Is winter actually coming?
Do the Lannisters really always pay their debts?
So then, do Lannisters always pay their debts?
Do different roads sometimes lead to the same castle?
Is power power, or is power just a flimsy pretender to powers throne?
Even if theyre technically up to their armpits in unpaid loans to Mark Gatiss, we say true.
Who said it?Its the motto of hard-as-nails Northerners, House Stark.
What does it mean?Taken literally, its one of thoseGremlinsBut itsalwaysafter midnight shoulder-shrug sayings.
Winter is always coming House Stark you numpties, as are summer, spring and autumn.
Didnt you get a calendar this Christmas?
True or false?Undeniably true, in both the literal and figurative sense.
What does it mean?Speaking of pessimistic world views…
True or false?Its certainly justifiable from Sansas perspective.
The girl has endured bereavement after cruelty after bereavement after cruelty.
Is it more broadly applicable inGame Of Thronesthough?
Lets see what fates befell the series most monstrous monsters so far?
Perhaps Sansas revelation would more accurately be that inGame Of Thrones, nobody wins?
What does it mean?In this context, its another Lannister boast.
Going deeper, being in power andhavingpower are two very different things in the world ofGame Of Thrones.
Is sitting the Iron Throne enough to invest you with true power?
Not on your nelly.
What does it mean?Theres no subtext here.
Its the Ronseal ofGame Of Thronessayings.
True or false?Undeniably true.
Its partly that old adage about those who seek power being the least qualified to wield it.
True or false?True both geographically and metaphorically.
Who said it?Maester Aemon at The Wall, to Jon Snow.
True or false?It bears out.
Ned Stark is a case in point.
We could go on…
Who said it?Thoros of Myr, to Brienne of Tarth.
What does it mean?Its another self-explanatory maxim, this one.
True or false?Depressingly true.
Not many ofGame Of Thrones villains need the justification of war to behave monstrously, but George R.R.
What does it mean?Simply that.
True or false?A tricky one, this.
Did Shae love Tyrion?
If so, then he destroyed her.
But Gilly hasnt destroyed Sam, and Ygritte didnt destroy Jon or vice versa.
So overall were edging towards false.
True or false?Unless you live in a built-up area, the night is undeniably dark.
Who said it?Cersei Lannister, to Ned Stark, back in the day.
What does it mean?Just more showboating from the Lannisters.
Cerseis got more pithy threats up her voluminous sleeves than Hot Pies made hot pies.
True or false?False.
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