Gotta be Mountain vs Oberyn, but could be something like Jaime vs Trant. I could see Jaime offering to stand for Tyrion then Cersei having a heart attack and forcing Jaime out of it. That could happen through Tywin saying that if Mountain is picked, then Oberyn will step up. I think all the Lannisters would be okay with this. Tywin wouldn't super care if either wins, Jaime would be fine with it, and Cersei would probably come to terms with having the so-called baddest man in Westeros try to kill her brother. Of course, Oberyn will win, and we should get an epic Cersei meltdown
Beyond that, I am very confused about what's going on with Stannis. From a plot perspective, if he has to crush some fools. Way too much time and importance has been given to him, and if he sails on KL, he kinda has to win this time. It would be really terrible writing to just have him lose again. Also it's clear that he has the true king's blood and some true magic power behind him, so having him on the throne might make more sense than otherwise. However, he's a lobster and the story would suffer greatly having his uncharismatic self sitting on the throne.
I feel like something really whack has to happen. Perhaps something that make Stannis not take the throne, but also not lose an attempt at taking the throne. But I don't see how. Part of me thinks that we could be in for a Lannister slaughter. Like the entire house getting wiped out before the end of the season. From a plot perspective, that certainly can be done. I'm not sure it's a good idea, but the story has too many superfluous characters and the Lannisters, while great TV, can be eliminated while the integrity of the story remains
I mean, how else are the writers supposed to fix the Stannis the problem? Could that involve fixing the "Tywin problem"? Like if Stannis invades KL, he has to sack it this time, so where does that take Tywin? Does he retreat? I just don't see that working. I think there is foreshadowing for a possible connection between LF/Tyrells/Iron Bank, which means that they could side with Stannis. Maybe this would make for the Lannisters retreating to Frey territory and somehow getting the Martels to engage from the South. I think one way they can get that is by making the Trial by Combat on location, so they all ride out to where Mountain is stationed, but right as they're away from KL, it gets sacked by Stannis. This would allow for the Stannis arc to go where it absolutely has to while making the Lannisters fighting back from outside plausible.
The Greyjoy storyline needs to die. Seriously, you could wipe out every single Theon scene from the beginning of the show, and GoT would have lost nothing. The Iron Islands are stupid and serve no purpose. I've been holding out for some sign that being Ironborn matters for something deeper or that Theon is under some crazy arc like he'll eventually become a Drowned God priest and save half the continent or something, but none of that appears to be coming. At this point, the Iron Islands should sink into the sea. It is just a waste of time.
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