Why???? Things that don't make sense asking for possible answers

[Morgain]

I have some questions - maybe others saw stuff might answer them. Plus people might like to add more puzzles.

WHY did the birds/ children turn on the old man in KL and kill him? Why was the other man, the Hand, hostile to him?

WHY did Jon not execute the priestess? he'd executed his own men, including a boy, for wrongdoing. Was it because she brought him back to life?

WHY was Dany's lover Vaarios (name?) a liability when she goes to Westeros? Surely a loyal male and a good fighter is useful. he said he didn't want marriage or kingship. Is there a reason why he'd be a problem in Westeros specifically?

WHY does Yara stand stiff legged on board ship? No sailor does that - you stand with slightly bent knees to absorb the shifts of the ship by water and wind. Stiff legs mean you fall over and falls are dangerous at sea unless you're loose and flexible, not rigid.

 

[twilight]

Qyburn was a maester, before they threw him out for "unreasonable experiments" or something like that. Pycelle thinks he is abhorrent, an insult to the maesters, so that is a personal thing between those two. The kids are Qyburns weapon. They seem to be quite cheap, just need a few sweets from time to time.

The other things are mistakes or storytelling devices. You cannot kill the redhead because her role is not yet over. The lover of Dany, who knows, maybe he was a burden, because the next couple of episodes they don't have time for him and she needs to do other stuff than doing the love thing. Don't think about that too much.

[Drz]

Jon didn't execute Melisandra because you would have "good" aligned characters staining their hands with blood on characters the casuals/show audience would probably deem as "neutral good" so you cannot have good characters become "evil" or "corrupt with power".

Daario stayed behind because the actors needed a bigger raise and the show needs to adapt to these new costs.

[LastManStanding]

1. He's a possible obstacle to Cersie. 

2. Jon trusts the Red Woman on some extent, and he isn't one to execute people willy nilly. His own men betrayed him personally, it was a display of strength at the wall. He shows her mercy.

3. Dany needs someone at Mereen, otherwise it was mostly for nothing and thats Darrio. She wasn't going to leave anyone else, she needs them. Darrio is a bit of a loose end and is basically a side piece. Like she said to Tyrion, she felt nothing. It was one sided affection. 

4.  Yara... did alright. Wasn't that big of a deal, she was still standing. 

[twilight]

1. Oh yes, I should have mentioned that. ShowTommen had two close advisors. They stood between Tommen and her mother, that was very clear in one of the last episodes. Both had to go, so that she can have access to her son again. Well... didnt really count in the end, but two dead enemies more. Anyway, Qyburn did it, because it was a personal thing.

[NutBurz]

5 hours ago, Morgain said:

WHY did the birds/ children turn on the old man in KL and kill him? Why was the other man, the Hand, hostile to him?

They killed him because Cersei knows he´s unreliable. They killed him away from the Sept so he coudln´t suspect what was happening and tell the others. I find it hard to believe Qyburn was hostile, he was carrying out orders. Pycelle always publicly despised Qyburn, but I find it hard to believe he would care and hold a grudge.

6 hours ago, Morgain said:

WHY did Jon not execute the priestess? he'd executed his own men, including a boy, for wrongdoing. Was it because she brought him back to life?

She did nothing wrong to him. He had no right to execute her. He knew she was a murderer, but he was nothing when the crime happened. He also knows he would be dead if the crime had been punished in a timely fashion, his primitive legal mind must be all kinds of confused ^^.

 

6 hours ago, Morgain said:

WHY was Dany's lover Vaarios (name?) a liability when she goes to Westeros? Surely a loyal male and a good fighter is useful. he said he didn't want marriage or kingship. Is there a reason why he'd be a problem in Westeros specifically?

Because she´s a woman, he says so "A king wouldn´t mind". They believe people would see a Queen with a lover as a whore. Maybe more important than anything for the dragon queen, she grew tired of him.

 

6 hours ago, Morgain said:

WHY does Yara stand stiff legged on board ship? No sailor does that - you stand with slightly bent knees to absorb the shifts of the ship by water and wind. Stiff legs mean you fall over and falls are dangerous at sea unless you're loose and flexible, not rigid.

The set must be still, their first take with them acting like they were compensating for the tide must have looked like crap, so they just went for what the least people would notice. ^^

[Future Null Infinity]

the people who are not dead, the plot still need them, it's as simple as that

[NutBurz]

Yeah, you can always just go with the easy answer and you´ll be very welcome here.

[Chib]

16 minutes ago, Future Null Infinity said:

the people who are not dead, the plot still need them, it's as simple as that

Some of them just keep rowing...

[Future Null Infinity]

2 minutes ago, Chib said:

Some of them just keep rowing...

this one is sure dead from an overrowing disease

[SevasTra82]

8 minutes ago, Future Null Infinity said:

this one is sure dead from an overrowing disease

I still think Gendry will pop up somewhere, especially now that the BwB is back around and Arya is in Westeros again.

