HBO's Game of Thrones season 6 discussion thread- airing 4/24/16 (No book spoilers)

[Childs]

Nah , i believe we still have not seen the last of those magnificent fire bewbies!

What if we only get to see the old bewbies from now on???

 

[Ichinisan]

Ok this is bugging the hell out of me. this was one of the first comments in this thread for the finale episode. I read all the subsequent pages trying to figure it out but to no avail...

Two sets of boobs???

Margaery and ?????

Margery and...the woman Arya killed and took the face from?

 

[MongGrel]

*Looks at watch*

March is a ways off...

 

[poofyhairguy]

One thing that makes a little more sense after the last episode is the Arya in Braavos plotline. It is obvious now she went there to learn how to swap faces, now both she and her bro (Bran) have their own form of magic.

What isn't explained is why when she used that power for revenge previously it blinded her, while now there is no penalty for use.

That and Jaqen letting her walk don't really have a logical answer, unless what the Many Faced God always wanted was an Arya murdering highborns in Westeros and the whole blindness thing was a test to see if she had the guts to go through with such a mission even if it cost her dearly.

 

[Udgnim]

One thing that makes a little more sense after the last episode is the Arya in Braavos plotline. It is obvious now she went there to learn how to swap faces, now both she and her bro (Bran) have their own form of magic.

What isn't explained is why when she used that power for revenge previously it blinded her, while now there is no penalty for use.

That and Jaqen letting her walk don't really have a logical answer, unless what the Many Faced God always wanted was an Arya murdering highborns in Westeros and the whole blindness thing was a test to see if she had the guts to go through with such a mission even if it cost her dearly.

there's a theory that the Iron Bank of Braavos has ties with the Faceless Men

 

[Ertaz]

there's a theory that the Iron Bank of Braavos has ties with the Faceless Men

Makes sense. Alternate theories present that Jaqen is the faceless god himself and her role is part of the war of winter...

 

[K1052]

"But, House Mormont remembers. The North remembers! We know no King but the King of the North whose name is Stark. I don't care if he's a bastard. Ned Stark's blood runs through his veins. He's my king–from this day until his last day."

It was great to see Littlefinger's ambitions derailed by a 10 year old girl.

 

[Artorias]

When Tywin speaks you listen, Westeros is going to be up shits creek when everything is dusted and settled and the Iron Bank of Bravos comes knocking.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

When Tywin speaks you listen, Westeros is going to be up shits creek when everything is dusted and settled and the Iron Bank of Bravos comes knocking.

If the white walkers win, they're not going to pay. If Dany wins, she'll have dragons and won't need to pay. If anyone else wins there might not be anything left to pay with. The Iron Bank will probably have to write off Westeros entirely and be more careful with their future investments.

 

[JEDI]

She's not dead.

never said she was dead.
but she probably wont be around for a while.

now the chance for the red priestess from mareen to get more screen time and show us her talents

 

[Artorias]

If the white walkers win, they're not going to pay. If Dany wins, she'll have dragons and won't need to pay. If anyone else wins there might not be anything left to pay with. The Iron Bank will probably have to write off Westeros entirely and be more careful with their future investments.

They don't strike me as people who don't know what their doing, they might play more of an importance in the books than the show but I got this feeling from Tywin' dialogue a few seasons back that they hold all the chips no matter who has what.

 

[JEDI]

8-9 hours of high quality final footage in a year is a huge demand and the cracks have been showing. I'd much rather have a few fewer episodes if it means that they're less rushed, contain less needless padding (Arya's arc..) and are more ambitious.

well, scratch the idea of extending GoT.
series creator said this the day after season6 finale aired:

"It’s two more seasons we’re talking about," Benioff said. "From pretty close to the beginning, we talked about doing this in 70 to 75 hours, and that’s what we’ll end up with. Call it 73 for now. What Dan [Weiss] says is really true, but it’s not just trying not to outstay your welcome. We’re trying to tell one cohesive story with a beginning, middle and end."


so we're at eps 60.
he's aiming at 73 total (13 eps more till series finale).
but at most 75 will be the max.

 

[desura]

Jaime is on her hit list?

He did attempt to murder her brother, leaving him paralyzed.

I never got why people think Jamie is remotely good after that.

Predictions moving forward.

Jon Snow and Danaeries meet at some point (duh).

