Cult Icon

That's nuts. I never heard of the Sansa-Sandor romance. While I do understand them becoming great friends, he is so physically damaged and older that even after his redemption arc it doesn't necessarily mean that a like minded woman like Sansa would be attracted to him romantically. And later on Sansa develops into a ruthless Machiavellian type, except with noble intents- the type of person that the Hound despises. This is the same issue I have with the Brienne-Jaime romance in the show. I don't know if this is in the books or a show thing. There was also the fanbase going on about the Jorah-Dany romance thing. It seems like Dany has a budding sense of entitlement and she would rage if something got in the way of her destiny- especially after passing so many years of trials. This is what I picked up in book 1/2. And in the show her entitlement just grows and grows. I have a sense that GRRM has a lot of great ideas for weird romances. However I don't think he's a deep romantic writer and is missing some key insights. Bran in book 1/2 has a really weird story. It's like he's a developing mystic/jesus/buddha/Muhammad etc type figure. I feel like the set up is to make him some sort of mystical leader with foresight, like a Seer of some sort. But Seers are traditionally advisors, not leaders of kingdoms. Seers could be religious/spirtual leaders or leaders of cults. It will be odd to see this transition. Maybe GRRM will change his original ending. The vikings show had a seer that was very well done:

A similar problem is going on with Robert Caro. He is a masterful researcher and writer who won the Pulitzer prize twice but unfortunately, he is 86 years old. "The Power Broker" is still one of the greatest books I've ever read. It is by far the best piece of investigative journalism that I have ever seen, it's literally in a category of its own. I read his Lyndon Johnson series book 1-3 (the best is the Pulitzer prize winning "Master of the Senate") but I don't think he'll finish his gigantic research effort. I haven't read book 4 yet. But reviews (fans and professional) conclude that it was not as good as 1-3. Master of the Senate is also amazing, and by far the best political science book I've ever read and encountered. The Years of Lyndon Johnson - Wikipedia Robert Caro - Wikipedia

reminds me of dead space

out of curiosity, what kind of endings do you have in mind for all the key characters? Are they the same as Season 8?

Unfortunately, yes. He is so busy with the new shows that the Winds of Winter must be written at a snail's pace. I am currently 60% through Clash of Kings. His books are so long, that they are 2 sizeable books in 1. So in my mind he already wrote 10 books. The audiobook for Game of thrones is approx. 32 hrs. Clash of Kings, 34 hrs. Storm of swords 54 hrs. Feast of Crows 33 hrs Dance of the Dragons 45 hours The entire Witcher series was approx. 130 hours for 8 books. Honestly I think it's better for fans to create their own fan fiction about how they would want their characters to end. That's one of my purposes for reading the books.

Xi is basically God-emperor now.

I have no idea about this. I have the book but haven't read this far. Aemond Targaryen - A Wiki of Ice and Fire (westeros.org) The wikia doesn't say much about Aemond's personality. I suspect that there isn't much as Fire and Blood is a history book. So there should be a lot of surprises and more complexity to come.

) ) )

) ) ) )

2

ℍ𝕒𝕟𝕟𝕒𝕙 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕥𝕖 ✰ (@hannahwhiteeeee) • Instagram photos and videos

she is gorgeous, amazingly beautiful eyes and face.

4 3

Yaslen Clemente (@yaslenxoxo) • Instagram photos and videos Yaslen Clemente (@yaslenxo) TikTok | Watch Yaslen Clemente's Newest TikTok Videos

Speaking in a live stream with Random House, Martin spoke about the latest series of House of the Dragon and the long-awaited Winds of Winter. “It’s a big, big book,” said Martin. “It’s a challenging book. It’s probably going to be a larger book than any of the previous volumes in the series. “The Dance of Dragons and Storm of Swords were the two largest books in the series. They were both about 1500 manuscript pages. I think this one is gonna be longer than that, by the time I’ve finished it.” “I think I’m about 3 quarters of the way done, maybe. But that’s not 100% done. So, I have to continue to work on it. “ “I’ve given up on making predictions [of when it will be finished]. Because people press me and press me, ‘when’s it gonna be done?’” “I’ve never lied about these predictions… But I guess I overestimate my ability to get stuff done and underestimate the amount of interruptions.” “One day it will be done. And then, it will come out. And then, the next day, someone will tweet me ‘When will we see A Dream of Spring!?’”

G

Ella Nyan エラにゃん (@ella.freya) • Instagram photos and videos Ella Freya (reddit.com) looks like I was right!!! She is actually the face model for the character. Ella Freya is the model and face behind Ashley Graham in the upcoming Resident Evil 4 Remake – GamingPH.com

what are the lads?

9

She is gorgeous, one of the most beautiful and perfect girls I've ever seen.