tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post7187270932812986994..comments2023-10-24T17:15:07.560+02:00Comments on A Dance with Dragons re-read project: EpilogueStefan Sassehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03504751435668017553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-67478379443650769012015-11-23T23:45:41.968+01:002015-11-23T23:45:41.968+01:00U could say that Varys' idea of Aegon have bee...U could say that Varys' idea of Aegon have been given to other characters. Stannis sees the Kingship as his duty, Dany has been hunted and hungry, Jon has shadowed a leader. Aegon seems to have been pampered and is reckless. Yet he may lead to the fall of the Lannister-Tyrell regime, particularly as the Reach is occupied by Euron.Cynical Classicisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203860532064302256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-63622805088017634022011-09-23T07:01:10.454+02:002011-09-23T07:01:10.454+02:00Varys's little speech about Aegon at the end i...Varys's little speech about Aegon at the end is why I think Aegon is going to fail - and meet a bad end. He's almost <i>Arthurian</i>: raised in secret, educated in secret, secret crown prince, and trained to be a King. <br /><br />The problem is, this isn't an arthurian story, and Aegon's supposed positives seem a little thin. He's never known hunger or fear in the way Daenerys did when she was young, having been sheltered his entire life. He's never sat in court, never shadowed a leader in the way that Jon, Robb, Tyrion, or even <i>Sam</i> has. The one time he was put into a do-or-die situation (the Bridge of Dream), he froze in place. <br /><br />Even Varys's claim that Aegon "knows" that kingship isn't his right but his duty strikes me as wrong. Aegon didn't even realize that his appearance in front of Daenerys might be less than convincing until Tyrion gave him a reality check. To him, the kingship <em>was</em> his right. He's a paper prince so far.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-31557624984485831842011-09-23T01:35:55.162+02:002011-09-23T01:35:55.162+02:00They weren't exactly hiding though, so they...They weren't exactly hiding though, so they'd need some kind of cover for them to be picked out openly. Staff made the most sense in any event.KrimzonStrikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399041947125766551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-39014534109812495432011-09-22T21:29:54.862+02:002011-09-22T21:29:54.862+02:00I know that they were mentioned in GOT already, wh...I know that they were mentioned in GOT already, what I meant was them serving in the staff so explicitly.Stefan Sassehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504751435668017553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-62578435986566758642011-09-22T21:16:49.414+02:002011-09-22T21:16:49.414+02:00The little birds may have been mentioned back in G...The little birds may have been mentioned back in Game of Thrones when Littlefinger points out one of Varys' spies to Eddard. Likely Varys has integrated them into the regular staff in the Redkeep, which shouldn't be hard to do given the number of servants and likely hostages there already, very well pulled off though.KrimzonStrikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399041947125766551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200860591450872337.post-44763792760200607752011-09-22T13:50:28.338+02:002011-09-22T13:50:28.338+02:00Heads up, people. This isn't the last post. Th...Heads up, people. This isn't the last post. The last post is scheduled for tomorrow, with an extensive review of the book after the reread. Stay put! ^^Stefan Sassehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504751435668017553noreply@blogger.com