re: Crackpot ASOIAF Theories SPOILERS

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Arya still views him as just another Lannister, I don't think she will give the window for reasoning when they cross paths again.

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Arya doesn't even know him really, and he's not even on her list. The odds of them meeting at all much less anytime soon would be extremely small. He would definitely kill Cersei in a heartbeat, but he'd never kill Tommen or his niece.

Tyrion is basically Martin's personality/white knight injected in the story, no way in hell he goes bad in that way. Not sure where you are getting any of that from, dude selflessly saved Aegon in the last book and consistently goes out of his way to save both Jorah and Penny multiple times in the last book. He's the same old Tyrion, regardless of situation.

He's talking about Arya killing him, not Tyrion.

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He's talking about Arya killing him, not Tyrion.

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I could see him snapping and killing Tomen. Ultimately I think he dies sooner though. Arya still views him as just another Lannister, I don't think she will give the window for reasoning when they cross paths again.

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Arya isn't a he, perhaps he meant it that way, but doesn't look like that to me.

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As far as Dany goes I think one of her and Jon lives, and the other dies. Could go either way, but I'd agree she's more likely.

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Do you mean one of her dragons will live, or that between Jon and Dany that one will die, and the other lives??

Without a doubt I think Jon will survive over Dany. Dany sitting on the throne and living happily ever after with her dragons is anti-Martin for sure.

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between Jon and Dany that one will die, and the other lives??

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This is what I meant. And I agree in general, I see Dany being the sacrifice to defeat the others, particularly since Jon will have already "died" once and come back.

But I also wouldn't be surprised to see the opposite happen. But I think there is almost zero chance both live.

You forget that you can't see the service their death serves to the plot until after the fact. If you guessed all the deaths to this point, before they happened, then by all means tell me what happens next. I'm just making a guess of of what I've read, not claiming it to be a certainty.

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If you guessed all the deaths to this point, before they happened, then by all means tell me what happens next.

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I'm not saying Tyrion will survive the series, I'm just saying he's not going to die anytime soon. It would make half the last book and the ending of ASOS utterly pointless. Martin isn't going spend all the time moving Tyrion to Dany and have him die over there, he's going to make it back to Westeros and play some role in her crusade.

On a side note however, these aren't Martin's first books or anything, and he has Tyrion type characters in an number of his other novels. And those characters typically live in his novels. So it would actually be more in Martin's wheelhouse for Tyrion to live than not.

I'm with lady in that I'd actually be more impressed if he kills Tyrion, even though I want him to survive.

On a more crackpot note. I really want to see Mance Rayder turn out to be Ser Arthur Dayne. Its the only theory involving Mance I really get behind. Explains his protective like attitude of John, why he was apparently watching John at the feast in Winterfell, yada yada. Not to mention explaining where he learned his swordsmanship. The fact that he was supposedly raised on the wall, even though nobody remembers him and the men of the watch are sworn to not raise children.

My theory being that Ned offered him the wall, Benjen was sent with him. This gives a little further insight into Ned's sadness at the tower of Joy. He said that Dayne would have killed him had Reed not stepped in the way; I feel like Reed stepped in the way and died. Leaving only Dayne and Ned to walk away from ToJ. Also explaining the cryptic arse turn of heart when the wildling woman added red to Mance's cloak and he decided to leave the wall. The red reminding him of John's rightful Targ cloak possibly.

This then leaves the possibility of Dawn being Lightbringer, possibly to be handed down to John by Mance. Further explaining his current mission to Winterfell. Assuming that it is hidden in the crypts along with whatever else. There is still a reason that Lyanna is the only woman buried there.

Its certainly a crackpot, but one I would like to see played out. I can think of few better plot twists than Mance Rayder being the Sword of the Morning.

Thanks for posting!!! Reading it now.

SPOILER WARNING:

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Instead, Oberyn and his paramour are at the brothel, picking out a girl together. Oberyn also pulls the male attendent into the mix. It's all very sexy

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Not surprised. I've been saying since I read ASoS that the show was going to show that both Oberyn and Ellaria are bi and that the Dornish are very sexual compared to the rest of the Westerosi, not including the Free Folk.

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I really want to see Mance Rayder turn out to be Ser Arthur Dayne.

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No way one of the most famous knights in the Kingdom could be a member of the Watch an people not recognize him. Most of the Watch would have seen him fight in a tourney at some point, at least the leadership. Mormont would have known him on sight. Just doesn't make any logical sense.