A Game of Thrones Entry 8

Two things that I hate:
1. Having to stop reading in the middle of a chapter.
2. People in a crowded subway train who do not look where they are going and then collide into me and don't even apologize! Garrrrrrrrr
JN Note: I hate that too. Sometimes when we are reading at nite, cb finishes her chapter, and then she's all "time for bed!" and im like "im still in the middle of my chapter 10 more pages" and she's like "tough nuggies" and turns out hte lights. then im all "pffft!" and i pick up Hamlet and smack cb. As for number 2, sue them for battery!
CB Note: When CB says it's time for bed, it's time for bed!!
RK Note: I also hate when the subway ride ends in the middle of my chapter!!! Sigh major bummerness. I've started reading on the subway but that means like 2 pages per subway ride because my subway ride is ridiculously short.

Anyway, I began with Jon up at the Wall who has been named as one of the eight in his training class to take the Black. He should be excited but good guy that he is, Jon is upset about Sam (?) the fat clumsy kid who he had been protecting. He tries to get the Maester guy up at the wall to convince them to take Sam as well. Methinks this move will have some positive reprucussions in the future.
JN Note: Samwell Tarly is the fat craven kid, yes. The Maester is Maester Aemon. As to this positive repercussion nut, it sure sounds like a Justin-level nut to me... of course, this kid is fat and a coward -> maybe he'll F up something really big, so... it could also be a giant raisin. can we please get a pic of a raisin cb that we can post below big raisins???
CB Note: No we can't. And stop saying, you're right LB, it could be this OR it could be the opposite of this.
RK Note: I nut that perhaps Jon won't take the black after all, I get the feeling he is having second thoughts, and up until he swears his oath he isn't at risk of being a deserter for leaving! I think Jon has bigger destiny ahead of him than a terrible cold miserable life at the stupid Wall.
JN Note: This is the kind of nut i can get behind. Swinging for the fences. Going big or going home. Sort of reminds me how Tin Cup went for the green on 18, dunked it in the water, then kept trying, until he finally holed it out for a 12. Did anybody else watch the end of Tin Cup on ESPN2 last nite?

Back to Eddard who is sitting on the throne while Robert is on some hunting trip. He hears the grievances of these two villages that were raided apparently by that Mountain dude who is a bannerman to the Lannisters. Against some people's advice, Ned strips the Mountain dude of his title as knight and sends people after him to bring him to justice (although Ned denies the Flower Knight the chance to do it and the King's justice dude....this may become a problem!)
JN Note: The Mountain that Rides (Gregor Clegane) is such a meanie!!! He totes shoulda sent Ser Loras (Flower Knight) and Ser Ilyn Payne (King's Justice, sans tongue). Instead, he sent Beric Dondarrion and a bunch of other dudes. As to Ned's decision to strip him of his titles, he had to - true knights don't go around killing villagers - just ask Sansa!
CB Note: Not Ser Loras! *Swoon*
RK Note: WHy do I think killing the Mountain that Rides is gonna be a tough one! And rile up those Lannisters!! Oh I would have gone as Kurth of Flowers!
JN Note: That Mountain has dubble trubble written all over him!

Sansa was at court watching Ned send people after the mountain and she's upset he didn't give the Flower Knight a chance. Sansa really pisses me off btw. How old is she supposed to be? Is she also 13 like Dani? She is so much less mature. What a striking dichotomy! This whole I want to marry Joffrey and have his babies and blah blah..grow up!!! She gets into a huge fight with Arya as usual after Arya throws an orange at her staining her dress and throws a tantrum runing up to her room. After a while ned summons the two of them. He is sending them back to Winterfell for their own safety. Arya is upset but Ned placates her b/c he is going to try send her "Dancing" instructor with him. (Hillarious that this is all she cares about). Sansa is clearly not gonna take this lying down. She's going to try get Joffrey to intervene. Maybe the queen, albeit she hates the queen after the queen ordered lady to be killed.
JN Note: Sansa is 11 when the book starts i believe. Definitely between 11 and 13. Arya is 9 i think, Bran is 7. Robb is 14 and Jon 16? That said, it is quite a dichotomy between Dani and Sansa. Of course, Dani grew up on the run from assassins and in hiding, so life wasn't all Nan's stories and snow for her as a kid! However, i do find your sansa hatred amusing, so keep it up. Lol at "as usual" re fighting with arya. Arya is a true ladywolf - she loves Needlework and Waterdancing, duh! Was there an attempted nut at the end of that entry?
CB Note: Def interesting to note the differences in age/attitude. Sansa is a couple years younger than Dany, but their lives have been complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Sansa has been pampered her whole life while Dany's been in hiding. And now she's being exposed to savageness and war and Sansa is exposed to the royal court (also a bit savage in it's way). I just love Arya. Oh Syrio!
RK Note: Dany is 14 now! She got preggers on her 14th bday. There is a big diff though between 9 (age of a 4th grader) and 14 (age of a 9th grader), Sansa's still a little kid, plus the facts of Sansa's more sheltered upbringing vs. Dany's.
CB Note: But remember that Sansa is like 11/12 not 9 (that's Arya's age). So it's like she's in 7th grade.
JN Note: it's really about her sheltered upbringing in the north with the Starks, away from the intrigue and dangerous people in King's Landing. oh Sansa Stark, you know nothing :(

