re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Yeah, according to Maleficent, the only true love exists between a mother and her child. Fathers are apparently fricked out of this deal. It's some real fembot shite.

So I've just had a thought that seems pretty obvious in retrospect: Does anyone else think Stannis suffers from autism, and a pretty bad case of it at that? These are all the signs, and I think Stannis meets about 5 out of 6 of them. I highlighted the ones Stannis is not confirmed to have had:

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Early Life:
Not respond to their name (the child may appear deaf)
Not point at objects or things of interest, or demonstrate interest
Not play “pretend” games
Avoid eye contact
Want to be alone
Have difficulty understanding, or showing understanding, or other people’s feelings or their own
Have no speech or delayed speech
Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia)
Give unrelated answers to questions
Get upset by minor changes
Have obsessive interests
Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles
Have unusual reactions (over or under-sensitivity) to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel
Have low to no social skills
Avoid or resist physical contact
Demonstrate little safety or danger awareness
Reverse pronouns (e.g., says “you” instead of “I”)
Gives unrelated answers to questions
Have unusual interests and behaviors
Have extreme anxiety and phobias, as well as unusual phobias
Line up toys or other objects
Play with toys the same way every time
Like parts of objects (e.g., wheels)
Become upset by minor changes

Other Later signs:
Hyperactivity (very active)
Impulsivity (acting without thinking)
Short attention span
Aggression
Causing self injury
Meltdowns
Unusual eating and sleeping habits
Unusual mood or emotional reactions
Lack of fear or more fear than expected
Have unusual sleeping habits

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He seems to have almost all the signs, and he could have feasibly done the other childhood things that I highlighted.

Anybody ever run into any crackpot theories about Gilly's baby?

I’ve sometimes entertained the beginnings of a theory that Gilly’s son could have some import in the series. I mean, as far as we know, the white walkers recruit new members exclusively from Craster’s sons. And I don’t think Craster’s place is geographically that convenient to the “land of always winter”. Maybe there is something in the bloodline of these boys?

Of course the weak point or at least one of them of this theory is that, barring some type of time jump, it doesn’t look like little Sam will be old enough to do much of anything by the end of the series.

Still, it would give Sam and Gilly some connection to the remaining story.

You just blew my f'n mind. I mean I've read the books but never would have picked up on that. I think I will do a re-read once Winds of Winter finally comes out and I finish it.
I was actually thinking earlier about how I would love some Varys POV chapters in the next books to finally get some answers on him.

Have you read the Grand Faceless Men theory? It involved Varys also

I like you.

I did a quick page search on it, and the word mermaid doesn't appear.

Theory is invalid.

Was reading a Reddit thread about tv show crossovers, and this idea occurred to me. And this is the best thread for this without starting a new one.

Would Dexter or Hannibal Lecter as a Faceless Man be the GOAT?

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how every sexual encounter is rape by definition

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Been saying this for years. But it's not limited to sexual encounters, most interaction is rape in some level.

That's a pretty good leap haha

But he does say in the comments after someone asks him if it's tWoW related and he says he imagines it will come up when he sees them