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Daenerys Targaryen is going to die at 23.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die scared and betrayed.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die having never known the love of family.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die having only known two people in her whole life who have never betrayed her.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die having never known a safe and unconditionally loving romantic relationship.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die having never known peace.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die after working her way up from nothing, all in a pursuit to help others.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die never returning to that house in Bravos she dreamt about.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die at the hands of someone who knows exactly what it’s like to be stabbed, killed and betrayed but will do it anyway.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die discussed about and then slain like a rabid animal to be put down.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die a villain with no chance at redemption.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die and forever be remembered as the mad queen.

Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains… is going to be murdered by the person she loves most.

Daenerys Targaryen is going to die so that Jon Snow can grieve.

I used to have these on notes on my phone to give me reassurance whenever I worried about their survival. They are super summarized as I’m linking them to their respective sources. (I actually just started an Instagram account about their survival!). Requested by: @sylviebell ! <3 Here you go, dear! 

The final version of “Truth” and its convergence with the GOT main theme, which Jordi Maquiavello analyzed so well in this video.

The similarities with the War of the Roses.

If they die, the ending would be straight up tragic, not “as bittersweet as happy” as Martin says.

Martin’s allegations that the tone will be similar to the one from LOTR.

The symbology in their scenes leads to their fate being tied together. Hence, if one lives, the other one must live as well.

Their “together” mindset also hints that their fates are tied.

Also GRRM himself said that, after all, the story is all about them both (then, why would only one survive?)

Their plots about learning to rule would be useless if they die. They haven’t been trained to only be saviors of humanity, but rulers as well.

Also, they have to teach their child everything they’ve learned about ruling and politics in order to assure there will be peace for future generations.

Their fervent wish for a family and a home: what would be the point of killing off their lover yet again? Why would only one of them get to raise their child and not the other?

Jon’s prophetic dreams about feasts  (cheers @tomakeitbeautifultolive !).

Emilia and Kit have been seen in Belfast during the filming of episode six (the finale).

The ridiculous amount of parallels (would all of them be there for them to just fall in love and die?)

Martin has made clear how they share the same values and complement each other perfectly. What would be the point to mold them all these years to be perfect for one another, if it’s not for them to live/rule together?

It seems like ASOIAF is about light after dark, about The title of the last book, “A Dream of Spring”, hints that ASOIAF is about light after dark. 

If they die, the message of the story would be pure nihilism.

If they die, the ending will be the repetition of a scenario that’s happened a thousand times: an important character dying. Wow. Shocking.

“So you don’t want anything to surprise you for surprise’s sake. You want everything to feel earned and to look back and go ‘okay, yeah, I could see how they were building to that.’ And from that I know from the final season, it does that.” James Hibberd, EW’s Game of Thrones Weekly podcast.

Question: “What are the possibilities of Jon and Daenerys surviving?”

Javi: 100%, I think we know it.

Friki: I think they’re still together, I think they’ll have a daughter and a son. I think they’re not in Tyrion’s trial because they will be “calm/quiet” in Dragonstone. Dany will be giving birth. There will be a “constellation”, a bunch of events. I don’t think they will be dead.

Javi: I am sure. I must say, after season seven, I was convinced Dany would die, and I still think her death would make sense with her character’s arch.

Friki: Remember we’ve been told she has a near-death experience and that is connected to her vision in house of the undying.

Javi: I used to think it made sense for her to die, sacrificing herself, fighting against the others. But I also think it makes sense for her to survive, because she’s been learning to rule, she knows how to rule, and the book Fire and Blood shows us that every time a Targaryen woman wanted to rule, her power was taken away from her. […] How cool would it be for the saga to end with a Targaryen Queen ruling Westeros? Yes, with Jon Snow by her side, but nevertheless, a Targaryen Queen.

Friki: You know, I think that won’t happen. I think the “break the wheel” phrase was there for a reason, which is a Regent Council.

For Jon, he has a lot of foreshadowing for being king in the books. One could argue that this foreshadowing is just to give hints to his true parentage, but I don’t think so. There’s a meta about this here.

It’s not as easy to find foreshadowing for Dany as queen, because she already is a queen, so her being referred to as queen doesn’t really say anything. But Dany is doing many of the things Jon is doing (mentioned in the meta above), their training to be rulers has been similar. Plus, I always felt like this quote was foreshadowing for Dany as queen of Westeros:

Her brother smiled. “Good.” He touched her hair, almost with affection. “When they write the history of my reign, sweet sister, they will say that it began tonight.” - Daenerys I AGOT

I always interpreted it this way: Viserys is thinking that people will write about him as king of Westeros. But it will be about Dany’s reign that people will write about, her reign that began that night.

