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The Writers Cannot Do Math trope as used in popular culture. Youre watching a show or movie, or reading a book, when suddenly something numerical throws you. As previously discussed, my son is getting pretty good at video games. Because of this, despite being only four years old, Ive started letting him play Zelda. Cult Sci Fi Cartoons My Little Pony The Cartoon JokerMostly Game of Thrones Edition. Greetings, my Westerosi window envelopes As you can probably guess, last weeks episode of Game of Thronesand its increasing dominance over the pop culture landscapehas filled the ol postmans stolen mailbag to the brim. There are a few spoilers for last weeks episode, but more importantly, an answer to a question we should have been asking ourselves since the first episode Should we want Daenerys and Jon Snow to fuck Aunt, Man. Aaron W. So Ive been struggling with this question a lot Is it ok to ship JonDany On the con side, they are aunt and nephew, which is gross. On the pro side it would sidestep Dany needing Jon to bend the knee and is a solution that the northmen would probably accept it would be thematically consistent fireice and it would eliminate almost all of the tension for trying to root for two characters who are at odds with each other due to circumstances beyond their control and the expectations of their subjects. Given that, I still would come out on the con side, except that we already know that some degree of inbreeding e. Westeros and that the Targaryens in particular practiced an even more exclusive e. So the auntnephew dynamic is an absolute deal breaker to modern audiences, but maybe wouldnt be the worst thing in Westeros Lots of reasons it would be good, but one BIG reason it is unacceptable. Thoughts Shipping is shipping. Ive seen worse than aunt and nephew. Much worse. And the show is definitely presenting them as future romantic partnersfuckbuddies, which makes it as legitimate as these things get. Their familial relationship may freak you out, but thats sort of the point. GRRM wants to show a medieval, feudal type era with all the awfulness most fantasies skip over. The relentless sexism, the rape and torture, the horror that regular people could and did experience constantly as the result of what the nobility chose to doyou can absolutely complain about how omnipresent it is in his stories andor how its portrayed, but its not inaccurate to the source material of that reality. And one part of that reality is medieval and certainly ancient nobilitys tendency toward incest, especially between uncles and niecesto the point where its got its own name, avunculate marriage. As you said, the booksshow have already shown that Targaryens have been more than willing to marry within the family in order to keep their bloodline pure, so theres a precedent for Jon and Dany starting a relationship. And since were talking about an aunt and nephew here since Jon is the son of Danys deceased brother Rhaegar and not uncleniece, a JonDany hook up would kind of strike a blow for Westerosi gender equality, in a tiny, messed up way. At any rate, as a Targaryen, Daenerys is obviously going to be down with getting down with Jon Snow, as it would be kind of meaningless to sieze the Iron Throne without leaving a new Targaryen line to carry on ruling. I am far more skeptical that Jon would be cool with sleeping with his aunt, given the rest of Westeros isnt nearly as cool with incest hence Cersei and Jaimes hiding of their sexual relationshipwell, until Cersei took the throne and decided that yes, in fact, as queen she gets to have sex with anyone she wants, and everyone else has to deal with it. Or be tortured and killed. But Jons problem is easily solved by keeping his parentage from him until after Ice and Fire have fucked each other. In fact, I suspect Bran is keepingwill keep the truth of Jons parentage from everyone until after Daenerys gets pregnant for that very reason. The Three Eyed Raven knows this has to happen, so mums the word for now Or GRRMor the show, for that matter, since we know its diverging from GRRMs plan in major wayscould just throw a curveball and have Dany marry Gendry, the closest thing King Robert had to a legitimate heir, combining the Targaryen and Baratheon lines to create a progeny whose claim to the throne is unassailable throughout Westeros. Actually, thats a pretty good ideaJaime in the Water. Brett H. I see people talking everywhere about how Jaime could possibly be alive, but howHes way at the bottom of the lake and in full armor. No way Bronn can hold his breath long enough to get down there, cut all the straps to all the pieces of the armor, pull them off, and then also pull him to safety before they both drown. Im not going to say its unrealistic, since Jaime was pushed into the water to avoid a dragon, but the point of Game of Thrones is that it has fantasy elements but its still