Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - Restarting October 1st AND reading 'A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire #3)' from November 10th 2017

[Gillian]

Chapter 11 Daenerys II:(view spoiler)[ wow what a wedding i don't think i would have liked to be a guest at that wedding. The chance of being raped or killed would put me off. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Nicole wrote: "I should have done audio. I like the book but it's long."

The audio is excellent the narrator has this lovely old gravely voice i'm listening on 1.5 speed so its not to slow to listen too :)

[Helen 2.0]

Most of the time I listen to audio on 2.5x speed because they always speak SO slowly... And I'm impatient to know what happens next :)

[Gillian]

lol mine won't do 2.5x i did try 2x at the start but i listen while i work and it was to hard to concentrate at that speed

[Madelyn]

Gillian wrote: "Chapter 11 Daenerys II:[spoilers removed]"

Oh my gosh, I KNOW!!!

[Helen 2.0]

Gillian wrote: "Chapter 11 Daenerys II:[spoilers removed]"

But honestly that describes the whole Game of Thrones universe, if you ask me. Don't know how anyone grows old or stays innocent.

[Gillian]

Helen 2.0 wrote: "Gillian wrote: "Chapter 11 Daenerys II:[spoilers removed]"

But honestly that describes the whole Game of Thrones universe, if you ask me. Don't know how anyone grows old or stays innocent."
you are so right about that

[Karen]

30%. There's a real mix of innocence and brutality. Some of the characters are very hard to feel positively about. The queen seems central to things but I have no real sense of who she is.

[Nicole's Book Diaries]

Up to Pg 479: (view spoiler)[ I remember how annoyed I was with Sansa when the series started, but reading about her makes me hate her even more. I'm still appalled at how unbelievably naive and self-invested she was. She saw what Joffrey was like and what happened with the wolf and Arya's friend. She still says she loves him, just so she can become queen and wear beautiful silk gowns everyday. That's what frustrated me in the show and I see it even more clearly in the book. The Starks actually have a great relationship for a family that has a title like they do but some of the siblings are too self-invested in their own interests or they don't take the side of their sibling when they should. They don't believe what the younger siblings say either. For example, no ever believes Arya even though she gets around and hears everything (hide spoiler)]

[Helen 2.0]

Nicole wrote: "Up to Pg 479: [spoilers removed]"

I agree! (view spoiler)[ Arya is younger than Sansa but still so much more sensible. I'm glad she's learning how to protect herself. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

I would back Arya any day over Sansa. Sansa would have to be the most self absorbed girl i have ever come across.

[prag ♻]

Upto ch3
(view spoiler)[Wow, this is confusing. I remember having picked this up last year but getting bored of it. Now I know why. I'm determined to stick it out this time, though. There are just so many characters!? (hide spoiler)]

[Karen]

60% read. Some things are panning out as I expected. Difficult decisions for some to make. Some characters seem. To be acting with integrity, but there seem to be many who are hiding something. Usually read a lot quicker but I'm trying to keep track of the relationships/who's who. A sprawling world.

[Karen]

Up to 93%. Can't believe some of the stuff that's happened.

[Karen]

Finished. Yes, it's long. Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Richly imagined, complex world. I took time to establish who was who, but this was fascinating.

[Gillian]

Finished. This was a great book so easy to read I'm looking forward to the next one. There are so many different story lines it makes is so interesting jumping around feels a bit like reading multiple books at the same time :)

[Brooke]

Okay, so i had the E-book version that has all 5 books on it, my kindle did tell me chapters, but when i read the last 20 chapters on my kindle cloud, it didnt tell me where i was so i'm just gonna give some general updates as well as some chapter related ones :/

[Brooke]

chapter 8
(view spoiler)[The pushing scene yesssss. I was surprised to find out that they were talking in the book vs just having sex in the show, felt like it added more to the scene than just pushing the kid. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

chapter 17
(view spoiler)[ it was nice to see what happened to Bran while he was in his coma. It makes so much better sense with the knowledge of him seeing the Crow and having him tell him he will fly vs the show telling us nothing but he somehow randomly can now see via crows or whatever. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

chapter 36
(view spoiler)[ she needs to teach her brother a freaking lesson. calling her a slut, not uh. I hated him in the show, but damn, he is just plain evil. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

chapter 45.
(view spoiler)[Did he hurt his leg in the show too, i dont remember!! (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

I am not gonna even attempt to spell their names right so i'm going Pretty Little Liars style!

