![]() But being incorporeal animistic entities, there were some things lost in translation. ![]() Rickon stating that none of the family were coming back might have just been his anxieties that happened to come true by coincidence.īran has been connected with some Old Gods magic going on (which doesn’t bother me) so when the Ironborn started in on their raids, the Old Gods (knowing that Theon was heading to Winterfell) might have tried to warn Bran. Most of the other prophetic aspects on the show really don’t bother me too much. She’s pretty good at spouting generalities and then cherry picking when she’s right. In general, I don’t like prophecies, so I’m reasonably happy that Melisandre is pretty crappy at predicting the future. Melisandre: Oh look, my robe just fell off… what were you saying? Stannis: I mean, there could be a lot of reasons for you to see yourself up on the battlements. Melisandre: Uh, I have seen myself on the walls of Winterfell. Stannis: And my banners raised in victory? In my flames, I have seen the Bolton banners lowered to the ground. As a military man, it seems like we’ll have a very difficult siege to pull off. Stannis: I assume we’ll get some other miraculous support from the Lord of Light? After all, the siege weaponry and our food stores were all sabotaged. Stannis: So, if I sacrifice my daughter to R’hllor… the weather will improve and we’ll be able to march on Winterfell? Stannis should have been a bit more skeptical as well. Previously, I’ve been skeptical on just how reliable Melisandre’s magical powers were. Melisandre: Oh, and then you’ll burn some people. Melisandre: And then you go north and win a really big battle! Melisandre: You have to wait a moment for the acid I slipped you to kick in. To a lesser extent, Dany had brushed up against prophecy in a sense, when trapped in the house of the Undying. Rickon Stark had dreams of doom regarding his father Ned, and Bran predicted the capture of Winterfell by Theon and the Ironborn, with a largely symbolic (and therefore unhelpful) dream of the sea rising up and flooding Winterfell. That was the first flashback for Game of Thrones, but certainly not the first appearance of prophecy of some form or another in the show’s history. Season 5 was notable for featuring a flashback (a first for the show) where a young Cersei Lannister goes with a friend to have her fortune told by the awesomely-named Maggy the Frog (who was perhaps a billion times more attractive on the show than in the books. It’s almost expected that someone is driving the action, either by trying to fulfill their destiny or by desperately trying to avoid their fate. Prophecies are often an element in fantasy stories. Young Cersei: If you don’t stop singing “we’re off to see the wizard” – I predict that something terribly unfortunate will happen to you.
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