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And by the way, so far into this season?
Stock up on Sansa Stark.
Sorry, haters.
And by the way, so far into this season?
Stock up on Sansa Stark.
Sorry, haters.
Just rewatched last nights ep again.
So Bran gives Arya the dagger.
A) He already knows what that dagger is about to do.
B) Like the Hodor moment, he has a full view of why he's crippled, what his place in the story has always been destined to be because of how that dagger has come full circle.
I could have sworn we were close to a kissing moment between Jon and Dany. Yes, the show is going there folks. When she said "bend the knee" it almost could have been "marry me". It more or less rhymes.
It did not appear on screen, but I inferred the following after Jon told Dany not to burn Kings Landing. "Then what would you do?" "I'd take out the army while it is open and exposed outside Kings Landing. Show the soldiers the dragons." Dany sure as hell didn't come up with it herself.
My issue with Bran is why tell Littlefinger that you are some kind of mystic or prophet? Bran basically just said "I saw you kill my father." Littlefinger is gonna finish the job that Jaime started.
The longer he sticks around Winterfell with Starks popping up left and right, the longer he is in danger. Now would be the perfect time for him to retire to the Vale... but he's going to try to win over the Starks instead. Good luck with that.
best line I've seen on youtube:
So the Starks have:
A master assassin who can kill an entire House, who has a Valyrian steel dagger.
A seasoned fighter who has died once, is a decent tactician and actually cares about the people and fought a White Walker with a Valyrian steel sword
A three-eyed raven who can see visions.
And Sansa.
He doesn't have to win anyone over. He may be the most powerful lord in Westeros now. Lord of Harrenhal, de facto lord of the Vale, and with the only real army left at this point.
Are we all underestimating the possibility of a Pod/Arya hookup?
I thought that line was pretty helpful in that it made it really easy for a dragon to cook as much Lannister as possible.
I think Littlefinger's smirk was one of confidence. He has one of the most dangerous assassins in Westeros on his team. Littlefinger is still working Sansa, and he has a few good cards to play. First, Sansa can never say that Littlefinger killed Lyssa Arynn because she would be admitting she lied about it. Secondly, Littlefinger has saved Sansa's life, twice (escape from Kings Landing, and stopped Sansa's nutty aunt from tossing Sansa through the Moon Door). Finally, Littlefinger all but said he doesn't give a about the White Walkers. Either they will eliminate humanity, or they won't, and Littlefinger would be more than happy to let Jon Snow take off on a suicide mission to the North, preferably with some dragons. Littlefinger is in pretty good shape in the game, which is a sure sign he is about to get killed.
I am a little confused by the size of the relative armies. At this point in the war, the Vale should be one of the biggest armies left. The North, Riverlands and the Lannisters should have been bled dry by now, since they were in the middle of all the fighting to date. The Reach and Stormlands have engaged in multiple battles too. The Stormlands were on both sides of Blackwater Bay, and were the bulk of Stannis' army after that. Dorne and the Vale have basically sat out the fighting. But Davos said they only had 10,000, which would put them in a distant 3rd place behind Cersei and Dany. Even assuming Cersei is getting some extra support for being Queen and is leveraging the Reach, her forces should still be in shambles.
I have not seen the literature on the proper use of dragons in combat situations. I guess you could treat it like close air support.
Pulleys are a miracle.
I'm hopeful for a scene where Bran "wargs" into a dragon like he did with Hodor or that wildling in the books.Think Apache helicopter in a world where there was no anti-aircraft nor any other opposing air support, and indeed, just no firearms of any kind.
Think Apache helicopter in a world where there was no anti-aircraft nor any other opposing air support, and indeed, just no firearms of any kind.
Think Apache helicopter in a world where there was no anti-aircraft nor any other opposing air support, and indeed, just no firearms of any kind.
Littlefinger's smirk when watching Arya spar with Brienne might be that he was finally able to place the face of the serving girl from his meeting with Tywin Lannister from a few season back.
I have not seen the literature on the proper use of dragons in combat situations. I guess you could treat it like close air support.
Littlefinger's smirk when watching Arya spar with Brienne might be that he was finally able to place the face of the serving girl from his meeting with Tywin Lannister from a few season back.
Think Apache helicopter in a world where there was no anti-aircraft nor any other opposing air support, and indeed, just no firearms of any kind.
I was being a little snarky. But essentially you are right. In this day and age it's bad for troops to mass in that close together because weapons are so lethal. It just makes it easier for the weapon to do its job. If a squad is all bunched up then one mine or grenade, or a rocket could take them all out.
It would be the correct tactic to defend against mounted cavalry but they didn't expect the dragons. In this case the Lannister response played into D's hands perfectly.