The Official Nonsense Thread

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(25-02-2014 10:26 PM)Caspin Wrote:  I do like Yara. I hope she can sort out her brother's captors. Give them the same treatment that they have meted out, please. I wasn't too bothered at first, as I kept thinking about what a Theon had done to the farm boys and thought it was just karma, but then his crazy torturer went too far.

I also quite like the onion knight and his distrust of the red priestess.

One thing I think needed more explanation was the appearance of the young lad (sorry - the young Bruce) and his sister who are now travelling with Bran. I know that in the books there is probably plenty of backstory about them, but on the TV show it's like some random kids just appear and start tagging along.

Ramsey Snow (Bolton's bar steward son) really is a vicious piece of work, even by Bolton standards. He had all the Ironborn that betrayed Theon flayed alive before slaughtering the remaining inhabitants of Winterfell & torching it. As for what he does to his wife, perhaps best you never find out.

The guy that plays him was originally pegged to play Jon Snow, but they decided he didn't look Stark enough to be believable. Apparantly the evil gits who direct the show made them redo the sausage eating scene over & over, because they'd a bet on with the guy that plays Theon how many sausages he could eat before he was ready to be sick!

Peter Pan and Wendy as I call them (the Reeds) had been tracking Bran for some time, as he'd visions he & his sister needed to aid them in their journey to meet the three eyed raven. In the book, they arrive at Winterfell to see Bran the day before it is captured by the Ironborn boneheads). Their father is the ruler of the Crannogs of the southern half of The North known as The Neck. It is the most inhospitable place in all of Westeros, even worse than beyond the wall for the unwary. Think of the Black Marshes in Lord of the Rings & you'll get the picture.

The Reeds vast territory is unconquerable, but no one would want it anyway. One creepy mystery is that it is impossible to send raven messengers in or out of it, they always vanish - a sort of raven Bermuda Triangle. Armies heading north or south bypass it by ship.

One important piece of information that series 3 left out but the book covered at the same stage is that the Reeds are mortal enemies of the Freys, who have tried & failed to attack them several times (all drowning in the marshes without managing to kill a single Reed - one of the many reasons they are seen by other houses as a joke). The Reeds are loyal to House Stark, but due to their geographical position mobilising & taking part in any wars is impractical, so they always sit them out.

Bran & the Reeds are still to meet one more significant friend on their journey before their part starts making any proper sense, although it will really turn your head when you discover who - or rather what - he is!

(25-02-2014 10:26 PM)Caspin Wrote:  I have developed a really annoying RSI in my right hand. My thumb and finger are weak and twitchy. It is from too much mouse clicking at work I think. I wish I had a trackpad there like I have at home - much easier to use without getting problems like this. My eyes are twitchy too. Lord I must look crazy!

Poor you! I sometimes get this & flex my hand in the sink filled with hot salty water until I get bored doing it. Not sure if it does any good, but it seems to work, along with taking soluable aspirins. Your work's H&S have a legal duty to sort any work related RSI, it may be worth seeing if they will agree to switching you over to a trackpad.