A little late to the party but I just finished the book.
A few things that have been pointed out already really stunned me, , but when I think about what GRRM has done in the past this should not have come as much of a shock.
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In one of Selmy's last...
It seemed that the alien was actually motherly to the children that were harnessed. I am curious to find out more about the connection between Skitter and harnessed kids.
It also seems like the harnessed kids are 'attached' to a particular Skitter, which is why I think that one they killed...
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I don't think that he would be their child. The Targaryans all seem to have the weird eye color and the silver hair. He may be Lyanna's but I don't think Rhaegar's. Which begs the question, Who is the daddy? Could Robert, be the father and that is the big secret...
Maybe I am just recalling this incorrectly, but I though Rob only marched to war in the second book.
I will agree with whoever commented that the anticipation of waiting for the next episode is tough when you have read the books and know what is coming. It is also hard when everyone at work is...
I think that you are correct on this. This scene gives you a hint of what Tywin is made of. He is a man of action, not one to let others do things for him, not afraid to get his HAND dirty.;)
What you said made me thing about what Boone said to Hurley as they watched Sayid and Shannon reunite. It was something to the effect of took you long enough to get here. It was definitely referencing the fight, but also could imply that since he dies early on he has waited a while for Hurley.
I have a feeling the Pope is also a visitor. The priest did comment on the how he thought the Church accepted them as creatures of God too quickly.
As for the FBI agent, I am glad he was outed already. I could not take Steve the pirate seriously as an FBI agent.:confused:
What I got from the blue hand group was that those people are causing their own flash forward. The only reason they saw nothing was because they killed themselves for not seeing nothing.
Overall the episode was very good.
You are correct, I believe her statement was the in 6 months she saw herself sitting in the Oval Office. She very well could have assumed that meant she was President.