Number9 Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 2:28 PM, Legaltitan said: Books haven't explained that connection between night king and the children. HBO bought the writes to finish the books, since Martin wouldn't get off his ass and finish the damn story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted December 30, 2018 Report Share Posted December 30, 2018 The Fire and Blood book that was released recently is pretty good if you are jonesing for some Westeros. It's 700+ pages written in the style of a "history" from a maester. But I really liked the story of King Jaehaerys I as a long-ruling monarch with major successes with many family problems (mostly daughters). The "Dance of the Dragons" history that was originally part of a compilation of short stories is in here, too (in the midst of rereading it now). There are fun tid-bits of lore sprinkled throughout. Some contradict the show (like that dragons cannot [will not?] fly over the Wall). Danny's 3 eggs are suggested to be from 3 stolen eggs from about 250 years prior. Starkiller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 4 hours ago, CreepingDeath said: The Fire and Blood book that was released recently is pretty good if you are jonesing for some Westeros. It's 700+ pages written in the style of a "history" from a maester. But I really liked the story of King Jaehaerys I as a long-ruling monarch with major successes with many family problems (mostly daughters). The "Dance of the Dragons" history that was originally part of a compilation of short stories is in here, too (in the midst of rereading it now). There are fun tid-bits of lore sprinkled throughout. Some contradict the show (like that dragons cannot [will not?] fly over the Wall). Danny's 3 eggs are suggested to be from 3 stolen eggs from about 250 years prior. I think it only really appeals to serious fans of the series as it’s basically just a history book of a fictional world. But I enjoyed it as I’m one of those nerds. The creepiest part part was the death of Aerea. You also had the stolen dragon eggs that perhaps later ended up in Daenerys’ hands. And yes, I liked that Jaehaerys was a great king but not such a great father. CreepingDeath 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 It's not a trailer for GOT but more a tiny tease for what HBO is bringing in 2019. But there's a very short bit of footage from the upcoming season starting around the 37 or 38 second mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 I saw that. Sansa doesn’t look very happy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Starkiller said: I saw that. Sansa doesn’t look very happy... That could be an interesting rivalry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Starkiller said: I saw that. Sansa doesn’t look very happy... Between what the Mad King did to her grandfather and uncle and wanted to do to her father, and what she believes happened with Rhaegar and Lyanna, she's got issues that need to be worked through before she gets any warm and fuzzies toward her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said: Between what the Mad King did to her grandfather and uncle and wanted to do to her father, and what she believes happened with Rhaegar and Lyanna, she's got issues that need to be worked through before she gets any warm and fuzzies toward her. Don’t worry, Bran will clear everything up and... er... ok, maybe that isn’t going to help... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Starkiller said: Don’t worry, Bran will clear everything up and... er... ok, maybe that isn’t going to help... Oh, you mean how Jon fucked his aunt? woolfolksunclesuncle 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said: Oh, you mean how Jon fucked his aunt? On the Targaryen scale, that’s pretty much nothing. SleepingTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just now, Starkiller said: On the Targaryen scale, that’s pretty much nothing. Yeah, but on the north/Stark scale that's pretty much fucking your aunt. It'd be like Robb having a go at Lysa Arryn. I don't know if too many of his bannermen would've hailed him King In The North after that. They didn't even like it when he went for a foreigner (i know it was because he broke his vow to the Freys). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said: Yeah, but on the north/Stark scale that's pretty much fucking your aunt. It'd be like Robb having a go at Lysa Arryn. I don't know if too many of his bannermen would've hailed him King In The North after that. They didn't even like it when he went for a foreigner (i know it was because he broke his vow to the Freys). Technically we only know that the followers of the 7 (almost everyone except the North) are very against incest. That was a big deal in Fire and Blood book 1 with the early Targarien kings. We don’t really know if that holds true for the followers of the old gods. So maybe people in the North wouldn’t care so much. That could factor in. Starks usually intermarry with the other Northern houses so there must be some degree of marriage between at least cousins going on. Hell, Tywin married his 1st cousin. That’s not much different than marrying an aunt (of the same age). So even throughout Westeros taboos of incest might be limited to siblings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Starkiller said: Technically we only know that the followers of the 7 (almost everyone except the North) are very against incest. That was a big deal in Fire and Blood book 1 with the early Targarien kings. We don’t really know if that holds true for the followers of the old gods. So maybe people in the North wouldn’t care so much. That could factor in. Starks usually intermarry with the other Northern houses so there must be some degree of marriage between at least cousins going on. Hell, Tywin married his 1st cousin. That’s not much different than marrying an aunt (of the same age). So even throughout Westeros taboos of incest might be limited to siblings. Hmm... good points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleNinja Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-8-episodes-like-movies-1203101806/amp/ No spoilers there and not much info about the season particulars, except to say that each episode is rumored to be roughly 90 minutes each. “It’s a spectacle. The guys have done six movies. The reaction I had while watching them was, ‘I’m watching a movie,’“ Plepler told Variety. Of showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Plepler enthused: “They knew the bar was high. They’ve exceeded the bar. I’ve watched them twice without any CGI and I’m in awe. Everybody’s in for an extraordinary treat of storytelling and of magical, magical production.” HBO unveiled the first footage of the season on Sunday. Although the final season is shorter than previous ones, the new episodes are rumored to be about 90 minutes long each — the length of feature films. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 I'll buy the quality storytelling from those two when I see it. But production is always top notch and I'm excited for a conclusion. oldschool, woolfolksunclesuncle, and CreepingDeath 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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