Arrow: Who Is Prometheus?

         Since the arrival of the new dark masked archer named Prometheus I have been wracking my brain as to his identity (or even her!). One theory seems insane but I want to put it forward.

Copy Cat

       What if Prometheus is Tommy Merlyn? But he's dead! I know but come on... we know by now that there are loop holes in the super hero universe. So maybe someone resurrected Tommy for some nefarious purpose and trained him to be a killer in which case there's a bigger conspiracy afoot but we won't go into that this blog post. Tommy would definitely have cause to hate Oliver and want revenge: he kinda stole Laurel, he lied about his past and of being the Arrow. Even though they were sort of reconciled in season 1 before he died perhaps Tommy was brain washed or his memories were manipulated and twisted to make Oliver seem like a hated enemy.

I was drunk when I tried to kiss you once.
Don't make it weird, big bro

        Another possible candidate is probably someone we've never met but from Oliver's time with the Bratva. We know Oliver did some shady stuff for a lot of people and secret organizations that turned him into a cynical killing machine. But I like Tommy for a candidate because season 5 is feeling like season 1 and given Oliver is going through a rough time trying to build a new team as well as new bridges it would be perfect for a ghost from his past would come back to really rattle him. It would also be nice for Thea to finally reconnect with her other older brother (though probably it would be seriously awkward because she tried to kiss him that one time not knowing that he was her half-brother). But they could bond on how horrible a dad Malcolm Merlyn is.

Who wouldn't want to see this cute ghost again?

     Whether he's a familiar face or a new player it'll be a blast from the past for Oliver that will probably be a good way to help him open up and bond with his new team. 

Agnets of SHIELD: The Supernatural vs Science Fiction

The Spirit of Vengeance rides again

          I have to say I'm glad Marvel is getting into their more mystical element such as the Dr. Strange film and Ghost Rider being on Agents of SHIELD. It was getting kind of boring with just plain aliens and science fiction. Things we can look forward to:

Aww just two emo leather clad youths seeking redemption

     Coming face to face with the supernatural presents more of a challenge for SHIELD that is so used to dealing with threats not from earth. For them it's unexplored territory. You can say they've been spoiled by aliens that it wasn't a surprise when Daisy met Robbie and instantly thought he was an inhuman. She's still skeptical about the whole "selling your soul to the Devil" but I think she'll come around. Simmons also is on unfamiliar ground. She's used to science holding the answer but when it comes to the mystical there are no clear answers. Given those vengeful spirits on the prowl FitzSimmons may have to do some research into the box that held them for so long because that strange rare metal may hold the key to defeating future supernatural threats. 

Should we call the Ghost Busters for back up?

      The supernatural threat also comes at the worst time where Inhumans are being targeted by hate groups and even certain politicians are trying to wipe them out based on hatred and fear. It ups the stakes where now the supernaturals will be lumped in with the Inhumans which would be disastrous because mystical beings aren't easily contained by the same laws of physics as mutants or enhanced individuals. However, that doesn't mean they can't be contained. It just means Coulson and his team will have to get more creative.  

This guy is kinda hot. Literally!

      I also don't believe Daisy and Robbie are done riding together. Next episode shows Robbie getting captured by SHIELD but by the look of his glowing red eyes it doesn't seem like that box will be enough to hold that demon of his. Eventually Daisy will be captured by SHIELD and Robbie may help bust her out or the new Director may offer her a deal and they'll meet up again. I don't want to call Ghost Rider Daisy's new love interest though I won't deny they have some chemistry. Daisy doesn't seem ready to let herself love again just yet because she's so haunted by guilt over Lincoln's death.   

Game of Thrones "WHAT IF": Rhaegar & Lyanna Had Lived?

            Been watching some videos on YouTube on "What If" scenarios of Game of Thrones and since I've done something similar for The Vampire Diaries I thought I'd do at least one or two for one of my all time favorite shows that has so many what if/could have been scenarios. So... What if Rhaegar and Lyanna didn't die but lived?

Romance gets in the way of politics

The Story...

           Okay NOW it's officially known that Jon Snow is actually the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen. How their affair started may have been at the Tourney of Harrenhall where Rhaegar crowned Lyanna the Queen of Love and Beauty instead of his wife, Elia Martell at the time. About a year or so later Rhaegar reportedly abducted Lyanna Stark which kick started Robert Baratheon's rebellion. Rhaegar and Lyanna were missing for at least 8 months for the entire rebellion but what if Rhaegar had emerged sooner once he heard that Lyanna's brash big brother Bran was being held prisoner by the Mad King?

This is what happens when men think with
that lower head

Bran Spared & a Stark Queen?

