Heresy 192 The Wheel of Time
Welcome to Heresy 192, the latest edition of the quirky thread where we take an in-depth look at the story and in particular what GRRM has referred to as the real conflict, not the Game of Thrones, but the apparent threat which lies in the North, in the magical otherlands beyond the Wall. It’s called Heresy because we were the first to challenge the orthodoxy that the Wall is the last best hope of mankind; to question whether the three-fingered tree-huggers really are kindly elves and question
The link between the fire and the Others is that the shimmering and dancing fire is also the creator of "shadows". The Others are shadows in their own right, (and are often referred to as such). We've had other posters talk about the link between Melisandre's shadow assassins and the White Walkers. I think both are similar creations.
One of GRRM's favorite movies is Forbidden Planet. He even has a life size Robbie the Robot prominently displayed in his home. The invisible threat in F