitch and insisted I should, so bear with me until I've got a proper batch to properly tackle ic replies. which, given my current motivation, may actually happen today. yay!

verses I'm meaning to include or change around: -> general asoiaf verse ofc -> general got verse, though book-based is and always will be preferred -> the kingsmoot never happened canon divergence ( all hail the Iron King etc etc. ) -> staying with Stannis canon divergence -> supporting Euron canon divergence (aka the fullblown evil verse) -> robert's rebellion AU -> house of the dragon AU -> modern AU -> stranger things AU ( yes, really ) -> potc AU ( just to be a pest to @thecodekeeper . affectionately. ) -> potential general fairytale AU ( Maron as a merman anyone? no? yes! ) -> private verse with @goldenngore ( Greyjoy/Tyrell alliance. very gay. so gay. good lord. ) -> private verse with @dracharenae / @zobrietikuni ( Greyjoy/Targaryen alliance taking over the iron throne. oof. )

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Game of Thrones S7E07

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icons of Pilou Asbæk in Game of Thrones (s8) as Euron Greyjoy [x]

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Why Daenerys Should've Stayed Longer in the North Than Attack Cersei Too Soon (Which is a dick move, really) PART 2

This is a continuation from my other post, as promised. Here’s the link to Part 1 here.

ALLIES FROM THE SOUTH

The Stormlands. With Dany recently legitimizing Robert Baratheon’s last living bastard, Gendry (Yay!), and appointed him as the new Lord of Storm’s End, I think he had pledged his loyalty and full support to her.

Now since the Baratheons are the overlords of the Stormlands, it ultimately makes the Stormlands part of Dany’s new rule in Westeros. And if the Stormmen questioned Gendry’s legitimacy, there are two people who can back him up: Ser Davos Seaworth, a landed knight, and Ser Brienne of Tarth, literally the heiress to Evenfall in Tarth Island. Both of whom are from the Stormlands and have served the late Baratheon lords, Stannis,

and Renly, respectively.

TV show-wise, Gendry had taken over Edric Storm’s plotline. Edric Storm was another one of Robert’s many bastards and it was him who Ser Davos saved from being killed by Mellisandre in the books, not Gendry. Gendry himself was grateful to Davos for saving his life and he sort of stepped up as his own parental figure. I also think Gendry reminded Davos of the son he lost during the Battle of Blackwater Bay.

As for Brienne, she and Gendry never shared a conversation in the show, but in the books, he even saved her life. Brienne came from Tarth, an island in the Stormlands, where her father Selwyn Tarth is lord and one of the many bannermen of the Baratheons of Storm’s End. Brienne came across Gendry in the Inn at the Crossroads while she was searching for the Stark girls. When she saw him, she literally thought he was Renly because of his striking resemblance to his uncle. Their exchange went something like this:

Brienne: Oh my god, Lord Renly?!

Gendry: Uh, what? Lord? Lol no, I’m just a smith.

I wished it happened in the show, it would’ve been funny.

Dorne. There isn’t much plot regarding Dorne in the show. (Again, f*ck D&D for ruining a great sub-plot of the story!) But in the books, the Martell heiress, Arianne was the ultimate feminist icon. She supported and fought for Myrcella Baratheon’s claim to the Iron throne over her younger brother, Tommen, and she hoped that the rest of Westeros would follow after Dorne’s right of inheritance regardless of gender and order of birth. But no! They disregarded that seemingly important plot that even George R.R. Martin was disappointed about the changes. (We hear you, George!) Nevertheless, Arianne would’ve supported a queen, yes. But between Daenerys and Cersei, she’d probably go with Dany mainly because of their family ties. In case you forgot, Rhaegar’s late first wife, Elia Martell, was Arianne’s aunt. Also, because of what happened to Elia and Oberyn Martell in King’s Landing, the Martells practically loathed the Lannisters. In the show, Oberyn Martell’s paramour Ellaria Sand, and his bastard daughters, the Sand Snakes, hated the Lannisters, that’s why they sided with Dany. But with all of them dead and House Martell now extinct, I think the new prince of Dorne would’ve allied himself with a tamer ruler, not one who plays with wildfire. (Note: this is when Dany stayed in the North and did not march south yet.)

