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Solly Mack

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154. If he's a Targaryen why would he keep the name Stark?

Mon Jun 20, 2016, 11:26 AM

Jun 2016

Is it because of the dragons that it is assumed that Daenerys will sit on the throne one day?

The various myths and dreams floating about?

GRRM seems to be heading in that direction?

Fans want it?

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Game of Thrones 6.9 "The Battle of the Bastards" (spoiler alert) [View all] NewJeffCT Jun 2016 OP

Little over 12 hours to go. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #1

yes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #2

I've been counting down the time since last Sunday. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #4

a recap of previous episode 9s NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #3

some articles from the past week NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #5

Liam Cunningham (Ser Davos Seaworth) previews the battle NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #6

Dame Patsy's review of the last episode NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #7

and, the best of Twitter and Game of Thrones last week NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #8

I'll vote "no" on this one NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #9

Me too! redwitch Jun 2016 #80

4 hours to go - a few more articles NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #10

While you're waiting, here's something to entertain you intrepidity Jun 2016 #11

they all clean up well NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #12

Is that Oberyn in the top photo? me b zola Jun 2016 #149

Yes, with The Mountain n/t intrepidity Jun 2016 #150

Love this picture NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #13

Less than 30 minutes to go NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #14

here we go NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #15

looks like it won't be 100% Winterfell NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #16

Battles and sieges, sieges and battles. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #17

Meereen under siege NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #18

But it is like her father Solly Mack Jun 2016 #19

Is it my imagination or is Dany's braids look more like dragon scales? Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #20

Yeah..go ahead..try to kill those things. I dare you. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #21

Will Tyrion ride tonight? Solly Mack Jun 2016 #22

the other dragons are finally in the field NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #24

She needs those ships....but more are coming. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #26

Major fan satisfaction with those dragons. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #23

She did warn them. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #25

Dracarys! NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #28

It was Solly Mack Jun 2016 #30

Ha! Solly Mack Jun 2016 #27

Mercy doesn't always taste sweet. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #29

Bolton: Another fool who comes in asking for a surrender. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #31

Back to Winterfell NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #32

I despise that fucker and want him to die a prolonged painful death. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #33

Ramsay is a coward and Jon will prove it either way. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #34

yes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #35

True - but he is still a coward. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #38

They're all looking at Ramsay and seeing the same thing - a coward that talks too much Solly Mack Jun 2016 #36

Ramsay Bolton really is a dick NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #37

But have you noticed RandySF Jun 2016 #54

If you can, watch "Vicious" WolverineDG Jun 2016 #112

Thanks for the heads-up intrepidity Jun 2016 #175

Listen to Sansa. She's correct on Ramsay's character. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #39

Sansa considers Rickon to be already dead NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #40

She thinks it the smart move but Jon can't think that way Solly Mack Jun 2016 #42

OK. Now back to the battle plans. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #41

Tormund bonding with Davos NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #43

Jon tells Melisandre not to bring him back NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #44

She's far less sure of herself these days. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #45

Yes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #47

She's about to be dead, maybe. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #50

No! Never stray away from the group. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #46

oh geez NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #49

Davos is going to be so angry, Solly Mack Jun 2016 #48

Wow. That was a quick trip over. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #51

Yara aligns with Dany NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #52

That scene was on the steamy side me b zola Jun 2016 #100

For a show that was so male-power centered, WolverineDG Jun 2016 #114

You have forgotten GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #142

In terms of being recognized as rulers in their own right WolverineDG Jun 2016 #152

well, if you look at historical precedents NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #164

Recognition and power are two very different things. GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #165

Yes she does WolverineDG Jun 2016 #166

I can see where you're coming from GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #168

I absolutely love how the show has so many powerful women! me b zola Jun 2016 #147

OK. Dany. That might work. Maybe. To a point. We'll see. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #53

If Theon made it there already...might not Arya be close to home by now then? Solly Mack Jun 2016 #55

Don't be stupid Jon Solly Mack Jun 2016 #56

Don't be stupid Jon Solly Mack Jun 2016 #57

He's being stupid. herding cats Jun 2016 #59

Sadly....but it's on now. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #63

Stupid, stupid, stupid. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #58

it was close, though NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #62

It was supposed to be close. Half a field to make up to catch up with Jon Solly Mack Jun 2016 #64

Don't be more stupid Jon. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #60

Ah, poor Rickon. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #61

Spoiler WolverineDG Jun 2016 #115

To her credit, Sansa did warn Jon. However it ends, the opening gambit was a smart tactical move. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #65

We all saw it coming but Jon did not know Ramsey and his ways. herding cats Jun 2016 #66

Ramsay is such a coward. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #67

The other Houses must now change sides. (those with Bolton) Solly Mack Jun 2016 #68

Ramsay killing his own men NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #69

I'm sliding off the couch! FarPoint Jun 2016 #73

Holy shite. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #70

spear wall NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #71

:) Solly Mack Jun 2016 #72

the Knights of the Vale NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #79

