Post by min on Mar 20, 2022 12:29:40 GMT
Actually, what Alfie said that George said. We can't be sure exactly what George said without being party to the conversation, but the gist of it is:
www.vulture.com/2012/06/game-of-thrones-theon-alfie-allen-interview.html
The Luke Skywalker 'situation' that his uncle Darth Vader, good guy turned bad, is his father. Luke knows that his foster father is his uncle but not that Annikin's alter-ego Vader is his father. Luke thinks his real father is dead. He's quite shocked when he learns otherwise.
The 'kind of' situation for Jon is that he believes his uncle Ned is his his father but doesn't know his mother. Should Jon discover that Lyanna is his mother while thinking Ned is his father, well that could be a kind of Darth Vader moment for Jon. George throws in the old twincest idea for good measure. Either Jon is a twin or he's a bastard born of incest. Uncle Brandon comes to mind of course but I doubt Lyanna and Brandon had the same kind of relationship as Cersei and Jaimie. Or Ned for that matter.
I don't think Robert can be ruled out yet, regardless of the Book of Lineages.
What did you ask him about in return?
You know, I asked him about who Jon Snow’s real parents were, and he told me. I can’t say who, but I can tell you that it involves a bit of a Luke Skywalker situation. It will all come to fruition eventually. The whole thing with all the fight over proper succession is partly inspired by the War of the Roses in the late 1400s, and back then, to ensure pedigree, the monarchies were kind of inbred. It’s definitely fucked up, but it definitely happened back then, so that’s why there’s incest with the Targaryen line. It’s toned down, though.
You know, I asked him about who Jon Snow’s real parents were, and he told me. I can’t say who, but I can tell you that it involves a bit of a Luke Skywalker situation. It will all come to fruition eventually. The whole thing with all the fight over proper succession is partly inspired by the War of the Roses in the late 1400s, and back then, to ensure pedigree, the monarchies were kind of inbred. It’s definitely fucked up, but it definitely happened back then, so that’s why there’s incest with the Targaryen line. It’s toned down, though.
The Luke Skywalker 'situation' that his uncle Darth Vader, good guy turned bad, is his father. Luke knows that his foster father is his uncle but not that Annikin's alter-ego Vader is his father. Luke thinks his real father is dead. He's quite shocked when he learns otherwise.
The 'kind of' situation for Jon is that he believes his uncle Ned is his his father but doesn't know his mother. Should Jon discover that Lyanna is his mother while thinking Ned is his father, well that could be a kind of Darth Vader moment for Jon. George throws in the old twincest idea for good measure. Either Jon is a twin or he's a bastard born of incest. Uncle Brandon comes to mind of course but I doubt Lyanna and Brandon had the same kind of relationship as Cersei and Jaimie. Or Ned for that matter.
I don't think Robert can be ruled out yet, regardless of the Book of Lineages.
A Game of Thrones - Catelyn II
"He will not understand that. He is a king now, and kings are not like other men. If you refuse to serve him, he will wonder why, and sooner or later he will begin to suspect that you oppose him. Can't you see the danger that would put us in?"
Ned shook his head, refusing to believe. "Robert would never harm me or any of mine. We were closer than brothers. He loves me. If I refuse him, he will roar and curse and bluster, and in a week we will laugh about it together. I know the man!"
"He will not understand that. He is a king now, and kings are not like other men. If you refuse to serve him, he will wonder why, and sooner or later he will begin to suspect that you oppose him. Can't you see the danger that would put us in?"
Ned shook his head, refusing to believe. "Robert would never harm me or any of mine. We were closer than brothers. He loves me. If I refuse him, he will roar and curse and bluster, and in a week we will laugh about it together. I know the man!"
