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7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” - Screen Invasion 10/10/13 1:43 PM GAME OF THRONES: 7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” - Screen Invasion 10/10/13 1:43 PM MOVIES TELEVISION VIDEO GAMES MUSIC GEEK INVASION RADIO INTERVIEWS CONTESTS SPORTS WEDDING ABOUT JOIN US ← Previous Post Next Post → SEARCH THE SITE GAME OF THRONES: 7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” Search Sarah Katz March 31, 2013 Features, This Chick's Flicks, TV Game of Thrones image: © 2012 HBO. We use the phrase “out of the mouth of babes” (Psalm 8:2) to say that children are often wise beyond their years. Today, in the final post of our #GOTInvasion series, I’d like to discuss what comes from the mouths of a different kind of “babe”: the women of HBO’s Game of Thrones. From the sage words of these ladies (though, for some, I use that term extraordinarily loosely), here are 7 bits of “womanly wisdom” that are equally applicable to worlds with and without dragons, castles, knights, and servants. Heed these lessons, modern gals. You never know when one of them might come in handy… . 1. “To thine own self be true.” (Hamlet, I.iii.78) Among the many women in Game of Thrones, there are three who stay true to themselves, even though this means refusing to conform to what’s expected of the female gender. By so doing, each gains something that proves invaluable to them in their future. Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) abandoned the traditional needle of women and devoted herself to the study of dancing with her Needle. Faced with the prospect of a traditional Lady’s fate, Arya can’t imagine why she’d ever return to the needle that goes with thread… http://screeninvasion.com/2013/03/game-of-thrones-7-bits-of-womanly-wisdom/ Page 1 of 7 GAME OF THRONES: 7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” - Screen Invasion 10/10/13 1:43 PM Arya: “Can I be lord of a holdfast?” FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK Eddard: “You will marry a high lord and rule his castle, and your sons shall be knights and princes and lords.” Arya: “No. That’s not me.” [#1.4 - “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”] Screen Invasion Like You like this. …and it’s a good thing too, as her post-Ned survival is frequently due only to these skills. You and 4,317 others like Screen Invasion. Likewise, Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) prefers accessories that have offensive, as well as defensive, uses. Recognizing her strengths, Brienne chooses to dedicate her life and her sword to the greater good: “I fought for my king. Soon, I’ll fight for him on the battlefield. Die for him, if I must. And if it please you, Brienne’s enough. I’m no lady.” – Brienne [#2.3 - “What Is Dead May Never Die”] Facebook social plugin Lest you worry, ladies, that taking this path means necessarily forsaking love, take heart. Talisa Maegyr (Oona Chaplin) traded the ‘Lady’s life’ for one of service, and still manages to catch herself a kind and fine-looking king. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER [clear] . Follow @ScreenInvasion 2. Trust can be a shield or a sword—so be careful about how Follow @InvasionRadio you wield it. The wiser women of Game of Thrones know that a girl should be cautious about whom she admits to her confidence. Some believe that only blood should be permitted this intimacy… “Everyone who isn’t us is an enemy.” – Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) [#1.3 - “Lord Snow”] …while others would extend the courtesy to a larger © 2011 HBO network of familial ties… “[Petyr is] like a little brother to me, Ned. He would never betray my trust.” RECENT REVIEWS – Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley) [#1.3 - “Lord Snow”] SOUTH PARK “World War …and still others advise even greater caution: Zimmerman” Episode Recap “Don’t trust anybody. Life is safer that way.” October 09, 2013 – Shae (Sibel Kekilli) [#2.6 - “The Old Gods and the New”] ZOMBIE MASSACRE Blu-Ray Whichever advice you follow, remember this: to ignore the truism that “loose lips sink ships” is to Review needlessly place oneself at others’ mercy. And, if October 07, 2013 Game of Thrones has taught us anything, it’s that those most in need of mercy are the least likely to receive it. THE CROODS Blu-ray Review October 05, 2013 © 2012 HBO . 