         Rhaegar was beloved by the people of Westeros who would have most likely forgiven him for abducting Lyanna but the Starks would have been a different story. However, Rhaegar cared about Lyanna so much that he would have spared her hot head brother. But what about the Mad King? Rhaegar most likely had a plan to have his father abdicate either forcing him off the throne or some one (most likely Dorne) assassinate him so he could take the throne like everyone wanted him to. Rhaegar would have revealed that he had secretly married Lyanna and since Targaryens have practiced polygamy before it would have been legit. I don't think Elia would have minded either because she was completely devoted to Rhaegar and would have supported him. Elia and Rhaegar were close enough that I wouldn't doubt that he told her about the prophecy and that "the dragon needs 3 heads" thing. Since Elia couldn't bare anymore of Rhaegar's children she would have welcomed a second Queen. Dorne may have grumbled but Elia would give her full support to her husband and Dorne wouldn't try anything like try and assassinate Lyanna.

Robert would have ruined it for everyone

Baratheon Rebellion

        Given Robert's infamous temper I doubt he would have taken the stealing of his bride (the woman he was obsessed with) lying down. He still would have called in his banners but he wouldn't have had the support because Ned would have stood by his sister and if she asked Ned to stay out of Robert's Rebellion then he would have. However, Ned would have pled mercy for his best friend to his new brother-in-law and Robert would have been probably sent to the Wall to become a Man of the Night's Watch, leaving Stannis as the new Lord of Storm's End. 

Tywin would probably be in a better mood if Rhaegar had lived

The Lannisters?

       Always one to plan for every scenario I have no doubt that Tywin would have supported Rhaegar, a much more competent king that he could work for. Not sure he would have been made the Hand of the King but it's safe to say that Rhaegar would have asked Tywin to fill that role. Possibly Tywin would have asked for Jaime to quit the King's Guard but he would have said no leaving him and Cersei apart (so no twin-cest). Still Tywin would have tried to tie himself to the Targaryen Dynasty by proposing his daughter Cersei to the Prince Viserys or even his dwarf son Tyrion to Rhaegar's daughter though I doubt the second proposal would have been granted. To keep Tywin on his good side, Rhaegar would have given him Viserys as a husband for Cersei or any other marriage he desired so long as it didn't make Tywin too powerful.

Jon would probably still end up King

Prince Jon?

       Lyanna died in childbirth and that probably still would have happened but it wouldn't have been in the Tower of Joy. It most likely would have happened in a nice birthing chamber with the best royal midwives and maesters to give Lyanna aid. Jon or as many have speculated Jaeharyes would have been the second prince of the 7 Kingdoms after his older brother Prince Aegon. Jon still would have also had a dire wolf as a gift from his uncle Ned who probably would have married Ashara Dayne (or maybe I don't know, that one's up for grabs). Prince Jon would have grown up legitimate, learning to fight, loved by his parents and had a loving family. Either Jon would have married his aunt Daenerys or his older sister Rhaenys (though most likely she would have married her brother Aegon because he's the oldest boy). OR! Jon and Aegon would have both married Rhaenys in some new unorthodox tradition because the White Walkers were coming and there were 3 Dragons needed to help fight them so Rhaegar would have attempted this new tradition. 

Poor Daenerys would have suffered...

Princess Daenerys & Prince Viserys Married?

       Because it was tradition for Targaryens to marry their siblings and that Rhaegar was already married with 2 children of his own, once Daenerys was born she would have likely been a bride for her older brother Viserys. He would have still been abusive as hell and Daenerys would probably not be the badass, confident queen we know her as today. They probably would have also had children. The first one perhaps would still have been deformed (because that's a pattern with Targaryens because of the constant incest) but she would have had more pregnancies and so more living children. 

We still would have gotten this epic fight scene!

The White Walkers

        The White Walkers would be a more prominent threat and perhaps more attention would have been focused on preparing for war with them. However, they wouldn't have dragons as an advantage because Daenerys gets them when she's exiled in Essos. Though I believe with uniting the 7 Kingdoms Rhaegar could have mustered some forces to help stop them but... would they have the Three Eyed Raven? Blood Raven would have probably sent some messages to someone in the Targaryen family about the things they needed to defeat the White Walkers and perhaps the Children of the Forest would have survived a bit longer to help fight before becoming extinct completely. Still there would have been no Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb or Rikon. 

Melisandre wouldn't have that much influence over Rhaegar

The Red God

      Thoros of Myr and Melisandre are so far the only presences of the one "true" god. They were sent in hopes of converting King Robert to their fire religion but failed. Would they have failed with Rhaegar? The red religion is fire-based and the Targaryens are obsessed with fire. Rhaegar probably would have converted but wouldn't have forced anyone else to or he may not have converted but wouldn't allow the red priests and priestesses to commit the horrors that Melisandre had been committing the last few seasons, burning non-believers and children. But they have some kind of magic and Rhaegar would have enlisted their help in the fight against the White Walkers. 

If only they had lived!

     So things would be entirely different from the path we are currently on. As much as I would have loved for Jon to have been raised a prince it would have robbed us of the dragons and Daenerys being awesome. Though Ned would definitely be alive so that's a plus (not a big one but I loved Ned!).