Words Are Wind

30 something, Texan, podcaster with heavy leanings toward Jaime & Brienne, I also love TOOL and NIN and cats...all the cats?

[closethedoorandcomehere]

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Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. “The Bells”.

Close the Door and Come Here - 269: Game of Thrones 8x05 PODBEAN | ITUNES | STITCHER | PATREON | GOOGLE PLAY

Our mailbag is as heavy as our hearts as the show may have finally broken us. Before we go away inside, let’s have one more ragefest against the showrunners as we lament what might have been.

Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 269

featuring:  cody @clothospindle  @gdharpo @eonbluenegative, @chickren, @the-real-commasplice, @guileandsubterfuge

[asoiafuniversity]

“Nobody grows. Nobody gets better or more interesting. The story of ‘Game of Thrones’ right now is a story of regression, of spectacle over humanity. Maybe the saddest moment in all of this is when Jaime, the poster child for the redemptive character arc, the man who has earned better and earned better and earned it again, is offered happiness and hope and throws it all away because the plot demands that he has to be in King’s Landing for the next couple episodes. That’s the problem when you stop caring about characters, about humans in your stories, and only care about the denouement and not how you get there. You become cruel, and you force people to be cruel to themselves and others to get them where you need them to go, and you say that it is the story of the world.”

— Laura Hudson, “Game of Thrones” Recap: So Much for Breaking the Wheel (via foxmulders)

[sonicbananawithbowtie]

Sandor jumped because he knew if he stayed too long they would kill his character arc too

[officer-vakarian]

shout out to the real mvp of the night

[oberynmartell]

@ george r.r. martin: Come at once. Help me. Save me. I need you as I have never needed you before. I love you, I love you, I love you. Come at once

[thewanderingace]

From Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s instagram.

[eonbluenegative]

This all makes sense now. Thanks, NCW, I totally get it now.

[farerb-deactivated20231008]

“It’s easy to do things that are shocking or unexpected, but they have to grow out of characters. They have to grow out of situations. Otherwise, it’s just being shocking for being shocking.”

—George R.R. Martin

[venificas]

This aged well

[jesterkoops]

Brienne is not weak because she has emotions!!!

ISTG if I see one more “woke” article complaining that Brienne was cheapened in the last episode because she *gasp* CRIED in a house coat and not wearing armour because of a man, I am going to take a golden hand and bitchslap my way across the media.

People have emotions! Strong women aren’t strong because they do not get emotional! Strong women can love and be hurt by that love! Wearing armour does not make or break the strength of a woman! And if you call yourself a Brienne fan and THIS is what you think, then you should be ashamed of yourself.

That scene was not enraging because Brienne cried, and begged, as the love of her life, who she finally started HER FIRST relationship with, after years of pining and longing, was riding off to effectively die with his toxic ex. The scene was enraging because the writers destroyed what was special about Brienne and Jaime’s relationship, as well as their individual arcs (and sent some terrible messages along with it about abusive relationships and self-worth), in the name of TrAgEdY and SuBvErTiNg ExPeCtAtIoNs!!1!

Had Brienne been allowed to list all the good things Jaime had done, and pull him out of his pit of self-loathing, her tears and lack of armour would not have been an issue. Had her tears being caused by Jaime saying something other than sounded like “I have to go die with my toxic, psychotic sister rather than live with you”, when her entire character is based on a lifetime of rejection, scorn and thinking she cannot hope to be loved, her tears and lack of armour would not have been an issue.

Let’s stop complaining that shows ruin strong women because they allow them emotions and romance and sex. Let’s start worrying instead about how the need for shock and drama at all costs, and the desperate need to blindside and pull the rug out from under the audience, destroys meaningful character arcs and dynamics, spoils long awaited payoffs, and sends horrible messages, instead. 

[nochancennochoice]

“In this light she could almost be a beauty, he thought. In this light she could almost be a knight.“ - Jaime VI, ASoS.

[ayofandomthings]

Brienne: SAY IT! WHAT ARE YOU?

Jaime: *on the verge of tears* an idiot sandwich

[fawnilu]

😂😂😂

[twinge-of-cosmicangst]

Me at wide awake at 3am: So if Jaime and Brienne were sleeping together for at least two weeks how many times did he go down on her? did he go down on her during their first time? how confused was she when he went down on her for the first time how much does she know about that kind of stuff? did he go down on her the night he left for Kings landing? did she ever suck his dick?

[shipperwolf1]

op asking the important questions

[loggednightmares]

‘Don’t let it get to you’, I tell myself, as I let it get to me

[devilsbastion]

[eonbluenegative]

Can I give D&D a fucking black eye?

[closethedoorandcomehere]

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Spoilers, profanity, Jaime x Brienne. Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire. “The Last of the Starks”.

Close the Door and Come Here - 268: Game of Thrones 8x04 PODBEAN | ITUNES | STITCHER | PATREON | GOOGLE PLAY

It’s the return of Larry as the joy of Jaime and Brienne’s consummation turns into ashes in our mouths by the end of the episode. We feel as bad as Ghost looks. We have some ideas for “I’ve never” questions, and hope that Jaime can math gestation enough to not have to wonder who’s the daddy. In the midst of all of our rage, we would, however, like to point out one thing: Varys is not a merman. Confirmed. 

Close The Door And Come Here - Episode 268

featuring:  @clothospindle @ladyoftarth-posts @gdharpo @eonbluenegative, @ginmo, @guileandsubterfuge

[iamreborneverynight-deactivated]

Everyone’s reaction to episode 4

[vavaharrison]

Jaime and Brienne before the Battle of Winterfell - GoT 8.03

[sassbewitchedmyass]

“I’m not the fighter I used to be”

baby, yes the fuck you is

[lovingastory]

THEY EVEN LIFT THEIR SWORDS AT THE SAME TIME, I CAN’T.