Besides the prophecy from the House of the Undying, there was also the warning from Quaithe :
The lion defintely refers to the Lannister sigil. This is all book stuff, though. I'm not sure it all (or any) plays a part in how the show is going.
The Griffon is likely Jon Connington in the books, and the Mummer's Dragon is likely "Aegon VI," who is either just some random dude with Valyrian ancestry, or a Blackfyre (which is what I suspect, since he has the Golden Company backing him). Dark Flame probably refers to Moqorro, the Red Priest accompanying Euron and Victarion. The Lion is likely the Lannisters, but that could mean Cersei pledging to help and then betraying her.
The betrayal for money is likely Jorah. The betrayal for blood is likely the witch. The betrayal for love...good question.
Yeah the Sun's son and Mummer's dragon are most likely Quentyn Martell and Mummer's dragon is most likely Young Griff, both of whom have been cut out of the show.
Right. None of that's relevant in the show. The Dornish subplot in the books seems like a distraction, but at least the characters have more to do with each other. In the show, the whole Dornish thing was a massive waste of time. Like, why even cast a guy like Alexander Siddiq, if he's just going to have two or three mopey scenes and then get his throat cut? I don't get it.
I'll allow it
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Agreed.
I saw an article today about the "dark political implications" of Jon's true parentage and his and Dany's coupling. Like, beyond the squick factor (which I don't really feel, given that that's just how Targaeryan's roll in this world), there's this big political issue of how Dany believes herself the ONLY remaining Targaeryan, and now here's Jon with a superior claim.
Of course, the simple solution -- which will UNDOUBTEDLY BE DELAYED by the showrunners just to draw out tension -- is for them to marry, but then the article went into this discussion of "But how does that break the wheel?"
I think this notion of "break the wheel" is a staggering misunderstanding. "Breaking the wheel" means ending the cycle of powerful noble houses vying for superiority over one another, and crushing everyone beneath them as one rises while another falls. It means imposing stability and justice into the realm.
What it DOESN'T mean is ending the monarchy altogether, ending the feudal system, and coming up with some elective system that would be totally alien to Westeros. That is a spectacularly BAD reading of "break the wheel," and you can already see that that's NOT what will happen based on Dany's time ruling in Mereen. In Mereen, Dany tried to impose her values on a society that was completely unequipped to accept them. It was a disaster. As would be the case in Westeros if she tried to suddenly flip everything to a republic or some form of representative government.
What I think is far more likely is that Dany will attempt to rule as a much more powerful monarch, capable of putting the ruling houses in check...thanks to her dragons. That was Aegon V's goal -- to gut the power of the major nobles thanks to the strength of his dragons. I also seem to recall some plan involving interconnected marriages between the great houses, all designed to end the cycle of violence between them, and this having something to do with why Ned Stark was fostered by Jon Arryn when he was younger or something. I can't remember whose plan this was, but I seem to recall that Rhaegar's running off with Lyanna Stark basically blew the whole thing up.