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Only read Fevre Dream................I wasn't a fan. I didn't hate the book, but it's no A Song of Ice and Fire and it's a book I can't ever picture myself reading again.

Equal rights for both genders and no discrimination for bastards, isn’t advanced, lol

The BwB keeps coming up on this thread, but I really do not think that the prologue will be about the BwB. As I already said above, the prologues usually give us a window on things we have not been introduced to yet or that we WOULD NOT OTHERWISE SEE. The BwB has not one but two PoV characters already there to tell their story. Not only that, but the BwB's story has become utterly inseparable from those two characters' subsequent activities. It therefore makes zero sense to put BwB action into a different PoV and separate it from the main storylines of Brienne and Jamie. I am not fully attached to Nymeria's pack appearing in the prologue either, but it would make more sense than the BwB. Arya has only dreams from a wolf's perspective to connect her to Nymeria and she has not taken an active role in guiding those dreams since pulling Stoneheart from the river. Meaning that over in Brraavos, any sense Arya gets of what happens in the prologue is confusing and indirect. Yet Nymeria's connection to Grey Wind would have given the wolf a sense of Sybell Spicer, her brother Rolph, and also of the fact that Raynald and Jeyne were not on the same page with those two. Also, the Blackfish has escaped Riverrun, but it is still jumping to conclusions a bit to assume that he would automatically end up with the BwB. While he would have trouble travelling unrecognized through the Riverlands, he does also have allies willing to hide him who are not necessarily connected to the BwB. I rather think we will see him next in the Vale. He lived there for more than a decade, has many friends there and used to serve a prestigious role. He would simply tag along in disguise with a group headed there for the tournament. It remains possible then that NONE of the Blackfish, BwB OR Nymeria plays any role in the prologue. In which case, the prologue may take place not in transit, but on arrival at the Crag. Maybe Sybell's magic has a broader network there, active in the Westerlands in very interesting ways. We have never had a PoV in the West at all and this would be a unique chance to have some insight, finally, into the inner dynamics of Lannister bannermen, some of whom may actually have been connected historically to Houses Reyne and Tarbeck.

Israel overdoing a response? Impossible, would never ever happen. /s

Season 2 officially confirmed https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fallout-renewed-season-2-amazon-1235975879/amp/

Great OP. I enjoyed reading it. I'd add one more possibility - agent for Bloodraven. In other words, he has been in contact with BR and is acting on his behalf. In which case, I would place him south of the Wall. This is something of a puzzle to me as well. It reminds me of Bran: A Clash of Kings - Bran II

The absolute most i will do is 4000m, and thats only on really good day, most days its 3000, sometimes even 2000 if i'm exhausted/hung over.

Honestly I think a 30 mile bike ride while smoking a joint and stopping for a glass of wine/beer at the midway point isn't anywhere as close to as difficult as just putting 10 minutes in on that fucker.

The viewership numbers are still looking good if not stellar. This show will lose the no.1 spot for English shows this week, as Baby Reindeer is surging, but it should still be in the top 10 for another week or two at least. So can they just get on with renewing it? I wish Netflix would just have some intellectual commitment to an idea and follow it through sometimes. This is the kind of show where enthusiasm needs to build because it does not fit easily into a box so can take time for some to discover. That doesn't mean it will not succeed. I predict a second season, if they have some courage and actually invest in it, will have MUCH stronger numbers than the first as people over time try it out. and get excited about seeing more.

One head is absorbed?

Just another delusional Stark-hating thread.

I would agree, but even a stopped clock is accurate twice a day. I think the idea is at least worth discussing on is own merits. Benjen is a fairly enigmatic figure in the story - GRRM might have a heel turn in store for him. That said, there isn't much to go on here yet.

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I don't think Benjen resents Ned, I was only suggesting that Benjen has plenty of reason to if he were a lesser man. Benjen has his own guilty conscience to answer to. Taking the black is part of how he's doing that. You've got me beat. I've only read the books all the way through one time. But in the depths of depression I needed something to do, so I studied the story rigorously for eight or nine years, and then in 2022 managed to work out how most of the big mysteries resolve. Benjen's mysteries revolve around Jon Snow's parentage mystery for the most part. Harrenhal mystery to good extent.

So far Iran is playing everything down and saying no damage so that is hopeful as long as Israel doesn't overdo it.

Yeah, I could cycle for an hour easily, and if I didn't have a fucked foot I would be able to run for that long, but if someone told me to row for an hour I'd honestly weep.

I've read all the books multiple times, and sorry, I really have no idea what you're referring to. Ben was younger than Ned. The only way Benjen could become lord of Winterfell would be if Ned died, or joined the Night's Watch himself. It seems unlikely that Benjen would resent Ned for not having done either of those things.

Except for lack of slaves, everything you have listed isn't "more advanced" but merely "different".

Its no great secret, he does a better job because its easier to keep people fresh when you have by far the strongest squad.

Quite a few YouTube videos came out when they news broke Dunk & Egg TV Series: BOTH LEAD ROLES OFFICIALLY CAST!!! (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms)

The internal combustion engine won't stay the same. It will lose 150 kW of power. That's why they're tinkering with the aerodynamics. They need to reduce drag to avoid embarrassingly low speeds on the straits. And the ICE will run full throttle in slow corners to charge the battery because recuperation from braking won't be enough.

If one opens the Westeros.org page, there is a link to a article about the casting, with photos.

Jon's story is very familiar because it's the same one of the Night's King. A woman, Arya in this case, led Jon astray from his sworn duties.

So, Israel has titted Iran's tat, I guess we should be expecting an Iranian tat in the coming weeks. Potential silver lining (though feels a bit gross calling it that), but perhaps the escalation between Israel and Iran will help Ukraine in that Iran will be less able to supply Russia with the hardware it needs to keep prosecuting its war of aggression.