Spies. In the Art of War, the use of spies implies gaining knowledge of the enemy, knowing their motive and their next move. With Lord Varys the Spider in Winterfell, who’s still serving under Daenerys, has its advantages. Vary’s networks of spies or as what he called them, his “little birds” are literally scattered across the seven kingdoms.

His little birds are actually children, and appearance-wise, cannot be easily identified as spies. With his intel, they could easily formulate a plan to defeat Cersei.

DEFENSE AT SEA

 If Cersei couldn’t do it by land, she’ll go by sea. Which, Daenerys of course, have the appropriate fleets to defend, covering both the Narrow and Sunset Seas. Here's a map:

(Source: pinterest.com)

Enemies to the East. If Cersei will be stupid enough to attack through the Narrow Sea by sea, Daenerys has the fleets to defend. The Northern fleet, a.k.a the Manderly Fleet of White Harbor and the Arryn Fleet in Gulltown in the Vale will join forces.

Enemies to the West. And if they invade through the Sunset Sea, they’d have to pass the Iron Islands, where Yara Greyjoy’s Fleet will intercept them, with the help of the Mallister Fleet in Seagard.

Who would win depends. The only other person that’s probably as good as Euron at sea is his niece, Yara. The rest of Dany’s fleet would have to get lucky or outnumber the number of ships in a fleet.

At this point, you’ll probably be like, oh, what if they steer clear from the fleets and enter the North’s weakly defended areas? Okay, that job falls to the castles nearest to their borders. The northernmost castle is the Last Hearth, the seat of House Umber, which is practically already deserted. On the south is Greywater Watch, which has the strongest defense out of all four cardinal directions. On both east and west hold the seat of two branches of House Flint, with Widow’s Watch on the east, and Flint’s Finger on the west (Again, refer to the map above). Once they see Cersei’s fleet, they’ll inform the people in Winterfell.

People tend to forget that Daenerys has the only air support with her dragons. So when she hears about this, she’ll easily burn the enemy fleet with one dracarys away.

That is, if Qyburn hadn’t installed that big-ass crossbow in one of the ships, then she’ll have to be better at dodging them. It gets better if Jon’s willing to help her with Rhaegal, but we’ll never know.

OUTNUMBERED AND SURROUNDED

The map shows the Crownlands and its neighboring kingdoms of the Vale, the Riverlands, the Reach, and the Stormlands. (Source: pinterest.com)

Territories. With Cersei sacrificing Casterly Rock to tighten her grip on the Iron Throne, she technically had also sacrificed the Westerlands, which meant everything north of King’s Landing is Dany’s territory now. With Dany’s army and territories secured, the Crownlands, where King’s Landing is, is technically surrounded by the Vale, the Riverlands, the Reach, and Stormlands. I included the Reach because, well, she roasted the Tarlys and took the remaining men to her cause with a choice, bend the knee or die in a blaze of glory.

Armies. Dany has the combined armies of North, Vale, Riverlands, Westerlands, Reach, Stormlands, and maybe Dorne, plus, the Unsullied; fleets of the North, Vale, Riverlands, and Yara’s fleet from the Iron Islands; and the only air support, her two remaining dragons. Cersei on the other hand, just had the army of the Crownlands, King’s Landing’s City Watch, the queensguard, plus, the Golden Company without elephants; and Euron Greyjoy’s fleet.

I think it’s obvious that Dany outnumbers Cersei’s army, by a lot. And at this point, Dany has enough allies to lay a siege on King’s Landing.

DAENERYS VS. CERSEI

Let’s discuss the difference in the personalities and motives of Daenerys Targaryen and Cersei Lannister.

