Angel Eyes

Unless that was the point...

I actually thought he'd be a good choice to adapt one of Tolkien's works.

I do not, this was something I read on TV Tropes.

GRRM certainly does like Richard III; there's apparently no less than four characters based off of him: Ned Stark, Stannis Baratheon, Tyrion Lannister, and ... Theon Greyjoy. Ned and Stannis are for the more historical aspects and Tyrion and Theon for the theatrical interpretation that Shakespeare popularized, Tyrion for his rhetoric, Theon for his crimes and his nickname, "Rick/Dick" (as Richard is described in Henry VI Part III) being close to "Reek".

Certainly a greyscaled one.

GRRM has said that Tyrion is the "Grayest of the grey", but he's sliding towards the darker shade of grey (as are most characters in the books, even the dead ones).

Question about Tyrion: is it possible that the political and strategic missteps seen in the last three seasons would be ones taken by Ser Barristan Selmy? Selmy is neither an experienced general outside of Old Wyk, nor a politician (which also explains Tyrion's strategic miscues in Season 7; he's never prepped an actual strategy), though Selmy has had some small successes in ADWD.

If GRRM ever has Arya come back from Essos.

The whole question of knights is something too. Since women can't become knights in Westeros, who does the title Knight of Spotswood fall to since Sylva cannot hold the title? Also something about inheritance: say the War of Five Kings never happened and Edmure died without issue, does Bran get the title as the second-born son of Edmure's oldest sister?

Alayne Stone, illegitimate daughter of one of the poorest lords in Westeros, to Harry Hardyng, one of the heirs to the wardenship of the Vale.

Dorna Swyft to Kevan Lannister. The daughter of a landed knight whose house was disgraced to the younger brother of the highest house in the Westerlands.

Well, I guess so, but you get my meaning right? Hanging.

I personally think that Jaime will get a short drop and a sudden stop in the books.

They didn't love her in the last season since she didn't do much except get rocks getting dumped on her head.

On a technical basis, Renly is Stannis's heir since women can't inherit the throne per the Great Council of 101 AC unless designated heir as Rhaenyra was by her father Viserys I.

I think yes; the perception of Doran, at least regarding his family (Arianne and the Sand Snakes in particular) is of a weak ruler who's a doormat. Arianne wanted to prove she was as smart as her father and she thought that the Dornish were also in line with her way of thinking; whether or not they are is unknown.

In the sense that Tyene was trying to provoke a war. Also as far as why Arianne attempted this plan, she wanted to show her father that she was worthy of succeeding him over Quentyn. Doran in general baffles me for a number of reasons, like why he didn't take a firmer hand in making sure Viserys was a suitable son-in-law who wasn't going to abuse Arianne or making sure Quentyn could succeed in courting Daenerys. Take Viserys: Doran's excuse for not helping Viserys is bullshit: if Mellario didn't like the whole fostering idea, why not send Mellario and Arianne to Norvos, then summon Viserys there?

Well, Tyene had suggested a similar plan: crown Myrcella and let the Lannisters come to them, where they would be (theoretically) beaten by the Dornish desert. There's also the fact that it was an act of self-preservation in her mind, thinking that Doran was using Quentyn to supplant her. Basically, what Arianne was trying to do was provoke a war between Dorne and the Lannisters.

Oh, so many, and this is just a few: Ned and Catelyn (especially the former) for trusting Littlefinger; I'd at least be wary of the guy who challenged my brother to a duel for my now-wife's hand. Rodrik Cassel and dealing with the defense of the North. Robb and the Blackfish leaving Edmure out of the loop regarding what to do with Tywin chasing them through the Riverlands, leading Edmure to go gallivanting off on his own; while Edmure technically wins, Tywin is stalled long enough to learn of the Battle of the Blackwater and cement the Lannisters' hold on the Iron Throne. Anything with Doran Martell, but special mention goes to leaving Quentyn without the necessary means of accomplishing his mission to Meereen, leading to Quentyn getting desparate enough to try taming a dragon and, well, roast frog.

James Faulkner (Randyll Tarly) appeared in the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes TV series in the two-hour long "The Hound of the Baskervilles"; he plays Jack Stapleton. Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (Mace Tyrell) appeared in Young Sherlock Holmes as Lestrade. At the end of the film it's reported he gets promoted to Inspector.

Let's run this down in the strategy session in Episode 4: Stock is taken of remaining forces; half are gone (which means the other half of the Dothraki dicked around for the rest of the episode), Daenerys' forces and Cersei's forces are roughly equal, Cersei has Iron Fleet and Golden Company How to proceed? Missandei: Spread word of the Long Night and the victory over the Army of the Dead; smallfolk will take Daenerys' side when word is known what was done for them. Daenerys: counters by saying that Cersei will make sure nothing is believed Varys: reports that support is growing for Daenerys: Yara has retaken the Iron Islands, the Prince of Dorne has declared for Daenerys. Time is on Daenerys' side. Jon and Tyrion: Propose besieging/blockading King's Landing Daenerys: Agrees Sansa: Wants to delay to allow Northern troops to recuperate Daenerys: Wants to attack now so Cersei can't muster up more support Jon: sides with Daenerys, breaking stalemate Tyrion: Attempts to recap things, says that some of the Unsullied and the Dragons will go to Dragonstone by sea, everyone else (Jon, Davos, Northern soldiers, Knights of the Vale, Dothraki, rest of Unsullied) will march by land down the Kingsroad to King's Landing. ... now where was that laid out as part of the strategy? To summarize: it's Tyrion's idea that is the direct catalyst for Daenerys' madness.

My guess (which I think is pretty accurate judging by what we've seen) is that Drogon's carrying ability is limited; he can only carry so much. In Beyond the Wall, Drogon retreats to the Wall with Daenerys, Tormund, Beric, The Hound, Jorah, and the captured wight. Similarly in The Long Night, Drogon is temporarily downed when a bunch of wights swarm him and he is forced to fly up into the air to shake them off.

I thought the fleet ferried the Unsullied to Casterly Rock and Euron, again making use of his teleporting fleet took out the fleet, forcing the Unsullied to march across the continent back to the capital (and one of the lesser applications of traveling at the speed of plot).

It's funny; in the strategy session in S8E4, they mention Euron's fleet at least a couple times and it's shown how elusive it is, yet it's Tyrion's idea to split up Daenerys' army unnecessarily and expose themselves to being attacked by Euron's fleet with no ability to counterattack.

I do remember a video covering the former...