Quote (jadeoshbogosh @ Mar 20 2019 05:01pm)
I like it. It's well thought out and plausible, but I perosnallyl loathe the idea of Bran being NK and I can't fathom Jamie getting a happy ending. Everything has revolved around Jon and it'd be a slap in the face for that to culminate with, "Na, fuck that guy, the real hero is the sister-fucking, child-murdering, pampered man-child with an inferiority complex since losing his hand." I just don't see it. Jamie hasn't quite redeemed himself
Look at how Jaime's character has developed throughout the seasons.
We start off hating him. Then he gets captured, loses his hand, the audience hears the true story behind his kingslaying, he rescues Brienne from the bear, rescues Tyrion from execution, tries training his offhand combat with Bronn, sees most of his family killed, refuses Cersei's order and takes the army North. He was a pampered-man child for most of his life. He isn't one now. I disagree with your assessment that he has had inferiority complex since losing his hand. If anything, losing his hand has done nothing but mature and humble him. As you mentioned, the next major step in his redemption is killing Cersei.
Quote (jadeoshbogosh @ Mar 20 2019 05:01pm)
A lot of people don't want it to be, but I think the final season is going to be fairly predictable. We've had twists and turns for 7 glorious seasons and it's time for all those subtle hints and clues from the book/show to play out the way we know they will. I could be wrong, but I'm not expecting any major twists. Bran=NK, Jamie=Azor Ahai, or Baelish= Alive and pulling strings.
The 7 seasons of clues all point to Jaime's arc being one of upward momentum. I wouldn't consider it a 'twist' for him to kill NK. Remember the Hodor episode when Bran was inside a vision and the NK reached out the touched Bran? That was the pivotal moment when the group was no longer safe in the CotF's cave because NK was able to track Bran now. I can see a battle in which NK attempts to touch Jaime in the same way, only to be surprised to find that his hand was false and the touch had no effect.
This post was edited by Kayeto on Mar 20 2019 03:34pm