Spoiler-Fest: Game of Thrones S6

I'm psyched.

Can we talk about the rumors?

 

I enjoyed all 5 seasons, pumped for the 6th.

I enjoyed it more the second time around having just watched all episodes again.

I've started the books but never seem to get very far. Sorry...I'm late to the game, I'll get there eventually.

One of things I can say about viewing it versus reading it was the relief I felt when Jon Snow died. I didn't like his character at all. I found it hard to sympathize or care about him. Maybe in the books he's more likable? I'm certainly not interested in his looks which they go on and on about. ??

But now I hear rumors he will come back, and be revealed as the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Wouldn't he have white hair and not black if that were true?

Any predictions on this?

 

The other part of the rumor is that Tyrion is the son of Aerys Targaryen and Joanna Lannister.

 

I'm just hoping for a giant fleet of ticked off Ironborn to drop anchor off Merleen...and maybe tangle with another fleet of slave soldiers. But I'm probably hoping for too much.

 

One of the world building aspects I find lacking in the episodes is the non-presence of farmers working the fields on screen.

Winter is coming and yet soldiers are more worried about drinking and sharpening their swords. Daenerys conquers cities surrounded by desert. Not much food to be had there. The Warden of the North rules vast knobs of nearly frozen sod. Farms are shown abandoned due to wildling raiders.

The few farms they highlighted, were pillaged by Lanister soldiers or even The Hound. The high council talks about grain stores but nobody is shown doing any real work.

I think it would make more sense to portray soldiers as part time farmers or fisherman like the Vikings were rather than just loafing about waiting to pick the legs off of spiders.

 

Arya must be set to play an important role in future episodes. I found the faceless god a little confusing. Is it a real god or is it black magic? I got this vibe from the Lord of Light also. As if there are many false gods that are actually demons?

I think Arya stopped being a child when Ned's head was chopped off. I wonder more about her brother Bran Stark. I didn't understand why he had to go to the giant tree. Is the tree one of the old gods? Hmm, too many questions.

 

When that happened in the books, I had the feeling it was leading up to some kind of massive pack being led by her around the time of the final battle with the White Walkers, or some other battle. In the books, the growing pack, roaming the wild, was mentioned a time or two during narrative focused on Westeros.

 

Truth. Except I'm not sure I'll read book 6. After all, I'll know how Martin originally intended the story to end by then and I'm no longer so invested in the world that I want to read every word. And as I'm not watching the show either, I'll be eagerly following this thread to find out what happens

 

The Melisandre reveal was satisfying and more. This was the first time I felt a solidness to the magic in GRRM's world. There are of course other examples of magical events and effects, but they have seemed hazy, abstract, vague in comparison. M.'s reveal brought home the reality of the depth and power of magic in that world for me.

 

This new episode was quite weak - only a handful of moments made it interesting. I know GoT tends to start by resolving cliff-hangers from previous seasons, but this was mostly unsatisfying and bleak. Bright moments were the Melisandre's reveal, Sansa's scene and the Dorne. Daenerys has become utterly boring - I was kinda happy with the outcome of her scene. I was disappointed in the lack of Tyrion. He is the sole reason I am still watching this show. He and the drama at King's Landing.

 

if both rumors are true...Tyrion and John Snow would be half brothers. Isn't it rumored that Ned took John as his, when he was really Ned's sister's and Aerys Targaryen?

Hmm, no posts from the first episode? Not that good or is everyone just busy?