They both have blond hair, are the only girl among three siblings, and are queens in their own right. But that’s where their similarities end.

Cersei currently sits on the iron throne, and she is loving the perks that came with it. Endless Power, which meant she can do whatever she wants and not care about what people think, like sleeping with her brother. With the news of Dany coming back to Westeros, she sees her as a threat and wanted nothing more than for Dany to disappear so she could stay in power.

Daenerys, however, claims that being the queen of the seven kingdoms is her birthright, as it was the Targaryens that reunited the whole continent of Westeros. Of course, it’s still power, but at the same time, she sees it as a responsibility as well. (With great power, comes great responsibility. Wow, I’m quoting Spiderman now.) She believes that as a queen, it’s her job to take care and provide for the needs of her subjects and even makes an effort to hold court as she listened to their demands. She also thinks that slavery is a big no-no, so she freed them.

The key to becoming a great leader is finding the balance between being loved and feared by your subjects. Cersei is more likely feared than loved. She also doesn’t care about her people, a fact that she admitted to her brother, Tyrion once. Daenerys most likely had the scale tips on balance, with her being equally loved and feared by her subjects. She’s loved because she actually takes time to listen to the people’s needs, and feared because she could take you out using her dragons with one word.

If Dany did lay siege on King’s Landing (again, we aren’t counting her major mad queen moment), the only thing Cersei can use against Dany is the people living within the city walls. Cersei might have heard that Dany’s been freeing slaves in the cities surrounding Slaver’s Bay, and figured out that she has a soft spot for the common folk.

In conclusion, if Daenerys had simply waited out and took her time planning and gathering allies and supplies against Cersei, she would’ve been successful in her campaign to retake Westeros. But then again, we aren’t the writers for this show. In the end, they had Jon battling through himself while he chooses to reply with either of his two favorite lines, She’s my queen or I don’t want it. Or that Sansa and Arya doesn’t like Dany at all and think that she’s a power-hungry, dragon-riding bitch. Or that Bran doesn’t give a f*ck about anything. So, yeah. What do you guys think?

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A Dance With Dragons

It should be noted just how far this goes back, it's not just in the 1993 outline right in the exact middle of the entire story, here it is, the very first reference to the Dance of the Dragons on some of the very first pages of the first book -- the sole reason he incorporated this backstory in there from the start (as opposed to the backstory stuff he just makes up as he goes along, which, apparently, the original Long Night??? they said he was of no help to them during the development of "Bloodmoon"...) has to do with Daenerys (but not with her invasion anymore apparently lmao), he never got around to doing it in the books, the show sort of did it-but-not-really-who-can-tell-lol-and-anyway-fuck-that at the very end of the whole storyline, and now we're watching a direct adaptation of the original Dance while the main book story covering the rhymes with it does not exist.

You cannot make this more comedic even if you make it up.

grateful readers: “so, Mr Writer, giving that it's no longer Dany's invasion, even tho in the original outline it kinda was, you mean to tell us the Second Dance of the Dragons, the storyline teased from the very first pages of the very first book as "when brother fought sister", it concerns the deadly dragonfight locked between the characters of... Young Griff, Jon Connington, Arianna Martell, and... Euron "Crow's Eye" Greyjoy?? all of which come from the middle books??”

Mr Writer: “yes, very exciting, isn't it! don't forget Cersei Lannister, she's from the first book. other characters are involved, too.”

grateful readers: “and then Daenerys comes home and puts a stop to all that 'cause she's the only one who knows kids shouldn't play with dragons?”

Mr Writer: “yes, that's sort of the point of all the parallels with Rhaenyra creating a negative precedent -- or failing to create one, you know...”

Mr Writer: “I also really wanted to adapt the iconic "WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS???" gif from the TV show into my books.”

grateful readers: “oh.”

