Am I the only one who thinks that Jon just doesn´t deserve all this?
I mean, everytime he does something, someone else appears to save his ass. Halfhand, Mance, Stannis, Melissandra, Little Finger, Knights of the Vale...Just overally, he pretty much screws everything, but always comes out of it like a pro. I like Jon, I really do, but...well, Sansa was through some serious shit and I think Jon would be much better as her Hand or something. But I guess the writers didn´t want a war of Three Queens.
And I have to say...Cersei really blew it up this episode
As for Arya...she really killed it. Though it makes me wonder where she got that "mask." You think she skinned the face of that wench? Or she just took a bag full of faces from the House of Black and White?
I was expecting Varys would go to North, but Dorne makes so much more sence, because Dorne were huge supporters of Targeryens, mainly because their precious Ellia was married to Rhaegar.
Also...Cersei is fucked. Dorne and Tyrells in the south, Starks in the North and Dany sailing right at King´s Landing...there won´t be much of a war I think. It´s time for the Walking Dead.
Spoilers Ahead
So after watching episode 10, i'm just blown away, not as much as Kings Landing though. The main thing that I wanted to put forward is the R+L+=J theory. So we see in Brans flash back, Ned and Leandra at the tower of joy. Leandra is in a badway after giving birth. She makes Ned promise to not tell anyone who the baby belongs to because Robert would kill it. The only reason robert would kill the child is if it was a threat to the throne - AKA a Tagaryen. That baby is Jon Snow and his father is Rhaegar Tagaryen (which makes Jon the heir to the Iron throne technically - and Dannerys's nephew). Anyone else have thoughts on this??
I´m still not 100% sold on this theory. There is still some part of me who just doesn´t want to believe in what seems obvious.
What precisely Lyanna said? "If Robert finds out, he´ll....you know he will. You have to protect him."
I keep hearing everywhere that Jon is Rhaegar´s son, but part of me thinks that he might be Robert´s son, but I can´t explain Lyanna´s words following that thought.
".... Baratheon, hair of black." Anyone remember this?
Lyanna*
But this theory has been around for decades. You can guess it reading just the first book (it was Dany's visions in the house of the undying that confirmed it for me). Robert wouldn't have killed Rahegar's child for being a threat to his throne. Being Rhaegar's child and a Targaryen is sufficient. He fucking hates Rhaegar for taking Lyanna from him. He'd hate Rhaegar even more for knocking her up.
But alas, he's still a bastard. A Targaryen and a Stark bastard, but still a bastard. He has no claim to the Iron Throne. Dany comes before him as the last trueborn Targaryen.
Hell, this is why I'm miffed they make him KINGINDANORF. Sansa is the only Stark left as far as they know. Which makes her Rob's only heir. In the book it's heavily hinted (I think so at least) that Rob legitimized Jon in his will before going to the Red Wedding, and his Will was sent north by Maege Mormont and Galbartt Glover.
Now Cat, Edmure, Maege, Galbart, Jason Mallister, and Greatjon Umber all witness Rob's will and who he names as successor.
And we have women leading northern houses. Maege Mormont coming first to my mind. So since the show is ignoring the Robb's will plot, it should be Sansa.
Vengeance. Justice. Fire and blood.
That was a slap on the face of all book readers. I liked the adaptation of that speech (because Varys saved it) and the previous scene (because the Queen of Thorns throwed those Sand Things to the ground where they belong), but why the hell couldn't they have left Siddig's Doran alive so he could give that speech like he does in the books?
I will never get over it. The only explanation I can find as to why they killed Doran is that D&D were trying to shove some girl power crap down on our throats... And that's after they decided not to include Arianne Martell, who is the heir to the Dornish throne anyway!
[Spoilers and all] Unlike most people, I'm not sure I'd prefer having Sansa as Queen instead of Jon, from a story perspective. Personally? Sure.
Why? She's a Bolton and is being played by Littlefinger for all the Northern lords know, they barely know her, and she didn't bleed on the battlefield for the North. Yes, she conquered the North with the Knights of the Vale, but it was Jon who was out there fighting, it was Jon who defended the Wall. The Northerners would prefer having a battlefield hero as a King, someone easier to rally behind and who still has Ned's blood. (It doesn't matter if he's Rhaegar's child. Only Bran and possibly two girls know about it, and even if they come out and say it, would people believe in it? I don't think so, sadly... I would like to see Jon ending up together with Sansa.)
And they needed to further cement Sansa's wariness and Littlefinger's manipulation. You know something like that is coming.
But don't worry, Sansa will be the Queen in the end.
[A Clash of Kings/A Dance with Dragons/GOT EP 10 spoilers] Did we ever get Dany's three betrayals prophecy in the show? Anyway, the finale pretty much confirmed Daario will be the Love betrayer, the final one.
The first one was the witch in AGOT (by Blood) and the second one was either Jorah or that captain of a mercenary company in the books (By Gold), I think? Ben Plumm or something.