Hi everyone – I’m new to this forum, but I’ve spent hours reading these threads since finishing the books a few months back (can’t wait for ADWD – how the hell have some of you managed waiting so long?!). Anyway, I just have to get a few things off my chest so forgive the scattershot approach.
1) First off, I’m becoming increasingly convinced of the 'Tyrion Targaryen' angle (would’ve never figured the R+L=J equasion, but it’s far too plausible to not be true). As for Tyrion there’s a ton of possible clues. The strongest evidence could be in Jaime's vision of his mother as a silent sister and all that that might mean. What really caught my attention was Tyrion’s new chapter, where he remembers Tywin's last words as "wherever whores go". Not true. "You are no son of mine" were in fact Tywin's last words and after being shot it seems unlikely that he was trying to hurt Tyrion's feelings by disowning him. More likely it was a statement of truth. Maybe.
2) As for Brienne, how about this. “Sword” is the word. She gets to live because she swears an oath to kill Jaime. She breaks that oath, therefore committing the same terrible crime that she accuses the Kingslayer of. Too obvious? Or the kind of poetic justice that has started emerging in the wake of Lannister victory?
3) Then there’s the prophecies and the dreams – and as unbelievable as it seems something may have been missed on these threads (how’s that for setting myself up?). I’ve seen mention of “Sansa slaying a giant in a castle made of snow” but no replies saying, “It’s already happened!”. Sansa built a snow castle at the Eyrie (a great little scene) and little Robert came along with his doll, saying it’s a giant as it kicked in the walls. Sansa ripped it’s head off, hence the giant-slaying. I think it was really meant to signify the future importance of what's going on with Sansa and Littlefinger.
4) Also haven’t seen mention of the fact that Crow’s Eye hired a Faceless Man (the weird and wonderful Jaqen H’ghar?) to kill Balon Greyjoy. In the dwarf-woman’s dreams she describes "a man without a face" waiting on a swaying bridge. There's the additional information of a crow on the man's shoulder, implying he was hired by Crow's Eye. The tricky part is where the crow is described as drowned and covered in seaweed – an obvious reference to Aeron and his god.
5) Let’s see…Jaime is the valonqar (spelling?). He has to be. Could just be wishful thinking and I can’t recall the details just now, but the valonqar prophecy has something to do with Cersei being strangled by a younger brother, presumed to be Tyrion? A friend seemed to recall (I hope accurately) that Jaime was born second of the twins and is technically the younger brother. How about he throttles Cersei with the aid of his golden hand? That’s all assuming Arya doesn’t get there first (she wouldn’t even need to be hired. She’d do it for free.)
Speaking of people Arya must kill – Roose ####ing Bolton! I found a theories page over the net that answered one of my longstanding questions and I haven’t seen mention of it so far here. The question: who killed Robb Stark? I didn’t even think that, as usual, the answer was hidden in plain sight. Roose ####ing Bolton! Okay, maybe you all know that, but I’m seriously miffed. On the off chance that this is news, the man who did the deed was wearing a pink cape (Bolton’s colour) and in a previous scene in ASOS, when Jaime is leaving Harrenhal, he asks Bolton to give Robb Stark his regards. And so, “Jaime Lannister sends his regards”. Die, Bolton, die. And the Freys. Obviously.
One final thing. There is no way in hell Meryn Trant could've taken Syrio Forel, sword and armour and all things considered. Yes, the last thing Arya sees is Forel's training sword being cut in two, but, particularly in AFFC, no one has a single good thing to say about Trant's abilities as a warrior, and we're supposed to believe he killed a man who dropped five men in ten seconds? With a stick? I just don't buy it. It's more likely that in another ten seconds Forel had Trant's sword in his own hand and forced him to yield. I’m not saying that Forel is Jaqen H’ghar (although I like the idea that being conscripted by Yoren was his way out of King’s Landing) but I also don’t believe that Jaqen was hired to kill Ned on route to the Wall (unnecessarily elaborate and expensive). Of course, why would Jaqen be teaching a little girl to fight after assuming the identity of Forel? There are just too many questions about Jaqen that need answering. Irrespective of who’s who and what happened next the fact remains – there is no way that Trant took Forel down. There’s as much chance of Sandor being dead. And he clearly ain’t (would love to see the ‘Holy’ Sandor vs ‘Golem’ Gregor scenario).
Plus, there must be more to Arya’s moment after killing the stableboy. She hears a voice in her ear – ostensibly Syrio - but then doubts that she heard it (I may be reading too much into that part).
