Game of Thrones Thread

[BigRedChief]

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[BleedingRed]

So as for the Iron Islands here is how I think it will play out

- Theon comes back, Sister and him Struggle for control of the throne with Euron
- Euron gets control at first, but struggle continues all the way toward seasons end
- Theon wrestles control toward end of season, growing more confident all season till he commands respect
- Theon redeems himself

- Jon Snow uses Davos to rally the northern houses ( Mourmont, Bearisland, ect..)
- Jon Receives Pink letter from Ramseys ordering him to return Sansa or he will kill Rickon ( He is going to anyways )
- Jon leads the wildlings and a few northern houses in a stand vs the Boltons and their allies (Out numbered)
- Theon possibly joins in the battle with his loyalist Iron Born
- The battle is swinging in the Boltons favor when....... Roy/Little finger arrive from the Erie with the Vales whole army

Thats my guess for the north

[BleedingRed]

The idea is Jon Snow/Stark/Targarian is going to march on the whole realm in a effort to unite it under one banner to fight the white walkers....

[frankotank]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

Gendry is still rowing somewhere.

some funny stuff in here.
the two gifs after "they had some good times" cracked me up.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguilla...7vz#.kmLbRJdA6

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I was really hoping there'd be no iron islands storyline. I am still holding out faint hope that there is no Lady Stoneheart storyline.

HBO has done a nice job of streamlining some of the crap that Martin has put in the books. Sadly, they seem hell-bent on shoveling it back in.

This is something that is a spoiler not from the books or from the show, but from one of the people who work on the show. They let slip in a talk they were giving that I attended. It's not what I would call major, but it's something we didn't know.

Spoiler!

I won't say who just in case there's some extremely slight chance it would get back and get the person in any trouble, but someone who has worked on all seasons of the show and already has access to outlines of season 7 mentioned casually that they are not doing the Lady Stoneheart storyline. This person was disappointed because they thought it sounded fun. Nothing says this can't change, but it sounds like it's not in the plans.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by frankotank

some funny stuff in here.
the two gifs after "they had some good times" cracked me up.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguilla...7vz#.kmLbRJdA6

Sure seems like ol' Gendry's run his course, right?

In the books he's just hanging out at some blacksmith's shop in the Riverlands. Sure, Martin likes to circle back but exactly what else can the illegitimate son of a dead king provide at this point?

Hell, even Snow's lineage is 'legally' irrelevant, no? What's his claim? Still bastard born as Rhaegar was married to Elia. So as a bastard born to the Targaryens, doesn't that just make him Jon Waters? Dragonstone's the Targ seat, located in Blackwater Bay, sittingin the crownlands - just makes him Jon Waters from a legal standpoint - doesn't have any true claim to the crown. Or maybe Jon Snow still because it's technically Lyanna's name that counts...right? Or hell, is it Jon Sand since he was born in the Tower of Joy down in Dorne. In either event, still no true claim; just a different bastard surname.

It would score him political points and could potentially unite the north, but Danaerys still has the stronger claim (well...apart from !@#$ing losing and having no claim anymore....poor sport).

[The Franchise]

I don't think Jon is going after the throne. He just wants to defeat the White Walkers.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I don't think Jon is going after the throne. He just wants to defeat the White Walkers.

And liberate Winterfell...

[BleedingRed]

He dry is going to be the "gift" he promised to the "Lady of Thorns". She will use him to expose another heir

[wazu]

Originally Posted by vailpass

And liberate Winterfell...

I'm not sure that he even thinks that way anymore. The silliness of the wars south of the wall and who ruled what. My impression is at this point it seems irrelevant after seeing what he has seen.

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Sure seems like ol' Gendry's run his course, right?

In the books he's just hanging out at some blacksmith's shop in the Riverlands. Sure, Martin likes to circle back but exactly what else can the illegitimate son of a dead king provide at this point?

Hell, even Snow's lineage is 'legally' irrelevant, no? What's his claim? Still bastard born as Rhaegar was married to Elia. So as a bastard born to the Targaryens, doesn't that just make him Jon Waters? Dragonstone's the Targ seat, located in Blackwater Bay, sittingin the crownlands - just makes him Jon Waters from a legal standpoint - doesn't have any true claim to the crown. Or maybe Jon Snow still because it's technically Lyanna's name that counts...right? Or hell, is it Jon Sand since he was born in the Tower of Joy down in Dorne. In either event, still no true claim; just a different bastard surname.

It would score him political points and could potentially unite the north, but Danaerys still has the stronger claim (well...apart from !@#$ing losing and having no claim anymore....poor sport).

Lyanna and Rhaegar may have married. Targs have done polygamy before in the books, and Elia's inability to bear more children may have been reason enough for Rhaegar to try to get away with it since he was convinced there had to be a third head of the dragon (if you believe Dany's visions in the House of Undying).

[Beef Supreme]

All of the kings that Melisandre saw die in the fire when she leached Gentry's blood are now dead.

[Hawk]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

All of the kings that Melisandre saw die in the fire when she leached Gentry's blood are now dead.

Haha, yeah, but then so is Stannis so.....oops!

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Hawk

Lyanna and Rhaegar may have married. Targs have done polygamy before in the books, and Elia's inability to bear more children may have been reason enough for Rhaegar to try to get away with it since he was convinced there had to be a third head of the dragon (if you believe Dany's visions in the House of Undying).

I'm pretty sure the realm, as presently constructed, isn't going to be cool with polygamy. The 7 certainly weren't on board and that's still the dominant religion.

[vailpass]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

All of the kings that Melisandre saw die in the fire when she leached Gentry's blood are now dead.

Plus one or two she didn't see. You really didn't need magic flames to be able to predict that when there are about half a dozen guys calling themselves king that most are all would end up worm food.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy her readings especially when she takes the robe off and leaves the necklace on...

[BleedingRed]

She also saw Jon snow in the fire fighting at winterfell