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[Little Miss Sunshine]

When Sansa builds the snowcastle in the Eerye... That was a beautifully written scene! And it was the only time I've cried reading ASoIaF (which is saying something, considering I'm such a crybaby at movies and stuff like this)... Thumbs up x10000000000000, GRRM!!!

[Gingerly Grumkin]

On a happy note, of what touched my heart was
-Jon not killing that old man
-Dire wolf flying high on Riverrun
(Holy shit... thats it, talk about sad)
But for sadness
-Tyrion telling his bro he killed Joff... He caused KS so much greif... and it kills Tyrion to do it also
- Reek (anything and everything)
-Most sad part of ASOIAF, without a doubt... R+L=J (Poor R, and L, and Ned, and Cat... And Jon thinks he is so depressed)

[BabyMeraxes]

Jorah's story about Lynesse. It just remminded me way too much of my dad's second marriage. You'll find love someday, Jorah!

Also, Nymeria dragging Catalyn's body from the water. That shit was terrible.

I also really loved the scene in AGoT where Dany prepares that lunch for Viserys, and she buys him all that junk she think's he'll appreciate, but then he starts to assualt her, so she slaps him with a belt.

[The Owlbear]

The conversation Ned has with Bran after Bran hears Jon and Robb talking about whether or not Gared died bravely.

[Lady Meera Reed]

puenboy, on 06 March 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

Theon's epiphany in ADWD when he realized that the Starks were like a family to him more than the Greyjoys will ever be but he betrayed Robb and essentially got his "Family" (Mikken, Luwin etc) killed, and that he should have been with Robb at the Twins.

This plus the Ghost in Winterfell & The Turncloak chapters

Most of Sandor's scenes in ASoS, & the Elder Brother talking about him in AFFC.
Davos on his knees reading the letter from the Night's Watch to Stannis.
Meera crying about Jojen, and Bran wanting to hug her but he can't reach her.
Cersei "And hair grows back .."
Stannis "I swear, I will go to my grave thinking of my brother’s peach."

[Hornfoot Manicurist]

I completely agree with the Davos learning to read moment, as well as that moment when Arya turns to run into the RW knowing the death that's going on all around.
Others for me -
Rickon crying for his family. He's just a little baby practically. I have a small son, and it breaks my heart to think of him being left behind and crying for us.
Brienne describing the cruelty of the game played by the knights gathered with Renly.
Dany losing her son.
The moment when Catelyn feels that she's lost everyone she ever loved - Hoster, Ned, her babies.
Theon's repentence in the Reek chapters.
The bold sacrifice of Halfhand, facing death so Jon could live.
In the midst of the horror of battle, Sandor trying to save Sansa. Poor Sansa who endured beatings, being stripped, being emotionally abused, constantly taunted.

[Maroucia]

BabyMeraxes, on 07 March 2012 - 11:13 AM, said:

Jorah's story about Lynesse. It just remminded me way too much of my dad's second marriage. You'll find love someday, Jorah!

Also, Nymeria dragging Catalyn's body from the water. That shit was terrible.

I also really loved the scene in AGoT where Dany prepares that lunch for Viserys, and she buys him all that junk she think's he'll appreciate, but then he starts to assualt her, so she slaps him with a belt.

That broke my heart! She was doing everything she thought of to please him but that little shit was too jealous of his little sister to appreciate that... That was definitely the final turning point where you knew there were no way you would ever like Viserys, when he died not long after, I was glad.

[Ygrain]

Besides everything else mentioned in the thread:
- Dany realising that Drogo is mentally dead and smothering him herself
- the little boy murdered in his mother's arms by Gregor's scum because he kept calling his daddy
- Ned learning from Cersei why she hated Robert so much, and realizing the futility of what happened - that Robert screwed his married life for the love of the girl who probably never loved him back
- Cressen's prologue when he thinks of Stannis as the unloved child and the son he never had himself

Edited by Ygrain, 07 March 2012 - 01:51 PM.

