Wait what? Didn't Shane die at the end of the movie?

John was burned, if I remember correctly, before the birth of the dragons heralded by the red comet. Daenerys had a high pain threshold attributed to her linage but she was not invulnerable to fire. It's not until the birth of the dragons, magic is re-introduced into the world and Daenerys emerges reborn in the flames. Also she's the mother of dragons not a mere "uncle of dragons":)

But I believe we will see John Snow become one of the dragon riders before the end of the story.

Faldor: Brilliant

Huh! Disney to buy Studio Ghibli in 2014
http://networkedblogs.com/LBv2K

Bigger on the inside than on the outside...

It's popular here but I'm not really into it. My younger boy sing the Icelandic song way, way too much for my taste. But to his defense, he's 3 years old.

Haha... love it

Snowflake, is your avatar a take on the Greendale Human Being?

But about Del Toro.
Sometimes I have wondered if his sense of storytelling skews more European than American. He has a strong base in Spain and to me his storytelling is grounded in myths, fables, folklore and fairy tales from Southern Europe. These stories are much more grotesque originally than the watered down versions we have come to know them as.  Visually I would place him (like his fellow Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón) more with European directos like Gilliam, Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet, but with his own horror/gothic flavour.

But I am terribly sorry for derailing the conversation... back to Van Helsing.

Edit: p.s. I'm not saying that ALL Europeans love Del Toro. He's pretty niche for most of his projects.