I think I remember that Jorah received a pardon from Robert for his role in Danaerys’ attempted assassination, which is why she first dismissed him.
Judging by his reaction to how Sansa recounted the story of Lyanna’s rape, it’s probably a good bet Littlefinger also knows the true story.
I’m just glad Annie Wilkes isn’t around to be a Game of Thrones fan.
“But I didn’t cheer. I stood right up and started shouting. ‘This isn’t what happened last week! Have you all got amnesia?! They just cheated us! This isn’t fair! HE DIDN"T GET OUT OF THE COCK-A-DOODIE LAKE!’”
That’s another good point. I could see LF releasing that info at some point to sow more chaos.
Who would know about Jon, who could tell Baelish.
As of now, the only ones who we know, know are Ned and Howland Reed, and Ned is dead 6 years. Ned did not tell a soul, even Cat, when doing so could have saved him a lot of grief.
The birth attendants? Unlikley.
If anyone knows, its Vary’s and his ubiqutious “Little Birds”.
And on the subject of Mother’s identity, who is Gendry’s? There is one theory its Cercei; that he is her blackhaired first born who she told Cat, had died. That would be interesting.
I have a pet theory that Jon’s ressurection renders him unkillable - in the world of GOT - not in the writer’s/producers eyes. I’m convinced that in the Battle of the Bastards Jon was swept with a broadsword that made a peculiar noise on the soundtrack, and looked like a fatal shot, a second before his attacker was wiped out by a horse. He was unharmed. Then he was crushed beneath a mound of bodies. With no air. Unharmed.
I’m not betting the house on it, just curious.
MiM
The Game of Thrones wiki says his mom was a tavern wench who died when he was very young. I don’t think his mother really matters. Gendry joining the party is just a part of the series bigger theme of the next generation trying to fix the mistakes of their parents.
No. Gendry says that. The Wikia stated that Jon’s father was Ned Stark and his mother was an unamed woman until last seasons finale. Gendry says to Ned, he remembers little of his mother, except that she was blonde.
Robert of House Baratheon had battalions of bastards. If Gendry is legitamate, then he has a real claim.
DnD classes and levels for the Magnificent Seven of Westeros (by my memory of DnD rules, probably 2nd or 3rd edition):
Jon: Fighter 12 (young, but has seen tons and tons of action)
Beric: Fighter 10 – maybe undead/resurrected to the point that he can no longer advance in levels
Thoros: Cleric 9/Fighter 3 (I think 9 is the lowest level to get a “raise dead” spell for Beric)
Sandor “the Hound”: Fighter 13, highest strength of the group
Tormund: Barbarian 4/Ranger 8
Jorah: Fighter 13
Gendry: Expert 3/Fighter 1 (great chance to earn xp and level up!)
Feel free to update with any prestige classes or other stats!
What if Cersei’s baby is a dwarf?
Then the baby gets +2 Constitution, -2 Charisma.
Sorry.
Hee hee.
She hates Tyrion, but doesn’t give a crap anymore of scandal now that she’s queen, so she’s willing to announce to the world Jamie is her lover.
But…the children she claimed were Robert’s were normal (Joffrey was a right bastard, but there was nothing wrong with him physically.) So when she doesn’t keep her relationship with Jamie a secret anymore, then births a dwarf, that will prove Stannis’ point of an abominable relationship (and perhaps stir rumors both of her brothers are her lovers.)
Beric has been resurrected and then killed (and resurrected again).
One of the things that bugs me about Cersei is that she’s as much a schemer as Baelish or Varys, but unlike them her schemes always end with people she loves dying. Jamie and herself and her unborn child will be her last victims.
Why doesn’t she learn? She’s clever, but her judgment is just awful. And she blames others for the tragic results of her schemes.
The Baratheons are long gone, and only held the throne through conquest. Gendry was a dangerous heir to the throne only while a Baratheon was king and the Tyrells and Lannisters were manoevering to replace him. But without an army, I don’t think there is a person in Westeros who would see him as any kind of legitimate heir to the throne - especially with a couple of Targaryans running around. At this point in the story, I think the only thing important about Gendry is that he has King’s blood, which may matter at some point.
But I lean towards the notion that Gendry was brought back as fan service, and is not long for this world. He’ll probably go down swinging that axe, after perhaps saving Jon or another major character.
What Littlefinger knows is not that Lyanna had a kid with Rhaegar but that she was not kidnapped and raped, she went willingly with Rhaegar.
Littlefingers plot involving Arya finding the note is much more subtle than than trying to get her to believe Sansa is a Lannister sympathizer. Arya believes Sansa might be trying to undermine Jon and take the throne for herself. Littlefinger is stoking that by pretending to work on Sansa’s behalf. Getting rid of the incriminating note makes it look like Sansa is tying up loose ends in preparation for her taking over.
Everybody is thinking Jorah is going to die saving Dany but I just want him to live long enough to meet his sister.
Well, Littlefinger’s schemes ended up killing the only person he claimed to love, so she’s not entirely alone.
And that brings up the question, who does Varys care about? His motivations are much more of a mystery at this point than Littlefinger’s, unless the writers are playing the “people’s champion” card straight. I don’t buy it. Somebody paid a lot of money for the opportunity to ritualistically burn his genitals. He’s not just a commoner trying to improve the lives of other commoners, or his actions to this point would have been far different. He’s important, not a jumped up street urchin. A lost Targaryen or something. And that implies hidden motivations.
Niece? No, cousin, actually, according to the Wiki page. Unless you’re talking about someone else?
Interesting yes, but also out of character and far fetched. Cercei;s one redeeming feature is that she loves her children; it is implausible to believe that she would abandon one of them in infancy. Also, she was queen at the time; it would be absurd to think she could just stroll out of the Keep and hand off a baby.
I think Sam Stone has it right, Gendry was brought back to die heroically saving a more significant character.