![]() Oh, and the copious amounts of sex, nudity, and extreme violence. The success of GoT, as its fans call it, has been credited to the perennial popularity of fantasy themes, the amazing sets, skillful direction and cinematography, and ensemble cast. ![]() First aired in 2011, the HBO production has shattered viewership records in many of the 170 countries it reaches. Martin’s fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire, is a long-running fantasy saga about several dynastic families fighting for power, land, dominance, and independence. Okay, I have to confess that I’ve been watching HBO’s widely-watched TV series, which has run into Season 7, the finale of which was aired this week. You continue in your petty battles behind the wall, fighting kith and kin for a pathetic seat of power, forgetting that the biggest enemy is out there, marching inexorably towards the wall. But if you’re a small-minded, throne-obsessed individual who can’t see beyond your personal goals and ego, why, the answer is also obvious. You try to unite everyone to fight this enemy, because it is possibly more powerful than all the living combined. If you’re a sensible person who sees the danger clearly and who puts your faith, heart and mind ahead of your personal ambitions and emotions, the answer is obvious. It is led by the king of the night, who fears nothing, not even the most powerful weapon in your arsenal. It is not afraid of dying, because it is already dead. The wall will not protect you, because this enemy is powerful. And if you enjoyed reading, check out my review of last Sunday's episode, Beyond the Wall, and my problem with Arya Stark.It’s winter, and the enemy is coming. If you agree with this theory or think I'm way off, let me know in the comments section. I think the Lord of Light has been death the whole time, disguised behind a particularly pretty face. Perhaps the Faceless Men are right when they say that there is only one god, and he has many faces. Jon Snow is another one of his pawns, and I wonder if Jon and Daenerys are going to end up in violent conflict, after falling in and out of love. Perhaps he would delight in seeing her dragons burn down the Seven Kingdoms, and fight against the Night King, in an apocalyptic battle to rival Ragnarok.ĭespite his tendency to reanimate the dead, it’s always been implied that the Lord of Light is a malevolent force. This would also tie-in with Daenerys being the “Prince That Was Promised,” the chosen one who fulfills the Lord’s whim, given the fact that Daenerys is growing more and more comfortable with violence and vengeance. A fire has no purpose other than spreading, finding more fuel to burn and leaving ashes in its wake. Thirst for conflict would explain the Lord's connection to fire, which is an elemental force of pure destruction. ![]() He manipulated Melisandre into helping Stannis take the throne, and that was a pointless disaster, an epic struggle that led to nothing but further bloodshed perhaps human conflict is where the Lord gains his strength. ![]() He wants the ensuing war to be as violent and destructive as physically possible, and the victor is irrelevant. This would explain his seemingly contradictory actions thus far, especially his intention to put a powerful weapon in the hands of the Night King. I’m beginning to suspect that the Lord of Light is not on the side of life, but a god of war, a bit like Wonder Woman’s Ares. Melisandre has already made several mistakes regarding her Lord’s will every sequence of events that the Lord has sparked has ended not in salvation, but in bloody conflict, death, and destruction on all sides. But the Lord is said to be on the side of heat and life, the polar opposite to death’s icy grip.īut what if this a misinterpretation? Perhaps Melisandre and the rest of the Lord’s worshippers have misinterpreted their god’s true intentions. I’m going to assume that gods know what they’re doing, being gods and all, so I think this was a deliberate effort by the Lord of Light to arm the enemy.
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