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8 Thoughts on GOT 08x01

1. I get the Daenerys/Jon Stans are angry that the northerners and Sansa seem shortsighted but also... The Mad King cooked Brandon AND Rickon Stark in their armors, and Daenerys cooked Dickon and Randyll Tarly in theirs because they wouldn't submit. She was close to threatening Sansa to Jon for not doing what she wanted. If they beat the army of the dead somehow, her Army will already be in the north and they're suddenly easy pickins. Do you understand why the Lannister army making it past the neck is such a bad thing? If so then you understand why Daenerys' army is such a bad idea.

2. Sansa motherfucking Stark keeps being right and people keep ignoring her and I'm getting sick of it. Tyrion himself told her, people keep underestimating you and now they're dead. Fucking listen to the woman for once.

"did you bend the knee for the North, or because you love her?" If Sansa could see through Cersei's bullshit when even Tyrion Lannister himself couldn't, you're telling me she can't see through this? Bullshit.

--A good king is one who listens to good counsel when he doesn't know. Tywin was a lot of things but he wasn't dumb. And the people who are meant to be the rulers we root for are also the ones ignoring the good counsel.

3. JON AND ARYA HUGGED WHAT IS MY LIFE. THAT WAS EVERYTHING I NEEDED. Also "she's the smartest person I know" yeah Jon fuck off with your bullshit and learn to listen.

"I'm her family too" "don't forget that" even Arya fucking knows he's in danger of forgetting what he's fighting for in favor of love. We've already seen one idiot King in the North give up a War for a woman (don't get me wrong, I love Robb, but mans was an idiot), and I have the feeling we might see it again.

4. "you're Aegon Targaryen, Sixth of his name, protector of the realm, all of it" yes, Sam could've had more tact, but Jon needed to hear it. Because Jon gave up the crown of the North to save the North, and Sam damn well knows Daenerys would never. Littlefinger wouldve let the world burn if it meant he could be king of the ashes, and if for a second you think Daenerys wouldn't do the same...

5. "STAY BACK HES GOT BLUE EYES"

"I'VE ALWAYS HAD BLUE EYES"

If you don't love Tormund Giantsbane, I don't know what show you've been watching tbh.

6. YARA GREYJOY FUCKING LIVES. Look I know she's a minor character and all, but I didn't name my tumblr after a Yara/Daenerys ship for nothing. I've been waiting for her to die at any point and the fact that she's still alive made me yell VINDICATION.

--Theon going back to fight for the Starks (NOT Daenerys and I feel like that's important) is always a plus. We love the King of Character Development.

7. Brandon freaking Stark waiting in random fucking corners of the castle, to give everyone the lowdown stare down is great. Interrupting the formalities with "hey, fuckers, we're fucked can we get to it" iconic.

"I'm waiting for an old friend" ICONIC POTATO IN A WHEEL CHAIR.

8. I would've never though Cersei would give it up. I thought, at best, she was gonna suck some Euron dick. Never in a million years did I think she would give it up.

--"I'm going to put a prince in your belly" Euron you majestic creep. Party City Pirate looking weirdo.

BONUS REACTION: Where in the FLIPPING FROZEN SEVEN HELLS IS GHOST.

I have to wait a whole darned week for the next episode and I'M NOT HAPPY. GIVE ME IT

Episode Score: 9.5/10.

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Hey! I hope you're having a great day! Just wanted to ask you a couple of questions because I really like your metas. :) What do you think is the significance of the Night's King and his queen? Do you really he was a Stark? Should it matter that he was a Stark?

Thanks, anon!

There are a few reasons for the Night’s King tale (though GRRM has said that he won’t be a returning character as he is in the show, so that isn’t one of them): one is for the general tone of the chapter it comes up in, another for some context surrounding the Others. I also think there are some vitally important hints in his story, though.