I still hate Littlefinger Solly Mack Jun 2016 #82

I hate that fucking refrain Solly Mack Jun 2016 #74

Rick Grimes!! Solly Mack Jun 2016 #75

The Crows to the rescue! Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #76

So, how did Sansa do it? Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #78

No, those are the Knights of the Vale NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #94

Ah. Got it. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #96

This message was self-deleted by its author herding cats Jun 2016 #77

lolololololololol Solly Mack Jun 2016 #81

Davos is going to kill the red lady.....unless Jon stops him. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #83

Direwolves Rulz! Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #84

I always thought so. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #86

No...kill the piece of shit. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #85

She's going to let the dogs out! bettyellen Jun 2016 #88

Yes, and it's a beautiful and fitting sight to behold. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #91

As are you and Jeff here on a Sunday night! bettyellen Jun 2016 #97

Awwww...and you! Solly Mack Jun 2016 #102

And the ratfuckers will be routed like Bolton's army! bettyellen Jun 2016 #106

It was gross WolverineDG Jun 2016 #117

Well, yeah. A bit sick but not as sick as he deserved. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #119

True WolverineDG Jun 2016 #121

A Direwolf eating Ramsay would have been much better. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #124

I was thinking they might flay him. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #132

It's too bad GaYellowDawg Jun 2016 #139

No kidding! He needed to die a few deaths. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #140

Hahahaha FarPoint Jun 2016 #99

I'm giggling. Eat, puppy. Eat. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #87

My dog is loving this scene. Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #90

Ramsay to be eaten by his dogs NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #89

How are they going to wrap this all up in one more show? Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #92

No clue, but it will be the longest episode to date - 69 minutes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #105

Sounds like another intense episode! Solly Mack Jun 2016 #110

I'm exhausted. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #93

Me, too! herding cats Jun 2016 #101

It was! Alas....over too soon. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #103

It was over too soon herding cats Jun 2016 #116

I hope Ramsay was alive until the last bite. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #118

Ha! I said similar. herding cats Jun 2016 #122

Too true! Dog-Poo Bolton. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #125

Was it my imagination of was there chemistry between Yara and Dany? Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #95

Yes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #98

I laughed when Yara said I'm not making demands but I'm up for anything. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #151

Yara became one of my faves with that one line. Xyzse Jun 2016 #172

That whole scene was fantastic. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #174

Well that wasn't stressful at all. Lol. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #104

heh! I can't wait to watch again. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #107

OMG HOW STRESSFUL WAS THAT??? WolverineDG Jun 2016 #108

And you did it with your mind!!! Baitball Blogger Jun 2016 #126

some GIF recap of Ramsay's end NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #109

Now, when Jon was in front of his men before battle NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #111

"Courage Merry. Courage for our friends" Beaverhausen Jun 2016 #157

Well that was gratifying. redwitch Jun 2016 #113

yes NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #120

Can Benjen pass the wall? I know how it goes in the book with the based-upon character. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #123

Watching again. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #127

No one but Dany seems to know the Dothraki are there. Unless she told Tyrion. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #128

Daenerys goes first into battle - much like Jon. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #129

I hate the way they brought Rickon back only to die. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #130

Sansa rides away before Ramsay makes the claim that his dogs haven't eaten in 7 days. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #131

Yep. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2016 #134

She has her own agenda and Jon would be wise to be take her hand of kinship with caution. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #135

Poor Rickon Solly Mack Jun 2016 #133

Wonder how many in House Mormont survived? Solly Mack Jun 2016 #136

Poor Wun-Wun. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #137

I think he was in the books NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #143

I don't trust Sansa. She's still too much under the influence of Littlefinger. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #138

you're right NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #144

Littlefinger has already spoken against Jon. Sansa, for all her words of kinship, is still Solly Mack Jun 2016 #145

Well, it's possible the Stark line will continue NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #146

If he's a Targaryen why would he keep the name Stark? Solly Mack Jun 2016 #154

Bran will know he's a Targaryen NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #156

Howland Reed knows. Probably not. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #158

Would Martin do that? NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #159

It would be madness to do that. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #160

I wonder if Arya NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #161

She could be back in Westeros by then. Making her way North. Solly Mack Jun 2016 #163

I don't trust Sansa. She's still too stupid. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2016 #153

I often find myself saying the same thing while watching (and reading) Solly Mack Jun 2016 #155

No MosheFeingold Jun 2016 #177

gahh that was fucking awesome! Islandurp Jun 2016 #141

Battle of the Bastards on fathers day is perfect! me b zola Jun 2016 #148

I have to question the wisdom of anyone who tries to take on the "Mother of Dragons" with wooden Oneironaut Jun 2016 #162

I was saying all week that Tyrion & co were being idiots WolverineDG Jun 2016 #167

Having 2 dragons is like having 2 cats. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #170

he could at least have let them out WolverineDG Jun 2016 #171

well, Daenerys was gone NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #169

Jon:"Sansa, why did you make all my friends get fake ids,´... if you were bringing the beer anyway?" jakeXT Jun 2016 #173

I haven't had a chance to watch After the Thrones NewJeffCT Jun 2016 #176