He probably also wanted a natural reaction from Catelyn and Jon. The scorn she showed him couldn't be faked so it helps the pretense of the secret I guess.
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Maybe, but would people really have been suspicious if she didn't act like a bitch towards Jon?
TBH, the best way to control a secret is to ensure you are the only one to know. If he tells Catelyn and it slips in conversation (say after she has wine) and one person hears it, and then its told to somebody else, etc, it will eventually find its way to Robert Baratheon who will ultimately want the baby killed.
That, and obviously, it makes for better conflict/storytelling 
I Dont know why im doing this to myself but im rewatching from the start 
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.Maybe Ned will live this time.I Dont know why im doing this to myself but im rewatching from the start
Fingers crossed.
Nothing to watch tonight
I Dont know why im doing this to myself but im rewatching from the start
I think im going to do this after the Euros especially with every show pretty much on hiatus right now
Nothing to watch tonight
Its sad, isnt it. Those 10 weeks flew by.ill let you know
He didn't trust her to keep the secret.
Catelyn was supposed to marry Ned's elder brother Brandon, but she married Ned instead after the Mad King murdered Brandon. Ned had never actually met Cat prior to marrying her and he left for war straight after consummating the marriage, he didn't know anything about her. He thought that it would be better to sacrifice his own honour than entrust such a secret to a complete stranger. As the years passed, he kept her in the dark because he didn't know what she would do if it came down to protecting her own children or Jon's identity, which was probably a good call considering what she did for her children during the war.
That's the sort of answer I was looking for! Cheers.
I may have missed it but did Brienne mention to either Jon or Sansa that she came across Arya? Seems a bit silly that she wouldn't.
She did IIRC.
I have a question - can someone please remind me why the 2 guys from the brotherhood (the man with one eye and the drunk priest) are on Arya Stark's list? They seem like good people now.
For selling Gendry to Melisandre I guess.
Ah yeah.
I just started watching it all again and it's nice when little questions are answered. It's also quite funny when you know what is coming later.
Did you notice the insane amount of foreshadowing this time around? im about 6 episodes into s1 and knowing what i know now, its like it was all there infront of me, hitting me like a train.
Yes. I feel like Bran.
Aye, they do a lot of foreshadowing in this show. The stag killing the direwolf, Jaime saying he'd rather be dead than be crippled, Theon saying he doesn't want to be considered a eunuch, Littlefinger mentions people dying on their toilets (a la Tywin), Tyrion mentions weddings among a list of terrible things like death and cities being attacked, the random guy Ramsay kills calling him bastard before we know who he is, the hound accuses Arya of trying to hide her fear "behind that face" (before she goes off to try and join a group of people who literally hide behind different faces), etc. Even this season Jaime says something about Cersei being willing to burn king's landing before she burns a significant part of it in the final episode.
There's probably a load I've missed too.
Rickon saying Shaggydog doesn't like chains was a good one.
Also Bronn kinda foreshadows Oberyn's death when he talks about how he'd fight the mountain:
"Maybe I could take him. Dance around until he's so tired of hacking at me he drops his sword, get him off his feet somehow... but one misstep, and I'm dead".
Saw this on another website but thought it was good...
Freys and Boltons getting ready to stab the Starks in the back.
We even get some accidental foreshadowing in Season 1 when Littlefinger says: ".....and you, wherever you're from. Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound? Either of you understand a thing that I'm saying?".
The making of episode 9 and 10:
Great vids @cesc's_mullet
Who's left on Arya's shit list?
cersei?
Just finished season 6. Did the same guy direct the last two episodes? Because they were unbelievably superb television, for different reasons as well. Clearly not just a one trick pony and he should do everything from now on. I'm not sure how I feel about only 13 episodes remaining but the show already feels like it is coming to an end, so I'm also glad that they're not padding it out to milk it much longer.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to lie down for a bit...
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to lie down for a bit...
Yeah, a guy named Miguel Sapochnik. Did season 5's epic "Hardhome" (WW & Wildling battle) episode as well. As well as s05e07 iirc.
Unfortunately he apparently isn't going to be doing any episodes in the next season.
Glad you liked it.
There's a series of videos out that are narrated by the actual actors (portraying the characters still), which delve into the lore a little. They're brilliant.
The one about the 'Kingsguard,' which is narrated by Jaime Lannister and (a less sweary) Bronn is really good. The end of that particular video is a reading of the Tower of Joy scene, which is just amazingly tragic. Just brilliant dialogue.
I've been thinking that the future looks a little too easy for Dany unless;
When the Night King attacks, is it possible that he might be able to control Drogon and kill the other two dragons? It would certainly level the playing field a little...
Presumably her battle versus Cresci will be a white wash - especially when you consider the thought of Jamie slaying his sister from the inside.
The Night King will be the one to watch.
I'm wondering because I have had this theory for a couple of seasons now that the Night King might be a Targaryan - maybe even the Mad King (sounds stupid but there seems to be a lot of family connections GoT so I wouldn't put it past them)
Any pointers where to find them? This looks promising
The Mad King was definitely slayed. Wasn't the Knight King created through the tree animal lady? She pierced his chest with a dragonfire knife. Maybe he can even it out with Killing a couple of Dragons. But that wouldn't be before they make tons and tons of Dragon glass weapons from their fire. I think Jaimie will kill Cerci after seeing her wildfire incident. He didn't look happy at all to see her crowned, given the collateral damage and it causing his last son to commit suicide