Brianna’s Comments (group member since Dec 09, 2015)

Brianna’s comments from the Read A Song Of Ice And Fire 2016 group.

Daario is seriously getting ballsy in court.

So... Dany's dad liked Tywin's cousin (who he himself married) - Cersei and Jaime's mom, right? (view spoiler)[I know there's a theory that the Mad King is Tyrion's real dad and this could support that. (hide spoiler)]

"If he loved you, he would come and carry you off at swordpoint, as Rhaegar carried off his northern girl."

Jeez- a four hour wedding?!

Not gonna lie - I don't recall Asha Greyjoy getting captured by Stannis.

"The gods did not make you a man. How can I?" ← Stannis is seriously narrow-minded.

Stannis wants to win this war, but doesn't seem to care that his army is dying all around him!

Theon is seriously suspicious of everyone (not that I blame him).

I'm not sure how I feel about Lady Dustin. → "--dead Starks? Aye. And all my favorite Starks are dead, as it happens."

I can't help but wonder how much is her imagination and how much is true. → about Brandon wanting to be with her versus just using her for sex

Huh, I never thought that his bones never made it home. I wonder if they'll pop up elsewhere!

I'm kind of sad for Tyrion. I'm also sad for Penny. She thinks Tyrion will continue to perform for her when they reach Dany. Nevermind, I guess that's actually his plan! lol

Not quite sure I understand how the captain and cook died so long after the storm. Were they injured during the storm? (probably not important though)

Is Tyrion and Penny going to become a thing?

"Fire is a fickle thing. No one knows which way a flame will go."

"Words are wind, and the wind is always blowing at the wall."

Jon makes a valid point when they're bothered by who he's choosing as his squire. There are so many brothers who have done worse things!

I understand what Jon is trying to do, but he's not realizing what the payment for that will be. His people don't trust or believe him. That and he's not being entirely upfront with what his actual plan is. This could backfire!

I feel like it's been awhile since we were in Dorne and now I'm not sure I remember what's happening here. lol

"It ends in blood, as it began."

Ria wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Ria - how do you figure that it's Mance & his spearwives?"
Well, I don't really remember what happened in this chapter, so sorry for any accidental spoilers, but he was sent to save..."

That makes a lot of sense! Thank you.

Ria - how do you figure that it's Mance & his spearwives?

I can't help but wonder, is Theon truly being helpful in not being honest to Arya/Jeyne or not.

"I made myself the Prince of Winterfell, and from that came all of this."

Well that is definitely not how I expected that to end!

This sickness is pretty crazy - for the people to put aside their superstitions for survival (by eating their dead!) is pretty hardcore.

I can't help but have suspicions of Hizdahr.

I think that Jon should keep Dolorous Edd with him, not send him away!

I love how Jon is more realistic about what Bolton is doing that Stannis is. He's skeptical about his sister actually being there and that taking a slow approach is not the best approach.

Bran has some seriously wicked dreams and I'm really curious to see how they tie into upcoming events and what not. (side note- I can only imagine what GRRM's writing space looks like- does he have all the dreams plotted out and how they tie into events?)

I wonder why Jojen is sadder and still not back to 100%. Could he be jealous of Bran?

That's kind of a cool take on how ravens started out being messenger birds.

"Dreams became lessons, lessons became dreams, things happened all at once or not at all."

How can Jojen be a greenseer, but not a skinchanger? Is he not a full greenseer? → "Only one man in a thousand is born a skinchanger... and only one skinchanger in a thousand can be a greenseer."

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies... the man who never reads lives only one." ← love this quote!

I kind of feel bad for Hodor. He obviously does not like Bran in him, since he hides and stuff, but Bran does it anyways!

July 16th! That's still like 4 months away! That's so far from now!

I find it interesting that Melisandre thinks Stannis is her god reborn, and other priests in her religion think it's Dany.

"Twice exiled, and small wonder... I'd exile him too if I could. The man is cold, brooding, sullen, deaf to humor. And those are his good points."

How long does he have to check himself for signs of greyscale?

I think it was one of the Kettleblack brothers that found Penny and her brother? Maybe?

Poor goats. :(

I seriously do not like this family. Ramsay and Roose and just crazy and totally creepy.

"Was it Ramsay who corrupted Reek, or Reek Ramsay?" ← definitely an interesting thought (or maybe good ol' dad did it in absentia)

Who is Lady Barbrey?

Alex Farrand wrote: "I can't remember, does Melisandre have a tattoo on her face?"

Not that I recall.

I'm really curious about these visions and if any of them will be relevant later on.

"I pray for a glimpse of Azor Ahai, and R'hllor shows me only Snow." ← could that mean Jon is her god reborn?

I'm kind of surprised that she's wanting to protect Davos's son...

I'm curious about this relationship (?) of sorts with Rattleshirt.

Oh snap! Was definitely not expecting that at all!

That is seriously adorable! lol

The article called him Mag the Giant, but he's the one who opened the door at the end of the last season so maybe?

She did refuse to wear his cloak at their wedding and wore her father's instead (if I remember correctly). She really did not want to be involved with him at all.