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Originally Posted by vixticator
Like, one reason I may not have thought Ned was going to die aside from being the main character was the identity of Jon's mother. At this point I don't believe it'll ever be known.
Yes you do. You even said it yourself later on in the same post:
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Originally Posted by vixticator
There's essentially no wasted frame.
Do you honestly think the conversation between Ned and Jon and the conversation between King Robert and Ned in S1E2 were both wasted dialogue?
Especially the one with Ned and the King. Ned lost his honor after being married only a couple of years? The he goes out of his way to protect his mistress's identity ("you never told anyone what she looked like" ... "nor will I"), and on top of it all, he brings the bastard home to Cat knowing she'll go ape **** over him.
I'm practically convinced that Jon's mother is Ned's sister. There was a ton of discussion about this in the big thread. The reason I believe it is because of how Raegar Targaryen is described with contradiction. We hear stories about how he kidnapped Ned's sister, and even King Robert bitches about how she belonged with him. But then later on in S3, Barriston Selmy calls Raegar "the nicest guy he ever knew." And we all know how honorable Selmy is. Plus, there's no motive for him to be lying in that context.
I don't think Ned's sister was kidnapped. I think they ran off together and had Jon together.