Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.

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Theodosia - May 20, 2019 12:50:21 pm PDT #7184 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I recently read the Fire and Ice 'history' that GRRM wrote, which is kind of his Silmarillion for Westeros, and there were cases of dragons doing quite well going feral... also they can live for hundreds of years. At least in book history.


-t - May 20, 2019 12:59:01 pm PDT #7185 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The World of Ice and Fire? Did you enjoy that? I don't usually do the pseudo-reference works but I read Fire and Blood without really knowing what i was getting into but I liked it.


Gris - May 20, 2019 3:00:26 pm PDT #7186 of 7329
Hey. New board.

I really liked the finale. It was slow but it worked for me.

It should have been a longer season for sure. But for me, at least, it stuck the landing.


Gris - May 20, 2019 3:58:41 pm PDT #7187 of 7329
Hey. New board.

I am wondering about the Dothraki. They aren't exactly disciplined. Are they just pillaging know Westeros now?


-t - May 20, 2019 4:27:35 pm PDT #7188 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Heh, we didn't see them leave, did we? Hmm


DavidS - May 20, 2019 7:48:50 pm PDT #7189 of 7329
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I posted this on FB but I think it's notable.

******

I wasn't as disappointed with the GoT finale as some people.

However, tell me where the lie is in my scorecard:

Number of women who wrote an episode of Game of Thrones: 2 women wrote four episodes of the entire run of 73 episodes. (Jane Espenson FTW!)

Number of women who directed an episode of Game of Thrones: 1 woman directed 4 episodes of the entire run of 73 episodes

Male characters who committed horrible acts who had redemptive arcs: Tyrion, Jaime, Theon, Jorah

Female characters who were empowered who had to die horrible deaths: Cersei, Daenerys, Ellaria, Oleanna, Margaery, Caetlyn

Female characters who had to die because they were "crazy bitches": Cersei, Daenerys

Female characters who were killed because they were "whores": Ros, Shae, Tysha (Tyrion's first love)

Male characters who survived who went to whorehouses: Bronn, Tyrion, Podrick

To be fair, male characters who were castrated (stem and root): Varys, Theon, Grey Worm, The Unsullied (frankly an incredibly stupid idea for soldiers).

(For those of you unfamiliar with the history of castration, it's been fairly unusual to "dock" or cut off the penis as it leads to constant urinary tract infections and piddling in your pants. Historically they just take the testicles. Yes, I'm saying GRRM has a fucking issue that Freud would be delighted to discuss.)


Katerina Bee - May 20, 2019 8:02:08 pm PDT #7190 of 7329
Herding cats for fun

What theodosia said.

Also I see that having a dribbling eunuch in the house would be messy and unsuitable.


Jessica - May 21, 2019 5:53:38 am PDT #7191 of 7329
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

To be fair, male characters who were castrated (stem and root)

To be fair, I'd argue that an obsession with dicks is not counterindicated by an all-male writers room.


DavidS - May 21, 2019 6:14:38 am PDT #7192 of 7329
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

To be fair, I'd argue that an obsession with dicks is not counterindicated by an all-male writers room.

That's true. But most guys obsessing about dicks don't want them cut off.


Jessica - May 21, 2019 6:24:20 am PDT #7193 of 7329
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

most guys obsessing about dicks don't want them cut off.

I would bet cash money that as a narrative device, "and also his penis was TRAGICALLY MISSING" occurs more often when a dude is writing.