Samwell_Tarly Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 When Jon leaves for Eastwatch, he says to Daenerys 'I wish you good fortune in the wars to come', this exact line was said by Ser Arthur Dayne at the Tower of Joy. It was a strange thing for Arthur to say to Ned, he almost knew he was going to die. Jon has said it to Daenerys to wish her good luck between her and Cersei, but it was also like he wasn't going to come back from where he was going. Not sure what it could fully mean and why it was referenced here I'd like to hear if anyone else picked up on it and their thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Lovejoy Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Mance Rayder also said this to Stannis before Stannis had him burned, and I am pretty sure it has popped up in a few other places. I think it is just an oft repeated line like "words are wind" and doesn't have any significant impact other than to remind the audience that a great war is on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugela Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Samwell_Tarly said: When Jon leaves for Eastwatch, he says to Daenerys 'I wish you good fortune in the wars to come', this exact line was said by Ser Arthur Dayne at the Tower of Joy. It was a strange thing for Arthur to say to Ned, he almost knew he was going to die. Jon has said it to Daenerys to wish her good luck between her and Cersei, but it was also like he wasn't going to come back from where he was going. Not sure what it could fully mean and why it was referenced here I'd like to hear if anyone else picked up on it and their thoughts? It is probably a common thing warriors of the time said to each other when parting on good terms as allies. It might be strange to you but is just a courtesy in Westeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwell_Tarly Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Lucius Lovejoy said: Mance Rayder also said this to Stannis before Stannis had him burned, and I am pretty sure it has popped up in a few other places. I think it is just an oft repeated line like "words are wind" and doesn't have any significant impact other than to remind the audience that a great war is on the horizon. He does, after just watching a video Im not sure it does bare any relevance, other than season 7 referring back to season 1 a lot and a few other seasons too. Think its just overuse of sayings just to remind us as you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samwell_Tarly Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 1 minute ago, tugela said: It is probably a common thing warriors of the time said to each other when parting on good terms as allies. It might be strange to you but is just a courtesy in Westeros. Yeah I agree, it was just the relevance of who had said it last that I thought it might have been reference to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitteh Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Benjen said it (in a different order) to Bran and Meera last season. He states there's a great war coming, that he'll "do what I can, for as long as I can." and then wishes them, "Good Fortune," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 They just reuse lines (and scenes and plot elements) because they are lazy to write the script. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowKitteh Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 6 minutes ago, RhaenysB said: They just reuse lines (and scenes and plot elements) because they are lazy to write the script. GRRM does the same thing. So.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goomba Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ShadowKitteh said: GRRM does the same thing. So.... He too, is known as lazy. So... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhaenysBee Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 9 hours ago, ShadowKitteh said: GRRM does the same thing. So.... 7 hours ago, goomba said: He too, is known as lazy. So... He is in fact even lazier, look at Winds of Winter. Oh wait, you can't, because he still hasn't written it...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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