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according to the books which are long past today's story, Sansa made several attempts to escape while outwardly appearing cowed down. She worked out plans, always planning, to get out. First with Hound as I recall and lastly with a captain sent by Little finger. She was in fear for her life and had seen her father killed in front of her. She knew her life was in danger every day. Even in the TV show, I doubt she needed a manufactured reason beyond that. Her survival required her to get out at the first opportunity.
about Tyrion and Sansa being charged, cruel tyrants need no reason, justice or court of law. What they say is what it is and who they decide is guilty is guilty and no one is going to say otherwise. Kind of like living in North Korea.
Oleena and Little finger cooked up the assassination of Joffrey and perhaps Varys helped. It really doesn't need to be more than that. I wouldn't want to see my precious flower (Margaret) going to that crazy Joffrey either.
according to the books which are long past today's story, Sansa made several attempts to escape while outwardly appearing cowed down. She worked out plans, always planning, to get out. First with Hound as I recall and lastly with a captain sent by Little finger. She was in fear for her life and had seen her father killed in front of her. She knew her life was in danger every day. Even in the TV show, I doubt she needed a manufactured reason beyond that. Her survival required her to get out at the first opportunity.
Yes, that's the problem with the books and the HBO series having divergent story lines. Book Sansa was always trying to figure out her escape from King's Landing; I don't know of any escape plans that HBO Sansa may have made.
And my recent postings do lean heavily on information from the book series, so I may be dancing on thin air in those posts.
I agree, though I didn't even realize it was never established in the show that Joffrey may be involved. Sorry if it ends up being a plot point now. Though it seems like it won't be, the dagger is suddenly in play again so it could come up again.
I think the primary reasons why the dagger was brought up, 1- it will be the weapon used to take down Littlefinger, either by Arya or Sansa or both, something as a bittersweet revenge for all of the hell he caused the Starks, and 2, Arya has finally shown she has become the warrior she always wanted to be, and the dagger will be her weapon when she joins Jon in his fight against the White Walkers.
This story seems to be one of those that every person and thing is intricately intertwined with eachother, and that a higher fate is playing with their ultimate destinies.
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Petyr Baelish may or may not have forced a confrontation between uncle dwarf and nephew psychopath, but he did anticipate and plan for Sansa's need to flee King's Landing. Littlefinger had his ship ready for departure and had sent the court jester to bring her to his departing ship. As I see it, Sansa would only have had reason to flee if she or her husband had been immediately accused of participating in the murder; otherwise, her husband's position as a Lannister, as Master of Coin, and as uncle to the king should have protected her.
What else could have been the trigger that would have pointed the finger of guilt at Sansa? How would Littlefinger have guaranteed Sansa's need for speed away from the scene of the crime?
I agree that Joffrey's murder was used by Littlefinger as the means of spiriting Sansa out of Kings Landing. I question that it could not have been accomplished without the murder. Sansa was Cercei's prisoner, forced by Tywin into a sham marriage designed to bolster the Lannister influence in the North. She was certainly motivated to escape, she didn't need to be made into a wanted fugitive.
Will the wall come down? If so, how will it come down?
I don't think the wall will come down. The white walkers seem pretty agile, maybe they will clime over it like the wildlings did in previous seasons.
But more likely, I think when winter comes, the sea will freeze and they will walk around the wall. If you notice in the opening credits this season, when they show the map, as they are panning out from the wall the sea to the right of the wall turns white. That is not something we see in the previous seasons. Why did they change it?
I agree that Joffrey's murder was used by Littlefinger as the means of spiriting Sansa out of Kings Landing. I question that it could not have been accomplished without the murder. Sansa was Cercei's prisoner, forced by Tywin into a sham marriage designed to bolster the Lannister influence in the North. She was certainly motivated to escape, she didn't need to be made into a wanted fugitive.
The wedding and assassination provided the perfect cover for escape; it was a place where all known players would be present, and none would randomly see the escape or stop Sansa or her "friend" who escorted her outside of the courtyard. And during the drama of Joffrey turning purple, few if any would have their eyes on Sansa. Also, making her a fugitive means she'd be more prone to hanging out with Littlefinger at his cold rock of a homeland, instead of leaving him for somewhere else.
It's as plausible as any of the other outlandish scenarios we've been forced to accept as fact in this show, anyway.
I think the primary reasons why the dagger was brought up, 1- it will be the weapon used to take down Littlefinger, either by Arya or Sansa or both, something as a bittersweet revenge for all of the hell he caused the Starks, and 2, Arya has finally shown she has become the warrior she always wanted to be, and the dagger will be her weapon when she joins Jon in his fight against the White Walkers.
This story seems to be one of those that every person and thing is intricately intertwined with eachother, and that a higher fate is playing with their ultimate destinies.
IMO the primary reason was to show the dagger going to it's deserving owner. Arya has been shown to cut throats of people several times.
I don't think the wall will come down. The white walkers seem pretty agile, maybe they will clime over it like the wildlings did in previous seasons.
But more likely, I think when winter comes, the sea will freeze and they will walk around the wall. If you notice in the opening credits this season, when they show the map, as they are panning out from the wall the sea to the right of the wall turns white. That is not something we see in the previous seasons. Why did they change it?
Or maybe I am just reading too much into it.
In the first episode the Hound forsee the walkers coming from the east end of the wall where it ends on the Bay of Seals.
Great catch, both of you. I admit to never really having paid much attention to the opening sequence, even though it changes. I believe there is a pass on the western edge of the wall as well...not sure if it is protected by magic like the wall itself.
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