Felonious Python
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Some fresh GoT theories since we were just talking about that.
The best Game of Thrones theories you need to know about going into season 8 | GamesRadar+
please, please, please, don't let 6 be true. Or least subvert the hell out of it.
19 I could very much see. I didn't mention it in my own theory, but I sort of skirted around why
I put a spoiler on my own theory, which feels unnecessary, but since I did it for the original discussion, I'll do it again if you want to see nothing.
edit: 3/9
I put more in the spoiler tag if you want more theory extrapolation.
The best Game of Thrones theories you need to know about going into season 8 | GamesRadar+
please, please, please, don't let 6 be true. Or least subvert the hell out of it.
19 I could very much see. I didn't mention it in my own theory, but I sort of skirted around why
Cersei doesn't see the White Walkers as much of a threat anymore, and an 'alliance' would do that. Her child becoming the new Night King (or QUEEN) would ensure her legacy for sure. (I had forgotten she got preggers again. It's been like two years since the last episode.) Maybe it's getting too cartoonishly villain, but a desperate narcissist would 100% do it.
Also, I like atmospheres/lore like Darkest Dungeon and Dark Souls, so I sort of want to lean a bit into just making everything hell right at the end. No opportunities for direct sequels.
*trigger warning*
3/9 edit: okay, scenario: Cersei doesn't want to give up her child to become the new Night King, unless the kid is *trigger warning* stillborn, which at her age, number of past children, health issues and stress level, (and b/c magic...and inbreeding) the court doctors are telling the audience is very, very likely.
It appears to be that at first but eventually coughs to life. Cersei asks to hold her newborn for a minute and smiles. Then she says to the Night King to take it anyway.
Cersei has made it clear that her children are like the only thing that matters to her, but in the endgame, something has to break to make it interesting, either her love of her children or her desire for power. Since I see her as a narcissist, her kids are extensions of her (in her opinion) and how great she thinks she is. Look at the magnificence that she brought into this world. There is also literally no bottom of the barrel for her.
A scene in Downfall (which I recommend, it's on Amazon Prime, although you may need to turn English subtitles on) recounts Hitler pondering if the Russians were the master race all along. Something like that could happen in GoT. Maybe the White Walkers are just *supposed* to inherit the planet? Why would Cersei not want to have her kid leading that world?
What I'm sort of suggesting is that Westeros/King's Landing becomes a haven for everyone left until Cersei dies, (which she sees as mercy) then global warming goes to town. Her life becomes the most important thing to humanity, but they're basically already dead. It'd hit the global warming metaphor nail on the head for sure. Die before it becomes cosmic horror.
Also, I like atmospheres/lore like Darkest Dungeon and Dark Souls, so I sort of want to lean a bit into just making everything hell right at the end. No opportunities for direct sequels.
*trigger warning*
3/9 edit: okay, scenario: Cersei doesn't want to give up her child to become the new Night King, unless the kid is *trigger warning* stillborn, which at her age, number of past children, health issues and stress level, (and b/c magic...and inbreeding) the court doctors are telling the audience is very, very likely.
It appears to be that at first but eventually coughs to life. Cersei asks to hold her newborn for a minute and smiles. Then she says to the Night King to take it anyway.
Cersei has made it clear that her children are like the only thing that matters to her, but in the endgame, something has to break to make it interesting, either her love of her children or her desire for power. Since I see her as a narcissist, her kids are extensions of her (in her opinion) and how great she thinks she is. Look at the magnificence that she brought into this world. There is also literally no bottom of the barrel for her.
A scene in Downfall (which I recommend, it's on Amazon Prime, although you may need to turn English subtitles on) recounts Hitler pondering if the Russians were the master race all along. Something like that could happen in GoT. Maybe the White Walkers are just *supposed* to inherit the planet? Why would Cersei not want to have her kid leading that world?
What I'm sort of suggesting is that Westeros/King's Landing becomes a haven for everyone left until Cersei dies, (which she sees as mercy) then global warming goes to town. Her life becomes the most important thing to humanity, but they're basically already dead. It'd hit the global warming metaphor nail on the head for sure. Die before it becomes cosmic horror.
I put a spoiler on my own theory, which feels unnecessary, but since I did it for the original discussion, I'll do it again if you want to see nothing.
edit: 3/9
I put more in the spoiler tag if you want more theory extrapolation.
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