** I’m collecting all of my meta and GRRM quotes – more added soon **
Because David Benioff and DB Weiss know more than any of us, in these posts I rely on a mix of book and show evidence in an attempt to understand the larger themes of the story and the narrative from the perspective of reconstructed fantasy tropes. Since GRRM has said that he is not interested in writing an external battle against good and evil, and because he has referenced power as a corrupting force in his interviews, I believe that the show has dropped strong clues, backed by book evidence, that Dany will be the final antagonist. I also believe that Jon will marry his cousin Sansa – although this theory exists independent from the others.
Who she really is – Ygritte/Dany as the “violent/conquering” type, and why it may foreshadow tragedy for Dany
Wide Sargasso Sea/Jane Eyre parallels – is GRRM offering a more feminist interpretation of the madwoman, just like Jean Rhys gave Antoinette more depth in the Wide Sargasso Sea?
Dany’s humanity going forward – I argue that Dany is on a slow, downward slide with each plot point representing an incremental loss of concern for human life.
Will Dany be eaten by a dragon? – foreshadowing for a very gruesome death, but this meta shouldn’t be taken too literally. The idea that dragons will be her downfall is the larger point.
Different puppets, same strings – Tragedies rely on protagonists becoming someone they try not to become. In trying so hard to escape the past, they end up copy/pasting it. Show!Tyrion’s statement that “children are not their fathers” is contradicted by book foreshadowing from Tyrion himself
Another dance – Ned protecting Jon from Robert’s wrath will be relevant again once Jon’s cover is blown
The scouring of Winterfell – GRRM praised the ending of the LOTR for its pyrrhic victory. While the Shire was saved from Sauron and Orcs, humans destroyed it anyway. What does this mean for Winterfell?
Jon’s quest is a farce – Quentyn and Aegon were thrown in a quest for hand of “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Well guess what – Jon Snow isn’t on that kind of quest, even if Dany thinks he is.
Knights Watch – Sansa’s biggest crush so far in the story is Loras Tyrell, a sworn member of the King’s Guard. Who else is a sworn member of a knightly order?
Littlefinger, Jon, and Sansa – its set up like a love triangle with Sansa in the middle. Of course we know she’s not going to choose Littlefinger. But she will use him.
Lord Byron inspiration – Byron’s own torrid affair with his half-sister could be a an echo of a future Jon/Sansa romance
It’s not just about duty anymore – its seems important that Sansa is there after Jon’s death, because if it wasn’t for her he’d be on a beach in Dorne somewhere, brooding.
lucyllawless: “Did it sort of sink in right away that you two had to have like a very strong kind of camaraderie and have one another’s back to sort of navigate these waters because it was such a unique experience at the time?” (x)
james and lena’s outfits while being very nice, put together outfits on their own that are complimentary to the person wearing them, have colors that clash in an extreme way symbolizing that in the end while both of them are good people they aren’t good for each other and their relationship will inevitably fall apart. meanwhile, kara’s grayish blue dress fits in nicely with the color scheme of lena’s skirt and both women are wearing their hair in similar ways symbolizing complimentary personalities and likewise ways of thinking. in this essay i will explain how just this one shot implies supercorp endga-
arin-arryn: Daenerys even states in season 7 that the Targaryen were nothing without their dragons and how once the dragon dwindled, so did Targaryen power. That literally includes her. via @thatfictionalgal lol…even Dany said that about herself. Without her dragons she’s just like everybody else. Not extraordinary. via @a-redqueenofthewolves-love source: (x)_(x)
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