it’s actually targarYEN, but he may have derived the name from that, yes, why not? sounds plausible.

so I guess at some point people will go to the islands (and/or essos), as it has been established that wights can’t swim. unless viserion’s blue ray is able to freeze water. but I think this may be a possibility, so there’s a chance theon and the greyjoy arc will have a bit more relevance to the endgame if he’s to be…

Lyanna has always been painted as a fierce woman, all Stark, too. She’d have named her child after a Stark, I think, since he’d have to take his father’s surname. I vote for Rickard Targaryen.

most wistful show atm.

I'm leaning more and more strongly toward a tragic end for jon, actually. I mean… the guy just isn't a targaryen in any other sense but that he's got legitimate targaryen blood from his dad rhaegar. other than that, he's a stark through and through and he's seen too much to completely wear the targaryen mantle. I…

perhaps cersei will die in childbirth while jaime is off fighting, in a neat symmetry with lyanna. and then perhaps that could be interpreted as her being killed by the valonqar (as her youngest child is surely her other offspring's younger brother – but I don't think the witch would have worded it like that if that…

being compassionate doesn't always mean weak. and not doing the right thing doesn't equate being strong (more like stubborn, resentful, evil). only if you use the sorta stereotypical-patriarchy line of thought (men are less compassionate, less emotional and stronger so all those things come in tandem).

hear, hear! cheers, alasdair!

hey stranger: one of the best realizations I've made during adulthood was: it's almost never personal. for better or worse. I mean, sometimes you want people's reactions to be personal, it means they're paying attention. however, people rarely stop paying attention to their own navel. when they do, it's frequently…

let's think about 3 possibilities, and I'm putting your idea on number 1:

I really didn't hear it that way, but it doesn't change anything for me, at least.

that wasn't skeletal remains; it was just the remaining cocoon minus the shape of the person. there was no skeleton or skeleton shape. in any case, I also think there are many narrative clues that point to a lie. not saying it may not be true, but I lean toward nora lying.

I decided to come back here just to tell you all that a tweet just popped up on my feed that has carrie coon sort of chatting with aya cash about books/a bookstore. https://twitter.com/maybeAy…

yeah! the fact that it's such a nora thing to do only makes it more beautiful, regardless of the truth.

indeed. thanks. this will all be erased in my head canon.

sure, could be. I don't think the exchange with the nun would realistically change the person she has been, but it may have given her a glimpse of change. or the writing just didn't elaborate on that because the effect and the acting were sufficient (and narrative-wise it makes sense to set something up with dialogue…

aw, I never feel that because it's just so hilarious and it sounds like he had a great time writing. it's something to be savoured, I think, not necessarily admired.

just go back to it at times, to different sections. may I suggest you go back to the ithaca section where stephen and leopold get to the latter's house and there's a sort of Q & A… to me that's one of the most beautiful parts. but also there are some hilarious sections that I feel could be revisited on their own for…

I thought about it as well. but I'm a lunatic who projects both ulysses and her own life onto anything. (and occasionally other art/literature I'm into, but mostly those that feature a hero's journey of sorts)

the way the leftovers deals with mystery is much more sophisticated yet simple than the OA. it's in the right dosage and everything pays off really well, even without all the answers. they keep what's truly supernatural to a minimum and they've always left things feeling somewhat resolved within seasons. plus the…