It's interesting that they were involved in the slave trade.
I wonder what the Iron bank feels about the white walkers
Kinda impossible not to be involved somehow with the slave trade when it was such a big part of the economy in some places. I took it as they were indirectly involved with it though, like they probably did business with cities and people that were part of the slave trade.
Second question is interesting. No debt will be payed if a whole continent gets whipped out by the army of the dead. But then again, Westeros isn't even the Iron Bank's main client, Essos is bigger, is rich in trading goods and has a whole bunch of cities and markets.
If Jon Snow went to ask them for money (for men and resources) he would probably get the
because he's not a safe bet.
When did they say this? Seems silly for them to think Stannis would've been able to afford to pay that given how much the crown owed.
People are filling in the gaps themselves to defend this "Iron Bank always gets their money back" line the show is selling. All Tyrion said was that they fund your enemies if you don't pay. Seems like a terrible unsustainable lending system.
The crown is the one that owes the IB money. If Stannis got to be King and have a prosperous reign, like Davos sold them on, he would inherit that debt. I have no idea if the show made that clear though, but if you go by how they work in the books (which is still cannon):
The Iron Bank of Braavos is the most powerful banking institution in the known world, richer and more powerful than the banks of all the other eight Free Cities combined, and with a fearsome reputation when collecting debts. When princes or kings default on their debts or are foolish enough not to honor their agreements with the Iron Bank, new princes and kings appear with the Iron Bank's support. These new princes and kings then honor the previous debt along with paying back the money the bank loaned them in claiming their new power, lest they suffer the same fate as their predecessors. "The Iron Bank will have its due" is a common saying among Braavosi, almost as common as the saying "A Lannister always pays his debts" is in Westeros
I do agree the Iron Bank hasn't been well explained nor shown how important/dangerous they are on the show. We just have to "trust" what every character tells us about them and how every single one - including Tywinn fukking Lannister - is shooked about them. If that's not enough for you I understand but it's really not that big of deal
Didn't she tell Arya that they would meet again after she bought Gendry?
I've started to get used to the fact that Arya might not make it till the end but I'd be damned if fukking Melisandre is the cause of her death
