Game of Thrones: Season Six

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[Hector]

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So we might not get new episodes until April or May?

This past season started on April 24, so likely into May (hopefully not later) for the next. What's to our advantage is they'll have three less eps to work on in post-production (there will only be 7 eps next year instead of the usual 10), so maybe that will assist with the timetable..

[JediJaida]

So we might not get new episodes until April or May?

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Benioff and Weiss recently said that filming for S7 will likely begin later than usual, so they can take advantage of worse weather on location, since "winter is here". So the debut air date for the season will be later than usual, as well.

[sprytel]

I read this somewhere and thought it was darn cool...

At the Red Wedding, the major murders were:
Robb Stark (crossbow)
Talisa (stabbed in gut)
Catelyn (throat slit)

The fate of the architects of the Red Wedding:
Tywin Lannister (crossbow)
Roose Bolton (stabbed in gut)
Walder Frey (throat slit)

That is some wicked symmetry.

[sprytel]

Sure, she got rid of the High Sparrow, and all of his supporters; but she also took out her daughter in law and uncle.

Um... that was kind of the point. She didn't like Margaery and Uncle Kevan too much.

[JediJaida]

I enjoyed it myself.

The one thing I didn't like was Tommen's suicide after he saw that the Sept was blown to smithereens by his shortsighted mother. Sure, she got rid of the High Sparrow, and all of his supporters; but she also took out her daughter in law and uncle. Not to mention all of the people in the neighborhood that were simply trying to live their lives.

Crazy cow.

I hope that Cersei bites the big one next season. She damages everything she touches, and doesn't feel the slightest bit of remorse for it.

I'm simply of two minds as to who gets to do the deed. Jamie, Tyrion, Arya, or one of her many, MANY enemies in King's Landing.

[ZMOQ]

Any book readers here? Just wondering what people think of the books compared to the TV series.

Just my personal opinion, the first 3 books are GREAT. If you liked the TV show, the first 3 books are a richer experience, since the reader can see what's going on in the character's heads. BUT... with book 4 (A Feast for Crows) I think George RR Martin must've lost his way. It has so many dead-ends, and Brienne's search for Sansa was just so pointless. She doesn't even find Sansa by the end of the book. Iron Islands... complete zzzzzzzz. There's more than one Iron Uncle and they spend forever to not really do anything or go anywhere.

Book 5 (A Dance With Dragons) is better, but the Dany in Meereen chapters are a slog to go through. Tyrion wanders around Essos, and gets captured by slavers and DOESN'T HOOK UP WITH DAENERYS. There's a lot of spin about a Young Griff who might be Prince Rhaegar's son Aegon... maybe? Then, in Dorne, another Prince (Quentyn, not Tristane) goers off to court Dany only to get roasted by a dragon. *sigh* wasted chapters... lots of them. At least the Reek chapters are a good read.

It might be a good thing that both books were drastically trimmed and became Season 5 of Game of Thrones.

Season 6... mind-blowing. Especially how quickly-paced it is. All that Iron Islands crap was pared down to... Psycho Iron Uncle shows up. Kills Lord Balon. Yara loses Kingsmoot to him. Theon and Yara hightail outta there. They go to Volantis for a pit stop and (quickly) get to Dany and make an alliance. Done!

I also thoroughly enjoyed how the Frey Pies were worked into the show, with the big payoff of Arya slitting Lord Walder Frey's throat. In the books, it was more leisurely paced with Frey Pies by Lord Manderly but no murdered Lord Frey or Arya doing the deed.

[cjefferys]

I'm still trying to process everything I saw, but man, the scene where Davos confronts Melisandre over the death of Shireen was powerful. Davos is a great character, and the actor portraying him does a terrific job.

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Tormund and Brienne It’s the Westeros version of Will and Grace!

Good call on that one!

[Donkey Hoatie]

So, after the bat-guano craziness that was the end of GOT Season 6, we’ve got a long 10 months of speculation before it all starts up again. I’ve given it some early thoughts, and I’d like to see the following plotlines incorporated during Season 7 to tie up loose ends and advance the storyline of all of Westeros heading north to battle the Night King in Season 8.

Jorah Mormont
When we last saw him, Daenerys explicitly ordered him to find a cure for his greyscale. Jorah spends the entirety of the season fighting with insurance companies to cover the cost of his ointments from CVS. Basically, each week he waits for another raven to come in from the insurance carrier asking him to fill out another form in triplicate. Hilarity ensues. Eventually, he discovers that his ailment is covered up north of the Wall and journeys there in search of free healthcare.

More Mormonts
Lady Lyanna Mormont (a.k.a. “Little Bear”) spends the first half of the season artfully shaming everyone in the North, the Riverlands, and the Vale for not backing Jon Snow. They all buckle under quickly because . . . well, she’s pretty good at it. Little Bear decides to capitalize on her shame tour by doubling up and selling Girl Scout cookies at the same time. Turns out the Mountain has an insatiable appetite for Thin Mints and abandons Cersei on the false promises of cases of Thin Mints north of the Wall.

Sam Gets Giddy
Now that he’s in the Citadel at Oldtown, working to become a Maester, he’s going to be spending a lot of time in the library. Eventually, he discovers the Children of the Forest Erotica section and loses himself for the next 60 years catching up on all their exploits with naked trees and mossy surfaces. Gilly and Lil’ Sam ditch him for a ride on Euron Greyjoy’s armada.

Stark Comedy
Arya starts her own prank television show where she uses her training from the House of Black and White to impersonate royalty across the seven kingdoms. Bran gets wind of what’s going on and holes up under a weirwood tree for a couple of years going back in time to watch Arya punk the likes of Littlefinger. Because of this, he totally misses the entire wight invasion. Please, no spoilers for Bran, he’ll watch the wight wars when he finds a new tree to hang out under in season 8.

Even if the writers can’t incorporate some of these storylines, I’d be up for a couple of these spinoff series:

Daario Speedwagon
A dejected, lovelorn Daario lets himself go so badly he can only be dragged in a cart behind horses. He travels throughout Essos trying to pick up easy Dothraki chicks and reminisces about the good old days when he put the "D" in Daenerys.

Tormund and Brienne
It’s the Westeros version of Will and Grace!

Wining Aloud
Olenna and Tyrion star in their own weekly talk show where they drink and pretty much just insult everyone. They invite new guests every week, so they can do it to their faces. Bronn is the moderator and joins in on the fun from time-to-time. (I would give all the money I have in the world to watch this show, for realz.)

Castaway Gendry
Turns out Gendry got lost on his rowboat on the way to King’s Landing a couple of seasons ago. He’s been spending all this time on a remote island south of Dorne. Early on, a giant sand dollar washed up on shore and he named it Hot Pie. It’s his only friend on the entire island.


On a side note, I may have an overactive imagination and little too much time on my hands. Or, I should change up some meds.

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Interesting bit from Sam's intro to the Citadel library:

http://hellogiggles.com/old-town-library-game-of-thrones-credits/

[cjefferys]

Wow, just wow. One of the best season finales ever, that was epic! And it was awesome to see R + L = J finally being confirmed in the Tower of Joy scene!

[Sideshow Spock]

One thing I was wondering about - Sansa and Jon have been reunited for awhile now.. has there been even one conversation about trying to find Arya and Bran? I know Brienne told Sansa about running into Arya, but that's been the sum total of the topic, I think..

Bran, especially being disabled and so vulnerable, you'd think it would be a top priority trying to find him..

Guess it's a moot point, with Bran at the wall and relatively near to Winterfell now.. I'm sure there'll be a S7 reunion..