re: GoT S7 E4 "The Spoils of War" MAESTERS Thread

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1. Jaime released Tyrion when he faced certain death. Will Tyrion do the same?

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definitely a possibility. Tyrion has always loved Jaime, and continues to do so.

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2. If I'm Arya, one of my greatest assets is that no one thinks I'm capable of much. Why reveal her skill by training with Brienne in the open?

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Because she's home now. The entire point of hiding was to get home at first, then to get revenge later on. In Winterfell among her family, she has no need to hide anything.

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3. Why would Bran reveal to Littlefinger that he is on to him? He has no emotion at all, and is barely Bran any longer, so it cannot be motivated by revenge.

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My thoughts along this line are that Bran doesn't see the future, just the past and present. He sees all that is occurring around him. Littlefinger is a threat.
If he saw the future too, there are no "threats" at all, only events left to occur. There'd be no reason for him to be there at all, other than to say "you're going to win" or "kiss each other goodbye, you're all going to die".

Littlefinger is a threat to Sansa, Jon, Winterfell, the alliance with House Arron. Telling him what he did is making him step back, and/or provoking him to make a move for his justifiable execution.

Bran isn't "just" Bran anymore, but I think he's still more close to Sansa and Arya (and Jon), than he is to Meera. The Reeds served him, but the Starks are family.

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Not likely. They don't need a company of soldiers from Essos to do that.

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Agreed. She's going to send the Golden Army to take back Casterly Rock and take out the Unsullied. Then send them North. She does not give a frick if the north is offended by a foreign army.

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I said as much...he's only like 18 when we last see him in the books anyway.

Which doesn't make him the best swordsman in Westeros.

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Let's just call him the best swordsboy in Westeros and call it a day.

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Then send them North. She does not give a frick if the north is offended by a foreign army.

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I figured sending them North was implied when I said Sansa.

His own words. He can see all that has happened and is happening.

And I don't remember the TER being able to see the future in the books.

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I just really hope Royce is OK with LF's death. Driving a stake in the relationship between the Starks and the Arryn army would be awful at this point.

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I don't think Royce gives a damn about Littlefinger. He tolerates Littlefinger because he realized that Lysa had a few screws loose and for now he figures as long as Littlefinger is happy Robyn can survive to adulthood and get some spine and learning for that empty dim spiteful little pissant. The Vale is near impregnable, Littlefinger is away, and he's effectively looking after Lord Robyn. Since they're family to the Lord and now allies he is willing to allow Littlefinger taking some of their army away from home to aid the Starks. But he doesn't give a damn about Littlefinger himself. He wouldn't shed a tear if LF got shanked.

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He can see the past and present, but not the future.


Why do you say that? The three eyed raven could see it, at least in the novels. I don't think there's anything definitive that shows he can't.

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If you KNOW the future, then there's no point in anything. You have no part to play, because the future will happen anyway.

Bran has a part to play, in the resistance against the Night King. He clearly opposes him, as did the last 3 Eyed Raven. Why resist if you KNOW he will kill you all, instead of counseling everyone to relax and go enjoy themselves? Only you would know they're all doomed, the rest would at least have some peace in the meantime.
And if you KNEW you would prevail, then find the right persons, and lay it all out. Or don't, go find somewhere comfy to enjoy the show. Because those involved will win.

He sees everything up until now, and can weigh things that would tip the balance one way of the other... but he doesn't see the future. He sees what the conflict will be.

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Getting raised from the dead has made him impotent

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Well Dany can't have kids, so he's in luck.

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Kind of like the Force in how the Jedi could somewhat see the future.

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And like Yoda said, it's difficult to see...always changing.

Which is exactly what I think Bran meant when he said, "I need to learn to see better" He sees bits and pieces, past present and future, just not seeing how they fit together...yet.