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DorianGravy posted:I imagine that the Game of Thrones solar system is full of big gas giants which frequently change the planet's orbital path. Whenever the planet gets tugged into a super-eccentric orbit, you get such long winters. (And yes, I know that Earth's seasons are primarily caused by tilt, but high eccentricity will also have a seasonal effect.) But only Westeros has winter. It's magic? I can't imagine a not-boring way for the show to explain it, so it's magic related to the creation of the white walkers.
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business hammocks posted:But only Westeros has winter. Just wait for Snowball GRRth.
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AngryBooch posted:Honestly an O'Neill cylinder or Dyson sphere is easier for me to wrap my head around as an explanation for the weird long rear end seasons than contemplating the actual geometry of the planet's Milankovitch cycles. business hammocks posted:And it's only Westeros that has long seasons. Nobody in Bravos seems worried about changing seasons. I hate when people say "its magic" to explain a plot hole, but this isn't a plot hole. Its the setting; its magic. The seasons don't need an explanation beyond dragons and white walkers.
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Yeah GoT takes place in a Dyson Sphere, I said while filing my unemployment papers and eating a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos
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Aug 12, 2017 04:55
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I hope the only explanation is a smash cut to Sam talking to Gilly saying, "and that's why our winters are so long! Isn't that interesting?" And then they make dinner together.
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There is more to local climate than simply latitude. Maybe Essos enjoys the benefits of a nice jet stream that keep its climate warm year round.
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DorianGravy posted:By the way, does the Game of Thrones planet have a name? Yes, it's called Star TrekTM
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Its actually called Tahiti, because its a magical place.
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DorianGravy posted:By the way, does the Game of Thrones planet have a name? Middle Earth 2: Electric Boogaloo
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maybe winter has never come to Braavos because the white walkers have never gotten past the wall maybe winter only exists at all because of the white walkers
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Mide posted:So Qyburn is Hand of the Queen now yes? You think that with his level of curiosity and competency, he would have looked further into the rumors of the Night King and White Army. It also aligns with his favorite hobby. So it seems a bit frustrating that no one in Kings Landing believes or cares about the impending attack of the army of the dead. What sucks is I think Cersei and co. are going to buy the farm this season, and will not have a moment of "ohhhhh poo poo, the white walkers are real??" Honestly from here on out, any major death is going to be a bummer if we don't get to see that character react to the white walkers.
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Cersei would marry the Night King in a heartbeat
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WHY BONER NOW posted:What sucks is I think Cersei and co. are going to buy the farm this season, and will not have a moment of "ohhhhh poo poo, the white walkers are real??" Yep. Bunch of the deaths up to this point are going to feel this way retroactively, too.
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Mister Perky posted:Yep. Bunch of the deaths up to this point are going to feel this way retroactively, too. Yeah a bummer we will never get to see if Meryn Trant was into little zombie girls. Imagine how much he could have smack them
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lezard_valeth posted:Yeah a bummer we will never get to see if Meryn Trant was into little zombie girls. Imagine how much he could have smack them This, but with Robert Baratheon and titties.
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swickles posted:There is more to local climate than simply latitude. Maybe Essos enjoys the benefits of a nice jet stream that keep its climate warm year round. 3 DONG HORSE posted:Cersei would marry the Night King in a heartbeat
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A Buff Gay Dude posted:Yeah GoT takes place in a Dyson Sphere, I said while filing my unemployment papers and eating a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos Send us some, they canceled them here.
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A Buttery Pastry posted:In conclusion, only magic/malfunctioning space station climate controls can explain it. The real explanation is that the world was created by an idiot manchild with no understanding of basic science or measurements (700 foot wall lmao)
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Aug 12, 2017 10:53
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Supernatural things happening in my fantasy stories pisses me the hell of
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Aug 12, 2017 12:10
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I was pretty sure that some of the other areas across the Narrow Sea had something similar to winter, maybe. It with snow but I'm feel like they have their own Nights King / white walker lore as well.
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3 DONG HORSE posted:Cersei would marry the Night King in a heartbeat We all saw the Night King mirin' Jon at Hardhome.
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Night King is going to climb the tallest mountain in Westoros and raise his arms. Dead people across the land will rise up. Cersei will have to kill her undead kids.
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WHY BONER NOW posted:Night King is going to climb the tallest mountain in Westoros and raise his arms. Dead people across the land will rise up. Cersei will have to kill her undead kids.
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White Walkers win and the massive horde of reanimated Freys that Arya poisoned end up making the difference in the decisive battle.
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Mister Perky posted:White Walkers win and the massive horde of reanimated Freys that Arya poisoned end up making the difference in the decisive battle. I find it hard to believe that even undead Freys can be of use to anyone.
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Alhazred posted:I find it hard to believe that even undead Freys can be of use to anyone. No matter how vile they are I will always think their little hats are so cute. I wish we got to see Walder sport one before the end.
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KKKLIP ART posted:I was pretty sure that some of the other areas across the Narrow Sea had something similar to winter, maybe. It with snow but I'm feel like they have their own Nights King / white walker lore as well. I don't think they ever said anything about winter. They have lore about Azor Ahai fighting the big bads (implied to be the night's king) but there's very few details. My interpretation was that they were always talking about the same Westeros white walker plot, not their own localized white walkers. Like Azor Ahai was born in Essos or hung around there for awhile and then went to Westeros to kick rear end. (  LIKE DANNY)
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Aug 12, 2017 18:07
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The Children of the Forrest and the Others are a Westeros thing only, like kangaroos are an exclusively Australian thing. Essos has its own weird poo poo, like dragons, Valyrians, warlocks, etc. The threat of Westeros being wiped out is more than enough IMO, that's like half of the world. Thousands of years of culture and history.
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Aug 12, 2017 18:21
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WHY BONER NOW posted:Night King is going to climb the tallest mountain in Westoros and raise his arms. Dead people across the land will rise up. Cersei will have to kill her undead kids. Honestly, having all the previous battles of GOT serve only as fuel for the Night's King's army would be fantastically poetic. But I don't see how that would end with anything other than white walker victory. I guess Dragons are still OP?
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Rocksicles posted:Send us some, they canceled them here. What. Seriously? Cool Ranch is like a default flavour. Where do you live? e: KKKLIP ART posted:I was pretty sure that some of the other areas across the Narrow Sea had something similar to winter, maybe. It with snow but I'm feel like they have their own Nights King / white walker lore as well. Yi Ti has The Five Forts, which is kind of like their version of The Wall, but afaik they only have to deal with raiders from the east, and the magical history of the place has fallen into myth by now. esperterra fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Aug 12, 2017 |
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esperterra posted:What. 
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Oh lord. That would be like renaming ketchup chips Canada Chips or some poo poo.
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Aug 12, 2017 18:38
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Imagine id a whole country was dumb enough to use "Freedom Fries" lmao
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What country can't use the word Ranch?
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Aug 12, 2017 19:11
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This is how they're packaged in Finland. They try to sell them as some kinda "premium" american chip. 
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3 DONG HORSE posted:Imagine id a whole country was dumb enough to use "Freedom Fries" lmao I'm pretty sure almost no one in the land of the free actually sold freedom fries.
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:I'm pretty sure almost no one in the land of the free actually sold freedom fries.   
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Aug 12, 2017 20:39
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they're called cool original in the uk
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Alhazred posted:I find it hard to believe that even undead Freys can be of use to anyone. bullet stoppers (well, obsidian arrowhead stoppers, but you know what I mean)
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This is pretty cool although I don't know if it's 100% accurate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1zsvHusfPQ
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