I'm not sure we know what his long-term goal is. And even if he says what it is at some point, he's probably lying. There are a few things I can think of that might be what he's ultimately trying to do, but they're all pure speculation and involve a ton of stuff (including several characters) that the show isn't going to get to for a while. (Also, I think I need to reread the fifth book, since, in having discussions about the books with other people who read them, I realize that I was getting way too bogged down in the several hundred plotlines they had by that point, and I really only remember about half of what happened.)
Now hold on, I'm gonna press the right pedal harder. I expect us to accelerate.
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Hil R. - May 08, 2014 9:37:29 am PDT #5805 of 7329
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
-t - May 08, 2014 9:41:36 am PDT #5806 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm not completely convinced he has a long-term goal other than get everything he didn't have as a child - wealth, status, Cat (or reasonable facsimile thereof such as Sansa), etc. Possibly he has something more specific in mind, but I don't think so.
Amy - May 08, 2014 9:47:02 am PDT #5807 of 7329
Because books.
And is his wandering accent all part of the diabolical plan?
Yeah, this season I could swear that he sounds different.
Hil R. - May 08, 2014 9:48:36 am PDT #5808 of 7329
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
There have been times when he had several different accents within a single sentence.
§ ita § - May 08, 2014 10:06:36 am PDT #5809 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The first things I'd seen him in he had a thick Irish accent and then a serviceable general American one.
But if people can change faces, why not?
Someone remind me--did Arya's wolf get killed? Or it still off in hiding?
Amy - May 08, 2014 10:08:25 am PDT #5810 of 7329
Because books.
We haven't seen Arya's wolf since she shooed off back in S1.
§ ita § - May 08, 2014 10:15:28 am PDT #5811 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. I wonder if that will be a thing. From what I've learnt about GRRM, it should be, shouldn't it?
Jessica - May 08, 2014 11:35:53 am PDT #5812 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In the books it's strongly implied that Nymeria is still out there in the wild somewhere. Bran/Summer are kind of telepathic with all the other wolves and can sense her in their dreams.
-t - May 08, 2014 1:06:40 pm PDT #5813 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There were random backgroundy people talking about the danger from wolves in the region for a while, though I think maybe not since the Red Wedding. Because that is juicier gossip.
Sue - May 08, 2014 1:56:22 pm PDT #5814 of 7329
hip deep in pie
Yeah, this season I could swear that he sounds different.
His first scene back he was full-on Irish, and I was like. "Wait, what? I didn't think Littlefinger was Irish before. Is my memory that bad?" It's been drifting around the British Isles since then.