Bran makes his way back to Winterfel.

Jamie and Cersi end up dying together in some suicide pact. Or, one kills the other in a fit of rage and then commits suicide.

Dathraki hordes march against white walkers neatly cancelling each out.

Little finger is killed when he is too clever by half on one of his plots.

White walkers assimilate Jon Snow but it's like a Matrix thing where he destroys them from the inside once assimilated.

Arya kills a bunch of people and makes it to the end of the show gleefully assassinating enemies of the realm.

 

[poofyhairguy]

well, scratch the idea of extending GoT.
series creator said this the day after season6 finale aired:

"It’s two more seasons we’re talking about," Benioff said. "From pretty close to the beginning, we talked about doing this in 70 to 75 hours, and that’s what we’ll end up with. Call it 73 for now. What Dan [Weiss] says is really true, but it’s not just trying not to outstay your welcome. We’re trying to tell one cohesive story with a beginning, middle and end."

Good for them to have some integrity and not letting this show run itself into the ground.

That means expect a spinoff/prequel in three years though.

 

[Fingolfin269]

I enjoyed the episode for the most part though did have some issues. Teleportation is lame but I've come to grips with it. I think what bugs me the most is the wildfire part. What a cheesy way to wipe out half of what has been dramatic in this show for the past... year? I mean look at Loras. Dude was a bad ass swordsman. "The Knight of Flowers"! He gets tossed into religious prison for being gay and lying about it. Gets who knows what done to him (torture?) for some ridiculous amount of (non-teleportation option open to him) time. Gets to trial, admits fault, gets hard core marked/branded (which was made out to be such a big deal to us), and then they all just get burned up in holy fire anyway.

So was that whole religious takeover arc that they spent hours of screen time on really meant to remind us that Cersei is basically evil?

 

[Jaepheth]

I wonder if Danny's fleet will pick up Gendry and his rowboat on their way to Westeros.

 

[Ertaz]

I wonder if Danny's fleet will pick up Gendry and his rowboat on their way to Westeros.

My man has been boating for a while.

 

[Sonikku]

 

[MongGrel]

Good for them to have some integrity and not letting this show run itself into the ground.

That means expect a spinoff/prequel in three years though.

Seems is might be out of character with them, has HBO ever done a spinoff ?

I personally do not recall any off hand.

They usually just move onto other projects.

 

[MongGrel]

My man has been boating for a while.

I doubt his Blacksmith skills have gone up much out on the ocean there, but he might have hit land awhile back, maybe.

 

[poofyhairguy]

So was that whole religious takeover arc that they spent hours of screen time on really meant to remind us that Cersei is basically evil?

Mostly it ended the alliance between the Lannisters and the Tyrells. Oh and it ended their legitimate claim to the throne.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Mostly it ended the alliance between the Lannisters and the Tyrells. Oh and it ended their legitimate claim to the throne.

Sure but Tommen is young and (was) in good health. Lannisters ruled before the fire and still rule after. Only difference is Cersei is down yet another (and final) child.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Good for them to have some integrity and not letting this show run itself into the ground.

That means expect a spinoff/prequel in three years though.

The show is not going to run itself into the ground, the writers have already accomplished that.

As for the timeline, that's not really their choice. The series has had a ticking clock right from the get go, winter was coming and the army of the undead was coming with it. Everything has played out with that in mind, we know (even if all the characters don't) that there's a sense of urgency for the humans to get their squabbles settled so that they could face the bigger threat.

And given the death count, they need to wrap this up quickly before they run out of characters and the finale is Gendry eventually rowing his way to shore only to find everyone else is gone.

And now that I've said that, I actually like that ending. Jon and Dany unite, Tyrion is revealed as a Targaryen and those three are the dragon riders. They lead the humans in an epic battle against the undead and everyone dies except Arya and Gendry. He gets to shore, she assassinates him, fade to black.

 

[Ichinisan]

Seems is might be out of character with them, has HBO ever done a spinoff ?

I personally do not recall any off hand.

They usually just move onto other projects.

"After the Thrones," I guess.

Entourage movie. Sex and the City movie. Probably some others.

Maybe "The Pacific" as a spinoff from Band of Brothers. (not really)

 

[Fingolfin269]

A spin off about Gendry on the high seas would be pretty sweet. And budget friendly.