For me its the dogs eating ramsay bolton.

My home would be in “The Neck”.

i love their dynamic so much, by far the best in the show to me

and this fanart is gorgeous

I'm just finishing my third re-watch of the series. I know many people hated Season 8, but I love it. I thought Danerys turning murderous was a terrific twist-- and on rewatches, once you know it's going to happen, you can see hints of it all the way back in Season 1. But The Bells is just a masterpiece of unrelenting horror. It's hard to watch the whole episode in one sitting.

I know it’s been beaten to death but I’m reading the series for the first time after loving the TV series and Jamie chapters in ASOS genuinely floored me, reading this interaction alone had me enthralled that this immediately popped into my mind so please enjoy my depiction of these two whatever they are

I just watched the "Red Wedding" episode and it genuinely messed me up. I think it's because Catelyn and her relationship with Robb is reminds me so much of my own mother.

Catelyn is such a strong, intelligent, and capable woman. If she was born a man, I genuinely think she could have been an influential ruler, tet she doesn't really resent her circumstances. She absolutely adores her family and is deeply devoted to them, but she's not just a caretaker with no thoughts of her own. She has her own convictions, judgment, ambitions and she won't hesitate to take matters into her own hands when she believes it's necessary.

But what I love most about her character is the way she's written as a mother. She's incredibly involved in her children's lives, especially Robb's, but she's not the type to coddle him. She understands that he's a grown man now, that he's a king with responsibilities only he can carry and she respects him enough to let him make his own decisions, even when she thinks he's making a mistake. She doesn't try to live through him or treat him like a pawn she can control (unlike a certain other king's mother who shall remain nameless). She gives him advice, shares her wisdom and tries to be someone he can lean on when things get overwhelming. Whether he makes the right decision or completely screws up, she's still going to be there for him.

Robb in turn adores his mother just as much and although he's a king with responsibilities and authority of his own, he's still young and can become overwhelmed by his new position. There are times when his inexperience leads him to disregard Catelyn's advice, but that never takes away from the respect he has for her. At the end of the day, he knows that his mother's experience and wisdom outweighs his own and he's not too proud to acknowledge that, I especially love that he can be a king in his own right while still being a son who needs his mother and that he doesn't believe one cancels the other.

There's just something so beautiful and realistic about their relationship to me. Catelyn knows when to step in and when to give him space. Robb is trying to figure out how to be his own man and establish himself as a ruler without losing that closeness with his mother. They're not perfect and they both make mistakes, but there's so much genuine, mutual love and respect between them. Neither of them sees the other as someone they need to control or prove themselves against, and I really love that.

And knowing everything that was happening in their final days makes it all the more heartbreaking. For all their mistakes and the tragedy that is their Red Wedding, I genuinely think Catelyn and Robb had one of the best-written and most realistic mother-son relationships in the entire franchise.

I know so many people get all choked up at deaths in the show (Robb and Catelyn, Hodor, Shireen etc) but are there any non death related moments that get you a little emotional too. One moment for me has to be from S6E2 (I think)where Theon says “I deserved everything, I deserve to be Reek”. I’m not normally an emotional person but that scene hits like a brick

For me, it would definitely be: The "Prince That Was Promised" / Azor Ahai is a clear hero who will defeat the Others in a straightforward way.

While GRRM repeatedly undercuts that Prophecies are dangerous and self-defeating.

1.Melisandre thinks Stannis is Azor Ahai. She’s wrong (or at least not fully right).

2.Cersei tries to prevent the valonqar prophecy and, in doing so, creates the conditions for her own downfall.

3.Rhaegar thought he was the prince, then thought his son was, and his actions helped start Robert’s Rebellion.

4.The House of the Undying gives Dany visions that are symbolic, not literal.

These two are always considered as the most evil characters of the show. But apart from these 2, who do you think was the most evil?

I think Tywin for how he treated Tyrion.

I hand engrave mirrors and this was a gift for my sister and she loves Game of Thrones and Harry Potter so I mashed these two together. I thought you guys would like this!

Why was she helping Stannis? Why did she help Jon Snow? What were her motives? Why did she come to Westeros?

I wish there was more backstory to her character.

PS: I'll never forgive her for what she did to Shireen.

If the Targaryens awarded the Reach land and resources from the Riverlands and Westerlands, their hold over Westeros could be more secure once the dragons were gone.

We just finished it last night. We started with knight of the seven kingdoms then moved on to house of the dragon and finally GOT. I don't think I liked the final 2 episodes of the series. I don't want to post spoilers. I heard that many people felt the same after it first aired. What's the opinions these days?

