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⚔️ Game of Thrones
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[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

Name an archer better than Legolas I’ll wait

[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

The most beautiful wedding ever in the history of TV

[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

Robb was more successful bringing all northern banner men together.
He was a better ruler than Jon in every aspect, he would have been unstoppable if he had the amount of help Jon got.

[Morayo @BigBird_919]

This is still the most satisfying d€ath in the whole show, and it was never an accident.

Olenna and Littlefinger set the whole thing up. They got Sansa to wear a necklace with one fake amethyst that was actually a crystal of the Strangler. At the wedding Olenna walked over, started fussing with Sansa’s hair and the necklace like she was just fixing it, and quietly took the crystal while basically saying “who would kill someone at a wedding, right?” Then, while everyone was watching Joffrey be a dick with the pie and Tyrion, she dropped it in his wine. He drank, his throat locked up, and he spent his last minutes choking, turning purple and bleeding all over the place in front of the whole court.

She did it because there was no way she was letting Margaery marry that little monster. Once he was gone, Tommen would be king and the Tyrells would still get the marriage. Years later she told Jaime the death looked way worse than she expected (she’d never seen the poison actually work) and made sure he told Cersei it was her.

After seasons of Joffrey being the worst, watching him die like that just felt good. Jack Gleeson played him so hateable that the whole thing was pure relief.

[Compass Man 🧭 @Compass_mann]

Probably the most badass thing I've seen.

[Mannie @peakmann1e]

Book 2 of Avatar Seven Havens is officially titled “Discovery.” What do you think Books 3 and 4 will be called?

[Falilat @Kamalfalilat]

Do you think Mad-Eye Moody knows Occlumency? Given his constant emphasis on vigilance, self-protection, and keeping sensitive information from enemies, it seems like a skill he would naturally master. And if he does know it, how proficient do you think he is?

[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

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[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

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[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

So what’s Sansa now ?
Tyrion’s ex wife ?
Ramseys widow ?

[Marvin🪵Lule @marvin_lule68]

You need to be here🙃

[Mannie @peakmann1e]

It’s official! Book 2 of Avatar Seven Havens, titled “Discovery,” premieres May 21, 2027 on Paramount+

[lovelyn @iamlovelyn0]

Morning gain!

Who’s active rn?

[VALLAR MORGHULIS @Emeraldshow301]

You can only pick one, who are you going for?

[Play dirty @Playdirrtty]

Robb was more successful bringing all northern banner men together.
He was a better ruler than Jon in every aspect, he would have been unstoppable if he had the amount of help Jon got.

[DHOOM @DHOOM11104]

Robb Stark was arguably a better military leader, but Jon Snow had something Robb never really developed: the ability to bring people together, even those who hated him.

Both had the Stark name, both were thrown into leadership, but only one managed to unite people beyond his own side.

Who was the better leader? Robb or Jon?

[Kennedy🎬🍿 𓃵 @ChibRisky]

🗣️ It’s crazy that he was right but how did he find out Zi’s heart beats for Daemin?

[Adeniyi💙 @adeniyialiu007]

So we’re really just going to ignore the fact that Jon Snow was brought back from the dead for zero reason?
Seriously, what was the actual point of the Lord of Light resurrecting him if Arya was the one who killed the Night King?

Think about it:
Why build up eight seasons of Azor Ahai prophecy and secret Targaryen bloodlines just for him to spend the Long Night screaming at an undead dragon?
Did he really defy death just to act as a Westerosi middle manager doing all the group project logistics while Arya swooped in at the last second to claim the MVP trophy?
And if his true purpose wasn't defeating the dead, are we really supposed to accept that the gods brought him back just so he could stab Daenerys and get exiled right back to where he started?

How is Jon’s resurrection not the biggest narrative scam in television history?

[SymplyTonbra (goddess)👸 @SymplyTonbra]

Things we don't talk enough about: Sirius and Ginny Edition!

One of my favourite things about the books is JKR's ability to make her characters feel like living breathing entities that exist off-page and one such instance is the implied friendship between Sirius and Ginny (dude is canonically good with kids and animals and that is also something we don't talk enough about).

Obviously they spent some time together in the summer during the Order of the Phoenix but I also think there is a such a fun history implied when Harry and Ron are talking about going to the Ministry to save Sirius and Ginny states and I quote “Excuse me, but I care what happens to Sirius as much as you do!” I don't know it is a fun little tidbit that no one ever talks about, but like I said implies that these characters exist off-page even when we aren't seeing them. I also just think it is fun to think of what everyone got up to at Grimmuald Place before Harry got there.

There are several observations to be made about Ginny and Sirius, on multiple levels.

Ginny and Sirius are Harry's chosen family: Sirius was chosen by his parents, Ginny is chosen by Harry himself.
But they appear sort of interleaved in the narrative, they are very rarely in focus at the same time. Ginny is important in book 2 and books 6, where Sirius is completely absent. Sirius is important in book 3 (the title is about him) and and 4, both of which have Ginny sort of disappearing into the background. One could hypothesize that this is deliberate from JKR: Sirius quickly becomes extremely important to Harry, he has a strong affection and love for Sirius and dreams of a future where he lives with Sirius etc. After Sirius death Harry quickly gets very attached to Ginny, now she's the person he dreams of and who he eventually has a future with.

The overlap is OotP, the only book where Ginny and Sirius are both in focus. But they are on very ditterent trajectories: Sirius is on a downwards spiral, struggling with isolation, drinking and depression while sort of growing more and more distant to Harry. And by the end of the book he is dead. Ginny on her side is shooting upwards with increasing page time: she's optimistic and emotionally supportive as she grows closer to Harry as a friend throughout the book.

And occasionally these two paths meet: We see Sirius and Ginny casually joking at the party for Ron and Hermione, and at Christmas Sirius comes running and gives Ginny a hand to get up from the floor at Grimmauld place (a symbolical moment where Sirius pulls Ginny up, literally elevating her in accordance with her increased importance in the narrative. Yes I tend to overanalyse...). The most meaningful moment is the discussion between Weasley kids and Sirius, where Ginny is the one who listens to Sirius and argues rationally, while the twins are mutionous and Ron stays silent.

We hardly see the two interact but when they do it's clear they get along well, two rash Gryffindors with a shared affinity for Harry.

[Compass Man 🧭 @Compass_mann]

Sooooo...I'm watching Dune for the umpteenth time although it has been a while.

Noticing...realising(?)...this future vision in my favourite scene (Paul and Lady Jessica in the stilltent)...this IS Alia...right? RIGHT??? Bloodied hand...blood dripping knife...white flowing robes...?

Also noticed (for the first time... Paul's vision clarity of Chani looking over the desert welcoming him, as he is fully consumed by the spice, compared to the orangey swirly ones previously).

Watching as news of our OG Gurney Halleck passed too. RIP Patrick Stewart.

[𝓐𝓤𝓓𝓤 @CineAudu]

Phil Hartman's Russell Clark is proof that you don't need complicated jokes to make a character hilarious. The man can turn practically any ordinary answer into a reason to say "Sassy!"

And watching Mike Myers, Adam Sandler and Jay Mohr try to keep up with that ridiculous interview format makes it even better.

Sometimes the funniest comedy comes from someone taking the most ridiculous concept in the room completely seriously.

[JERRY @jus_jerryy]

Wait...Ultron took over Vision’s body after 11 years?
We waited this long for his return, and Marvel drops it in Episode 3 like this? Imagine telling someone in 2015 that Vision would end up in a suit saying
"I am Ultron." Wildest twist in VisionQuest yet