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I liked Lady Stark's story about Jon Snow. It fits so beautifully with her character.
Wow, is Margaery a player. Good bloody lord. That's a way to use what you got from Sansa.
I continue to dislike the CGI wolves.
Bran had a growth spurt. Also, having paraplegic's feet dangling that close to the ground is not a real good plan.
Love the Reeds.
I liked Lady Stark's story about Jon Snow.
Me too.
I liked Lady Stark's story about Jon Snow. It fits so beautifully with her character.
Yeah, I did too. And it seemed to do a decent job of suggesting back to some of the mystical themes of the story, as well.
Bran had a growth spurt.
And his voice dropped an octave in the last 24 hours.
Right. This is universe where she might legitimately not be full of shit in thinking that.
So, Bran has magical past- and future-seeing abilities? That means that knowledge that seems to have died with the knowers may not be totally out of reach. Yay!
Bran jerking into a sitting position jerked me out of the scene for a second. I know diddly about spinal injuries, but I do remember able people oohing and ahhing about Dean Winchester sitting straight up without hands--I'm assuming it depends on what T Bran's injury is supposed to be, right?
Hmm, I'll have to watch that scene again, ita!
Although, to a large extent, the show and book ignore realities of paraplegia. For example, lack of bowel/bladder control is not an issue that is addressed.
In his GoT column this week (pimp!), DH attributed Bran and Arya's 24-hour growth spurts to:
...we don't know, dragons or winter or something.
So I assume Bran's spinal injury works the same way.
I love love LOVE this version of Margery Tyrell. In the book she's not a POV character so we only see her via Cercei, Tyrion, or Sansa (did I miss anyone?), all of whom have extremely limited and biased viewpoints. Getting to see her and the other Tyrell women firsthand is just fantastic.
And as much as I'm Team Stark all the way, a part of me wonders if Arya had been born a Tyrell, or a Mormont, or an Of Tarth (can't remember Brienne's house), if she would have been happier in the long run. (Greyjoys also let their women fight, but I wouldn't wish being born a Greyjoy on anyone. Well, maybe Joffrey.)
Well, maybe Joffrey.
Sure. Maybe the drowned god thing could actually take, for once.
From your lips to the Drowned God's ears...
It was so disgusting to watch how easily Margery manipulated Joffrey, too. He thinks he's so smart, and so powerful. That's not a woman you want to arm, buddy, and I haven't read past the first book.
I'm also sort of imagining someone cutting all the scenes with Jamie and Brienne into a buddy movie trailer.