#ttgot s2 musings

[saddest-coal-boy-in-westeros]

S2 MUSINGS

IRONRATH

gwyn could die in an incident that occurs because of the two houses’ rivalry/a misunderstanding?

soldiers tried to capture her and bring her back to highpoint?

she and asher (if he’s alive lol) could also reignite their romance, which would lead to more conflict between the two houses

or the whitehills essentially winning by the end of the game could sour asher on any whitehill, period, regardless of how he used to feel about gwyn

house forrester’s collapse might be especially hard on talia

arthur glenmore’s flaying and death in season 1 really seemed to be a turning point in her development

season 2 might’ve seen her become more cynical and ruthless, echoing her mother’s desire to not repeat the fall of her house at all costs

if the traitor wasn’t killed, he might bear the responsibility of kindling her compassion and sensitivity or encouraging her to become more jaded and nihilistic

talia refuses to sing anymore after season 1

might find it childish because “life is not a song” (bitter) or she just can’t think of any songs worth singing/writing (depressive)

(i’d hope that throughout s2 she finds a reason to hope and persevere and regain some of her past innocence. maybe by the midpoint or by the ending, she’s inspired to write and/or sing again)

NORTH GROVE

if gared brought his north grove army over the wall = big culture clash

two unsocialized bastards living in the wilds beyond the wall and an army of possessed wildlings, all being led by a deserter of the night’s watch? that would not go over well

if gared did reunite with the forresters, then the family could possibly use blood magic, which could cause a big moral dilemma

KING’S LANDING

mira would have to navigate her way through being the prisoner of morgryn using her political savvy 

would be especially difficult since she’d be imprisoned in his stronghold

she might be struggling with guilt for letting tom die in her place

lots of stealth and secrecy

maybe she’d write letters to her family and try to send them in secret

every action would be under scrutiny if the servants were instructed to keep a watchful eye on her/keep her confined

mira might find a way to turn some of morgryn’s household to her side—maybe by being kind to them, as that’s what sparked the possibility of mira and tom’s alliance

on a darker subject, mira might also have to try to thwart morgryn’s attempts to get her with child

maybe her s2 story could even start with her wedding to morgryn; the first obstacle would be avoiding the consummation of the bedding ceremony

maybe she could manipulate morgryn into letting her stay a maiden, at least for a time; she’s got a time limit!

if she’s on good terms with sera (who married lord tarwick), she could even write a letter to her asking for help

maybe the tarwick retinue could visit morgryn’s holdfast; sera and her could reunite

mira could even possibly go to copperfall (the tarwick holdfast) once she’s escaped morgryn

the tarwicks might be in a position to help house forrester overall

mira could sway morgryn’s political allies (who he bought off) into allying instead with house forrester

she could appeal to westerosi conceptions of honor and chivalry; could reveal that she, a highborn maiden, was forcibly married to and imprisoned by an upjumped merchant lord

some of morgryn’s contacts might be swayed to help her instead (maybe for honor’s sake, or because it proves morgryn is a bad investment)