3. Family comes first. Betray it at your own risk. RECENT INVASIONS http://screeninvasion.com/2013/03/game-of-thrones-7-bits-of-womanly-wisdom/ Page 2 of 7 GAME OF THRONES: 7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” - Screen Invasion 10/10/13 1:43 PM Family is the only thing in Game of Thrones that is worth more than all the Gold Dragons in the Lannister vaults. SOUTH PARK “World War Zimmerman” Episode It determines nearly everything about a person, from their circumstances and status, to their allegiances and Recap future prospects. Absolutely loyalty to it is obligatory, and betrayal is punishable by unimaginable cruelties. Enter to Win the RESOLUTION Blu-ray! “I am a Khaleesi of the Dothraki! I am the wife of the great Khal and I carry his son inside me! The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands.” Podcast of SHIELD: Agents of SHIELD “The – Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) [#1.4 - “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”] Asset” Recap Additionally, siding with another family over yours will not guarantee you family-like protection from them. Not Enter to Win THE HEAT on Blu-ray! only are you are not family to them, but they’ve already seen you betray one family—why should they trust you not to do the same to them? Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) learns this unfortunate lesson when she lies about Gobbledygeek – Episode 157: This Podcast Is Arya and Nymeria for Joffrey and Cersei, only to lose Lady to Cersei’s limitless wrath. Clean 4. Do your due diligence before youyou saysay “I“I do.”do.” Explained: Every Reference in THE SIMPSONS “Treehouse of Horror” Opening by Guillermo del Toro Teresa Giudice famously said: “Happy wife, happy life.” And at least two Game of Thrones women prove her right. Unhappy with her husband since their wedding night, Cersei cuckolded and tormented Robert for the Oscar Watching: This Race Needs Some seventeen-year duration of their marriage. GRAVITY “Hated him? I worshipped him! Every girl in the Seven Kingdoms dreamed of him, This Week in Music Releases – October 8, but he was mine by oath. And when I finally saw him on our wedding day in the 2013 Sept of Baelor, lean and fierce and black-bearded, it was the happiest moment of my life. And that night, he crawled on top of me, stinking of wine, and did Enter to Win EUROPA REPORT on Blu-ray! what he did—what little he could do. And he whispered in my ear, ‘Lyanna.’ Your sister was a corpse and I was a living girl, and he loved her more than me.” Enter to Win THE WALKING DEAD Season 3 on – Cersei [#1.7 – “You Win or You Die”] Blu-ray! Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer), on the other hand, had the 411 on her new hubby (from a very inside source, no doubt), and used the knowledge to prevent disappointment and to do her best to make their time together harmonious. The 25 Best Pokémon “Do you want my brother to come in and help? He could get you started. of All Time I know he wouldn’t mind. Or I could turn over and pretend to be him. … There’s no need for us to play games. Save your lies for court. … You decide how you want to do it. With me. With me and Loras. Reasons We're However else you like. Whatever you need to do. You are a king.” Excited About the – Margaery [#2.3 - “What Is Dead May Never Die”] New Superman Film The Most Anticipated New Disney Movies The 90's Cartoons that Make You Want to Turn Back Time Best 'If You Watch It Backwards' Memes © 2012 HBO . http://screeninvasion.com/2013/03/game-of-thrones-7-bits-of-womanly-wisdom/ Page 3 of 7 GAME OF THRONES: 7 Bits of “Womanly Wisdom” - Screen Invasion 10/10/13 1:43 PM 5. Mama bears should fiercely protect their cubs… Why Duck Dynasty Is Mothering is an art, not a science—each woman has her own unique style. Yet, even the four vastly different A Fraud Game of Thrones mothers we’ve met so far—Catelyn, Cersei, Lysa, and Daenerys—can be said have two things in common: (1) Their love for their children knows no bounds or exceptions… Powered by MyLikes “Love no one but your children. On that front, a mother has no choice.” – Cersei [#2.7 - “A Man Without Honor”] …(though, frankly, Catelyn could have shown more class where Jon Snow was concerned); and (2) there is little, if anything, they wouldn’t do for their children… “[S]ometimes we go to extremes where our children are concerned.” – Cersei [#1.4 - “Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things”] …but, every umbilical cord must eventually be cut. All mothers should realize, at some point, that their children must learn to do certain things on their own—for example, feeding themselves. The wise women of Sex and the City shared sage advice about breastfeeding: Carrie: “There’s a woman in there breast-feeding a child who can chew steak.” Miranda: “You know how I feel about that: if you’re old enough to ask for it, you’re probably too old to have it.” [#1.10 - “The Baby Shower”] Lady Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie) proves the wisdom of these words, showing us that when you breastfeed your six-year-old in public, people will look at you like you’re freakin’ cray-cray.
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