Fantastical Musings

Man, I did not remember how much I missed Game of Thrones . It's like I was starving and I didn't even realize how hungry I was until I started to watch this episode. Game of Thrones is just so satiating; it's like eating a nice big piece of cheesecake, except, after one piece of cheesecake I'm normally full, and I'm never full of Game of Thrones . Let's break it down: Favorite Moments: A Place By My Hearth: I'm all about the Sansa/ Brienne tag team. I'm just shipping them so hard right now; they're going to be a great team. I loved the oaths they said to each other and I loved that Sansa couldn't quite remember the words and Pod (the real MVP) had to help her. It was just great acting and a really well thought out scene. I'd Like Some Mutton: I feel like Ser Davos is one of the most underrated characters in the show, and I just love him. He's one of the most pragmatic characters in the show and he has great, dry one-liners. I fee...

So, I recently  I read this an article  which calculated the most important character in  Game of Thrones  using math. Based on a bunch of algorithms and equations and a whole bunch of other stuff I don't understand, they concluded that Tyrion Lannister is the most important character in the  Game of Thrones   TV show. That's a neat theory and everything, the only problem is that it's wrong. The most important character in ASOIAF is clearly Ser Pounce, King Tommen's cat. Don't get me wrong, I like Tyrion; he's a good character -- he's just not the most important character. Now, I know what you're thinking: Ser Pounce is mentioned like twice in the books. I'm aware of  that. This is because George R.R. Martin is trying to hide him in plain sight, a clear sign that he's an important figure. All the battles and political machinations in the books are just a clever rouse designed to distract the viewer from paying attention to Ser Pounce and hi...