GAME OF THRONES #9:-Baelor ACT 9 Chapter 1-2011

[Truth Seeker]

Baelor

With Sansaʼs life in danger, Ned makes a fateful decision. Catelyn brokers an unsavory deal with the slippery Walder Frey. Tyrion acquires a mistress and is forced by his father to fight on the front lines. Robb wins his first major victory and captures a prized prisoner. Jon is rewarded for his valor and discovers a dark secret about Maester Aemon. As Drogoʼs wound festers, Dany defies his bloodrider Qotho and puts her trust in the enslaved witch Mirri Maz Duur.

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[jonesy]

When I read the story this was the moment where it flipped for me. I'd gotten the image that George was doing a simple mirror world of traditional fantasy heroes and villains. I thought Robb would lose his first battle and lose it badly. I didn't except Jamie to get captured. Didn't expect Joffrey to refuse to be Cersei's puppet. Didn't expect anything on the eastern front. Ned, meh. He had it coming. But from this moment on the story really picks up speed, and everyone gets in trouble.

 

[Kzach]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Even though I've read the books, I still felt this was a powerful moment. Man I hate Joffrey. Although Jonesy is right, now the plot really picks up. The last episode is going to be the clincher for a lot of people who don't know the books but have followed the series; if they weren't fans before now, the last episode will have them screaming for more.

 

[Truth Seeker]

More to fall, the strike of the blow will draw blood.

It ends in misery and damnation...

For this is indeed, the GAME OF THRONES.

 

[jonesy]

May I just say that watching tumblr go crazy is quite entertaining:

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Edit: Spoiler warning for tumblr! Hmm.

 

[Remus Lupin]

So, that happened.

I thought this was a great episode, though it didn't really hold any surprises for me since I'd read the book twice. I'll be very interested in the reactions of those who are discovering the story for the first time through the series.

One thing, please correct my memory here: Maester Aemon says that he gave up his claim for the throne, but my recollection from the book was that he was in the line of succession, but never actually had the option to become king. Then again, I find the Targaryan family tree difficult to follow at a number of points. I also thought that Egg was a different character for a long time.

Next episode is where it's all going to come together for the first volume! It's going to be a long wait to season 2.

 

[jonesy]

One thing, please correct my memory here: Maester Aemon says that he gave up his claim for the throne, but my recollection from the book was that he was in the line of succession, but never actually had the option to become king. Then again, I find the Targaryan family tree difficult to follow at a number of points. I also thought that Egg was a different character for a long time.

I'm not sure if they changed something or added something, but I got that feeling too from that scene. Something was off.

 

[Kzach]

Egg was... err... a hundred years before the Song of Ice and Fire series, or fifty years, I can never remember. Aemon was Aerys older brother and became a maester by choice, which made him ineligible for the throne and the maester's sent him to the Night Watch where he couldn't be any trouble to anyone. At least that's what I remember.

 

[jonesy]

I re-checked and there is a mistake. The line is 'my father was Maekar', but it sounds more like Mycah. The next line is 'my brother Aegon', but it almost sounds like Egg. And then there is the very clear mistake. The next one in line should be Jaehaerys, but he jumps straight to Aerys. He misses a whole generation.

There's a line in the books about Aemon being the oldest person alive in Westeros, so I guess you could blame his memory.

 

[Remus Lupin]

Well, again, I get confused by these Targaryan succession things, but I do think that Egg of the Dunk & Egg stories was actually Aegon the Unlikely, who became king only after all of the brothers ahead of him in succession were killed. It was he who made Duncan the Tall (Dunk) Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. So then, if I'm right, then Aemon is the brother of Aegon the Unlikely, and one of the reasons Aegon became king was because Aemon became a Maester.

Or am I just all screwed up?