The show loves to have people disappear, only to bring them back out of the blue a few seasons later with no explanation.  

[Future Null Infinity]

6 minutes ago, SevasTra82 said:

I still think Gendry will pop up somewhere, especially now that the BwB is back around and Arya is in Westeros again.

The show loves to have people disappear, only to bring them back out of the blue a few seasons later with no explanation.  

I think Gendry is a special case (same case as Hotpie) and we will never see him again, he was needed in Stannis story but now Stannis is dead

[WinterCloak]

WHERE. WAS. GHOST?!! 

We had so much CGI this episode, why couldn't we have had Ghost for a brief moment when Jon was hailed 'the White Wolf' King in the North?!

[SevasTra82]

5 minutes ago, Future Null Infinity said:

I think Gendry is a special case (same case as Hotpie) and we will never see him again, he was needed in Stannis story but now Stannis is dead

Very well could be.  I don't know, it can go either way.  We do know, at least in the books, that Gendry runs into Arya again at some point (GRRM has confirmed that they will meet up once more).  I'm not sure if this plays any role in the show, but it's worth pointing out that at least GRRM has more plans for him.

[Future Null Infinity]

1 minute ago, SevasTra82 said:

Very well could be.  I don't know, it can go either way.  We do know, at least in the books, that Gendry runs into Arya again at some point (GRRM has confirmed that they will meet up once more).  I'm not sure if this plays any role in the show, but it's worth pointing out that at least GRRM has more plans for him.

Sorry, I didn't know about GRRM confirmarion, thanks 

[Smoke317]

6 hours ago, Morgain said:

I have some questions - maybe others saw stuff might answer them. Plus people might like to add more puzzles.

WHY did the birds/ children turn on the old man in KL and kill him? Why was the other man, the Hand, hostile to him?

WHY did Jon not execute the priestess? he'd executed his own men, including a boy, for wrongdoing. Was it because she brought him back to life?

WHY was Dany's lover Vaarios (name?) a liability when she goes to Westeros? Surely a loyal male and a good fighter is useful. he said he didn't want marriage or kingship. Is there a reason why he'd be a problem in Westeros specifically?

WHY does Yara stand stiff legged on board ship? No sailor does that - you stand with slightly bent knees to absorb the shifts of the ship by water and wind. Stiff legs mean you fall over and falls are dangerous at sea unless you're loose and flexible, not rigid.

 

Cersei had Qyburn kill Pycelle because he was an obstacle to her rule and control of Tommen.  Earlier this season he was speaking with Tommen and wouldn't leave when Cersei told him too.  Plus he sneered at her figuring she'd been declawed and has been very loud this season putting Cersei, Qyburn, and the Mountain down.

Jon didn't execute Mel because a. she was still following Stannis' orders. b. She did resurrect him c. she made a point that there's a bigger picture and she can help in the main war to come. But he still had to banish her for her crimes. 

Daario was a liability because Dany would look like a whore having a sellsword lover when she'll have to most likely make alliances through marriage. Plus Daario has shown himself to be a big time bragger so he wouldn't be able to keep it a secret.

As far as Yara standing stiff, I don't know about that one. Didn't notice. Probably just a fuck up. 

All of these things were either directly stated or have been clearly lain out before us throughout the show. 

[ummester]

6 hours ago, Morgain said:

I have some questions - maybe others saw stuff might answer them. Plus people might like to add more puzzles.

1. WHY did the birds/ children turn on the old man in KL and kill him? Why was the other man, the Hand, hostile to him?

2. WHY did Jon not execute the priestess? he'd executed his own men, including a boy, for wrongdoing. Was it because she brought him back to life?

3 WHY was Dany's lover Vaarios (name?) a liability when she goes to Westeros? Surely a loyal male and a good fighter is useful. he said he didn't want marriage or kingship. Is there a reason why he'd be a problem in Westeros specifically?

4 WHY does Yara stand stiff legged on board ship? No sailor does that - you stand with slightly bent knees to absorb the shifts of the ship by water and wind. Stiff legs mean you fall over and falls are dangerous at sea unless you're loose and flexible, not rigid.

 

1 The children killed Pycell because Cersie got Qyburn to do it because she didn't want Pycell to interfere with her guiding of Tommen.

2 Because Jon is a soft cock - and he fell for the whole I can help you with the Whit Walkers bullshit. But then he sent her away, which doesn't make much sense, does it?

3 Because Tyrion told her. Why, makes no sense. Why Dany listens to Tyrion makes no sense. Show Tyrion is a waste of space.

4 Because she's an actress, posing on a stage and has probably never stood on a deck in her life.

[Chib]

54 minutes ago, ummester said:

 Because Jon is a soft cock - and he fell for the whole I can help you with the Whit Walkers bullshit. But then he sent her away, which doesn't make much sense, does it?

 

come on, Mel is horrible but Jon wouldn't be alive if not for her. He can't hang the woman who saved his life. So yeah he did what he could in this case.