The answer is simple: Everyone loves a good power struggle.
This is rush competition brought to an epic level, filmed in 1080p high def. Of course we're on board. The question is, which of the great houses will end up on top? While we're no experts, we are happy to break it down for you.
House Baratheon
King Robert is like that 5th year senior still hanging around the frat house: old, fat, and rarely coherent. He took over the throne because some blonde Targaryen dude got it in with his woman. He was hot when he was young, but his story is kind of played out by now. The Baratheon's had this cool underdog thing going on, but it seems pretty clear they are sort of on the outskirts of class. They had one fearless leader who put them on the map for a while, but by the end of season 1, they partied too hard and got kicked of campus, and now they are fading quickly into obscurity. Robert's brother is trying to make a last stand with some scary lady in red, but we're like... red is so out, it's all about coral. BYE!
House Stark
The Starks pretty much behave like a chapter with a brand new charter. That is to say, they're goody-goods. They're the ultimate zip-code cutters: if you're not from the North, you're out. They're definitely rocking the exclusivity thing. A couple of the Starks have a wild streak, however, most notably the foxy Robb Stark, who finds out his dad was killed by the Lannisters, is like, "hell nah, winter is coming, bitch" and heads down south to make some heads roll. Overall, I'd say they're a good bet for domination, at least as a sovereign North. Plus, those furs are so posh. Luckily PETA doesn't have a foothold in the Seven Kingdoms.
House Lannister
They're fabulous, but they're evil. They're easily the wealthiest house in the Seven Kingdoms, which makes them pretty bo$$y. The dad, Tywin, is like this old warlord. All his kids seem to hate him, and so does everyone else. But like any good chapter president knows, with fear comes respect. Cersei was married to Robert, but she's so obsessed with herself that she only wants to boink her twin, Jamie. As it turns out, her kids aren't even Robert's rightful heirs... awkward. At this point, the Lannisters are making a major power play, and pretty much trying to take over. Unfortunately for them, their "king", Joffrey, is a 12 year old sissy with a psycho streak, probably from inbreeding, and the rest of the great houses just aren't really down. The one deviant of clan Lannister is Tyrion, a dwarf who is like that triple legacy they didn't want, but had to take. We like him because he's smart, he's funny, and he seems to get the big picture. Plus it was fun watching him slap Joffrey across the face.
House Targaryen
Daenerys is like the sophomore who got black balled freshman year, but is back with a vengeance. Her family was killed by the Baratheons, because her grandfather was an inbred psychopath who was killing everyone. She married a hot GDI, but unfortunately he died. That was a sad moment, but her luck returned when some old dragon eggs she had turned out to be the real deal. Apparently her family has some kind of super natural flame retardant skin... anyway, she's a complete badass. She's the mother of dragons, and everyone who defies her is gonna burn. We can't wait.
Those are pretty much the major players at the moment. I mean, the Greyjoys are lame social climbers who are hardly worth mentioning. And Jon Snow is a hot GDI, but he wears too much black. Personally, my money is on Daenerys. She has dragons and great highlights. What more could you need? We're also pulling for Robb Stark, but it's tricky... like that betch Cersei said, "In the Game of Thrones, you win or you die."
See you on 3/31/13 for season 3!