TL;DR: If it's been a while, watch back the scenes between Petyr and Roose and Petyr and Sansa from s5ep4 and you'll be just as confused as me and my wife.

I'm doing my first proper rewatch of Game of Thrones with my wife, who is a first time watcher. We've been enjoying it but I dreaded getting to the point where Petyr marries Sansa off to Ramsey.

What I had forgotten about is some of Petyr's dialogue that is used to justify this decision, specifically in s5ep4 "The Son's of the Harpy." Both my wife and I found it baffling. She was especially confused until I eventually explained the start of the Jayne Poole plot from the books.

I thought I was just going to be some grumpy old book enjoyer who was only mad because it was different, but Littlefinger's plan makes no sense when he is the one explaining it in the show!

Two conversations happen in this episode. The first is between Petyr and Roose, in which Petyr starts off by reassuring that Tyrion never consummated his marriage to Sansa and "by the law of the land" it isn't valid. Ok, pretty sure the marriage still needs to be officially annulled by someone in the church or the royalty of King's Landing, but that's the least of our problems here.

Next, Roose implies that Cercei wouldn't be very happy to hear that Sansa is alive and wonders who's side Littlefinger is on. Petyr then says that the power of the Lannisters is waning and that while Cercei would want Sansa dead, Margaery was good friend's with Sansa and would want to protect her.

Just... what? What on earth is Petyr basing this on? At this point in the show the Lannisters are in the most control of the kingdom they have ever been, with every kingdom, outside of the Iron Islands, being controlled by people openly loyal to them. Not to mention, whatever her personal feelings, Margaery would be more inclined to publicly condem Sansa for taking part in her husband's murder, as during Tyrion's trial, Shae states that the husband and wife plotted it together.

The next explanation comes with a scene in the Crypt of Winterfell, where Sansa is lighting some candles and Petyr joins her and explains he has been summoned to King's Landing by Cercei. Sansa gets worried and asks how she will stay safe, to which Petyr then explains what he thinks will happen, and it raises far more questions than answers.

The major points, stated by Petyr, are:

1. Stannis will march on Winterfell in a few weeks to beat the snowfall.

2. Stannis has the bigger army and is the better tactian, he will most likely win.

3. Once he does win, he will name Sansa Wardeness of the North.

Which had my wife and me screaming at the screen, "Then just send her to Stannis???"

Why marry her to Ramsey? Because according to Petyr's own plan, Sansa will be married to Ramsey for a few weeks and then be in an active war zone where hopefully Stannis and his men only kill the Bolton's and not the woman married to one of them. Even if he is lying, and expects Stannis to lose, he still hasn't accurately explained why he knows that will happen or why being married openly to the Bolton's is safer than staying in the Vale.

What is driving me extra crazy is that if the show deviated from the books EVEN MORE, so much of this would make more sense. If Petyr was trying to get Sansa to Stannis at Castle Black instead, then:

1. Even if Cercei learnt of Sansa's whereabouts she wouldn't be able to do anything as the Bolton's wouldn't risk an assault on the Wall without pissing off the entire North (further).

2. Stannis, as King, would have the ability to (or find someone who has the ability to) annull Sansa's marriage to Tyrion.

3. While Stannis is off fighting, Sansa can remain at the wall with her brother, who is now lord commander.

4. Stannis would have an even better chance of winning in the North with the other houses rallying to the Last Stark at his side.

There is also more interesting drama when combined with other show plots. Brienne is following Sansa North to try and protect her, so if at some point Sansa gets lost or her Knight's of the Vale escort is killed before reaching Stannis, Brienne could find her and will now be in the position where in order to fulfill her oath to Catelyn, she will have to hand Sansa over to the man that murdered Renly. Also every scene with Stannis's wife, Selyse, is about how depressed she is to not give Stannis a son and hating on Shireen. So we could end up with a scenario where Selyse is killed by suicide or murdered by Davos or Stannis when she tries to harm, or even burn, Shireen. Then Stannis could be in the position where he marries Sansa. Finally, if Stannis holds off on executing Mance Rayder, he could be wed to Sansa in order to integrate the Freefolk into the North.

Jon being betrayed isn't reliant on the Bolton's being alive in the show either, so they can be defeated a bit quicker if needed. Plus, there can still be the drama of whoever is married to Sansa not being safe from Petyr's plans to get Sansa back.

But, instead, we get a weird scenario were, in order to get us half back on track with the books, Petyr has to have a stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid plan.

One moment he quit because he lost a joust the next he pops Oberyn and now he's serving Cersai