Game of Thrones TV Thread **HBO-Purists ONLY**

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I like the young Baratheon king. Him + Rob Stark as the two kings south of the wall would be ideal, imo.

Also, with Tyrion's little play to find out who he can trust, It'd be sweet if the eunuch figured out the play and set up the old man. Fewer advisors on the small counsel the better and he prob has much more ammunition against Little Finger than he does the old man.

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I like the young Baratheon king. Him + Rob Stark as the two kings south of the wall would be ideal, imo.

Also, with Tyrion's little play to find out who he can trust, It'd be sweet if the eunuch figured out the play and set up the old man. Fewer advisors on the small counsel the better and he prob has much more ammunition against Little Finger than he does the old man.

This would indeed be interesting, but I don't think it's the case. It just doesn't seem to jive with the writing. I think we saw a "clean win" by Tyrion... we are supposed to feel a certain way about how he has solidified his power base. Sure, he won't hold that power for forever, but I don't think that we will look back later and see that he never really had it. Varys' riddle seemed to me to be him swearing (temporary) fealty to Tyrion, because he respects the play. The scene makes far less sense if Varys orchestrated it all.