Bookmistress

I had wondered if it had happened at Harrenhal and Ned accidentally walked in on them, when going to visit his brother's tent for some reason - I could have sworn I remember reading in a Barristan chapter that Ashara was dishonored at Harrenhal. I could have imagined that though, it's been a while since my last reread. I'll have to search my Nook. After readers learned more about Brandon's nature, that Ashara had had a baby, and that Barristan loved Ashara and still considered Ned honorable, Brandon + Ashara made a whole lot of sense to me; she wouldn't be the first teenage girl to politely dance with the shy, quiet younger brother but decide that she really wanted the one who was brave enough to talk to her. (That would give a new dimension to Ned's "Never mention that name to me again" to Catelyn, when she felt brave enough to ask if Jon was Ashara's. Gosh, poor Ned. No, you can't have the pretty girl you danced with, but your brother can. Also, here, marry this redhead who has no idea your brother probably made the eight during their betrothal.)

Advice noted! I had a feeling something of the sort would be (uh-oh) coming up (sorry) soon. I'm sure the younger child will send himself out of the room, particularly if there's more than "characters start kissing and take off their shirts! fade tastefully to black..." involved.

Hi there! I've been binge-watching this show with my kids (we watched Season 1 of the Flash and figured we'd better find out more about this Arrow guy who keeps wandering into Central City). We just finished this episode. It's a lot of fun to watch these shows with a teen and a tween; they laugh at all the jokes and we all boo loudly when Slade or Malcolm appears onscreen. The 10-year old puts a blanket over his head whenever anyone starts kissing, though. (13-year-old: "That happens a LOT more on Arrow.") Is there a Midwesterner in the writer's room? I snorted when Deathbolt was at the intersection of Gantner and Yount (two well-known - well, here, anyway - former Milwaukee Brewers).

I thought that too, but once Varys mentioned his terrible Valyrian it made me wonder if one day he's going to misunderstand or mis-speak something more vital than "Here's money for baby food."