Stark Loyal

I write things too.  

Here's my latest:

http://davecromwellwrites.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-jesus-and-mary-chain-live-in.html

47 minutes ago, Morgana Lannister said:

Yes, I loved their dialogue too and wow, now the cat is out of the bag re Jorah's greyscale!

I love how Daario is needling Jorah about how he wouldn't be able to keep up with Dany - even if he ever got the chance.  Daario acts like he's not as much in love with her as Jorah - but I'm not so sure about that.  Anyway, it was cool how Jorah didn't get flustered by that obvious taunt - and threw it right back at Daario about how he'll eventually disappoint her anyway - in spite of any immediate, youthful physical attraction.  But - Jorah was getting his arse kicked by that Dothraki (Aggo?) - and it took Daario to save him or he'd be dead now too.

3 minutes ago, talvikorppi said:

If you've read the books, there's a "foreshadowing" of Edd becoming the Lord Commander. Pyp (or someone) names him in the votes that Jon eventually wins, and Edd dolorously says yeah, right, I'll be harboured with it.

We all love Edd, and how dolorious his life is. About to get even more dolorious. Poor guy. :-)

I'm wading through the books and am halfway through 6 ("A Dance With Dragons"), but I don't recall that bit.  I'm also far along enough to not be concerned with spoilers.  It's all in the writing, anyway.  Martin's depictions are so nuanced and detailed - that you can't ever truly be "spoiled" - simply by getting a bit of advance info.  At least that's how I feel about it anyway.  I can also understand book purists constant disappointment (disapproval, disgust?) with the D&D depictions on HBO.  But - with the understandable limitations taken into consideration - they are doing a decent job.  At least an entertaining job.  Its what got me into the series, so I have them (and HBO) at the very least to thank for that.

As for our "mournful" Edd - I don't doubt bad things may happen to him.  A long time ago - a fully read bookreading friend of mine answered one of my simple musings about the show by saying "don't worry - George kills them all" - which made me laugh.

Maybe he does.

Maybe the Walkers DO eventually win.

54 minutes ago, talvikorppi said:

Poor Dolorous Edd thinks he might be the Lord Commander now, so in charge of everything that goes on in the Night's Watch. Even the food. Not that he'd cook it but he's the cooks' boss. And trying to be a gracious host to a highborn lady or two (Sansa and Brienne). Out of his depth, but top marks for trying. We all love Dolorous Edd, don't we?

Oh, and the TV show version of CB cook, "Three-finger Hob" maybe died in the battle for the Wall. He was the one who killed some wildlings with a meat cleaver in the mess hall.

Cool.  Thanks for all that info (or conjecture).  Yeah, I just got finished reading a chapter with Three finger Hob in it, so it was fresh in my mind.

Hey - Dolorous Edd IS the "interim" Lord Commander now!  Jon put him in charge.  He gave him the woolly cape! ;-)

10 minutes ago, talvikorppi said:

Castle Black – some levity with that awkward meal scene. Not quite the last supper, despite the beautiful light falling on them. Edd, Jon, Tormund on one side, Sansa, Brienne and Pod on the other.

 

Yeah, I liked that bit too.  Question about that (and apologies if it's been asked and answered already somewhere - wading through this forum and it's seemingly infinite amount of information is as daunting as reading all of Martin's books - which of course I am also attempting) - why did Edd offer an apology about the food?  Did HE have to cook it?  Was their regular cook one of the men that Jon hung?  Or am I projecting too much into that one scene.