Dothraki horse archers
In the loot train battle we see the Dothraki are expert at firing bows from horseback, which seems like an excellent ability for light cavalry to have as it lets them attack while staying mobile and keeping out of enemy reach.
So does Melisandre totally screw this up by setting their arakhs alight?
Having to hold a flaming sword seems like it would make it very difficult to also fire a bow, particularly while also riding a horse. If I was a Dothraki who favoured the bow over the blade, I'd be kinda pissed I'm now having to wield my reserve weapon just to keep from setting my trousers on fire. Just give me some dragonglass-tipped arrows instead and I'm good...
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In the loot train battle we see the Dothraki are expert at firing bows from horseback, which seems like an excellent ability for light cavalry to have as it lets them attack while staying mobile and keeping out of enemy reach.
So does Melisandre totally screw this up by setting their arakhs alight?
Having to hold a flaming sword seems like it would make it very difficult to also fire a bow, particularly while also riding a horse. If I was a Dothraki who favoured the bow over the blade, I'd be kinda pissed I'm now having to wield my reserve weapon just to keep from setting my trousers on fire. Just give me some dragonglass-tipped arrows instead and I'm good...
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The one GoT timeline where everything doesn’t collapse
If a few shortcut decisions never happened, Game of Thrones becomes surprisingly stable:
Ned Stark isn’t executed → no War of Five Kings → realm stays united.
Greyjoys don’t rebel, Euron stays irrelevant (he only thrives in chaos).
Cersei forgives Tyrion, avoids Faith Militant, Tommen survives.
Stannis doesn’t kill Renly → keeps moral legitimacy, no shadow-magic stain.
Result: a united Westeros that actually listens to the Night’s Watch.
Daenerys arrives as an ally, not a conqueror.
Dragons + united armies defeat the White Walkers early.
Dany is granted Dragonstone and co-rules with Stannis (law + dragons).
After that:
Westeros stays stable.
Dany goes east, not west.
Essos collapses fast via blockades, arrests of slavers, and legal enforcement not mass dragonfire.
What do you guys think on this alternative timeline ?
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If a few shortcut decisions never happened, Game of Thrones becomes surprisingly stable:
Ned Stark isn’t executed → no War of Five Kings → realm stays united.
Greyjoys don’t rebel, Euron stays irrelevant (he only thrives in chaos).
Cersei forgives Tyrion, avoids Faith Militant, Tommen survives.
Stannis doesn’t kill Renly → keeps moral legitimacy, no shadow-magic stain.
Result: a united Westeros that actually listens to the Night’s Watch.
Daenerys arrives as an ally, not a conqueror.
Dragons + united armies defeat the White Walkers early.
Dany is granted Dragonstone and co-rules with Stannis (law + dragons).
After that:
Westeros stays stable.
Dany goes east, not west.
Essos collapses fast via blockades, arrests of slavers, and legal enforcement not mass dragonfire.
What do you guys think on this alternative timeline ?
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[no spoilers] Which character in season 8 do you think received the best ending?
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Oysters, clams and cockles.
This just popped in my head...
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This just popped in my head...
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Ned
I have thought Ned was an idiot Ever since I watched him bumble around kings landing . but now that i am reading the books I can see that he is at least intelligent despite his constant , grevious error . Knowing his thoughts has allowed me to understand that he can conceive of most logical thing to do , even if he has a mental barrier against execution .
Read (Book 1 , Eddard, p277) for example : “ Could it be that Lord Renly , who looked so like young Robert , had conceived a passion for a girl he fancied to be a young Lyanna? This struck him as more than a passing queer . “
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I have thought Ned was an idiot Ever since I watched him bumble around kings landing . but now that i am reading the books I can see that he is at least intelligent despite his constant , grevious error . Knowing his thoughts has allowed me to understand that he can conceive of most logical thing to do , even if he has a mental barrier against execution .
Read (Book 1 , Eddard, p277) for example : “ Could it be that Lord Renly , who looked so like young Robert , had conceived a passion for a girl he fancied to be a young Lyanna? This struck him as more than a passing queer . “
Discuss
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