T (imp) - (view spoiler)[ You are truly my spirit animal. I loved the jokes he cracks. I hate how others look down on him for being a freaking dwarf, but i know it goes with the time period. (hide spoiler)]

D - (view spoiler)[ The scene where her husband dies is so much better in the book, so much emotion. She is still my favorite character. Rising from the ashes and becoming the badass she is, truly awesome. (hide spoiler)]

E - (view spoiler)[ really should have told the King about his wife. Cost you your life and he was gonna die anyhow, might as well tell him. (hide spoiler)]

J - (view spoiler)[ You're the bastard but you seem to act better than the rest of these spoiled kids. It was nice to see him compassion towards Sam and his relationship with his direwolf. (hide spoiler)]

S - (view spoiler)[ PLEASE STOP BEING A WHINY B! god i hated you in the show, and you're much worse in the book. (hide spoiler)]

A - (view spoiler)[ My favorite Stark kid. Screw dresses, bring on the swords. I really wanted more of her story line. We got the sword learning, but i feel like there should be more. (hide spoiler)]

C - (view spoiler)[ You're too much of a B towards Jon, get the F over it. Also you're kind of a terrible mom in my opinion. Yah you sat by Bran for days, but you kinda need to be a mom to your other 4 kids. (hide spoiler)]

[Brooke]

Ending Thoughts
(view spoiler)[ I watched a few seasons of GoT so i knew what all was going to happen in this book, but as well all know, the book is always better. It was nice to have some more depth to certain things and see how others reacted. Plus you get better explanations of events too, and better foreshadowing. I am glad i read this book, and i eager to see how well it follows the next season in the next book. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting June 8th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[[deleted user]]

Someone explain what godwood is pleasee

[[deleted user]]

5% Done
About Daenerys (view spoiler)[perfect example of wanting what you can't have..all girls want to be princesses but she just wants to be a girl (hide spoiler)]
Oh and about her brother (view spoiler)[dude sucks (hide spoiler)]

[Melissa]

I'm reading this now... so I'll join this thread. I have no idea where I'm at since I'm listening on audiobook. I'm on disk 14 of 28... so about 50% lol

I do watch the series I'm trying to see any differences, so far it's pretty accurate.

Godswood is like a place to pray http://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads...

[gam s]

OMG Guys am I too late for this train????? I've just started rereading 3 days ago and it would so cool to have someone experiencing it along the way with me. I"M DYING TO DISCUSS THIS WITH SOMEBODY!!!

PS. I'm on chapter 47

xx

[Melissa]

I finished and would be up for talking about it.

[Anna]

I'm 5% done (chapter four or five) and (view spoiler)[I'm really enjoying the differences in the book, like the characters' ages. I think it makes the world building even more believable in terms of being a medieval-type kingdom. Live fast, die young, and all that. Also, I like the foreshadowing for the White Walkers. I never got that far in the tv show (halfway through season 2, aw yeah) but I'm pretty sure they're not a big thing until later? Anyway, it added some excitement for the future of the series, at least for me. (hide spoiler)]

[Fariha]

i've read about 25% (view spoiler)[ So far it is exactly like the show,even the dialogues are the same.But as always it is so much more fun reading it.The age changes seemed actually a bit weird to me.I just can't imagine Danny being only 13 or Jon being only 14.That makes Khal Drogo a paedophile!!!It kinda creeps me out :P Still I'm loving it.I wish there was something from Jaime's POV.He is my favourite <3 (hide spoiler)]

[Fariha]

I forgot to add this (view spoiler)[ Danny said YES to Drogo when he first tried to have sex with her!!That's new news for me.In the show it was totally forced! (hide spoiler)]

[gam s]

Melissa wrote: "I finished and would be up for talking about it."
Now I'm on book 2! What about you? Do you plan to continue reading the whole series?


Fariha wrote: "I forgot to add this [spoilers removed]"

Yeah I did have a problem with the age thing too (like Joffrey was only 13 and already a bloodthirsty little shit? or Dany being only 13 but doing all the acrobatic stuff with Khal Drogo?) I'd like to imagine them being a bit older like in the series just to feel a wee bit more comfortable during some certain scenes.

I also have no idea why do they have to make that sex scene nonconsensual.