realistic in the basic laws of physics. So isnt Jaime getting rescued impossible You bring up a good point about fantasy, in that the best fantasy has a set of rules, even if the audience doesnt know them, and doesnt break them. Someone suddenly having a hoist person out of lake spell to save Jaime would be dumb. Tyrion running down the hell and begging Dany to have Drogon fish the dude who was about to kill her out of the lake is more realistic for Go. T, but implausible in terms of Danys character and the time it would take for Tyrion to get down to Dany and ask for her to save his brother. So that leaves Bronn. Heres one thing we all need to make our peace with first, right now Game of Thrones the TV show has begun playing fast and loose with strict reality in favor of presenting the most exciting story possible. This is how armies and fleets are moving gargantuan distances in between and sometimes even during episodes. Its why Tyrion can pick out Jaime from half a mile away amid a battlefield full of smoke and destruction. Its why Cersei and her allies can suddenly kick ass or all of Highgardens gold can get into Kings Landing with a mutter and a handwave. There are only nine episodes left, total, as of the time this mailbag hits the nerdernet. The show doesnt have any time to waste. Yes, part of the reason the books are so good is because they were sprawling and complicated in the way life is, and yes, the show is 1. But the choices were to either have the story on fast forward so it actually ends next year or for Daenerys to have her first battle with Cerseis forces in the season eight finale. So with all that said Since Game of Thrones has forgone its sense of realism a bit, I can see it having Bronn manage to dive down to Jaime, cutting him out of his armor, and dragging him to the surface before he fatally drowns. I also, as I mentioned in my recap this week, think it doesnt make any narrative sense for Bronn to push Jaime out of the way of a giant cone of dragon breath into a lake, only to have him immediately drownif Weiss and Benioff are going to kill the character, having Jaime get turned into cinders by Drogon is a much, much cooler death. So I think the show will forgo realism I mean, how was that lake at the side of that road a full 3. Bronn will cut Jaime out of his armor and drag him to the surface because Jaime is the one whos going to give him a castle, after all, and the Lannister will probably live to fight another day. And I also think hell be the one to perform those book spoilers valonqar duties, and obviously, he cant do that if hes dead. Last time I looked, I didnt see any friendly priests of Rhllor nearby. Where to even begin The Spoils of War was the reason we watch Game of Thrones, one of thoseRead more Gone But Not Forgotten. Michael V. Postman,After re watching GOT from the beginning a few times, I believe that Ser Barristan Selmy is one character whose presence would enhance Season 7 while not distracting from the current main plots of the show. Ser Barristan would have been the most solid member of Daenerys Queensguard due to military and combat experience, but his relationship to Rhaegar is most interesting. When Dany tells Jon that everyone loves doing what theyre best at, Jon disagrees. Ser Barristan once told Dany a similar story about her brother Rhaegar preferring singing in the street to killing. Actually, Location Sharing in Relationships Is Bad. If youve ever considered sharing your every move with a significant other, you probably have an opinion about location sharing apps. This is great Ill always know where they are is one opinion. This is creepy Im not trying to stalk someone I could easy talk to instead is another. Im of that second opinion. Its not what you think. I dont shy away from always on friend tracking because I enjoy skirting off to odd parts of town, doing secret things. Im just not a fan of the idea that we should turn our smartphones into GPS tracking beacons any more than we need to, especially when doing so makes me avoid talking to my loved ones. On the flip side of things, Im also opposed to the alluring concept of stalking my friends, watching where theyve been and where theyre going. This is creepy, yes. Its also bad. The location sharing feature that lets us spy on our friends isnt necessarily something we asked for. Its something that big tech companies thrust upon us. It appeared thanks to newfangled capabilities in our smartphones and became a feature that some used to soothe their needs and anxieties. We dont know if tracking your loved ones every move is a good thing. Not yet, because the future is still fresh. But I have my doubts. Let me be clear. I celebrate the personal decisions that help you live your best life. Im not here to criticize those. I am here to second guess location sharing apps, fraught with privacy implications and untested interpretations of intimacy, as well as the implications