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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Feb 14, 2017 10:31:21 GMT
It is not new. This prediction, based on historical similarities, was made already before Season 6 aired. Here is one of the most popular videos on the subject:
I have a personal take on the way she'll get there which is the opposite of what most people think in that I believe Cersei will not die.
The first prediction almost everyone made regarding Cersei after S6, which we know always has a particular value when it comes to Game Of Thrones, was that the loss of her children would mean the loss of what little humanity was in her. Such predictions were made by particularly smart people who tried very, very hard to see "some" humanity in Cersei and found little. So little they call her "mad" after having called her "bitch" for 5 seasons. She's a lioness. They're not only fools, they suck at zoology, but let's not stray too much. They think she's mad because she defended herself the only way she could.
Considering the usual value of such predictions in the light of previous seasons, my guess is that Cersei will neither go mad nor lose humanity but react as so many women do who lose children or the ability to have some: she'll long for a replacement and if Jaime cannot help, she'll eventually resort to adoption. It will be consistent with both her maternal instinct and the ever confirmed and repeated importance given to furthering the Lannister name and its legacy.
She could adopt some Lannister cousin or nephew, there are some in the books, or she could bring back the one into the fold who was unjustly removed from it after she learns the truth about Joffrey's murder: Sansa Lannister.
It will be the most unthinkable twist to some.
And by the way: another main prediction is that Jaime will turn on her.
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Post by ashverses on Feb 18, 2017 20:49:19 GMT
Sansa and Cersei alliance would be wild. I don't see it happening. But with this show, nothing would surprise me, I guess.
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Post by scabab on Feb 18, 2017 23:39:15 GMT
That's what I've actually expected will probably happen for the last year or so.
I wouldn't mind that to be honest though I'm not sure how most would feel about it.
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Feb 19, 2017 2:52:22 GMT
Most will be devastated, of course, which is why it has a good chance of happening. I can fully see this as the "bittersweet ending" GRRM announced. Peace returns, magic, zombies and dragons are gone but the popular heroes are dead and the world is ruled by politicians.
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Post by Nightman on Feb 20, 2017 3:11:08 GMT
I doubt Cersei and Sansa will ever see each other again, let alone have anything to do with each other in the future.
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Feb 20, 2017 5:55:28 GMT
Do not understimate the unifying power of the white walking threat. Littlefinger is the wedge between North and South. Should the truth about Joffrey's murder come out, he would lose his head in an instant and both parties reconcile over it.
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Post by Karl Aksel on Feb 20, 2017 6:37:54 GMT
I'm thinking that popular predictions will necessarily be noticed by the writers - including George R. R. Martin - and consequently influence them to avoid going along with these predictions.
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Feb 20, 2017 6:49:26 GMT
I'm thinking that popular predictions will necessarily be noticed by the writers - including George R. R. Martin - and consequently influence them to avoid going along with these predictions. I would expect them to know about these predictions even before they became popular. The story is intentionally written in a misleading way. We start with the Starks receiving a letter telling them to mistrust the Lannisters and things tend to confirm the pertinence of the advice. Then we witness a conversation between Robert and Cersei in which they praise their unhappy marriage for at least "holding it together" for 17 years, meaning the Lannisters have actually financed and secured peace in the realm all this time. Still we are presented with strong suspicion that the Lannisters killed Jon Arryn only to learn 3 seasons later that it wasn't the case.
Everyone wanted Ned to keep his head in S1.
Everyone wanted Joffrey to lose the throne in S2.
Everyone wanted Robb to win the war in S3.
Everyone wanted Daenerys to come to Westeros in S4.
Everyone wanted Stannis to take Winterfell in S5.
Everyone wanted to see Cleganebowl in S6.
Everyone wants Cersei to die in S8.
What everyone wants is what never happens.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Feb 22, 2017 15:31:50 GMT
I can fully see this as the "bittersweet ending" GRRM announced. Peace returns, magic, zombies and dragons are gone but the popular heroes are dead and the world is ruled by politicians. This is a possibility, but Cersei 'adopting' Sansa or having anything to do with government is highly unlikely by the time the story resolves itself. Most people want Cersei dead, but I think the ultimate twist at this point would be to give her redemption before her death. That would probably aggravate most of the fan base (myself included) in classic GRRM fashion. |
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Feb 22, 2017 16:11:24 GMT
I can fully see this as the "bittersweet ending" GRRM announced. Peace returns, magic, zombies and dragons are gone but the popular heroes are dead and the world is ruled by politicians. This is a possibility, but Cersei 'adopting' Sansa or having anything to do with government is highly unlikely by the time the story resolves itself. Most people want Cersei dead, but I think the ultimate twist at this point would be to give her redemption before her death. That would probably aggravate most of the fan base (myself included) in classic GRRM fashion. Most viewers want Cersei dead, which is why she will not die. The people, on the other hand, will stand beside her against the invader.
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