[Anna]

Fariha wrote: "i've read about 25% [spoilers removed]"

That's actually why I like the book better than the show, I thought it built the world more medieval-y. Oh well, to each their own, I guess! :-)

[Anna]

i'm 31% done now (slowly but surely) (view spoiler)[ i'm really enjoying the book. the different perspectives get kind of confusing sometimes but it's usually fairly simple to figure out who's pov we're following because all the plot lines are unique in one way or another. i agree with fariha (i'm using mobile so i can't see how it's spelled, i'm sorry), the act that dany and drogo's relationship was consensual in the book is an improvement over the show. (hide spoiler)]

[Anna]

51% (view spoiler)[ no one too significant has died yet, which is surprising. i thought there'd be more death by now. 't's hard for me to keep up my motivation to read this since it's so big but i bought the third book and the macbeth soundtrack so i've been making progress. it's a really good book once you get into it and the world is so rich and well built but damn, so thick. (hide spoiler)]

[Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)]

well I had fun reading this!

until 17%

Oh boy..the plot is just beginning to start!
Poor Stark fam!

[Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)]

until 25%

dafuq is this....Khal you pedophile!

[Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)]

Bhavik wrote: "until 25%

dafuq is this....Khal you pedophile!"

until 65%

wow...so much world and plot building!
Loving it so far!
I just love Tyrion
and Joffrey :p

[Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)]

100%

Dayum...this book was gooooooooood
and Sean bean xD I mean Ed stark! D;

[Bhavik (Semi Hiatus)]

Bhavik wrote: "100%

Dayum...this book was gooooooooood
and Sean bean xD I mean Ed stark! D;"
Also Mother of dragons!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting April 1st 2017. Happy Reading ☺

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[Danielle ♥]

Anyone else start yet? I just finished!! It was SO good!! I must continue with the next book immediately :) :)

[Danielle ♥]

Brooke wrote: "Ending Thoughts
[spoilers removed]"

I agree, I'm glad I knew the people & places going into it, it made it easier, although knew what would happen. The show does follow the book to PERFECTION and I'm really impressed by that.

[Danielle ♥]

Fariha wrote: "I forgot to add this [spoilers removed]"

She wouldn't have had a choice had she said no, though.

[Abi]

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Reading from the 1st of October 2017

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[Alaina]

Chapters 1-15: (view spoiler)[So for these comments I’m just going to talk about the people that each chapter is about (and yes multiple chapters can and will be used under one name):



Bran: Oh man oh man oh man I LOVE THE STARK CHILDREN. I am so happy it started off with him. I am actually thinking about the first episode of Game of Thrones as well and I’m in awe. I love the TV series and so far I’m in love with the book—and it’s only the beginning!! AND OF COURSE I GET TO THE PART WHEN JAMIE FUCKING LANNISTER PUSHES BRAN OUT OF THE BROKEN TOWER AND MY HEART BREAKS AGAIN. I seek revenge.



Catelyn: Hello Mama Stark!! I have always liked her relationship with Ned and this just brought back so many memories. I feel bad for her sister and her sister’s son because she could go to visit them. She couldn’t go make sure her own sister was fine and well after her husband has died. Why? Oh because the King Robert and his family were coming to Winterfell. Then the whole deal with the secret letter from her sister stating that the Queen has killed her husband—yes, we know Cersei Lannister is beyond evil and I wouldn’t put it past her to kill someone, but it does seem far-fetched.



Daenerys: AHHH DANY! Ugh her brother still gives me the creeps and I love how I still hate the ever living shit out of him. So thank you George R.R. Martin for not changing my opinion about him. Also, their marriage history throughout her family is extremely creepy and makes me cringe. I would not want to marry my brother at all so I think it’s all very strange that brother and sister marry each other within the Targaryen family. I don’t care that much about a pure family line. I’m cringing while I type this. If only you could see me face. And Oh my goodness gracious. Okay to see at least twelve deaths at a wedding would be extremely traumatizing for me. I don’t know how Dany did it. But I’m super happy that her and Khal did the deed.