[FONT="]Okay, at risk of having the longest single post. Must stop. Thanks for letting me vent. [/FONT]
1) First off, I’m becoming increasingly convinced of the 'Tyrion Targaryen' angle (would’ve never figured the R+L=J equasion, but it’s far too plausible to not be true). As for Tyrion there’s a ton of possible clues. The strongest evidence could be in Jaime's vision of his mother as a silent sister and all that that might mean. What really caught my attention was Tyrion’s new chapter, where he remembers Tywin's last words as "wherever whores go". Not true. "You are no son of mine" were in fact Tywin's last words and after being shot it seems unlikely that he was trying to hurt Tyrion's feelings by disowning him. More likely it was a statement of truth. Maybe.
2) As for Brienne, how about this. “Sword” is the word. She gets to live because she swears an oath to kill Jaime. She breaks that oath, therefore committing the same terrible crime that she accuses the Kingslayer of. Too obvious? Or the kind of poetic justice that has started emerging in the wake of Lannister victory?
3) Then there’s the prophecies and the dreams – and as unbelievable as it seems something may have been missed on these threads (how’s that for setting myself up?). I’ve seen mention of “Sansa slaying a giant in a castle made of snow” but no replies saying, “It’s already happened!”. Sansa built a snow castle at the Eyrie (a great little scene) and little Robert came along with his doll, saying it’s a giant as it kicked in the walls. Sansa ripped it’s head off, hence the giant-slaying. I think it was really meant to signify the future importance of what's going on with Sansa and Littlefinger.
4) Also haven’t seen mention of the fact that Crow’s Eye hired a Faceless Man (the weird and wonderful Jaqen H’ghar?) to kill Balon Greyjoy. In the dwarf-woman’s dreams she describes "a man without a face" waiting on a swaying bridge. There's the additional information of a crow on the man's shoulder, implying he was hired by Crow's Eye. The tricky part is where the crow is described as drowned and covered in seaweed – an obvious reference to Aeron and his god.
5) Let’s see…Jaime is the valonqar (spelling?). He has to be. Could just be wishful thinking and I can’t recall the details just now, but the valonqar prophecy has something to do with Cersei being strangled by a younger brother, presumed to be Tyrion? A friend seemed to recall (I hope accurately) that Jaime was born second of the twins and is technically the younger brother. How about he throttles Cersei with the aid of his golden hand? That’s all assuming Arya doesn’t get there first (she wouldn’t even need to be hired. She’d do it for free.)
Speaking of people Arya must kill – Roose ####ing Bolton! I found a theories page over the net that answered one of my longstanding questions and I haven’t seen mention of it so far here. The question: who killed Robb Stark? I didn’t even think that, as usual, the answer was hidden in plain sight. Roose ####ing Bolton! Okay, maybe you all know that, but I’m seriously miffed. On the off chance that this is news, the man who did the deed was wearing a pink cape (Bolton’s colour) and in a previous scene in ASOS, when Jaime is leaving Harrenhal, he asks Bolton to give Robb Stark his regards. And so, “Jaime Lannister sends his regards”. Die, Bolton, die. And the Freys. Obviously.
One final thing. There is no way in hell Meryn Trant could've taken Syrio Forel, sword and armour and all things considered. Yes, the last thing Arya sees is Forel's training sword being cut in two, but, particularly in AFFC, no one has a single good thing to say about Trant's abilities as a warrior, and we're supposed to believe he killed a man who dropped five men in ten seconds? With a stick? I just don't buy it. It's more likely that in another ten seconds Forel had Trant's sword in his own hand and forced him to yield. I’m not saying that Forel is Jaqen H’ghar (although I like the idea that being conscripted by Yoren was his way out of King’s Landing) but I also don’t believe that Jaqen was hired to kill Ned on route to the Wall (unnecessarily elaborate and expensive). Of course, why would Jaqen be teaching a little girl to fight after assuming the identity of Forel? There are just too many questions about Jaqen that need answering. Irrespective of who’s who and what happened next the fact remains – there is no way that Trant took Forel down. There’s as much chance of Sandor being dead. And he clearly ain’t (would love to see the ‘Holy’ Sandor vs ‘Golem’ Gregor scenario).
Plus, there must be more to Arya’s moment after killing the stableboy. She hears a voice in her ear – ostensibly Syrio - but then doubts that she heard it (I may be reading too much into that part).
[FONT="]Okay, at risk of having the longest single post. Must stop. Thanks for letting me vent. [/FONT]
