The bit about a First Man turned by the Children of the Forest is what Bran saw in his vision. So I believe that more than a legend told by one of the Wildings.
Ah yes, tower of joy was after the sack of KL. Thanks. So did the Kingsguard know Rhaegar was dead? Did Lyanna? Not sure we have that info, but most likely yes.
I think Theon will be more than a tangent next season. With Euron heading to Essos to retrieve the Golden Company, Theon has a role to play. I’m guessing he’ll kill Euron and rescue Yara, who will take command of the Iron Fleet. Theon will then use the Tyrell gold to hire the Golden Company himself and bring them to Westeros to attack the Lannister army, saving some major character in the nick of time.
That showed that the wights could survive at least for a time down south. Not that the white walkers that control them can.
What I got from it was LF caused his own demise with the little game he explained to Sansa. She knew Arya never wanted to be a lady so she could reject her worst case. Then she played the same game with LF.
What motivation does a sword have?
That’s the great thing about having a title and supreme executive power, no due process! He’s guilty because she said he was. And it’s not like he had any friends or allies.
And the snow falling on Kings Landing at the end showed the futility of her plan.
The Kingsguard knew. Ned and Arthur Dayne briefly discuss it. Lyanna doesn’t mention it, but given she swore Ned to secrecy, she must have known. No reason to pretend Jon is Ned’s son if Rhaegar won the war.
At the end of it all it will be interesting to hear how much Martin had planned and how much the show runners made up. From the beginning Martin said he revealed the ending to them in case he chokes on a ham sandwich. He always knew how it would end. The journey got more complicated.
Look at it from her point of view. She has seen that fire can kill the wights. She has seen Dany’s dragons, the Unsullied, and the Dothraki. It’s reasonable to conclude that if a huge army and two dragons can’t defeat the undead, a huger army won’t make a difference. In other words, the likelihood of the Lannister forces being a deciding factor is small and she’s willing to take that risk for her own personal advantage.
She has good options no matter who wins the battle in the North. If Dany/Jon lose, she takes her army, sails with the Iron Fleet, and conquers some place in Essos. If Dany/Jon win, she attacks them as soon as the undead army is defeated. A war which she has a decent shot of winning.
Compare that with the case of her sending her army north. If Dany/Jon lose, she’s lost her army and the undead will kill her. If Dany/Jon win, the board is reset back to when she was losing badly. She loses the subsequent war and is executed.
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I wonder if they took the undead corpse with them or if Qyburn was left with some samples. He seemed very fascinated with it. I sense some necromancy experiments brewing in King’s Landing next season.
I have to admit I was confused by the opening scene. The Unsullied and Dothraki armies show up at… that was King’s Landing then? At first I thought it was Highgarden, which I admit makes no sense. And it looked like a siege/battle was about to take place, which Jaime and Bronn seemed to acknowledge.
Then all of the sudden there is Bronn escorting their guests to the dragon pit. I felt like I had missed a couple of scenes. So were the Unsullied and Dothraki just the escorts for the royal party?
One funny little bit was when Sam was talking to Brann and said to him, “Did you see that in one of your visions?” and by way of reply Brann just held up the Ravengram.
How the heck did Cersei and Euron plan their little drama in which Euron freaks out at the sight of a wight and pretends to leave for the Iron Islands?