@sameoldcircuit I agree that if left unaddressed, the pay cut can be read in a multitude of negative ways - but Yuna Hollander would have a folder ready to control the narrative so this reads as victorious homecoming rather than running away and losing value
@sameoldcircuit I think this is just a simple PR question - put statement out about hometown discount with a pic of baby Shane at a Centaurs game, make sure a publication reminds everyone that his other incomes add up to more than his Montreal and Ottawa salary combined. Boom, story sold
@aegonism It’s certainly cutting some corners and taking liberties but these two in particular have already got storylines that veered far away from the book, might as well tie them together to solve two detours with one ending.
@aegonism This would actually make a lot of sense from a showrunner perspective - Rhaena’s fate is to marry a Hightower, and this way they don’t have to introduce a new guy, while Gwayne gets a bittersweet ending instead of death because he’s a fan favorite.
@realmsmisery I think she will only acknowledge her role & make a meaningful attempt to redeem herself at the very end of the show after a certain book event; but by then it will be too late for everyone she cares/cared about
@Reyloryn Funny as this is, messing with Corlys’ love for his grandsons and having him dishonour their memory is just unnecessary drama for drama’s sake in a season that already had plenty of action anyway
@tonedeafandh0t ilya roasts hayden for his hockey skills, hayden turns to shane for help
shane goes “yeah ilya you’re wrong…”
hayden lets out a sigh of relief and starts to grin at ilya
“his accuracy was actually 7% lower than that”
hayden’s grin freezes right off, ilya is horny af
@UnderSeasnail I like that the name Egg not only plays on his love of the common folk and unlikelihood of becoming king, but also he then dies obsessed with trying to hatch eggs, and yet that sacrifice is what ultimately leads to the birth of Dany and her dragons