SNIPPET: DECONSTRUCTING THE ASHARA TROPE, OR “WHY DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE”

Ashara exists in the story as an idea that no one has a grasp upon. She exists as a construct, as a lady in a song; famed, varied accounts, no one quite knows the truth. One of the best songs of any OST is “Why does someone have to die?” by Philip Glass from the […]

RHAEGAR AND LYANNA: LUST, LOVE, OR NEITHER?

Anonymous asked: so rhaegar and lyanna lust or love or neither? Hey there! Love or lust? That’s a hard one to answer, because as with most ASOIAF things, there’s no simple black and white answer: it was definitely both. Lust at first, stolen glances, probably small smirks and reveries at Lyanna’s fiery, wolfish tendencies, her […]

MERCY, MERCY, MERCY: SANSA, SANDOR AND ARYA

What Dogs do to Wolves Both Stark girls embark upon their true character journeys once we reach the end of AGOT. Fatherless, and void of the teachings they both so desperately need; a reality check on either end of the spectrum, if you will. Where Ned Stark left his daughters in parenting – Sansa, politically […]

JON: ACCEPTING HIS PARENTAGE

Anonymous asked: do you think that Jon will accept that he is a Targaryen? Loaded question. I think initially, Jon is going to be extremely incapable of processing the idea that he is a Targaryen. Jon displaces any and all anger or emotion of not knowing his birth mother into his “Lord Father” – he has a major lord […]

NO ONE TOLD: THE KNOWLEDGE WAS ALREADY THERE

As the tale goes, in AFFC, Arianne and a small group travel through Dorne to crown Myrcella as the QOT7K. The group is ambushed, led by Areo Hotah, casualties are had, and when Arianne asks Areo how this happened, he responds with a simple: Someone told. Someone always tells. But who? The age old question. […]

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A FALLING STAR IN WESTEROS PI: ANALYZING ASHARA DAYNE

Part I of V in a collection of writings regarding the mysterious and ‘late’ Ashara Dayne, her potential effect on narrative, and compelling arguments for and against her fate. Part I explores House Dayne and Ashara’s timeline during the Rebellion and other perspectives surrounding her character. Naught Like a Tourney to Make the Blood Run […]

THE SAILOR’S WIFE

Anonymous asked: Seeing as you like forgotten women, how do you feel about the whores of Westeros? Esp. the fan theory that the Sailor’s Wife might be Tysha Hey anon! As for Tysha as the Sailor’s Wife, I’m not sure I’m wholly convinced, if not for “where will this go”? It may be a nice nod, but […]