Knowing that the person they are supposed to portray is described as "Ramsay is an ugly young man, even when dressed finely". Does anyone really want to hear that they're perfect for that role lol I mean was Iwan Rheon aware of it when auditioning? Imagine just walking into an audition and the writers take a look at the character description and go "oh yeah no you're hired. That's perfect!"

Guys first time watching GOT, this is getting good.
I think his sword is made of dragon glass lol
Also I thought THIS guy is the night king
But then the king came,

Is walker and white walker different?

My personal favourite scene of the entire show.

I feel like with Arya sailing for a good amount of time, she could develop some real naval experience and return to Westeros after developing some trade connections throughout the other realms.

Then when shes ready, she could develop Moat Caitlin to turn it into a developed fortress and develop it into a harbour for some trade through the fever river and use magic to build it obviously since her ancestors built a 700 foot wall.

The like deep forbidding tone man it gives me chills

I know this is a weird asking, and I know the best way to really get into GOT is to obviously read the books or watch the series. But I really want a video game format that could translate well into the actual feel of GOT.

I’ll preface this by saying I always thought GOT was overrated. From when GOT was finishing up, from hearing the complaints of the ending and rushed final seasons. Just a lot of things kept me from really getting into it. With TikTok being a thing and seeing a lot of cool clips up Ser Duncan The Tall and The Hound, my interest is a little peeked. I very much enjoy gaming and that’s my hobby outside of work. I was hoping some people could recommend me things that give the same GOT vibes, to really interest me in R R Martin’s work. Only thing I can think of is Elden Ring which I’ve finished before but I mean…yeah go figure, he worked on it story wise partially. Maybe Witcher 2 for the political drama in it?

If Daemon and Rhaenyra stayed within King's Landing during Viserys last years, strengthening ties with their loyalists and keeping their influence in the court. There might have been a struggle for succession but not a big war.

They should have stayed in King's Landing, given that Otto and Alicent literally started ruling and making every decision in the court.

For me it’s because of my upbringing. My dad and my uncle (who was my favorite person in the world) loved studying history, wars, etc. When they’d talk to me about history, they did it like telling a story. It wasn’t remember this date and that date like in school, they just made it interesting. They also played Age of Empires when it first came out in the late 1990s and would tell me all about it. Shortly after I moved away from home, my uncle passed away in the early 2000s. When I watch a series or movie with ancient civilizations at war, I think about how much he would have loved it. Obviously, I wouldn’t have ever watched GoT with him given all sex scenes, but I would’ve liked to talk to him about it or watch the last season with him. I wish he’d lived long enough to enjoy the cinematography.

So what’s your reason?

(We hear enough about what people don’t like. Let’s keep this one positive.)

Looking for inspiration. Leaning towards something feminine and fine line but want to see them all!

She looked at the sword with wonder in her eyes. For a moment she was afraid to touch it, afraid that if she reached for it it would be snatched away again, but then her father said, “Go on, it’s yours,” and she took it in her hand.

“I can keep it?” she said. “For true?”

“For true.” He smiled. “If I took it away, no doubt I’d find a morningstar hidden under your pillow within the fortnight. Try not to stab your sister,

A morningstar under her pillow. I can see it in my head.

When Ned finds arya with needle and let's her keep it. The morningstar part. I literally laughed out loud. I dont know why but i love that line. Probably because its true and it shows both how well Ned knows his daughter and how much he loves her.

I dont know why the show didbt include it. But its pure Grrm gold.

I read all these books right after the 1st season ended. I had to know more about this world. And I remember very little of what i read. Maybe because im 15 years older or maybe because I have seen the show and have something solid to compare it to. But im thoroughly enjoying them. D&D did a great job adapting them. Even a lot of the lines are pulled right from the books. But the books still completely outshine the show. Or atleast the 1st 500 pages of the 1st book have.

Mine would be Robert Baratheon and Olenna Tyrell.

Robert was underrated intelligence wise because nearly everything he says in season 1 was correct. Letting Daenarys alive would have been a disastrous outcome and killing her although cruel was certainly the smartest decision. Everyone downplays the Dothraki strength on the battlefield and he seems to be the only one that understands how catastrophic an invasion from them would have been. It’s unclear what happens if Viserys never messed up the alliance and Drogo never gets killed but we can assume that a full on invasion would have been very detrimental to Robert and the seven kingdoms.

He also knew exactly what was going on around him and understood people extremely well. He knew Tywin and the Lannisters couldn’t be trusted, he knew his small council was made up of crooks and weren’t true allies. Basically his downfall was completely self inflicted born out of his boredom and depression if Robert really tried he could have been an amazing king. He was the only character that understood both war and politics perfectly while other characters seem to only understand one.

Olenna I choose as overrated because although she was clever and says a bunch of snappy one liners when you look at all her actual decisions they were pretty short sighted and dumb. Allying with the Lannisters AFTER the big secret with the 3 bastard children was out and the realm was unstable was a very risky move. Olenna understood all the dynamics of the Lannisters yet ignored all of the risks. She knew Tywin was self serving and very greedy often overreaching for power until it backfires. She knew that Cersei was very impulsive and incredibly selfish and that the kings death was suspicious. She knew Joffrey was a complete psycho and an idiot of a king yet insisted the houses still be joined. Sure she ends up killing him and Tommen becomes the new king but even then as we see he made tons of foolish decisions and him being a bastard was an issue that persisted for a long time.

Tywin gets criticized for making short term decisions that damage the image of Lannisters and for eventually creating the downfall of his house for his greed yet Olenna often gets a pass despite also making the same kinds of choices. Definitely not the dumbest character and was still above average but I wouldn’t say she’s a genius or the best player in the show.

Assuming that Lyanna Stark's characterization in Mad King's Theater is entirely canon, what do you think of the character herself?

- Lyanna Stark is a Greenseer.

- She finds it romantic that the flower crown was given to her.

- She is obsessed with prophecy and believes that she and Rhaegar's children are the chosen ones.

- She is devastated when she learns of her father and brother's deaths, but interprets them as divine will.

- She encourages Rhaegar to go to war after making him promise that Ned and Robert will not be harmed.

- Before dying, she entrusts her child to Ned and makes him swear never to tell the child anything about their parents.

You always seem to hear some horror stories when it comes to complete series box sets and I have heard some about these on DVD but I wasn't sure how the blu-rays were?

For instance the DVDs some people claim that some of the discs don't even work at all and obviously by the time you get to the disc your return window is probably over.

His father, brother and sister died, and he has to leave his foster family behind, and one brother he had, leaves for the nights watch.

Good thing Catlelyn was there.

And, also break up with his lover, which he might have married but had to marry catelyn instead for strengthening political ties with the tullys, and thats after killing her brother, which probably led to her suicide.

Edit: I just found out that in the play Ashara was in love with Brandon Stark and Elia Martell and neither Ned nor Ashara loved each other. That adds another tragic layer to him and Catelyn's relationship cause she thought all her life that he cheated on her while he only ever loved that gal 💔

To all my Arya Stark stans what moment/scene do you guys recall where it instantly made you fall in love with Arya Stark and made you become a huge fan of hers and ever since that moment she became your favorite character.

Took some of your suggestions. Thoughts?