50 thoughts on “Live From Taipei: Does King Bran Make Sense?”
Getting Bran to Kings Landing is not going to be an issue. He is going to fly. Whether that is literal or on dragonback or what I don’t know but surely he is going to fly, we’re told that in the first book
mr vitor been taking some hardcore hits of something all stream:p confusing tho either hes burning the shit out of his weed with a blow torchy lighter or hes smoking his concentrate thru a dry bong…orrr hes been hitting something way harder
3:20:00 its not that only some girls WANT to just jump a guy its that theres only some girls that are uninhibited enough to do it…beyond religious n conservative reasons its cuz of the social stigma of being labelled a slut and from hearing horror stories all their lives about guys bragging about their "conquests" they have to be very careful about outwardly showing attraction if they arent sure they can trust a guy for a myriad of reasons… and its only women above a certain age that are looking for the whole "package" thing cuz they wanna settle…truth is girls are as randy and always scoping out guys as us guys are…prestons right its just that their cues arent the same as ours n one has to know what to look for n how to get them comfortable enough to give those cues
Preston with the actually good life coaching to us balding men. You’re like the anti Jordan Peterson with all your knowledge about stuff not directly pertaining to your expertise. PJ>JP
What about Tyrion standing as tall as a king? Is any credence being given to this early foreshadowing or is the fandom moving away from this idea b/c of the "sneak peaks" from how the show ended?
King Bran only works as a hold over King, meant to manage a transition to a new political system. Him not being able to have kids, a cripple and an old gods follower will isolate him from the Andal faith following south. His crippled state means he can't rule by force and his inability to have children make him a single term king who can't establish a dynasty, perfect for giving the seven kingdoms time to recover and sort out their own political situations. What I believe he will do is establish a proto-parliament and the position of hand being something the parliament decides, creating the beginnings of proto- Magna Carta, parliament and division of powers. Not much but it is a start.
3:18:48 ET my dude, that might be because you refer to the men as "men" but the women as "females". That's the kinda incel thing that alerts women to stay away.
I really like Sansa as a benevolent ruler of Harrenhal, maybe using it as a way to protect the smallfolk during the Long Night or the new Dance, or something. The cursed nature of Harrenhal as a castle made on the blood of peasants, and that curse being brought to rest with Sansa's mercy. In fact, I wonder if instead of Queen of the North, Ruler of Harrenhal was always Sansa's intended ending, but D&D decided to give her Winterfell because they thought the audience would like that better. On a darker note, using Harrenhal to protect civilians only for it to get burned down by Aegon or Dany sounds like a sadder echo of the original Harren's death, defying Aegon the Conqueror. Maybe instead of the burning of the great sept, this was the atrocity planned for Dany to commit – killing Sansa would also definitely make bad blood between her and Jon. It's something to think about.
always saw preston and lightbringer as opposites (i agree more with preston way more but david has some good points) and now both of them stream at the same time (kinda) about bran, there's something going on lol (also both streams lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes, y'all fucking with us)
I don't know, to me it makes perfect sense why the Riverlords declare Robb to be king. Not only does he have Tully blood, but there is absolutely no way the devout Rivermen will abide a bastard born of incest to be their king. Nor expect him to govern in any way that isn't favorable to the Westerlands or just straight up irratic and incompetent, at the expense of the Riverlands. Declaring for Robb keeps his army in the Riverlands, which is the protection they need from Tywin's large host, its the only reasonable chance they have of defeating him and gaining indemnities from the Lannisters from all the bloodshed and plunder.
I don't believe for a second that George said Bran was going to be king. I reckon he said something like "by the end of the series, Bran rules over all"… But the idea of him being actually king is so blatantly dumb that I can't believe it.
If Ned didn't take Sansa and Arya south in the original timeline, there might be a chance one of them got kidnapped by Mance. I think the fact that Mance only marries Dalla after he returns from his trip to Winterfell means that his initial purpose was to abduct and marry one of Ned's daughters in Bael the Bard fashion. He abandoned this plan once it was clear he didn't have a shot at making off with the crown prince's betrothed or her sister.
Preston, why is US/NATO&allies/UN/Peace Corps and such allowing coups from all kinds of military juntas and dictators, leaving millions of people to suffer? Are they all thinking like Carmine?
