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Valar Rereadis: AGOT - Part 6/11 (livestream)
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Eddard VII - The Gang Finishes the Tourney aka The One with the Breastplate Stretcher.
Tyrion IV - The Gang Fights Vale Clansmen aka The One with Larry, Moe & Curly
Arya III - The Gang Overhears Varys & Illyrio's Plots aka The One where Arya Chases Cats
Eddard VIII - The Gang Debates Assassinating Dany aka The One where Ned Quits
Catelyn VI - The Gang Goes to the Eyrie aka The One where they Ride Mules at Night
Eddard IX - The Gang Fights Outside a Brothel aka The One where Ned Breaks his Leg
Daenerys IV - The Gang Goes to Vaes Dothrak aka The One where Dany Hits Viserys*
As always, the chapter in bold is the one I consider the most important of the batch. This Arya chapter is probably one of the most important in the entire book.
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Jon of Knoxville, Prince of Sunsphere
I assume the triple spiral is House Massey.
Daelena Sand
Eddard VII: There’s a mention of a “triple spiral” when they’re describing different sigils on the tourney grounds. Do we know who this sigil belongs to or could this be that weird spiral the Night King kept drawing in the show? “Ser Jaime tossed a kiss to a woman in the commons.” Could this have been Cersei or am I a crackpot old fool? Cersei does go out in disguise and she’s not at the tourney. Arya III: Definitely saw a lot of the Faceless Men/Dragons stuff you mentioned. “If one hand can die, why not a second?” … “You have danced the dance before, my friend.” This line confuses me. Is Illyrio implying Varys was involved in the death of Jon Arryn? Another hand? Or just murder in general? “Blinded by the blaze of their own torch, they did not see her pressed flat against the stone, only a few feet away.” I just like this line and everything it foreshadows/symbolizes regarding Illyrio and Varys eventually becoming blinded by their own plot and not seeing what's about to come down on them.
