• Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Because there is no in-fiction reason why that would be the case. Dragons aren’t realistic, but not losing weight is internally inconsistent with the rules of the world as presented to us.

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      12 days ago

      John Snow regularly gives his best buddy his extra rolls because he has a gluten allergy.

      Boom, explained.

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        12 days ago

        And it would be good if they showed something like that on screen. Shows Jon as a kind friend, if a little too soft.

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        12 days ago

        I don’t have any context to know if that works here or not, but either way, relying on headcanon to explain the primary text is a hallmark of sloppy writing.