(April 17, 2016 at 12:13 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:(April 16, 2016 at 11:52 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote: Are you talking about the fan theory that Joanna Lannister and King Aerys are Tyrion's true parents, making Tyrion a Targaryen?
If so, I've always considered that far fetched. Although I do believe that Tyrion will be one of the three riders. Bran/Jon, Dany, and Tyrion.
Bran won't be riding any dragons, he's a warg and he's got entirely other business to tend to. Not to mention he's still a kid. It simply doesn't fit.
He's gone all the way to the three eyed raven for what, then? North of even Hardhome. He's learning how to become the greatest warg of all time, to "ride" a dragon.
(April 17, 2016 at 12:13 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: As for that "fan theory"(they're all fan theories) you seem to be so quick to dismiss... I was merely made aware of it, and then I rewatched the first four seasons of GoT just recently... And to me, it's pretty obvious that he's a Targaryen, I don't care and don't know who his parents were though. Though, yes, that much would have to be true, that he's both a Lannister and a Targaryen.
Think hard about his circumstances, origins and his familial dynamics and then compare them to Jon's own. You'll notice a pretty startling, albeit inverted resemblance there, no doubt. Think about his interest in dragons. Do you really think all that flak he got for his mother's dying while giving birth to him amounts to nothing?
I have nothing against fan theories, in fact my favorite fan theory concerns Jon's parentage.
There are a lot of reasons to believe Tyrion is Aerys' son. Especially if you've read the books:
1) Tywin once says "I can't prove you're not my son"
2) Aerys fucked over Tywin all throughout his time in King's Landing, and Aerys is said to have been jealous of Tywin.
3) Tywin not only betrayed his King, he then killed all of his offspring (or so he thought) as retribution for
4) Tyrion has two different colored eyes, one black and one green.
5) Tywin is smart enough to know that Tyrion is not to blame for his mother's death, but he still hates him, maybe because he suspects his parentage.
6) Tywin's dying words are "You're not my son."
The reason I don't believe it: it's too fucking obvious. GRRM never lays stuff out there like that. Jon's parentage requires a very close reading, and even still you could miss it. In fact, GRRM often lays red herrings out there to make you think one thing, then he'll pull the rug out from under you.
The other reason is Young Griff. He's a character that we didn't meet in the show, but he has a bigger role that I think Tyrion will end up playing in the show.
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