Eddard: I really liked getting to know more about Ned and his friendship with King Robert. And for both of them to go down to the Ned’s Family Crypt to say a few words to Ned’s sister and King Robert’s once beloved Lyanna. I thought that was very sweet of them to do. However, I did see something coming and that something was King Robert asking Ned for a favor. He wants him to come to King’s Landing and for Ned to become the Hand of the King. AND THEN THE KING WAS ALL LIKE “OH YEAH, OUR KIDS SHOULD GET MARRIED.” Like hold up, was that the offer? Hey your kid should marry my kid because we should be brothers… ya know if your sister was still alive we would’ve been. So since we have kids around the same age that’s like the second best thing, right? FALSE. SO FREAKING FALSE.



Jon: I love Jon so much. I don’t care whatsoever about him being a bastard’s son. He is extremely loyal even when he shouldn’t be. I love his relationship with Ghost. I also really like the advice that Tyrion Lannister gave Jon: “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” Okay seriously Catelyn needs to take that stick out of her ass because she has no right to be that rude to my poor Jon. I mean, if almost all of her children can be nice to him—why can’t she? AND OMG MY HEART! I love his relationship with Arya!!! HE GAVE HER THE NEEDLE!! I totally forgot about that.



Arya: Okay let me state this off first before I even go into great detail about Arya. She’s completely fucking amazing. I love her character and I love her freaking sass. I love her friendship with Nymeria in the beginning too!! Also, let me state that I don’t like it when Arya is jealous of Sansa.



Tyrion: Oh man I love how clever this character is. I don’t understand why his sister despises him so much and how his brother just lets everything go on. I like how he is hopeful for Bran but also knew when to bring up the subject that he may or may not live. Yes some of Cersei’s kids were wondering but I have a feeling that Tyrion knows what has been going on between his twin brother and sister and that is why he brought up that subject.



Sansa: God is she completely spoiled. I honestly didn’t like her in the first season… or the next season…or the next. Okay in the TV series I actually didn’t like Sansa until season 7. So, while I’m reading this book it just proves as to why I didn’t like her in the first place. Honestly, I just don’t get the fixation on Prince Joffrey. Ugh I’d rather stab my own eyes out and rip my ears off than be with him. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Chapters 16-30: (view spoiler)[

Eddard: So he has been looking for Arya because of the incident between Prince Joffrey and her direwolf Nymeria. And of course Arya is smart as shit and doesn’t have Nymeria just lying around until she is summoned. No she told that direwolf to fucking run. So what’s the next best direwolf? Lady, who is Sansa’s. WHICH I APPLAUD THE QUEEN ON THAT SHIT RIGHT THERE. WHY?!?! Oh because Sansa thinks she is all high and mighty and tries to play freaking Switzerland and not blame one person (I.e. Joffrey) for the fight so of course her wolf needs to die. Good riddance. Maybe that will teach Sansa to stick up for her freaking family members. So, no I don’t feel bad for Ned having to kill Lady and I don’t feel bad for Sansa at all. SIDE NOTE: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRUST LITTLEDIPSIT NED!!! Don’t do it!! It’s a trap!! But then that last chapter when Ned finds out why Lord Jon died because he kept asking questions blew my mind. I totally forgot about why he died in the first place.



Bran: BRAN NAMED HIS DIREWOLF FREAKING SUMMER!! HOW EFFING ADORABLE IS THAT?!?!? Let me tell you… 100% adorable. 13/10 would agree. Because….ya know … winter is coming. Also, side note: be strong buddy!! You do great things later… I mean hopefully you will (I’ve never read the books—just watched the show!!).



Catelyn: When she goes to King’s Landing I get so flipping frustrated with her because of how easily she trust god damn Littlefinger. Like, I get it. I’ve watched up to season 7 of Game of Thrones so I know not to trust littlebitch but UGHHH WHY CATELYN WHY?!?! This is a prime example of why I have trust issues with real people. But other than that you have to give this woman her credit when it’s due because she doesn’t just wait for someone else to do the dirty work or ask questions—she fucking finds a way to do it herself. And there is no shame in that.



Jon: He is at the wall hanging out with the Night’s Watch when he gets word about Bran and how he is alive and well. No, he cannot walk but Jon rejoices in the fact knowing that his half-brother is alive. I also like how Tyrion went with them to the wall to see it. Because you know Cersei and Jaime weren’t going to do it---ya know with all the wild incest sex they have been having. JON MEETS SAM I repeat, Jon meets Sam <3. Boy do I love Sam in the TV series—I hope I love him even more in this book.



