I won’t be covering all the logistical elements of the theory, except to say that The World of Ice and Fire seems to have gone out of its way to suggest that Joanna and Aerys were in the same location sometime in the right window for Tyrion’s conception, and that Aerys was often said to have a thing for Joanna and to have taken” liberties” at the bedding during her wedding to Tywin. There is a terrific “Aerys + Joanna = Tyrion (A + J = T)” thread on which covers all the basics of the theory, and I highly recommend that as supplemental reading material. What we’ll be doing today is examining all of Tyrion’s personal symbolism, with a particular eye on anything that could be a clue about Tyrion’s potential Targaryen lineage. The quote you just heard from A Dance with Dragons is basically slapping us about the face with a rubber chicken that looks like a dragon, and it’s not the only one. Two more than even a Targaryen should require. Yet if the lord of cheese could be believed, the Mad King’s daughter had hatched three living dragons. It could be little, like I am.” His uncle Gerion thought that was the funniest thing he had ever heard, but his uncle Tygett said, “The last dragon died a century ago, lad.” That had seemed so monstrously unfair that the boy had cried himself to sleep that night. Once, when his uncles asked him what gift he wanted for his nameday, he begged them for a dragon. When he was still a lonely child in the depths of Casterly Rock, he oft rode dragons through the nights, pretending he was some lost Targaryen princeling, or a Valyrian dragonlord soaring high o’er fields and mountains. If I drink enough fire wine, he told himself, perhaps I’ll dream of dragons. He drained it down, and yawned, and filled it once again.
When the magister drifted off to sleep with the wine jar at his elbow, Tyrion crept across the pillows to work it loose from its fleshy prison and pour himself a cup. Why do I think this is so? Well, for a start, because of passages like this: You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter.Hello everyone and welcome! We’re experimenting with format again last time we tried a chapter-centric episode, and this time we’ll keeping the focus primarily on one character, Tyrion Lannister – who, for my money, is a Targaryen bastard, born of King Aerys II Targaryen and Joanna Lannister. Madina Papadopoulos is a New York-based freelance writer, author and regular contributor to Paste. In that same conversation with Daario, he impresses Daenerys with his wisdom. “It’s easy to confuse ‘what is’ with ‘what ought to be,’ especially when ‘what is’ has worked out in your favor.” Hizdahr eloquently and even somewhat rationally justifies the entertaining violence, and Tyrion delivers this biting remark. In Season Five, Tyrion watches the brutality of the fighting pits in Mereen. “In my experience eloquent men are right every bit as often as imbeciles.”
Tyrion stands wrongly accused of murdering Joff-even though no one could really blame him if he had-and still finds time for humor when death is in sight. “Of course it’s a joke, just not a very funny one.”
After his trial, on the prospect of death. He tries to reason with her (which he should know is pointless), and she simply replies that the war will go on for a very long time. “Every time we deal with an enemy, we create two more.”Īt the end of Season Three, Tyrion is once again trying to find common ground with Cersei. Tyrion tries to get Pod to drink as much as he does, but poor Pod just doesn’t have the stamina. True to the insult, Tyrion is able to terrify him with words alone. The two get into an altercation, and Joffrey calls him a monster. Monsters are dangerous and, just now, kings are dying like flies.”Īfter Robb Stark is murdered and Tywin Lannister announces it to the small council, Joffrey gloats, while Tyrion is more subdued. “Oh, “monster.” Perhaps you should speak to me more softly then.