Game of Thrones: Season Six

[Sideshow Spock]

SPOILERS



I think last nite's ep was my favorite of the season so far. Loved the emotional reunion of Sansa and Jon.. so weird in that it was essentially the first scene the two characters have ever had together! Just speaks to how much we have invested in the Starks and all they've been through..

Wild final scene with Dani and the Dothraki. Glad that things will be moving on from there now...

[Sideshow Spock]

I don't think it is in the show, but in the books they make a big deal over and over about guest rights. In Westeros, if your host gives you bread and salt, then the laws of hospitality apply and you have a sacred agreement that you won't hurt each other during your stay.

It's in the show too, I remember it being mentioned a couple times leading up to the wedding. And the bread and salt is shown prominently in this scene where Rob tries to mend fences with Frey..

[Bruce Banner]

You'll also enjoy the Purple Wedding.

[sprytel]

To me, the Red Wedding is an epic achievement in storytelling. Even after establishing that they are not afraid to kill off characters, it comes as such a sucker punch.

I don't think it is in the show, but in the books they make a big deal over and over about guest rights. In Westeros, if your host gives you bread and salt, then the laws of hospitality apply and you have a sacred agreement that you won't hurt each other during your stay. Cat makes a big point of making sure they break bread together as soon as they arrive at the castle, just to be sure everyone is cool. So when it all goes down, I remember the additional disbelief of... "No, they couldn't have... they ate bread and salt..." Like somehow it was a force field, instead of just a well-accepted custom.

[Hector]

I'm going to watch the season 3 finale this evening...getting ready for season four.

I'd say in about two weeks...I'll be discussing season six with you guys here...

Wow...just got through watching season 3 episode nine...The Rains of Castamere episode...holy mother of god...did NOT see that coming, wow, what a sad and brutal event...still reeling from watching that...more shocking to me than any Walking Dead episode.

As sad and brutally shocking as this was...

*SPOILERS TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EPISODES AND PLAN TO DO SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE*

...it was Robb Stark's bad decision not to marry any of Lord Walder Frey's daughters and granddaughters. Bad move....as the whole point of nobility is to honor your promises...that got him, his wife, and mother murdered.

Catelyn and a pregnant Talisa getting butchered like that...such viciousness, wow, hardcore, man.

I now know what you guys said about Roose Bolton...man, what a treacherous weasel...I want him dead soooo badly.

Poor young Arya Stark...she was about to be reunited with her mom and brother, what a friggin crying shame...poor wolf too.

What's up with Jon Snow abandoning Ygritte like that...he better man up in the finale...

Fantastic stuff!

[JediJaida]

It's a blast all right....sometimes literally.

[Hector]

Remember, I'm halfway into season 3...so please bear with my old news here, lol. Can't wait to catch up so I can discuss current events.

Those three little dragons are friggin awesome, I want one as a pet, lol.

Daenerys Targaryen...I love her, she's a baddass! She started as a meek and timid abused sister...and now she has a fearsome army. Loved how she pretended not to understand nor speak the language...she sure showed that jackass how it's done...loved how she commanded the little fire-breathing mofo to smoke that fool...what a great moment...




Tyrion Lannister is equally as shrewd...




Littlefinger and Varys, what a couple of two-faced snakes...



Man, can't believe I didn't watch this from the beginning...it's now my favorite TV show...

[cjefferys]

I am hoping that there is a point to introducing the "Iron Islands Kingsmoot" into the show. Those chapters were among the most boring ones in the book A Feast for Crows. The book itself was pretty meandering, almost to the point of being pointless. It wasn't terribly interesting for Brienne and Pod to wander around the Riverlands aimlessly and even that was more interesting than any chapter about the Iron Islands.

The most recent episode of the show has the feel that the Iron Islands was shoe-horned into the script. All of a sudden, Euron Greyjoy shows up and Balon constantly addresses him as "brother". It's just weird, and doesn't feel like that storyline was pre-planned or organically developed.

I am really hoping that the addition of the iron Islands Kingsmoot isn't just a way to pad the show so it can drag on for more seasons than necessary. In general, I approve of the "cut the fat" approach that Benioff/Weiss have been using. I am crossing my fingers that they're not being pushed to add the fat back in.

Yeah, at this point I'd figured that the show had jettisoned the whole Kingsmoot part of the story (and rightly so, as I agree that it was a pretty boring part of the books) so I was surprised to see it finally show up. I'm thinking it might be a way of padding the show a bit so this season doesn't get too far ahead of the books.

Very cool seeing the Tower of Joy show up in Bran's flashback. It will be interesting to see if this leads to the reveal of a very popular speculation of book readers.

[Sideshow Spock]

SNL this week.. SPOILER?

[palitoy]

Agreed, but I could do without the repetitious dialogue between Bran and the 3 eyed Raven, namely all the, "Nooo, why did you bring me back", "You can't stay too long", "I don't want to be here", "You must learn", stuff. Seems like they had the same conversation last nite after flashing back as they did in the previous ep(s)..

Yeah, I did kind of notice that as well but it's only happened twice and clearly setting something up.

[Sideshow Spock]

I'm digging the flash backs this season, makes Bran more interesting.

Agreed, but I could do without the repetitious dialogue between Bran and the 3 eyed Raven, namely all the, "Nooo, why did you bring me back", "You can't stay too long", "I don't want to be here", "You must learn", stuff. Seems like they had the same conversation last nite after flashing back as they did in the previous ep(s)..

[palitoy]

I'm digging the flash backs this season, makes Bran more interesting.

[Hector]

I'm on season 3...catching up...

[Sideshow Spock]

I am hoping that there is a point to introducing the "Iron Islands Kingsmoot" into the show.

Me too. I've never been a fan of the Greyjoys or their storyline, but maybe the Kingsmoot will liven things up a bit..

http://www.tvguide.com/news/game-of-thrones-kingsmoot-yara-greyjoy-euron-theon-gemma-whelan/

[ZMOQ]

I am hoping that there is a point to introducing the "Iron Islands Kingsmoot" into the show. Those chapters were among the most boring ones in the book A Feast for Crows. The book itself was pretty meandering, almost to the point of being pointless. It wasn't terribly interesting for Brienne and Pod to wander around the Riverlands aimlessly and even that was more interesting than any chapter about the Iron Islands.

The most recent episode of the show has the feel that the Iron Islands was shoe-horned into the script. All of a sudden, Euron Greyjoy shows up and Balon constantly addresses him as "brother". It's just weird, and doesn't feel like that storyline was pre-planned or organically developed.

I am really hoping that the addition of the iron Islands Kingsmoot isn't just a way to pad the show so it can drag on for more seasons than necessary. In general, I approve of the "cut the fat" approach that Benioff/Weiss have been using. I am crossing my fingers that they're not being pushed to add the fat back in.