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I suppose it's relevant to note here, if anyone is able to edit this: the link to Tyene's mother or Serra Mopatis under the Speta Lemore heading don't seem to lead anywhere, it just says error. Not sure if anyone can fix this. I also think other theories on her identity should be listed, including Mellario of Norvos and Wenda the White Fawn (there may be others but I'm not familiar with them) Varys as a Blackfyre also appears to be a broken link: Piecing Together Varys as a Blackfyre. I'm not sure where the thread would be or if it still exists Breaking the World link also a faulty link: Breaking the World The Old Gods Love the Starks also appears not to lead anywhere: The Old Gods Love the Starks Septon Barth's Unnatural Story also a broken link And some further ideas I think should be added to the OP: Who will be the Faith's Champion against Ser Robert Strong, Loras and Dragonstone and to the re-read projects I think the Learning to Lead: A re-read project of the Dany and Jon DwD chapters is a very good read too. Thank you to the author of V.1 and whoever is now in charge of V.2, your work is appreciated :)

He was going to parlay with Mance and try to kill him. If he took Ghost he is more likely to be killed on sight I suppose as he is more threatening

So-so. Wasn't my favourite episode, but wasn't horrendous. Didn't bother me that there was no Stannis, but felt the battle dragged too long. I was ready for the episode to finish by the end. 5.5 rounded to 6 ETA: To elavorate a little more. I did not feel excited or tense at all. We had some Wildlings run at the Wall and start climbing...around 10 of them, a number which is obviously no real threat. Then we had a mammoth and some giants (I liked the visuals here) but only one lives and gets into the tunnel. Grenn vs the Giant could have been a scene that excited me. Also, the Nights Watch must be Wights, the amount of times they sprang back up in the yard. Lackluster to me. Also disliked the over exaggeration of Janos Slynt. We already dislike him, no need to make him so grossly incompetent and cowardly as he was this episode.

History of Westeros probably have a video on it too. Or they were planning one anyway

I'm sure I have seen a YouTube clip of the reading before (not from Carolina though) but then I'm not sure if it was a partial reading or not.

Oh sweet summer child.... In seriousness though, I think it is quite popular opinion on these boards that Doran isn't long for this world

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^You realise only a select group of people tend to.vote each week right? There are plenty on the boards who are enjoying this season who dont vote, which brings down the score. And opinions will always differ, especially when the writing of the show seems so...different from previous seasons

Pat could have been Pycelle...Quick death but messy. And I think you mean Rafford, not Amory ;) ETA: Dumbo could be Bran, who can "fly". It could have been Fred, but I doubt he only.intended one chapter there

Torn on what to give this one. I enjoyed the duel and found the ending suitably brutal and gory, I don't really have any complaints on that front. The Tyrion beetle scene could have been replaced by something much more relevant imo. Set up for next season, time with another character, something, anything but that scene. Bleh. The Vale. Well, it was a hell of a shock to me and now I'm very divided. On the one hand, I agree with Ran that LF's character is very much diminished, it seems that he has literally no plan to get out of the corner he is in. I can see the logic behind it though, as getting across Sansa's subtle transition from innocent pawn to developing player that is shown in the books does not really make for good TV. This was perhaps a little too sudden, but I'm not terribly annoyed by it. I also want to say Royce and Waynwood were brilliant, they brought such a sense of nobility and superiority to the scene, and its immediately apparent that they are part of proud, old, noble Houses. Lady Anya Waynwood was spectacular imo, this was a brilliant casting choice. Daenerys banishing Jorah. Emilia's acting was better than I have seen her do any other time this season imo, though I wish she could have looked at Jorah just once. I can imagine they tried to get across how disgusted she was with him, so much that she couldn't bear to look at him...but it just didn't look right. That said, overall the scene was decent. Moat Cailin was another good scene. Not a fan of Mole's Town scene I'm afraid. Arya and the Hound is an odd one. Have to see how they proceed with this one, but it seemed an odd way to go. Missandei - Grey Worm I'm indifferent to tbh. So...now I've typed it out I have a bit of a clearer idea...6 or 7. I will be optimistic and go with a 7

I think Carice (Mel) is a good example of this. I am.sure ai have read an interview where she thinks of nudity as natural and isnt embarassed by it

^Pretty sure we have seen both Theon and Olyvar (The Oberyn Orgy scene) full frontal, however briefly

9/10 for me. This was my favourite of this season by far, and perhaps even from all previous seasons too. My only critiques would be the random appearance and death of Rorge (and I assume Biter too) as well as the Gregor scene, which seemed bizarre and looked almost like one of those flims where you feed sacrifices to a caged beast...odd to say the least! Dany scene wasnt terrible or great, but the rest of the episode was fantastic. Tyrion and Oberyn, Tyrion and Bronn, Tyrion and Jaime. Pedro Pascal in particular stole his scene. Sansa and Sweetrobin was well done imo, glad they kept the kiss. Only Cat was brilliant, even without the signature line :p And I'm left wondering who will take the blame, and also fearing for Shireen... Great episode

Travex means what lie did Ned use for Lyanna's death, if we assume she in fact died as a result of childbirth. Its quite an interesting question actually, because Ned obviously couldn't say that she gave birth and died

Stannis recieves no reinforcements or extra ships in the books. Salladhor Saan doesn't abandon him until after the Battle at Castle.Black, and Stannis takes only around 1500 North with him, transported by Salla, the majority of men remaining to him after the Blackwater. He leaves small garrisons to hold Dragonstone and Storm's End.

:commie: :commie: The North Remembers

:commie: :commie: I'm from slap bang in the of Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham or thereabouts :lol: (Also, the are Newcastles all over the World, it could be Australia)

I'm probably in the.minority but I thought this was a weak episode. Iron Bank scene was...well, flat and boring to me. Asha at the Dreadfort seemed pointless and acchieved next to nothing save showing the further deterioration or Reek, which could.have been done in another way. I suppose if its to set Asha up for.something else then fair enough but right now.it feels wasted. Maybe just because it was such a mystery and so hyped up, maybe not :dunno: Meereen wasnt bad. Liked that Hizdhar looks like he is going to be more fleshed out than in the books. So are we not getting Hazzea till E10 or.something then? Trial was the highlight, but couldnt make up for the rest of the episode imo

Hey there :cheers: I've seen you posting here and there, you seem a very insightful person :) Welcome to the boards, enjoy your time here :grouphug:

Some ideas floated around are Eastwatch (based on Mel's belief) Oldtown (based on Euron) Hardhome, and I also quite like the idea of Sea Dragon Point

Didnt Bronn Tyrion and Pod meet some Dornishmen in E01, but Oberyn was already in the city?And iirc the Sellsword captains got.close to Dany in the book too, because she invited them there to talk to (which is when Mero basically calls her a whore and says he "had her" in a whorehouse in Lys)

I guess Thorne and Slynt wont be best pleased when Jon and co. return then...

Kind of switched off, but was Locke really the only one who went North with Jon that died? Or did I miss something?

The Red Comet appears in 298 AC, shortly after Robert's death. Joffrey died on the first day of the new Century (300 AC). Obviously we don't know things down to the month, but Joffrey's reign would be about 1.5 years or so, yes, Joffrey reigned for approximately half the span of the novels

In the books, the timeline is indeed 2-3 years (including Dany's first chapter or so, which iirc is before the Bran POV that kicks us off). A Dance with Dragons ends midway through 300 AC I think