#4474873 - 05/20/1907:54 PMRe: Game of Thrones final season in 2 weeks! -- SOME SPOILERS
[Re: PanzerMeyer]
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While it's up for debate, I'm thinking Jon is now The King Beyond The Wall. What are they going to do - send men after him? He's kind of over the whole Night's Watch thing, and there is a whole sovereign kingdom between him and the Slag Throne.
I love the institutional inertia shown at Castle Black - gotta raise and lower that gate even though there's a huge mile wide hole in The Wall not far to the east. I guess it's to keep the dire wolves out, but the main reason for it has been destroyed.
Remember, please, that the Wildlings wanted to go South not because of the Winter, but the White Walkers. It's rather like complaining about a blizzard in Minnesota to the Inuit of Alaska....they are not impressed.
Weather in GoT is closely tied to what is needed for the plot or story at the moment.
It can dump snow so deep horses can't make it from south of the Last Hearth to Winterfell almost overnight for Stannis, but clear itself off for a quick trip to The Wall for Jon. I also like that while it is cold and snows, none of the rivers or streams seem to ice over. This explains the complete lack of ice skates in Westeros.
The opinions of this poster are largely based on facts and portray a possible version of the actual events.