![]() ![]() The Targaryens do not want the people of Westeros to forget how they cowed them into submission. Using this terrifying airborne power to spearhead their conquest, they destroyed anyone who stood in their way with the power of dragonfire. ![]() After the nation of Valyria got destroyed in the mysterious Doom, Aegon Targaryen and his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys flew to Westeros on three dragons named Balerion, Meraxes, and Vhagar. The explanation: The three-headed dragon on their sigil has a prophetic significance (head to our Game of Thrones fan theories to find out more), yet it’s also based in real Targaryen history. The hidden meaning: Do not cross them, or you’ll regret it. Sigil: A red three-headed dragon on a black field Hence their more commonly-known words: A Lannister always pays their debts. But hey, it’s a nice story that proves the cunning and trickery the Lannisters are famous for, as well as their rather ruthless ways of going about it. In reality Lann the Clever probably married a Casterly daughter and inherited the castle that way. The ensuing chaos pushed the ancient family out of their home, leaving it free for Lann the Clever to claim. A legend surrounding the Lannister’s ancestor Lann the Clever says that he released lions into Casterly Rock when it belonged to House Casterly. The lion itself takes a bit more explaining. It also nods to their seat (or family home) at Lannisport, which sits on top of a very profitable gold mine - hence their gold lion rampant (i.e. Think of this telling colour choice more as a sign of their naked ambition. The explanation: Gold and red have always been associated with royalty, yet the Lannisters have never crowned themselves kings. Blind loyalty doesn’t end well for the Starks - something that should be changing in season 7 thanks to Sansa’s new devious approach and Arya’s assassination skills. Just like Eddard Stark got beheaded for his stubborn loyalty to the Baratheons rather than adapting to the new powers that were emerging, four out of six of the direwolves are dead because they followed their masters into danger. They’re good dogs Bran… but loyalty is a double-edged sword. ![]() Like the Starks, direwolves are incredibly loyal to their masters and will attack those who threaten them - Nymeria attacked Joffrey when he was about to hit Arya, Grey Wind helped in Robb Stark’s Battle of the Whispering Woods, and Summer defended Bran from an assassin. The explanation: It doesn’t take much thinking to figure out that the white field of their sigil represents the snow of the north, and the direwolf is by far the most famous creature to come out of that frosty region. But if Lieberstein and company want to continue having a corporate presence, they did just bring back Catherine Tate for this current arc set at Sabre’s offices in Tallahassee.The hidden meaning: They’re loyal. Since Robert isn’t the branch manager, anyway, Spader may not need to be replaced. ![]() There are plans in the works for Rainn Wilson to move to a Dwight-centric spin-off at mid-season next year, and NBC may decide to have the new show simply replace the old one. Though the ratings are noticeably down this season without Carell, a ninth season – featuring some combination of the current cast (Mindy Kaling may not be back, for instance, as she has a project of her own in development) – seems a formality, considering how well it still does relative to NBC’s many other disaster areas. (I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the last few episodes, California-free, have been a bit better than most of what the show has done this season.) On occasion, he can be wryly amusing as he comments on what idiots he’s forced to work with, but more often than not, his lack of engagement sucks the life out of any scene he’s in. His Robert California was introduced last spring as a charismatic lunatic, but has mellowed considerably as a semi-regular on the show. Spader hasn’t been the biggest problem with the post-Carell version of the show, but he hasn’t been part of the solution, either. “The Office” showrunner Paul Lieberstein told Wallenstein that Spader had only wanted to do a one-season arc. Will the last one out the door at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton please turn out the light?Īs first reported by Variety’s Andrew Wallenstein, James Spader – who was brought in to give the show some star power in the wake of Steve Carell’s departure late last season – will not return to the show when it presumably returns for a ninth season. ![]()
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