they thrust upon our relationships. Keep that in mind as I invite you to disagree with me. This week, GQpublished a brief essay endorsing the idea of location sharing in relationships. The writer, a fan of tracking her significant other with Find My Friends, alludes to the apps creepy reputation in the first paragraph. Beca Grimm, writing for GQ, claims that watching her boyfriend in real time is convenient and even soothing. We have nothing to hide and dont feel either party abuses the privilege, Grimm says. One of Grimms friends protests the idea of constant location sharing in a way thatin my opinionhighlights the awkward implications of the technology. Says friend Jason, If two people need to keep tabs on one another like this, outside of genuine safety concerns, then maybe they should talk more and rely on technology less. Talking more is a really great ideaWe forge relationships and dedicate ourselves to each other so that we might build a connection that supersedes the notion of interaction as transaction. Becoming close with another person involves trust and understanding. Should that bond require a GPS beaconI dont think so. This new notion of location tracking leaves behind centuries worth of precedent that demands we simply communicate with one another. I Want To Watch The Full Cartoon Of Samurai X - Reflection more. One human telling another human any detail about their goings on or whereabouts or mood is a valuable exchange. But look at this quote from the GQ essay For my relationship, location sharing simply helps reduce boring ass communication with my partner. When you feel a pocket buzz and see your beloveds name bubble appear, its nice to retain hope the message may hold a saucy photoor at the very least, a sweet noteas opposed to an ETA demand. Its nice. But those boring bits are important. When I feel my pocket buzz, I just want to read what my beloveds gonna say. I dont need a saucy photo. I just want to imagine hearing their voice, compressed into the pixelated message bubble that Ive come to understand as communication. Would I rather open a map and watch that person slide across the Earth, hopefully shifting ever so slightly towards me Not quite. Theres only so much a blipping dot on a map can tell you. Unlike a GPS powered beacon, a text message or a phone call can say, I love you. It can say, Im angry that youre late. Or it might just say, Ill be there soon. And sometimes, I just want to know those little details, that someone I care about will be here soon, that theyre thinking of me along the way. I love to read them say these boring little things in a stupid little text on my computer phone. These feelings dont come from an uninformed point of view. Ive been in a relationship for over three years, and we actively decided not to use Find My Friends, for all the reasons listed above. We recently revisited this issue of surveilling our loved ones, when we got a puppy and debated whether or not we should install a camera in our apartment to keep track of her. So far, weve decided against it, and I believe the reasoning for that decision is not dissimilar from the reason why weve avoided Find My Friends. It all comes down to trust and control. If youre going to leave a puppy alone in an apartment, you have to trust theyre not going to get into trouble. Sure, were talking about a dog here, but trusting the dog to behave is also trusting yourself not to be anxious about outcomes you cant control. And you cant control everything, as much as you might think you can. After all, having the ability to watch something happen doesnt mean you can stop it from happening. What you think you see on the puppy cam might also be different than whats actually happening in real life. The idea of a smartphone app that turns my relationship into a Pac. Man game is hard for me to handle. To me, location sharing apps like Find My Friends in romantic relationships amounts to embracing the Orwellian inevitability of smartphones. Yes, with GPS enabled devices, we can see where anyone is at any given time. No, this innovation does not amount to progress in terms of how we interact with the people we love most. It actually seems rather destructive, since it discourages you from talking to your partner and potentially misleads you about their activity. Just because your smartphone can do this thing does not mean that your should use your smartphone for this purpose. Like I said from the start, you should use Find My Friends if you think it makes you happy. Good luck with that. Im firmly grounded in the idea of interacting with my friends and loved ones on a human level. That doesnt mean watching a dot roam around a map. It means talking to them and hearing what they have to say. Maybe Im old fashioned for believing in the basics. Maybe Im dull. Im certainly not anxiously cradling my smartphone waiting to see where any given friend will go. That seems creepy as hell.