Tyrion: LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY FAVORITE LANNISTER. It’s him. Hands down—the rest of them suck ass. I like how he looks out for people like, Jon and especially himself because he knows how cruel the world can be towards people who are different. Especially… if they are your own family members—like the Lannisters. I honestly really like his friendship with Jon in the book… but I guess I can’t really call it a friendship. More like an acquaintance.



Ayra: GOD I LOVE HER SASS!!! And I love how much she hates Prince Joffrey because Arya is fucking amazing and doesn’t deal with anyone’s shit. Not like Sansa who just does what someone wants her to do. I love how much she despises Septa Mordane because honestly that woman was so freaking annoying. I would’ve done the same thing that Ayra did—run away every god damn time. ALSO, I love the father-daughter bonding going on here because you don’t really see that with Sansa. I just like how no one is really trying to change Ayra—unless your name is Septa Mordane—but everyone is finally starting to accept her for whom she is. SIDE NOTE: Still freaking sad as hell that Nymeria isn’t around.



Daenerys: God I still hate her brother Viserys—can he die yet? ”You do not command the dragon. Do you understand? I am the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, I will not hear orders from some horselord’s slut, do you hear me? His hand went under her vest, his fingers digging painfully into her breast. “Do you hear me?” IF THAT IS NOT THE DEFINITION OF SOMEONE WHO NEEDS TO DIE THAN I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DOES. I hate him so much. SOOOOO MUCH. Who the hell treats their sibling like that? Obviously this douche bag. Can’t wait for someone to give him shit and beat the living daylights out of him. And who comes to save this damsel in distress? THE FUCKING DOTHRAKI. Shit just got real… real quick.



Sansa: UGHHHHHHHHH. I just don’t even want to read about her right now. I get it she like’s Joffrey. Yay? I don’t even care that the Hound threatened her. AT ALL. (hide spoiler)]

[Alaina]

Chapters 31-45: (view spoiler)[”Oh, but it was, my lord,” Cersei insisted. “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”



Tyrion: BAHAHAHA When Lady Stark (aka Catelyn) begs for her men not to kill him there his response was: “Don’t kill him anywhere.” I think this is another reason why I love this character so much because he is so freaking funny—even when he isn’t trying. Also, I kind of feel bad that people always think the worst of him. Like I get that he is super cunning and smart as hell but WHY DO PEOPLE TRUST LITTLEFINGER SO GOD DAMN EASILY?



Ayra: OMG WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP CALLING HER A BOY?!?! Does a hair cut really make a girl transform into a boy that god damn quickly? People are freaking idiots. I don’t know why or how she puts up with Sansa’s shit every time. Arya needs to give her a good bitch slap.



Eddard: Ned is trying to talk King Robert out of killing a pregnant woman because I mean it’s a pretty good god damn reason not to kill someone who is pregnant (aka Daenery)—is it not? I still hate Littlefinger and I have no idea why people keep freaking listening to his ideas at this point. Oh and let’s not forget that Ned gets in trouble with Robert and Cersei because of Catelyn taking Tyrion as a hostage—which baffles me why Cersei even cares about that (which she honestly doesn’t ) she just doesn’t want Ned to be the hand.



Catelyn: She is sort on the same brink as Sansa in my mind. I honestly don’t care what she does character wise within this book anymore and I don’t care if she lives or not (even though I already know her ending because of the show). But it’s like her and Sansa just rub me the wrong way. I mean she is a strong and independent woman but the lengths she goes to … to protect her family and such it just doesn’t do it for me. I don’t know—I’m probably explaining it wrong.



Daenery’s: As I said up above, she is preggo. LIKE HUGE. But of course her brother is still around being a god damn douche and I just want him gone. I don’t like the way he treats her and honestly he should have been killed already. “You are the dragon,” Dan whispered to him, “the true dragon. I know it. I know it.” And she smiled, and went to sleep dreaming of home.” I just want her to plan her brothers’ death already…



Bran: Robb takes him out on a ride which I thought was really sweet since he can’t walk anymore. However, Bran just wants to go faster like he used to but he can’t. Bran going through this situation just breaks my heart. WHY? Oh, because he just turned 8 and he was pushed out of the tower for seeing something he shouldn’t have and now he can’t walk. Also, I don’t think I’ve mentioned this earlier but I really like Bran’s direwolf name Summer.. because I honestly had no idea if he named the wolf or not in the show. SO thank you for some clarity George R.R. Martin.



