Game of Thrones?

[Tbonewannabe]

So Bear, are you going to continue to discuss Song of Ice and Fire in this thread since you aren't watching the show until the book comes out? Reading over this, I definitely think BenJen was at R&L wedding as the person to give away the bride. Dorne women definitely don't look at monogamy the same as the rest of Westeros although mistresses are common. I just wonder how much certain people believed in Rhaegar's vision of the coming winter. BenJen may have went to the wall because Rhaegar knew the Wall was important. It is going to piss me off if GRRM never ties up that loose end. I started rereading the books but they are so damn long I have other books I want to read and gave up.

Have you read any of the other books like the Dunk and Egg book?

[BulldogBear]

So Bear, are you going to continue to discuss Song of Ice and Fire in this thread since you aren't watching the show until the book comes out? Reading over this, I definitely think BenJen was at R&L wedding as the person to give away the bride. Dorne women definitely don't look at monogamy the same as the rest of Westeros although mistresses are common. I just wonder how much certain people believed in Rhaegar's vision of the coming winter. BenJen may have went to the wall because Rhaegar knew the Wall was important. It is going to piss me off if GRRM never ties up that loose end. I started rereading the books but they are so damn long I have other books I want to read and gave up.

Have you read any of the other books like the Dunk and Egg book?

I suppose. I'm slowly regaining interest but one reason I've not theorized as much as of late is that I am not going to begin a re-read until there is a confirmed release date for The Winds of Winter.

I have the Dunk and Egg graphic novels and have read them.

[War Machine Dawg]

Ok, I'm sold on Benjen being part of the R&L wedding somehow, possibly as the one to give away the bride. His whereabouts and story may wind up being the key to the whole thing. It would be kinda cool if he is Daario. Worth noting, the guy playing Daario since they re-cast him does have some resemblance to the actor who played Benjen in season 1. I stand by my post earlier: Benjen is the ultimate unguessable mystery of the series so far. A Stark with a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance that is never confirmed to be dead. There's just no way he doesn't reappear and factor in at some point, but good luck figuring out how the hell it's going to happen.

I definitely need to do a re-read, but I like Bear's idea of waiting until we get a WoW release date.

[BulldogBear]

Ok, I'm sold on Benjen being part of the R&L wedding somehow, possibly as the one to give away the bride. His whereabouts and story may wind up being the key to the whole thing. It would be kinda cool if he is Daario. Worth noting, the guy playing Daario since they re-cast him does have some resemblance to the actor who played Benjen in season 1. I stand by my post earlier: Benjen is the ultimate unguessable mystery of the series so far. A Stark with a blink-and-you-miss-it appearance that is never confirmed to be dead. There's just no way he doesn't reappear and factor in at some point, but good luck figuring out how the hell it's going to happen.
I definitely need to do a re-read, but I like Bear's idea of waiting until we get a WoW release date.

If that isn't explained in some way, even if he's just....dead, it would be one of the worst cases of bad fictional writing that I've ever remembered.

[Tbonewannabe]

If that isn't explained in some way, even if he's just....dead, it would be one of the worst cases of bad fictional writing that I've ever remembered.

Especially since they keep bringing it up. It is how they got Jon out in the snow to go all Cesar on him. It isn't just like "Damn, I wish we knew what happened to my uncle, oh well a bunch of stuff is going down so I won't worry about it". It has been a big part of happenings at the Wall. Didn't Mormont go north of the Wall looking for him? It would be like "who shot JR?" oh well nevermind, it wasn't that important.

[mcain31]

I don't believe BenJen was at the R+L wedding. He had to hold Winterfell in case Ned fell in combat. He was the heir until Robb was born.

[War Machine Dawg]

If that isn't explained in some way, even if he's just....dead, it would be one of the worst cases of bad fictional writing that I've ever remembered.

Especially since they keep bringing it up. It is how they got Jon out in the snow to go all Cesar on him. It isn't just like "Damn, I wish we knew what happened to my uncle, oh well a bunch of stuff is going down so I won't worry about it". It has been a big part of happenings at the Wall. Didn't Mormont go north of the Wall looking for him? It would be like "who shot JR?" oh well nevermind, it wasn't that important.

Agree completely. Even if in the end it really is just "He went North of the Wall and is dead" there HAS to be some resolution. If not, I may wind up hating the whole series, ha.