# Game of Thrones 3.07 "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" 5/12/13 No book spoilers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162 "2013-05-12T17:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![sohvan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/321 "2013-05-19T06:40:11Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > How did Barristan Selmy find them so easily? He wasn’t a small council member, so presumably had limited access to info they had. As a member of the kingsguard, he was sworn off titles and women but maybe not money? Or access to his ancestral fortunes maybe? > > Just seems odd that he goes from “Hey you’re fired” “Screw you guys, here’s my sword” to showing up thousands of miles away at the exact correct time and place. Dany has hardly been keeping quiet with the dragons and the conquering and all, and we don’t know how long Barristan searched for her once he arrived on the continent. He might have also observed Dany from a distance for a while to see what kind of ruler she is, but decided to act once he realized the danger. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/322 "2013-05-19T16:45:09Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > Just seems odd that he goes from “Hey you’re fired” “Screw you guys, here’s my sword” to showing up thousands of miles away at the exact correct time and place. well, it did take him a whole season to find them. And Jaine claimed to be tied to a post for year, so we can assume S2 was about a year. not an unreasonable amount of time to track her down. convenient that he found her exactly in time to save her, but it’s possible he’d been following her for some time. ---
**Author:** ![Fake\_Tales\_of\_San\_Francisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@Fake\_Tales\_of\_San\_Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fake_Tales_of_San_Francisco)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/323 "2013-05-19T16:46:54Z")
> [@Queen\_Tonya](#): > > How did Barristan Selmy find them so easily? He wasn’t a small council member, so presumably had limited access to info they had. As a member of the kingsguard, he was sworn off titles and women but maybe not money? Or access to his ancestral fortunes maybe? > > Just seems odd that he goes from “Hey you’re fired” “Screw you guys, here’s my sword” to showing up thousands of miles away at the exact correct time and place. Well, at least a year has passed (probably more?) between the time he was fired and found Dany. I imagine that would be enough time for anyone to find out where the Mother of Dragons was hanging out, and find them. As far as money goes - he was Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, and is a member of a noble house. I think it’s safe to say he has access to funds. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/324 "2013-05-19T21:39:22Z")
That all makes sense, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/325 "2013-05-19T21:46:16Z")
Kind of shocked that an episode where not much went down mage it to 7 pages. [3.08 thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=691390) ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2013, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/326 "2013-05-19T22:02:20Z")
When nothing happens we start talking about other things relating to the show. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/327 "2013-05-20T09:21:32Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Theon […] really is getting the short end of the stick I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162/328 "2013-05-21T02:17:34Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I don’t know if he’s in denial, or if he’s just enough of a practitioner of realpolitik to know that he has to always be certain to deny it in public with great vigor… not that it really matters one way or the other. I suspect you’re right. Tywin is cold, cold, cold and not given to self-delusion. With family, though, it might be different. As was once wisely noted, “Some people believe with great fervor preposterous things that just happen to coincide with their self-interest.” _Coleman v. CIR_ (7th Cir. 1986), 791 F.2d 68, 69. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-3-07-the-bear-and-the-maiden-fair-5-12-13-no-book-spoilers/658162.md?page=16)