From what I can find on book sources, since I don't remember descriptions from the books, Rhaegar and Elia's children were a mix of the two. The daughter was favored the darker Dornish look and Aegon favored the more Targaryen look. Obviously if you believe book Aegon is Rhaegar's son, his description favors the…

Not really. My R is the standard R of the theory.

Olly left a lucrative job to direct Rosewater?

I do kinda wish Thorne had lived for the reveal of R+L=J if it is in fact true, since he was such a Targ loyalist during Robert's Rebellion.

Well many were probably illiterate, so that was a real punishment back in the day.

Good theories all. A site like Watchers on the Wall has more information based on published media reports, if you want to be spoiled. I don't want to say what's been reported for the sake of others.

Leave the Direwolves alone.

Oh I agree. It sucked that's how he went out. If we were writing the story, he'd come back with Dany and be like "How do you like me know, Cercei?" but as Ramsay says, if we think this story has a "happy" ending, we aren't paying attention.

Ha! McShane did an interview about it, if you want to be spoiled. He doesn't give character names, but says he does something important for another character. What he describes is alluded to in the books, but not yet confirmed in book canon.

I didn't have issue. Here was a guy in his 60's, who took out 11 younger, more fit/agile and moderately trained fighters in close quarters as part of an ambush. And the only reason he was killed was because he wasn't wearing armor.

I would respectfully disagree. It's a pragmatic decision, and probably tenuous based on relative power between the Northern Houses. Note Lord Umber's refusal to do the traditional honors of a bannerman to a liege lord. It's a practical relationship, rather than one of fealty.

Actually, it doesn't seem too much out of character. Relative strength of dynasties, even ones that last for thousands of years (in Westerosi history) have high and low points. Look at European history. The Hapsburgs ruled for over 1000 years, yet it wasn't 1000 years of steady reign, but hundreds of wars and…

I don't think Reed has left the Neck since the return from ToJ. Though, while he is the only person alive that could verify R+L=J, the only thing that would cement a Jon claim would be defeating the Others. Conquest always trumps law. (See Cercei and Robert's last will) The verification of R+L=J would be a nice way to…

Absolutely, chaos (and mud) were probably what swung the battle for the English. However, the advantages of the long bow in terms of range and shot volume were less effective at swinging the battle. (Save maybe for some delaying the French cavalry, but that again was probably more due to the overall chaos in…

You mean Crecy. Agincourt gets the love about archers but that battle was won via mud. Crecy is where English long bowmen really made the strategic difference.

Also if Lyanna was The Knight of the Laughing Tree at Harrenhall, Howland's got his own skin in the game aside from just being Ned's friend

I think Jamie's power rankings were Dayne then Selmy

This is why Im glad TER pointed out Howland Reed. He is the only person alive who can vouch for what went down at ToJ. That is important. We can see it in Bran's visions but the only way that world finds out is through Howland Reed.

Of course if some theory is true, Arya could smack her back.

The Hand of the King. Kevan Lannister. Lancel's dad. Tywin's brother.