I realize that I wasn't specific on the theory that the Tattered Prince is Maegor Brightflame, rather being a simple guess. When Moqorro says that he sees "Dragons old and young, true and false, bright and dark" in his vision, it's actually possible that Tatters could be a Brightflame. People may debunk this saying that Tatters is born in 239 AC while Maegor's born in 232, with Tatters being elected Prince of Pentos at 23 in 262. The problem is that if the Tattered Prince was elected Prince of Pentos at that time and fled, people should know what his name is and which family he belongs to.
If Jon gets resurrected by Melisandre he will be a fire wight. If he becomes king then succession through blood has put an undead fire zombie on the throne, which couldn't possibly be good. Wouldn't that align pretty well with GRRM's message about succession through blood being a bad system?
Time stamp 1:49pm, NED wouldn’t want that betrothal if Stannis was wanting to wage war with Joff, AND remain neutral…he calls that betrothal off in a snap
The Tudors inherited through a previous Queen, who was only Queen because she married a King. This would tie into George basing things off the Yorks and Lancasters.
How about having some diversity of thought in these "elite" universities? That is the diversity that is truly missing. Sadly some people miss out on that most or all of their lives.
Getting Bran to Kings Landing is not going to be an issue. He is going to fly. Whether that is literal or on dragonback or what I don’t know but surely he is going to fly, we’re told that in the first book
Thank you Preston, I really appreciate the boost in cofindence 👍
mr vitor been taking some hardcore hits of something all stream:p confusing tho either hes burning the shit out of his weed with a blow torchy lighter or hes smoking his concentrate thru a dry bong…orrr hes been hitting something way harder
I lost my hair at like 23 fuck that guy
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3:20:00 its not that only some girls WANT to just jump a guy its that theres only some girls that are uninhibited enough to do it…beyond religious n conservative reasons its cuz of the social stigma of being labelled a slut and from hearing horror stories all their lives about guys bragging about their "conquests" they have to be very careful about outwardly showing attraction if they arent sure they can trust a guy for a myriad of reasons… and its only women above a certain age that are looking for the whole "package" thing cuz they wanna settle…truth is girls are as randy and always scoping out guys as us guys are…prestons right its just that their cues arent the same as ours n one has to know what to look for n how to get them comfortable enough to give those cues
Its too long
1:14:35 Is he a Brazilian editor? That'd be so cool! Cheers 😊
Goddammit. Seems like I always miss these by a few hours. I swear you stream randomly
Preston's secrets to success:
1) Don't be a piece of shit.
2) Wow, really?
You have to remember even till this day woman sexuality is looked down upon so woman from a young age our taught not to sexual or they are a slut
Brank King makes as much sense as beliving george will finish so no.
Preston with the actually good life coaching to us balding men. You’re like the anti Jordan Peterson with all your knowledge about stuff not directly pertaining to your expertise. PJ>JP
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The funniest ai stuff is memers using them as tools to make skits
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never talking in chat again, makes it weird to watch it later
Are we just assuming Rickon is dead?
Bran literally means both raven and king in old English. So GRR was planning this
What about Tyrion standing as tall as a king? Is any credence being given to this early foreshadowing or is the fandom moving away from this idea b/c of the "sneak peaks" from how the show ended?
King Bran only works as a hold over King, meant to manage a transition to a new political system. Him not being able to have kids, a cripple and an old gods follower will isolate him from the Andal faith following south. His crippled state means he can't rule by force and his inability to have children make him a single term king who can't establish a dynasty, perfect for giving the seven kingdoms time to recover and sort out their own political situations. What I believe he will do is establish a proto-parliament and the position of hand being something the parliament decides, creating the beginnings of proto- Magna Carta, parliament and division of powers. Not much but it is a start.
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3:18:48 ET my dude, that might be because you refer to the men as "men" but the women as "females". That's the kinda incel thing that alerts women to stay away.
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I really like Sansa as a benevolent ruler of Harrenhal, maybe using it as a way to protect the smallfolk during the Long Night or the new Dance, or something. The cursed nature of Harrenhal as a castle made on the blood of peasants, and that curse being brought to rest with Sansa's mercy.