Back to Ned who gets news that Papa Lannister is pissssed about Ned sending people after Mountain dude. Ned gets a visit from LIttlefinger whom we do not know whether we can trust. Littlefinger spies the big book that Ned has that previous Hand had been reading and makes some cryptic remark. Ned calls for a secret meeting with the Queen in the godswood. A few revelations here: first, Ned knows more than he is letting on. He reveals he knows that Jaime and the Queen are not only brother/sister but creepy lovers. Also, we learn that all of her kids are products of their creepy twincestuous affair. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Those must be some F*ed up genetic freaks!!!! Ned tells the Queen that he will tell Robert and she should exile herself to one of the Free cities with her family. One thing is certain, she will not go quietly.
JN Note: Papa Lannister = Tywin. Ah, the age old question of life - To trust, or not to trust, that Petyr Baelish... What cryptic remark did he make? I wanna know! This topic got discussed extensively in gchat, as i explained the awesomeness of it and how Jon and Ned and people figured it out, but... THE SEED IS STRONG!!! to make an analogy, its like how Dani and MM's kids will be born with an aptitude for delivering the post. "Those must be some F*ed up genetic freaks" - As Barney would say: "hiiiiiiii, have you met Joffrey?" Most obvious nut ever, amirite?!
CB Note: Yes yes, the seed is strong. Barathon genes overpower Lannister genes. So how'd these fair-haired children come about?? :) Oh, twincest.
RK Note: RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT RK NUT!! Nutted it via gmail, but still a nut nonetheless! But as Justin noted, only a 90% credit nut because I didn't figure out how the book helped Ned to figure it out.
JN Note: guys, was this an RK NUT? i cant really make out what's written in hte note above mine... Also, i enjoyed the explanation via email about how RK was all "how are they gonna know without a dna test?"

Back to Dani who has to eat a stallion heart as part of this creepy ritual to see if her baby will be a boy etc. Stallion heart is defintiely not kosher and ewwwwwwww. She does well though and it is apparent that this match with Khal Mellin was a good one! While Mellin is indeed a barbarian he apparently is taken by Dani. So taken that after they go to this ritual cleansing thing (a mikvah?) in the middle of it all and in front of everyone he boinks her. How romantic! She names her son after her fallen brother. Rhaego or somethin'. They have a feast and Viserys is not there. He's out seeking non-barbarian wine at the market. Methinks he is plotting something.
JN Note: im not sure actually, at that place in the middle of the desert otw to Eilat i think they were selling Stallion Heart Burgers. I'm not sure though, i couldnt read hebrew, and i dont trust Snir. Sounds kinky... Rhaego - a combination of Rhaegar and Drogo. Oh Viserys.... when the dragon's woken...
CB Note: EW Stallion Heart. Blech. Couldn't they have at least cooked it for her??
RK Note: I almost threw up when she had to eat the Stallion heart. I mean, I never even saw anyone have to do anything that gross on fear factor! I was also appalled when they had sex in front of everyone!
JN Note: obviously youre not a voyeur.

Unfortunately, in the middle of a chapter, I arrive at my subway stop...
Good blogging today LB. But i was disappointed in the excitement over the twincestots revelation :(