I also don’t think Dany’s character arc is about sacrificing herself. She has been selfless from the very beginning of the story, so to me, deciding that she has to sacrifice herself in the end is not character development, it’s stagnant, because Dany always was self sacrificial. I think she has learned about ruling, that’s her character development. Even her choice at the end of ADWD, of choosing war and fire and blood, that people use to argue that Dany could never be a peacetime queen, is in my opinion simply part of her character development to have a more mature view of peace and war and be a better ruler, not a sign that Dany can never rule in times of peace.

I also wrote why I believe Dany will survive in different posts:

This one talks about how Dany will bring social change to Westeros, and how i think she and Jon are the only ones that could do that.

This one and this one talk about the positive interviews about the show’s ending.

These are my observations about the trailer and why the trailer makes me think Dany will survive. Besides, Dany is very likely pregnant. I think there must be a reason for all the baby talk in season 7, and if Dany will be pregnant, then she can’t die before boatbaby is born. But Dany is not showing in the trailer. This means that not a lot of time has passed in the season, and that Dany will only give birth later in the season. If she’ll only give birth later, then she can’t die in a battle before this. And I don’t think Dany dies in childbirth. So to me, it looks like Dany will survive to have her baby in the end.

Also, in GRRM’s original outline, Dany and Jon survived. Many things in the outline changed, of course, but many stayed the same. GRRM was asked if he ever changed the ending of the books, and has stated several times that he didn’t change the ending (though I’m really lazy to look for the interviews, but I did watch interviews with him saying that), so it’s a strong possibility that Dany and Jon will survive.

Iain Glen and Natalie Emmanuel, who are huge Dany fans, are happy with the ending.

THIS NEW INTERVIEW where Emilia states that Jon and Dany’s ending is epic.

“She’s going to have done all this work only to die so that we can watch a man get the credit? The throne?” Excellent mini meta by @early-sunsets​

Another bunch of good reasons for Dany’s survival by @rainhadaenerys <3

“Jon, did you ever wonder why the men of the Night’s Watch take no wives and father no children?” Maester Aemon asked. […] ”So they will not love,“ the old man answered […] That did not sound right to Jon. 

Ramin has confirmed Jenny’s Song is an analogy to Jon and Dany:

Many people fear that this means that Jonerys will have a similar final fate to the Jenny/Duncan’s. BUT what’s important about this interview is that Ramin says that he’s comparing the “conflict” (love vs. duty) and “THEIR DECISION TO COME” (not their fates)…does this mean they will choose love over power? That they could go away to live by the waterfalls like they hinted in 8x01?

(For the ones who don’t know: Duncan Targaryen (a targ with dark hair) quit his duty to the Throne to be with his gf Jenny.)

THE NEW OMAZE VIDEO: Emilia explains that you can donate to participate in a raffle to watch with her the LAST EPISODE (8x06), and she says: “It will be the last time you’ll get to see this muggins *points to herself* with the dragons!” So, apparently, she just confirmed she and her dragons survive to episode 8x06. Now, would Emilia want to watch an episode with her fans if she dies in it? I mean, it’s quite a horrible thing to watch with others lmao. (credits to @thebronzefury for noticing this)

Michele Clapton (Costume designer) liked this comment like a year ago about Dany’s wedding and coronation dress:

The guy who leaked ep 3 and “leaked” that jonerys would have a tragic ending backtracked and said that it was only speculation of his own.

In the video where they prank Kit, Emilia is with him in KL.

MASHUP

Uptown Funk + Get’cha Head in the Game, High School Musical

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1. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell — The story of a big game hunter finding himself stranded on an island and becoming the hunted.

2. The Last Question by Isaac Asimov — A question is posed to a supercomputer that does not get answered until the end days of man.

3. The Last Answer by Isaac Asimov — A man passes away and has a conversation with the Voice in the afterlife.

4. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman — A collection of journal entries written by a woman whose physician husband has confined her to the upstairs bedroom of the house.

5. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson — The story of one small town’s ritual know only as “the lottery.”

6. Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway — A couple has a tension-filled conversation at a train station in Spain.

7. All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury — A group of schoolchildren live on Venus where the Sun is visible for only two hours every seven years.

8. Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut — It is the year 2081, and all Americans are equal in every possible way.

9. The Monkey by Stephen King — The story of a cymbal-banging monkey toy that controls the lives around it.

my mum sent me this vid which demonstrates how to use a (usb) charger when ur power goes out, using a car usb plugin, charging cable,a pen spring, and a 9V battery

“Yet another great Tango. This was skated flawlessly, like they’ve been here at the World Championships many times before.”

The Sound of Silence is probably one of my favorite songs ever. When speaking of the “true” Simon and Garfunkel version (as opposed to the version where they added background music to in post to make it more “pop radio”), it’s a song that gives me chills.

Disturbed is not a band that I really enjoy. I remember in college, my (now) wife gave me a copy of a Disturbed CD, because she had two for some reason. I tried to listen to it, I really did. Didn’t do anything for me.

But this? Holy fuck, this is stunning. This is amazing.

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