Here’s the passage for reference:

The gathering gloom put Bran in mind of another of Old Nan’s stories, the tale of Night’s King. He had been the thirteenth man to lead the Night’s Watch, she said; a warrior who knew no fear. “And that was the fault in him,” she would add, “for all men must know fear.” A woman was his downfall; a woman glimpsed from atop the Wall, with skin as white as the moon and eyes like blue stars. Fearing nothing, he chased her and caught her and loved her, though her skin was cold as ice, and when he gave his seed to her he gave his soul as well.    

He brought her back to the Nightfort and proclaimed her a queen and himself her king, and with strange sorceries he bound his Sworn Brothers to his will. For thirteen years they had ruled, Night’s King and his corpse queen, till finally the Stark of Winterfell and Joramun of the wildlings had joined to free the Watch from bondage. After his fall, when it was found he had been sacrificing to the Others, all records of Night’s King had been destroyed, his very name forbidden.

“Some say he was a Bolton,” Old Nan would always end. “Some say a Magnar out of Skagos, some say Umber, Flint, or Norrey. Some would have you think he was a Woodfoot, from them who ruled Bear Island before the ironmen came. He never was. He was a Stark, the brother of the man who brought him down.” She always pinched Bran on the nose then, he would never forget it. “He was a Stark of Winterfell, and who can say? Mayhaps his name was Brandon. Mayhaps he slept in this very bed in this very room.” (Bran IV, ASOS)

The Night’s King’s relevance is to Bran. The mention of fear and its necessity echoes back to the iconic exchange between Ned and Bran (“Can a man still be brave is he’s afraid?” “That is the only time a man can be brave.”) Old Nan takes the connection even further when she tells Bran that the Night’s King was a Stark, something especially significant when we-the-readers have been wired into the Starks being the series’ official good guys (or as close as ASOIAF gets).

Even if Old Nan is pulling this part out of thin air, the point she makes stands: everyone has good and evil inside of them, something Bran struggles with in ADWD as he continues to skinchange into Hodor despite the warnings. The magic Bran is learning is dangerous, and the moral implications of using it need to be kept in mind.

Which also, I think, echoes back to Bran’s suggested predecessor. The tale of the Night’s King is relevant not only as a warning to what Bran may be capable of, but also a purposeful parallel to what we’re discovering about Euron Greyjoy.

While Bran is in danger, walking the line between right and wrong, Euron’s ten miles over it. He has no qualms murdering, and even less about possessing people with skills he likely learned from the Three-Eyed Crow (but that’s another post). Based on Aeron’s TWOW excerpt chapter, Euron’s goal is nothing short of being the new Night’s King, a new, twisted sort of god. That, I would say, is the point of the story; it’s less about the figure of the past, and more about the two in the present, one being tempted by the darkness and the other having already embraced it.

Thanks for the question, anon, and I hope you have a great day as well!

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game of thrones s8e1 notes:

it’s really obvious at this point that all of the writers are men. not just b/c we’re still relying on the 4th grade eunuch jokes 68 episodes later but also b/c literally no interaction between two women on screen is remotely convincing

I have no idea who cersei is supposed to be as a character anymore. she’s not even recognizable even from a season ago and it’s really bad

it doesn’t help that everyone surrounding cersei is a literal disney villain, played straight

euron greyjoy is what happens when a college freshman who thinks that the joker is the most compelling character ever made is given free reign in his first scriptwriting class

they probably could have framed jon bending the knee as A Sacrifice For His People and made it a lot more compelling but instead we get Compulsory Heterosexuality w/ no chemistry between him and dany and everyone in winterfell reacting like “jesus fuck not Rob Part II”

the whole drawn out setup of jon “i don’t want to be king” snow stark targaeryan is going to end with him being king and it’s such an exhausting overdone plotline. i’m beggin D&D to come up with one original storyline.

dany and threatening ppl who mean her no harm, name a more iconic duo

in all seriousness D&D have rewritten dany’s character since they took over from “queen who takes no shit” to “angry dragon lady who speaks only in threats and B-movie one liners” and it’s....... a mess. can we have an ounce of nuance, even, please.

there are 15 braincells in winterfell and sansa stark has all of them