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Yes, you’re right of course.
But apart from being somewhat interesting (to me at least), it can help to prevent misunderstandings. For example, many people have complained that Euron build a fleet »overnight«, while I think that they simply underestimate the time that has passed since he ordered his people to build the ships.
Good point!
Also, Myrcella was send to Dorne in Season 2 and in Season 5, she said she’d been there »for years«, which suggest two of them at least. ;-)
Generally, I’ve got the feeling (obviously, contrary to others) that each season covers [i]roughly[/i] a year. So while not necessarily 6 years have passed in Westeros since the events of S01E01, I’d be surprised if it was less than 5 years.
Of course, that’s just a feeling and I might be totally wrong.
»How much time has passed since the beginning of the show?«
That’s actually a question that I would have asked within the next few days, too.
So IF it’s a stupid question, we’re both equally dumb. ;-)
»Also, do the folks in the GoT world have the same concept of years as we do?«
They do.
They celebrate their "name days" and when Sansa is asked how old she is in S01E01, she replies: »13«.
But I don’t know how they determine the years.
»But she had better advisers«
Mostly due to the fact that she actually accepts advisers. As far as I remember, Cersei never took advice from anyone.
»its hard to believe any stable person would want to sit on the iron throne«
heh… kinda reminds me of Dogulas Adams’ quote from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy:
[i]It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it... anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.[/i]
;-)
I agree completely!
Could be, although I prefer the theory that Melisandre’s invulnerability is connected to that necklace.
As for Beric, I’m sure that R'hllor is already going: "Oooh no, not again! How many times, eh?"
[i]Arya will kill littlefinger[/i]
»Hello, Sansa!«
»Arya! You’re back! What have you being doing all those years?«
»I became a killer, and you?«
»I became a wife… twice. And then – wait, did you say killer?«
»Ummm, yes, and a very good one, too. Why'd you ask?«
»Welllllll… do you remember Lord Baelish?«
;-)
The Fatal Frey Feast.
»and I think it was while she and Jon were riding up the elevator that she explained that.«
Yes, it was exactly in that scene.
Obviously, an elevator is a place for small talk even in Westeros.
;-)
Well, yes, Jon is much more into beheading or beating someone to a pulp than burning or crucifying…
;-)
Well, at least I’m almost certain that before the show is done [i]someone[/i] will say the words: »Burn them all!«
At the moment, my money’s on Cersei, but who knows…
»So what happens if she finds out that she isn't the RIGHTFUL Queens of the Seven Kingdoms?«
I think that will never happen. She’s so convinced that she is, she’s not going to change her mind about that EVER.
Possibly, but I don’t think the flames are as specific as to name the poison.
I doubt she knew in advance that the Maester (forgot his name) is going to poison her and what kind of poison he’s going to use, so I don’t think that she took an antidote.
Oh boy. So denying love and sex is progressive and liberated. Moreover, lying and keeping a secret seem to be equally bad.
I stop here, I just remembered we’re discussing a TV show.
Umm, there ARE women who think: »Allright, he has a secret. I don’t like that very much, but I love him and trust him. So if he’s ready to tell that secret, he’ll tell. Until that day comes, I’ll respect his privacy.«
And yes, I’ve met that kind of women.
… and if you don’t believe me, then just assume that GoT is a fantasy world where GRRM dreamed up women the way he’d like them to be.
Come to think of it… Judging from all the american movies and TV shows I’ve seen, there seem to be no women of that kind in the USA. But I still got hope that the movies and shows are plainly wrong.
It is definitely mentioned in the show that she doesn’t need furs to stay warm. And we’ve seen her being impervious to poison. Can’t remember if anything was said about fire, though. But it seems reasonable to me to assume that fire doesn’t harm her.
Well, I agree that most wives would know if their husbands lie.
But how do you picture this specific conversations?
»Ned, who’s this bastards mother anyway?« – »Umm, some tavern wench I fucked.« – »Ned, you’re lying! Could it be… Oh, no… Is he your sister’s son, by any chance, fathered by that dreadful Targaryen who surely raped her?« – »No, no! Tavern wench! Tavern wench!« – »Oh… my… f*cking… god! I mean, seven hells! He IS a Targaryen!«
About that?
The thing I’m trying to say is: Knowing your husband’s lying and figuring out the full story behind it are two completely different things.
»But something seems so very rushed with him. They are quickly trying to wrap up the stories and in doing so, his character seems only half there or something. I'm not sure how to explain it.«
I guess I understand completely what you’re talking about nonetheless – because I feel very much the same.
We’ve had really great bad guys, but Euron seems flat and one-dimensional like a bad guy from an 1950ies pirate movie. Only talked less about their big cocks. Good thing they decided to drop the eye patch he has in the books which at least avoids him being total cliché.
Moreover, they spent six seasons to build up a story of people who rival each other across thousands of miles, and then, on the home stretch, someone new jumps in to pee on the parade of the major players. Which, maybe, could have even been interesting if that somebody didn’t emerge from a 1950ies pirate movie. But sadly, he is.
Now I halfway expect that Cersei’s master plan will be to bring back Orson Lannister from the dead in order to smash her enemies like he »thmashed« the beetles.
Khuu, khuu, khuu.