Quote (Kayeto @ Apr 17 2019 04:03am)
Theory for Ep. 3-
So far, Cersei has told 2 stories: To Jaime, that she will wait for the other forces to battle it out and then use her army to clean up the rest. To Tyrion, that she will send her army north to support the Northerners against the dead.
Of course these are both lies. Her real plan: She will send the GC to attack Winterfell from the south WHILE the dead are attacking from the North.
You might ask why would she not just wait til the battle is over and then go at the remnants. The answer is because she does not care what happens to the Golden Company. It doesn't matter to her if they win/lose live/die. She only cares that people fighting for Winterfell DIE and LOSE.
The way to ensure that is to make sure they have to fight 2 battles at once. Giving the Northerners a chance to fight 2 battle in succession runs the risk that they A ) smoke the NK in battle and then B ) still have enough juice left to overcome the Golden Company.
Cersei can't allow that outcome. She wants to put all her eggs in one basket, which means hitting the Northerners when they are at their weakest. Everyone in the world she hates is in Winterfell right now. She set up Tyrion with a story that would make sure he was with them.
She doesn't care if the NK wins and uses every other army to bolster his. She's happy to see the world burn (freeze) rather than her having to lose to Stark/Tyrion/Dany. Just as she was willing to feed Tommen poison as they were sitting on the throne during the Battle of the Blackwater.
The White Walker battle will be over by the end of episode 4.
5 and 6 will deal with Cersei imo.