In fact, I wonder if instead of Queen of the North, Ruler of Harrenhal was always Sansa's intended ending, but D&D decided to give her Winterfell because they thought the audience would like that better.
On a darker note, using Harrenhal to protect civilians only for it to get burned down by Aegon or Dany sounds like a sadder echo of the original Harren's death, defying Aegon the Conqueror. Maybe instead of the burning of the great sept, this was the atrocity planned for Dany to commit – killing Sansa would also definitely make bad blood between her and Jon. It's something to think about.
Ooooooh, Elden Ring…
What about city wok? 2:10:00
always saw preston and lightbringer as opposites (i agree more with preston way more but david has some good points) and now both of them stream at the same time (kinda) about bran, there's something going on lol (also both streams lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes, y'all fucking with us)
2:36:50 Onan’s pull out game was so powerful that God couldn’t let him operate anymore and smote his ass 🤣🤣🤣
I don't know, to me it makes perfect sense why the Riverlords declare Robb to be king. Not only does he have Tully blood, but there is absolutely no way the devout Rivermen will abide a bastard born of incest to be their king. Nor expect him to govern in any way that isn't favorable to the Westerlands or just straight up irratic and incompetent, at the expense of the Riverlands. Declaring for Robb keeps his army in the Riverlands, which is the protection they need from Tywin's large host, its the only reasonable chance they have of defeating him and gaining indemnities from the Lannisters from all the bloodshed and plunder.
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I don't believe for a second that George said Bran was going to be king. I reckon he said something like "by the end of the series, Bran rules over all"… But the idea of him being actually king is so blatantly dumb that I can't believe it.
If Ned didn't take Sansa and Arya south in the original timeline, there might be a chance one of them got kidnapped by Mance.
I think the fact that Mance only marries Dalla after he returns from his trip to Winterfell means that his initial purpose was to abduct and marry one of Ned's daughters in Bael the Bard fashion. He abandoned this plan once it was clear he didn't have a shot at making off with the crown prince's betrothed or her sister.
Preston, why is US/NATO&allies/UN/Peace Corps and such allowing coups from all kinds of military juntas and dictators, leaving millions of people to suffer? Are they all thinking like Carmine?
I realize that I wasn't specific on the theory that the Tattered Prince is Maegor Brightflame, rather being a simple guess. When Moqorro says that he sees "Dragons old and young, true and false, bright and dark" in his vision, it's actually possible that Tatters could be a Brightflame. People may debunk this saying that Tatters is born in 239 AC while Maegor's born in 232, with Tatters being elected Prince of Pentos at 23 in 262. The problem is that if the Tattered Prince was elected Prince of Pentos at that time and fled, people should know what his name is and which family he belongs to.
This has become a dating channel 😂
Just an idea when hearing about Starks inheriting Harrenhall, does that mean we could have a Harrstarks?
If Jon gets resurrected by Melisandre he will be a fire wight. If he becomes king then succession through blood has put an undead fire zombie on the throne, which couldn't possibly be good. Wouldn't that align pretty well with GRRM's message about succession through blood being a bad system?
During the balding chat, did anybody else feel super awkward and think "But what if he's gay?"
bad adaptations of the bible. cough cough milton dante
Time stamp 1:49pm, NED wouldn’t want that betrothal if Stannis was wanting to wage war with Joff, AND remain neutral…he calls that betrothal off in a snap
Those are impossible standards Preston! Expecting me to not be a “piece of sh;t”. I suppose you want me to find a job next😂
Carmine sounds and laughs a bit like George Costanza from Seinfeld
I read a good chunk of Plato's "The Republic". It is either satire or one of the silliest things I've ever read.
The Tudors inherited through a previous Queen, who was only Queen because she married a King. This would tie into George basing things off the Yorks and Lancasters.
Why dont you review the witcher?
carmine: ‘someone called me names over twitter years ago and now I dont wanna get personal’
Uhhh what?
Oswald was in the Marines not the Army.
How about having some diversity of thought in these "elite" universities? That is the diversity that is truly missing. Sadly some people miss out on that most or all of their lives.
If you’re balding? Shave it all and bulk up. Add a beard. I promise: Bald + bulk + facial hair. Looks GREAT, almost everyone can pull it off
The OZ books, which were foundational, were ruled by a benevolent tyrant.