Women can inherit before their brothers in some Houses,
Apart from Dorne? I can't think of anywhere else. I mean, there's the Ironborn, but that's a whole other thing, and not purely lineage-based.
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DebetEsse - Apr 14, 2014 2:09:54 pm PDT #5640 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
-t - Apr 14, 2014 2:25:58 pm PDT #5641 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Well, not so much that they do (as in Dorne) as that there's no overarching male primogeniture law to prevent it, if a sitting Lord (or Lady) were to name a daughter heir over a son. Not something likely to happen at Winterfell or Casterly Rock, but amongst the bannermen, maybe.
Jessica - Apr 14, 2014 4:47:57 pm PDT #5642 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
She (like Cersei, only moreso, since she's not anyone's mother) has basically no status at this point.
Not in terms of power, no, but she does have the title.
Do they need to go to Dorne for Plot?
I don't think so. Given how much else has been changed, they can probably get away with just talking about it enough to introduce the relevant characters.
Amy - Apr 14, 2014 4:55:56 pm PDT #5643 of 7329
Because books.
Someone on io9 mentioned Olenna's talk with Sansa, and how it ended with that comment about who would kill a man at a wedding, only a monster. And then the cup Tyrion grabbed was on the table in front of Olenna. I like this idea, although I still don't want Tyrion to pay for it.
DebetEsse - Apr 14, 2014 5:18:45 pm PDT #5644 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I don't think so. Given how much else has been changed, they can probably get away with just talking about it enough to introduce the relevant characters.
This is my thought.
Amy, that is very interesting, and I am going to completely absent myself from the "Who Killed Joffrey?" conversation because I cannot keep up the pretense of not knowing the answer.
The "precisely how fucked is Tyrion?" conversation, on the other hand, I shall partake of. with enthusiasm.
So, I was thinking about The Longest 9 Seconds (I heard. I didn't time it) of Awkward Silence Ever, and I think that that is the best of all possible responses to that sort of Mean Girls shit. Long steady stare, then politely walking away.
Totally book-based comment: So, while the change in Shae's character complicates her death to the point that I'm really not sure how or if it will go down, it will make Jaime's revelation about Tysha super extra resonant and painful for Tyrion.
Amy - Apr 14, 2014 6:14:03 pm PDT #5645 of 7329
Because books.
That's cool, Debet!
Long steady stare, then politely walking away.
Wait, what moment are you referring to here? (There were a lot Most Awkward Silences Ever, I thought.)
DebetEsse - Apr 14, 2014 6:26:12 pm PDT #5646 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Wait, what moment are you referring to here?
Cersei and Brienne.
DebetEsse - Apr 15, 2014 2:01:00 pm PDT #5647 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
No one happens to have found a breakdown of Bran's vision, have they? I'm about to just do it myself.
Tom Scola - Apr 15, 2014 2:26:24 pm PDT #5648 of 7329
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Here's the video: [link]
DebetEsse - Apr 15, 2014 2:32:05 pm PDT #5649 of 7329
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Oh, cool. That's easier than dealing with HBOGo. Thanks