tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post5620768570665108503..comments2023-10-18T09:50:12.721-04:00Comments on Fresh-scraped Vellum - A blog devoted to historical and fantasy fiction: Where My Predictions Stand Going Into the Penultimate Episode of “Game of Thrones”Joseph Finleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-9069051586434016112016-06-20T11:22:11.891-04:002016-06-20T11:22:11.891-04:00Thanks, Joe. I'll probably watch that episode...Thanks, Joe. I'll probably watch that episode later this week. <br /><br />From my readings, I know that as late as the ACW, deep abdominal wounds were considered non-survivable except in the rarest of cases.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-69236284116380642082016-06-20T09:01:42.851-04:002016-06-20T09:01:42.851-04:00Bill - I won't spoil the episode in case you h...Bill - I won't spoil the episode in case you haven't seen it. But isn't there a saying in Westeross that "What is dead may never die"?<br /><br />By the way, I too questioned whether Arya's wounds could be so easily healed (or even healed at all). Maybe the director left the Waif get a little out of hand with that knife!Joseph Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348233611003693635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-71887622484878167882016-06-19T18:42:12.039-04:002016-06-19T18:42:12.039-04:00Regarding "Battle of the bastards", I th...Regarding "Battle of the bastards", I think Martin in his books could well have Ramsey kill Jon. The TV show I expect will not go that route, although they have killed a couple of characters that surprised me this year.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682438184679769936.post-39104905514531132322016-06-17T13:17:55.678-04:002016-06-17T13:17:55.678-04:00I tried to post this before, but it didn't app...I tried to post this before, but it didn't appear, so I'll try again.<br /><br />I pretty much agree with your observations, Joe. I suspect the writers and producers are rushing to avoid actors and actresses either aging out or moving on; a problem R. R. Martin doesn't have.<br /><br />One quibble I have is with Arya shown being stabbed in the abdomen. I doubt a wound such as depicted would be survivable before modern medicine.Billnoreply@blogger.com