EPTNow, what I do find a bit iffy though is all of Renly's men suddenly flocking to Stannis's banner. On the one hand they're both Baratheons and Stannis is a respected soldier apparently so I could see why other soldiers would flock to him. On the other hand, I got the impression people were supporting Renly because they very much didnt want someone like Stannis as king. I guess that doesnt really apply to the soldiers though.
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Spitfire
South Africa442 Posts
Now, what I do find a bit iffy though is all of Renly's men suddenly flocking to Stannis's banner. On the one hand they're both Baratheons and Stannis is a respected soldier apparently so I could see why other soldiers would flock to him. On the other hand, I got the impression people were supporting Renly because they very much didnt want someone like Stannis as king. I guess that doesnt really apply to the soldiers though. | ||
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Elegy
United States1629 Posts
On May 01 2012 07:35 Spitfire wrote: Think people are being a bit harsh calling the so-called "shadow demon" a deus ex machina, considering we hardly know anything about Melissandre or what she did yet. George RR Martin seems too intelligent a writer to introduce something like that without there being a limitation or, more importantly, a price. Now, what I do find a bit iffy though is all of Renly's men suddenly flocking to Stannis's banner. On the one hand they're both Baratheons and Stannis is a respected soldier apparently so I could see why other soldiers would flock to him. On the other hand, I got the impression people were supporting Renly because they very much didnt want someone like Stannis as king. I guess that doesnt really apply to the soldiers though. There's little sense of patriotism or nationalism here, bannerman are going to fight for their lord and in the absence of their lord, another Baratheon with the strongest claim to the throne is a pretty good contender to throw your men and money behind common soldiers until very late in human history wouldn't give a fuck who they fought for so long as they got paid lol | ||
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Leth0
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Tears.Of.The.Moon
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Zeon0
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moopie
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On May 01 2012 07:42 Tears.Of.The.Moon wrote: I'm just wondering on which side are Riverlands , Vale and Dorn , these are the only three regions that i'm not completely sure? The Riverlands have rallied behind Robb. The Vale and Dorne have not taken sides (if you recall Lysa told Catelyn that she will not risk her Son's life by joining a rebellion). | ||
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Spitfire
South Africa442 Posts
On May 01 2012 07:42 Tears.Of.The.Moon wrote: I'm just wondering on which side are Riverlands , Vale and Dorn , these are the only three regions that i'm not completely sure? Riverlands must be with the Starks surely, isnt that the realm of House Tully? | ||
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nennx
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Unholy_Prince
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On May 01 2012 07:45 Zeon0 wrote: who was the masked woman who spoke to Jorah? Here name is Quaithe, a Shadowbinder from Asshai (sic). She'll probably be explained more later, she's a prophet of sorts. For those asking about regions: ![[image loading]](http://reelgoddess.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/westeros-map.jpg) Most of Robb's fighting right now is going on in between the Riverlands and the West. User was warned for this post | ||
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Zeon0
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KwarK
United States43565 Posts
On May 01 2012 07:45 Zeon0 wrote: who was the masked woman who spoke to Jorah? I'm not sure if they're going to answer it in the next episode or whether it's something that has been cut but if you want to look her up her name is Quaithe. | ||
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Unholy_Prince
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On May 01 2012 07:57 Zeon0 wrote: so she was in the books? cause i dont remember her at all. i guess my memory is a mess She was in the books yea. | ||
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Zeon0
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Tears.Of.The.Moon
Slovenia715 Posts
On May 01 2012 07:45 moopie wrote: The Riverlands have rallied behind Robb. The Vale and Dorne have not taken sides (if you recall Lysa told Catelyn that she will not risk her Son's life by joining a rebellion). Thanks, i was quite unsure about the riverlands since if you wiki it you get Lysa Tully and Catelyn Tully , and they have quite different views, and it also said that Hoster Tully the house head was never shown in the series. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
On May 01 2012 06:56 Abysus wrote: Sam was well within his nerdself spewing that information. So while it was for the viewers it wasnt completely out of place. I agree that's exactly the sort of stuff Sam would say. Good ol' Sam, he's great | ||
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moopie
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On May 01 2012 08:11 Tears.Of.The.Moon wrote: Thanks, i was quite unsure about the riverlands since if you wiki it you get Lysa Tully and Catelyn Tully , and they have quite different views, and it also said that Hoster Tully the house head was never shown in the series. You're right that the series hasn't given it too much attention, but it was mentioned briefly in season 1 when Jaime was sieging Riverrun. When Robb was discussing the war plans with the Greatjon and his other lords, they say how they need to end the siege of Riverrun so the river lords will join them. They then proceed to do just that and take Jaime hostage. | ||
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Bellazuk
Canada146 Posts
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Steveling
Greece10806 Posts
On May 01 2012 08:24 Bellazuk wrote: Am I the only huge fan of Stark's family ? It seems despite all other family , they have been loyal and true lovers between each other. Stannis truly said that Ned died to tell the truth about his right to reclaim the throne, so I don't think Stannis will be an enemy of the Starks and I can't follow Theon, his family treat him like hes shit, why would he become a traitor to Robb who consider him as a brother and whos the king of the north now, this doesnt make sense to me. Stannis is just a righteous man. He doesn't hold a grudge against Robb, but if he insist on naming himself king I get a feeling Stannis will have a word to say bout that, lol. Also, am I the only one to see that Sam is so similar to lotr's Sam? They're both humble and weak, would prefer a much simpler life from what was given to them, show great courage in adverisities, they are sidekicks for the main heroes( in gots case one of the main heroes anyway), and ofc their names are exactly the same. | ||
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Redox
Germany24794 Posts
On May 01 2012 08:31 Steveling wrote: Stannis is just a righteous man. He doesn't hold a grudge against Robb, but if he insist on naming himself king I get a feeling Stannis will have a word to say bout that, lol. Also, am I the only one to see that Sam is so similar to lotr's Sam? They're both humble and weak, would prefer a much simpler life from what was given to them, show great courage in adverisities, they are sidekicks for the main heroes( in gots case one of the main heroes anyway), and ofc their names are exactly the same. Sam was anything but weak. He was one of the strongest characters in whole Lotr. | ||
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freelander
Hungary4707 Posts
He is a bastard, he can't claim the throne just like Jon Snow can't call himself Stark. | ||
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