My boyfriend hasn't read the books. He said something like, "I thought there were lions on the guy's armor who tried to kill Tyrion, but I guess I must be wrong." The possibility didn't enter his mind that it would have been a "friendly," and he doesn't miss much on this series. I told him that yes, there were lions,…

I guess the show's concoction of those Arya/Tywin scenes make Tywin more interesting. Thus far in the books, I hate that guy and want him dead very much. I know Tyrion told Shae and Bronn the story of him and Tysha, but I forget, did they go into the gory details of it all and what Tywin did to Tysha and Tyrion? (Yes,…

I guess the show's concoction of those Arya/Tywin scenes make Tywin more interesting. Thus far in the books, I hate that guy and want him dead very much. I know Tyrion told Shae and Bronn the story of him and Tysha, but I forget, did they go into the gory details of it all and what Tywin did to Tysha and Tyrion? (Yes,…

I don't hate Theon, I hate his fucking evil father. He's just a young boy trying desperately to prove himself to his family who are a bunch of evil twats. Also *KIND OF SPOILER* Theon is going to be more an object of pity than anything else soon. Like Joffrey, I don't think Theon is at his core, evil. I think he's…

I don't hate Theon, I hate his fucking evil father. He's just a young boy trying desperately to prove himself to his family who are a bunch of evil twats. Also *KIND OF SPOILER* Theon is going to be more an object of pity than anything else soon. Like Joffrey, I don't think Theon is at his core, evil. I think he's…

OK, another stray thought about this season. *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS* Even though I'm not quite there in Storm of Swords yet, I know that Shae betrays Tyrion and that he kills her along with his father (I accidentally/on purpose read it somewhere online…this has happened to me a lot). It seems to me that in the…

OK, another stray thought about this season. *SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS* Even though I'm not quite there in Storm of Swords yet, I know that Shae betrays Tyrion and that he kills her along with his father (I accidentally/on purpose read it somewhere online…this has happened to me a lot). It seems to me that in the…

Aha! A Wiki of Ice and Fire says the Red Wedding took place in 299 AL. Arya has to be 10. Or if the BotB took place at the beginning of the year and the RW happened at the end of the year, she could be 11, but she can't be 12. She most definitely said the words "I'm twelve" to the Hound a hundred pages or so before…

Aha! A Wiki of Ice and Fire says the Red Wedding took place in 299 AL. Arya has to be 10. Or if the BotB took place at the beginning of the year and the RW happened at the end of the year, she could be 11, but she can't be 12. She most definitely said the words "I'm twelve" to the Hound a hundred pages or so before…

OK, I think you're right. According to A Wiki of Ice and Fire, Arya was born in 289 AL (AL meaning years since Aegon's Landing, I guess?). She is 9 years old at the start of the series, not 8 like I thought. The BotB was in 299 AL, making her about 10 years old at the time of that battle. Arya, though, is definitely…

OK, I think you're right. According to A Wiki of Ice and Fire, Arya was born in 289 AL (AL meaning years since Aegon's Landing, I guess?). She is 9 years old at the start of the series, not 8 like I thought. The BotB was in 299 AL, making her about 10 years old at the time of that battle. Arya, though, is definitely…

I'm afraid that it might not be clear to newbies that Podrick Payne, the shy, clumsy little squire, is the one who saved Tyrion. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention, but I don't think he's been clearly identified or had a lot of screen time thus far. (I'm over halfway through Storm of Swords and I'm wondering at…

I'm afraid that it might not be clear to newbies that Podrick Payne, the shy, clumsy little squire, is the one who saved Tyrion. Maybe I just don't pay enough attention, but I don't think he's been clearly identified or had a lot of screen time thus far. (I'm over halfway through Storm of Swords and I'm wondering at…

This section is for people who have read at least the first two books, not necessarily all 5. As someone almost finished the third book, I appreciate spoiler alerts.

This section is for people who have read at least the first two books, not necessarily all 5. As someone almost finished the third book, I appreciate spoiler alerts.

I ignored a lot of your comment because it's spoiler-y and I'm only on ASoS, but I have to say that after what Dany pulls in Astapor she has become one of my favourite characters. Before that I mostly saw the Daenerys chapters as a chore I had to get through until I came to another Arya or Tyrion chapter, although…

I ignored a lot of your comment because it's spoiler-y and I'm only on ASoS, but I have to say that after what Dany pulls in Astapor she has become one of my favourite characters. Before that I mostly saw the Daenerys chapters as a chore I had to get through until I came to another Arya or Tyrion chapter, although…

Another thing: is anyone else confused about the passage of time in this series? I'm just over halfway through Storm of Swords now, and Arya says she's 12. On the TV series, Tyrion recently mentioned Joffrey is 17. Correct me if I'm wrong, but at the beginning of A Game of Thrones I believe Arya is 8, Sansa is 12, and…

Another thing: is anyone else confused about the passage of time in this series? I'm just over halfway through Storm of Swords now, and Arya says she's 12. On the TV series, Tyrion recently mentioned Joffrey is 17. Correct me if I'm wrong, but at the beginning of A Game of Thrones I believe Arya is 8, Sansa is 12, and…

I didn't expect to actually feel a tiny bit of sympathy for Joffrey for a moment there when Cersei orders him back to the Red Keep and he doesn't know what to do. I think while there's a few characters in the series/novels that are just vessels of unadulterated evil (Gregor Clegane, Ramsay Bolton, a lot of the Bloody…