Jon: I like how he looks out for Sam. Honestly I really love their friendship. It’s honest and true—which is hard to come around. I also like how he is trying to get him to join the Night’s Watch…. Or to let the Night Watch let Sam Join. Because the Night Watch is always short of people in certain positions—which Sam could definitely do.



Sansa: She is talking about her father around people she shouldn’t be. UGH. WHY SANSA. And I honestly hate how she keeps protecting Joffrey and spreading lies about Arya’s friend attack him. He was a butchers boy and him and Ayra were playing with sticks. Prince Joffrey deserved to be bitten by Nymeria when Ayra stepped in between the two boys. Her direwolf was just protecting her human. Totally reasonable—Sansa needs to stop be so freaking bitter and move onto to liking some with a better personality. And the constant whining about how she wants to marry Joffrey and only him because he will be the only person on this planet that will make her happy.... UGH.

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[Alaina]

Chapters 46-60: (view spoiler)[”As his men died around him, Littlefinger slid Ned’s dagger from its sheath and shoved it up under his chin. His smile was apologetic. “’I did warn you not to trust me, you know.’”



Daenerys: Blech I hated this part in the show and now I hate reading about it as well. Her being covered in blood from eating the heart of the stallion—sounds super gross and looks even worse. But aside from that creepy snack given to her, I actually really like her and Khal Drogo together. ”I’ve come for her feast. How dare you presume to eat without me? No one eats before the king. Where is she? The whore can’t hide from the dragon.” Can someone please tell him he isn’t the dragon? But that he is a whiney ass bitch. And when he threatened the baby’s life and Daenery’s…man I knew shit was going to go down. I’m so happy that Drogo killed him and protected his wife and baby. I’m not even mad that Viserys died because he wasn’t the dragon—which is what I said earlier, because fire cannot kill a dragon. He died. He’s gone for forever.



Eddard: So, Ned has been summoned by the King while he was down in the crypts. He was thinking of his sister Lyanna when the king’s steward found him. Ned went to King Robert had found out that he has been attacked by the boar. Which is kind of sad… and makes me think of that scene in Outlander (I can’t remember which chapter but when a guy was attacked by a boar that they were hunting and died out in the field). Then the King proceeds to joke about how the boar should be served at his funeral and such. And again, I’m going to mention it freaking again, because I honestly have no idea why every character trusts Littlefinger….. BUT CAN YOU ALL JUST STOP.

Now let me go back to why people shouldn’t trust Littlefinger: look at the quote wayyy up above. HE literally tells you not to trust him!!! YET people still end up trusting him. People are stupid. This is why Ned has been caught. He’s basically being tortured and going mad. Oh, and don’t forget the whole dying part. But at least he knows that only one of his daughters is stupid enough to stay under Cersei’s manipulation (AKA SANSA I’M LOOKING AT YOU). Whereas the smart child, Arya, has run away and no one has found her.



Jon: I still really like his friendship with Sam. I like how they look out for each other and hang out within the Night’s Watch. Plus, I love that Ghost is there to keep Jon company… although it was super gross that Ghost had a hand in its mouth.



Ayra: I love how she’s being taught how to sword fight and hot to protect herself.



Sansa: ”I’m not like Arya,” Sansa blurted. “She has the traitor’s blood, not me. I’m good, ask Septa Mordane, she’ll tell you, I only want to be Joffrey’s loyal and loving wife.” I’M SORRY BUT WHAT THE HELL?!?! Can some one get this girl some real goals?!? She only cares about herself and if her life is better. She didn’t even bother to ask how her sister is or where she was.



Bran: Hodor has been mentioned a couple of times: so here is my shout out to him  Also I’m happy he is usually around Robb—although I’m sad that he doesn’t get his own part.



Catelyn: hhahaha I’m sorry but when you see one of your sons after a while and the first thing you say is “You’ve grown a beard.” How am I not supposed to laugh out loud?!?! And since when is it wrong to show that you love a child in front of people? She also finds out what has been going on in King’s Landing while she was away…. Let’s just say she isn’t too thrilled.



Tyrion: I hate how he is treated by his family. Like his father, sister, and brother should be treating him way better—but no, because they are evil people. Well, maybe not Jaime---unless he is under the power of Cersei’s vagina. (hide spoiler)]