In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien drew upon the language and themes found in the old Medieval hero-tales in order to construct a kind of new mythology. The brilliance of Tolkien was in his departure from the Pagan modes of conduct and morality of these old tales, his creation of a syncretistic fusion between Christian thought and Pagan language, and so his work achieved a deep resonance with all who read it.
We find this passage at the conclusion of The Return of the King:
>The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare.
Adversaries in the stories that Tolkien drew upon, Grendel, Mordred and the like, often served as obstacles that the heroes could overcome through feats of strength and cunning. Sauron is not like them. When Sauron is defeated, it is not because Aragorn is stronger than him or because Gandalf is wiser. They are not. It is only that his hubris was so great that it never occured to him that anyone would want to destroy the thing he held so dear. It is not until the final few seconds of his existence that he realises his mistake.
I think that I Am Jazz displays a similar moment. In the pictured scene, Jazz's journey to what he believes is womanhood is almost complete. He is resting after surgery, a triumphant smile on his face, his rotting groin held together by a labyrinthine patchwork of stitches and grafts. But as Eru Ilúvatar nudged Gollum over the Crack of Doom into the fires beneath, so too does the God of our world intervene in this.
>Pop!
In a second, the follies of men are undone and Jazz's crotch explodes, a meaty froth of blood and pus pouring out of the hole where his penis used to be.
Wow, I hope you are not equating the children's books of Tolkien to the adult literature of George R.R. Martin, the author of the great American novel, ‘A Feast for Crows’.
Sandor had his peace, rogue Brothers without Banners destroyed it. Something similar will happen in the books.
Everything the Elder Brother says in 'A Feast for Crows' about Sandor being at peace and finding god etc. is just his own zeal and projection. He wants Sandor to follow the same arc he went through.
I think he'll do something else. He'll fight one of Danny's dragons and die in a subversion of classical fairy tales where the knight slays the dragon.
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In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien drew upon the language and themes found in the old Medieval hero-tales in order to construct a kind of new mythology. The brilliance of Tolkien was in his departure from the Pagan modes of conduct and morality of these old tales, his creation of a syncretistic fusion between Christian thought and Pagan language, and so his work achieved a deep resonance with all who read it.
We find this passage at the conclusion of The Return of the King:
>The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare.
Adversaries in the stories that Tolkien drew upon, Grendel, Mordred and the like, often served as obstacles that the heroes could overcome through feats of strength and cunning. Sauron is not like them. When Sauron is defeated, it is not because Aragorn is stronger than him or because Gandalf is wiser. They are not. It is only that his hubris was so great that it never occured to him that anyone would want to destroy the thing he held so dear. It is not until the final few seconds of his existence that he realises his mistake.
I think that I Am Jazz displays a similar moment. In the pictured scene, Jazz's journey to what he believes is womanhood is almost complete. He is resting after surgery, a triumphant smile on his face, his rotting groin held together by a labyrinthine patchwork of stitches and grafts. But as Eru Ilúvatar nudged Gollum over the Crack of Doom into the fires beneath, so too does the God of our world intervene in this.
>Pop!
In a second, the follies of men are undone and Jazz's crotch explodes, a meaty froth of blood and pus pouring out of the hole where his penis used to be.
In that moment of blind panic and terror, Jazz is Sauron. All triumph and victory is gone. Only the Void remains.
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1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
Wow, I hope you are not equating the children's books of Tolkien to the adult literature of George R.R. Martin, the author of the great American novel, ‘A Feast for Crows’.
1 Lysis10 2019-11-27
hmmmm how do you know you're the faggot mod he's referencing? He didn't give a name.
1 CantWakeUpJPG 2019-11-27
Really makes you think, huh? 🤔
1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
The other mods are kinda honorific, like Notch on this sub.
1 Confused-Baboon 2019-11-27
Sanders just a cunt
1 bussylmao 2019-11-27
I don't know if you're queer but you're definitely a faggot.
1 Tzar-Romulus 2019-11-27
That sub was funny when it was making fun of people from r/asoiaf now they're unironically calling the show good to own the retards from r/freefolk
1 ticktockwarrior2 2019-11-27
This, and OP is king faggot. I don't even watch throneshit.
1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
If you didn't appreciate CleganeBowl, you don't deserve a television.
1 Tzar-Romulus 2019-11-27
Did they actually fight? I've only seen clips of season 8.
1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
Qyburn told Gregor to chillax, Gregor flung him out of the way and killed him with the throw.
You can see the dragon flying over head, burning everything in Kings Landing.
Sandor knocked his helmet off with a sword strike.
Gregor shoved both thumbs in Sandors eyes.
Sandor, now blind, shoulder charges him and the two of them go through a brick wall and down 100 feet into the burning rubble.
1 BroughtToYouBySprite 2019-11-27
yikes
1 Tzar-Romulus 2019-11-27
🤷 I wish they let Sandor have his peace like in the books.
1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
GRRM is setting up Cleganebowl in the books.
Sandor had his peace, rogue Brothers without Banners destroyed it. Something similar will happen in the books.
Everything the Elder Brother says in 'A Feast for Crows' about Sandor being at peace and finding god etc. is just his own zeal and projection. He wants Sandor to follow the same arc he went through.
TL:DR; CleganeBowl Confirmed - 100% - Get Hype.
1 Tzar-Romulus 2019-11-27
I think he'll do something else. He'll fight one of Danny's dragons and die in a subversion of classical fairy tales where the knight slays the dragon.
1 SandorClegane_AMA 2019-11-27
That already happened in 'A Dance With Dragons' to Quentyn Martell.
1 HodorTheDoorHolder_ 2019-11-27
It is a good show. It may not have ended the way you nerds wanted it to end but for normal people it ended pretty well.
1 DepravedMutant 2019-11-27
Game of thrones wasn't even that great at its peak
1 Dedod_2 2019-11-27
New Snappy quote?