#r: game of thrones

[visenya-targarye]

it's always a lannister beefing with a child

(honorable mention)

[polysucks]

Rhaegar won, damn him… He has Lyanna now

Here’s to the women who are only remembered through the lens of the men who live in the shadow of their sepulchers.

[maiapoetica]

[fluorescentbalaclava]

Rhaena Targaryen and Morning 🩷🐉

@ HBO you better give her her pink dragon....

[hxjiime-art]

God is this anything

Also sorry this looks like ass i havent drawn anything in months

[whatsupidontknow]

Whoever Jon’s mother had been, Ned must have loved her fiercely

[familyromantic]

[the-songs-we-knew]

When they’re deciding who to make regent and you’re right there

[jackoshadows]

Brandon Sanderson on why TV adaptations of fantasy works end up being so different to the source material:

I have a fun story here. Early in my career, someone optioned the rights to make one of my stories (the Emperor's Soul) into a film. I was ecstatic, as it's not a story that at the time had gotten a lot of attention from Hollywood. I met with the writer, who had a good pedigree, and who seemed extremely excited about the project; turned out, he'd been the one to persuade the production company to go for the option. All seemed really promising. A year or so later, I read his script and it was one of the most bizarre experiences of my life. The character names were, largely, the same, though nothing that happened to them was remotely similar to the story. Emperor's Soul is a small-scale character drama that takes place largely in one room, with discussions of the nature of art between two characters who approach the idea differently. The screenplay detailed an expansive fantasy epic with a new love interest for the main character (a pirate captain.) They globe-trotted, they fought monsters, they explored a world largely unrelated to mine, save for a few words here and there. It was then that I realized what was going on. Hollywood doesn't buy spec scripts (original ideas) from screenwriters very often, and they NEVER buy spec scripts that are epic fantasy. Those are too big, too expensive, and too daunting: they are the sorts of stories where the producers and executives need the proof of an established book series to justify the production. So this writer never had a chance to tell his own epic fantasy story, though he wanted to. Instead, he found a popularish story that nobody had snatched up, and used it as a means to tell the story he'd always wanted to tell, because he'd never otherwise have a chance of getting it made. I'm convinced this is part of the issue with some of these adaptations; screenwriters and directors are creative, and want to tell their own stories, but it's almost impossible to get those made in things like the fantasy genre unless you're a huge established name like Cameron. I'm not saying they all do this deliberately, as that screenwriter did for my work, but I think it's an unconscious influence. They want to tell their stories, and this is the allowed method, so when given the chance at freedom they go off the rails, and the execs don't know the genre or property well enough to understand why this can lead to disaster. Anyway, sorry for the novel length post in a meme thread. I just find the entire situation to be fascinating.

[helaenarts]

‘What is honor compared to a woman’s love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms… We are only humans and the gods have fashioned us for love.’

Rhaegar Targaryen leaving a pregnant Lyanna Stark at the Tower of Joy to join the war

[junewild]

new asoiaf/got worldbuilding discourse just dropped! check out the author’s blog for more thoughts on asoiaf, lotr, and more.

[buildoblivion]

silver queen

[witchlingcirce]

Ik someone always says this: but I genuinely think that Catelyn Stark is one of the best characters GRRM has written.

Her chapters are genuinely so interesting, seeing a rise of the king through his MOTHER is such an interesting idea and I love it so much. Catelyns motherhood both being her downfall and her best strength??? Yeah don’t even talk to me

[giovannadeltoro]

"my skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel."

my favorite pov character :) i wanted to depict how she changes her appearance and especially her clothes to fit into the king's landing court, shedding as much of her northern culture as she can, but still keeping some remnants of it by wearing stark colors and jewelry. in my mind, she both reutilizes fabric by making it into new gowns, and also is gifted/borrows gowns from other ladies of the court

commissions / ig

[agirlsawalittlerose]

Can we stop? Honestly, Ryan. It’s time to stop. I don’t care if this thing is real or just some TikTok bullshit, but as someone who LIVED FOR Martin’s universe, this just feels like such a slap in the face. They already did enough damage with HOTD, can y’all just leave the lore alone for once? Thanks.

[radical-ghostface]

I will NEVER understand why Dany didn't snatch Ser Jorah Mormont right up. It's all I think about every time this man is on screen.