[Ravenhair]

Ygrain, on 07 March 2012 - 01:47 PM, said:

Besides everything else mentioned in the thread:
- Dany realising that Drogo is mentally dead and smothering him herself
- the little boy murdered in his mother's arms because he kept calling his daddy
- Ned learning from Cersei why she hated Robert so much, and realizing the futility of what happened - that Robert screwed his married life for the love of the girl who probably never loved him back
- Cressen's prologue when he thinks of Stannis as the unloved child and the son he never had himself

Oh, I forgot about Cressen's prologue, and how he loved Stannis the most of all because he needed it the most.  Cressen's prologue was very sad and depressing, but it made me like Davos so much.  Good call about Cressen's prologue.

[Duir]

Snow Castle
and
"Sing for me little bird"

[Fragile Bird]

Wonderful to see the new scenes since my last post this morning!

Can some of you come up with some connecting scenes, where the penny drops for you, like the scene I mention in the OP?  Reading about Jamie thinking how Ser Bonifer turned to God and then finding out a book later it was because he fell in love with the king's sister and didn't have a hope in hell of ever marrying her.

I know I've had other connecting scenes:  GRRM likes to bury these little gems and then pop them up chapters or books later.  

Edited by Fragile Bird, 07 March 2012 - 02:10 PM.

[Winter's Lady]

Hmmm I think I know what you mean, fragile bird.
One of these things for me was when Ser Badass Barristan talks about Ashara Dayne in ADWD...and to think she might even still be alive...awwww
Another connection is when Brienne thinks of the old shield she found in her fathers cellar or something like that(my memory is reeeeally fuzzy right now, I need to eat something ), and it has Dunk's sigil - so she is possibly one of his offspring. Aw Dunk the lunk, I love that bastard.

oh and when Arya is about to hide Needle and thinks back on her family and happier days...*sobs*

Edited by Lady of Oldcastle, 07 March 2012 - 02:34 PM.

[Teak]

When Jon says goodbye to Sam telling him to pull his hood up because the snowflakes are melting in his hair.

"...yet still it grieved me to sit forgotten as they cut down my brother's poor grandson, and his son, andeven the little children..." Maester Aemon

Arya telling Ned "...we had to throw rocks..."

[Caz]

Oh too many!  These are just a few I can think of off the top of my head

"You raped her, you murdered her, you killed her children" is one scene I'll never ever forget.

Snow castle

Jory Cassell

The Stark girls witnessing their father's death

Ygritte's death

Red Wedding.  Face raking, the hair and Grey Wind were especially traumatic

Pod's devastation at Tyrion leaving him

Every time Cersei has Pate the whipping boy whipped..upsets me every time

Septon Meribald's speech about war and those involved

Maester Aemon's death

For some reason, Stannis makes me quite emotional...the teeth grinding thing seems like a real vulnerability in him and he's such an unhappy soul.  He makes me sad and though he'd hate it, I just want to give him a great big hug!

And last, but by no means least, Sandor.  His last night at the Red Keep with Sansa, his tears at Hollow Hill and his last scene in AFFC all saw me filling up.

[Fragile Bird]

Teak, on 07 March 2012 - 02:33 PM, said:

When Jon says goodbye to Sam telling him to pull his hood up because the snowflakes are melting in his hair.

"...yet still it grieved me to sit forgotten as they cut down my brother's poor grandson, and his son, andeven the little children..." Maester Aemon

Arya telling Ned "...we had to throw rocks..."

First post!  Welcome to Westeros Teak!  George Martin sure knows how to get us in the gut, doesn't he?

[mermer]

First of all sorry for my english. Most of my favorite touching moments have been previously said: Cat´s hair,the snow castle, reek´s chapters in ADWD. But one of my favorite moments belongs to one of arya´s chapters in ADWD.
A thousand years ago, she had known a girl who loved lemon cakes No that was not me, that was only Arya.
Whenever I read this i feel my heart bleeding

Edited by mermer, 07 March 2012 - 04:23 PM.

[Maroucia]

I just thought of another heartbreaking moment, while reading another thread where people were talking about Daenerys's dragons. I felt it was really sad when she was leaving them tied in some dark dungeon... They were screaming every time she came by... Poor dragons!

[Gingerly Grumkin]

Bran only had one or two POV's with his parents

[Teak]

Thank you Fragile Bird. Good topic-Grey Wind howling @ RW also got me.

[singerosevens]

Sansa telling tyrion she will never want him to touch her. (Understandable, but still sad for him.)

Hoster calling out "Tansy."
Dancer's death.
Arya getting SO CLOSE to her family at the RW.
Maester Cressen's prologue.