That's a good point, and a good argument against Tyrion-as-Targaryen. There's all that stuff in the books hinting at something going down between Aerys and Joanna, but that doesn't mean he actually fathered any of her children (and the twins are just as likely to be his as Tyrion). I guess Varys could know, since he…

True. But they must have been worried about him being perceived as a bastard, or why would they have had Merlin hide him with Ector? I don't know. There are a million different versions of the Arthur legends, and I can't keep them all straight. I guess I was just thinking that there are clear parallels between Arthur…

I don't really think this is true. I also don't think Meera is Jon's twin. I think there is a non-zero chance that Brandon & Ashara's baby didn't actually die. But I still think it's a very, very low probability. So I was saying that IF Meera isn't really a Reed, that might be a possibility. Not likely, but more…

IF Meera is not Howland's daughter (and she probably is), then my money is on her being the child of Brandon Stark & Ashara Dayne.

Indeed. Aerys's wife was his sister (making him Dany's father/uncle, and Rhaeger & Viserys her brother/cousins). Dany assumed that she would grow up and marry Viserys, until he decided to sell her off to Drogo. If she was okay with the thought of marrying her horrible brother, why not her sexy nephew/first cousin once…

That is EXACTLY what I always think! Lyanna is ASOIAF's Helen of Troy.

Hey, King Arthur was a bastard and still the legitimate King. I think the whole bastard thing becomes less important when there's no competition for a "legitimate heir." It seems like Jon and Dany will both have a legitimate, and competing, claim. Now if it turns out that Tyrion is Aerys's bastard, shit's gonna get…

My hope is that Peggy influenced Lou in the way he ended up raising Molly. Looking at her in Season 1, she's living a life much closer to his than to her mother's. And when he gets home from his ordeal - including the conversation with Peggy - Lou asks Molly to go fishing the next day. While I think he is…