This. She is a con artist to some extent; she remarks that she needs to replenish her powders etc so that she can embellish things, BUT her inner monologue tells a lot about how she does actually see things, and does have some power. She obviously makes Mance looked like Rattleshirt, and says that she'll never let anyone know how hard that is, that way people think amazing feats are but a small thing to her. She doesn't need nourishment; she makes a remark that she sometimes forgets to eat but asks for food anyways since she wants to conceal the fact that magic prevents her from needing it.
She uses the tricks to make others believe, because while she is powerful, and does see true things, she resorts to tricks to essentially strike fear into them. It is what she is trying to do for most of her chapters in ADWD; make Jon realize the very mortal danger he is in.
Thats pretty much exactly the way I feel about her character too, I actually like her and do not see her as the power hungry person that others have mentioned. I believe she really does have "good" intentions (lets please not get back on that good vs. evil shit again please) and is just willing to kill a handful to save a kingdom...similar to Stannis.
No she didn't say Robb was going to die. It was never revealed in the show what the leech burning meant. Also, Catelyn is hardly a fan favorite. If anything I would say Talisa is more of a character people like than Catelyn. Im curious if they will kill her off or if she will go back to riverrun with the blackfish.
Nah this is pretty much it exactly. She believed she always had some power but definitely used conjurers tricks/etc to keep up a front that she was more powerful than she was, but now that magic is coming back in to the world she needs her tricks less and less.
it doesnt take a genius to figure out that she meant those 3 are to die. especially since mel is known for killing people using royal blood. and once robb dies, people will also know that joffrey is next very soon.
I think Talisa is a goner if she isn't a plant. The biggest change from the shows vs. the books is Robb's wife in the show has no house connections in Westeros, but that was also her insurance in the books. In the show, she could be murdered and there would be no political implications of consequence, whereas in the book her being murdered would carry political implications and work against Tywin's plan to secure more house's loyalty to the Lannisters.
Yes, in hindsight it will be obvious what the leeches are for but if you read the unspoiled threads most people aren't sure what the leeches mean. They THINK it might be some curse or something but they aren't sure. They kinda went out of their way to NOT spoil it. Watch the show before commenting on it and this time pay attention. Actually, before you do that, read the books and try to pay attention.
Yeah, I think they will probably kill her off too. It will make the wedding even more shocking, especially important since they have cut down so much on Robb's retainers. In the books the RW starts by Robb taking some quarrels. I think they will instead start of the "festivities" with Talisa getting killed while dancing.
