LC Dolorous Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I am more than convinced that our beloved Edd will be elected to be the 999th LC of the Nights Watch that's needed so a ressurected Jon can take his place as the 1000th Lord Commander. As the stabbing of Jon happens during the castle being busy and with a screaming giant around, I think that a mutiny will follow the stabbing of the lord commander with the Pro-Jon side emerging as clear and quick winners, with the help of the wildlings. After tides have calmed down, the brothers will have lost their faith in their brotherhood though. With a sort of "screw it" mentality they decide that the NW has to be kept alive, what with all the undead aproaching, but that their ancient and honourable ways are no longer suited for times such as these and that adaptions have to be made, if only because there have never been a few thousands wildlings to be included into planning in the centuries before. Either in secret or in the common way, an election for a new commander will be held, for certain protocol has to be kept, but knowing that this new LC of the post-mutany NW will not have powers or command in the classic way the brothers refuse this farce and only a single vote will be given in - the same single vote we have during Jons election. And indeed, Edd is more than just the right man for this task, may it be just a placeholder for the return of Jon or not. It is tradition that the steward of the Lord Commander is more than a mere cupbearer and changer of the nightpot, but rather an able lad who is about the be shaped for command in the vicinity of the LC. And never have the fires been warmer as when Edd was Jons steward, as Jon could testify once Satin took over. Also, with so many good men dieing/going missing over the last years, and with another bunch taken out during the mutiny, Edd is after all one of the more seasoned brothers the NW still has. Add to that that he already has experience in commanding over at Long Barrow with its spearwives, and you really would have to take a closer look to find someone more able to pick up command in the current NW. Edit: Another solid proof are the words of his house, credits to another user I stumbled upon when reading Edd quotes in another thread. House Tolletts words are "When all is darkest" - if this isn't foreshadowing I really do not know what is. Anyway, I also prospect that this "no-Jon-vacuum" will not last very long as he will come back and bring this to and end, still - hooray for Edd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Blackmont Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 There will be no watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Guy Garlan Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I was thinking Denys Mallister, but this is much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Dolorous Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 there will be a "watch 2.0" of sort for the meantime, with Jon either taking over this or going back to classic watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcotron Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 It's probably the last thing Edd would ever want... and therefore, knowing his luck, it'll happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Dolorous Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 "When all is darkest" added, totally forgot about this obvious one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James of the Blackwater Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 How about Olly! oh wait..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHouseHB Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I could definitely see this happen and at the beginning of Winds Edd comments "Knowing my luck the wall will fall during my time as lord commander". A little foreshadowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Sharya Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Priceless!! When all is darkest, the NW "goes to the toilet"...Jon, Tollet (Toilet), then Jon again.“If they choose wisely they won’t be choosing me,” moaned Dolorous Edd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGBeyondAsshai Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I would actually be in favor of that. I love that sourpuss :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRedViperOfCleveland Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'm all for this just to read more of Edd talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evita mgfs Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 OMG - I am laughing so hard - about when all is darkest - and then SHARYA STARK'S "toilet" - I never noticed that! Then putting it all together, it is a powerful argument! That Martin is a comedian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I fully endorse this. Long live the 999th Lord commander! May his reign be prosperous and bountiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcotron Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'm all for this just to read more of Edd talking.This is the big problem. This would mean that we need a POV at the Wall in TWoW. What's the point of Edd as LC if we don't get to hear Edd being LC? Maybe Theon could end up there by the end of the book? Theon talking to Tormund could also be quite entertaining on its own... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dire Dawg Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 This is the big problem. This would mean that we need a POV at the Wall in TWoW. What's the point of Edd as LC if we don't get to hear Edd being LC?Maybe Theon could end up there by the end of the book? Theon talking to Tormund could also be quite entertaining on its own...Melisandra will save us! GRRM said no new POVs, well Mel had one so if Jon is dead/in ghost we still have good ole Mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Ravens Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 A lot of theories get floated on this forum, but this is one of my favorites in a long time! Seven little paragraphs and it is every bit as likely as most of the wall-of-text, colour-coded two-thousand word chapters that get proposed here every week. I'm excited at the prospect of Ed Tollett becoming the 999th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Edd's too smart to accept the position considering what happened to his two predecessors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutch Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Edd's too smart to accept the position considering what happened to his two predecessors.For the watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNinjaDC Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 In the books, no, as there are too many other people more willing. Hell, post Jon's stabbing I can see Satin basically taking a Octavian role and revenging Caesar (Snow). He was more or less being set up by Jon to be his future replacement. That said, in the GoT show, I strongly believe Edd will become Lord Commander. The Edd in the show is essentially a merger of book Edd and Satin(a loyal lieutenant, but with a flavor of melancholy ). I believe the , "the wall is yours," moment from Season 4 was a foreshadowing moment of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronfried_IV Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 In the books, no, as there are too many other people more willing. Hell, post Jon's stabbing I can see Satin basically taking a Octavian role and revenging Caesar (Snow). He was more or less being set up by Jon to be his future replacement. That said, in the GoT show, I strongly believe Edd will become Lord Commander. The Edd in the show is essentially a merger of book Edd and Satin(a loyal lieutenant, but with a flavor of melancholy ). I believe the , "the wall is yours," moment from Season 4 was a foreshadowing moment of this. I believe you can't take anything from the show as foreshadowing for the books anymore. The reasons for FTW are completly different in both stories... As for show LC I believe it will be Alliser Thorne, he still is there for a reason and by far the most fleshed out charater that far north. For Book LC I am totally ok with Edd, but we need another POV at the wall to fully enjoy him as a figure of authority, best would be his POV as his new steward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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