Official Game of Thrones Season 6 Thread

[The Mad Titan]

The White Walkers ain't negotiating shyt.

But what happens in King's Landing and the fight for the Iron Throne has always had major influence on the other stories in the show, I don't see that changing. Clearly, the main battle is headed towards King's Landing, so what's happening there matters.

Littlefinger is a wrench in the system. He could end up, either purposely or inadvertently, being the being the reason the living can't mount a real defense. Or he could scheme his way into being the one who rises from the ashes once the living win the battle. Who knows? I just know I'm interested in seeing how this all plays out.

Littlefinger is super dangerous and unchecked, I really want to know if he screws over everyone or ends up being the anti hero that saves everyone.


Also why havent the white walkers just all out attacked is the real question?

I'm hoping Jamie kills Cersei to fulfill the prophecy.

I hope he kill's her to save or in defense of Brienne somehow, maybe Cersei finds out that Jamie has feelings for Brienne and sicks the zombie on her... or at least have Brienne take out Cersei and see how jamie reacts to it.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

This is what I'm saying. I don't care how he interacts with that arc. But people are basically saying "nah, let that be separate from the White Walkers". It's puzzling as hell. How can the stakes be high when half the show doesn't even acknowledge the threat? It would kill the show for me. I'd finish watching but it would be one of the worst missteps they could make this late in the series.

Fred.

FWIW, I think all of Westeros is headed for a huge reckoning regardless of what people say in this thread. Every main arc will acknowledge that threat or get killed by it.

 

[Tasha And]

He's already had his own characters say the exact opposite, in the books and the TV series.

And this show isn't GRR Martin's any more. He hasn't actively had a hand in it for a while, so his word doesn't mean much at this point. They've changed all kinds of things he doesn't agree with. It's possible he turns the White Walkers into rational creatures that talk through their problems in the novels....or not. It would translate a hell of a lot better into written word than 15 episodes at the ass end of a TV series, anyway.

Fred.

They have taken different paths, but Geroge and the showrunners have said they will arrive at the same ending. If the novels include White Walkers with motivations beyond "I'm evil because reasons" then I doubt the show will exclude that.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

George's answer to this question is "it's magic."

The inconsistent seasons in the series sort of prevents this world from being a planet that revolves around a sun, though some academics have written papers on how it could be consistent with science. George denies all of that though.

Is this George or the TV show runners though? I read the books, it's snowing like a mutha at the end of the last book.

 

[Trav]

this has been arguably the best season especially after the let down that season 5 was

The BEST season? Out of all of them? You must have some low standards...

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Much as I admire Tolkien, and I do admire Tolkien — he’s been a huge influence on me, and his Lord of the Rings is the mountain that leans over every other fantasy written since and shaped all of modern fantasy — there are things about it, the whole concept of the Dark Lord, and good guys battling bad guys, Good versus Evil, while brilliantly handled in Tolkien, in the hands of many Tolkien successors, it has become kind of a cartoon. We don’t need any more Dark Lords, we don’t need any more, ‘Here are the good guys, they’re in white, there are the bad guys, they’re in black. And also, they’re really ugly, the bad guys.

If the series goes as you say, then it would be betraying what Martin has said about his own series.

I take that quote to mean he doesn't like purely good guys and purely bad guys so that's why he's thrown chinks in the Stark's armor and tried to humanize the Lannister's.

 

[Tasha And]

Is this George or the TV show runners though? I read the books, it's snowing like a mutha at the end of the last book.

Oh I was answering the question about the planet revolving around the sun.

The weather clearing up with the sacrifice was all show invention.

 

[Tasha And]

I take that quote to mean he doesn't like purely good guys and purely bad guys so that's why he's thrown chinks in the Stark's armor and tried to humanize the Lannister's.

And with that same ink making the main threat of the series one dimensional monster dark lords with no motivation beyond dark lording?

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

And with that same ink making the main threat of the series one dimensional monster dark lords with no motivation beyond dark lording?

I mean, what's the debate? We learned this season how the Night King was created: with the sole purpose of killing men.

 

[Chelsea Bridge]

Littlefinger is super dangerous and unchecked, I really want to know if he screws over everyone or ends up being the anti hero that saves everyone.


Also why havent the white walkers just all out attacked is the real question?




I hope he kill's her to save or in defense of Brienne somehow, maybe Cersei finds out that Jamie has feelings for Brienne and sicks the zombie on her... or at least have Brienne take out Cersei and see how jamie reacts to it.

Brienne belongs to Tormund now. Jamie might have to fight him for her .

 

[Tasha And]

I mean, what's the debate? We learned this season how the Night King was created: with the sole purpose of killing men.

But they've already defied their "sole purpose" by killing Children of the Forrest. Why? Because they are the ugly, evil dark lords he says fantasy doesn't need anymore?

I don't think that lines up with the quote but I guess we'll see.

At least this got me talking about something other than Sansa.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

But they've already defied their "sole purpose" by killing Children of the Forrest. Why? Because they are the ugly, evil dark lords he says fantasy doesn't need anymore?

I don't think that lines up with the quote but I guess we'll see.

At least this got me talking about something other than Sansa.

How does killing the children of the forest defy their sole purpose?

 

[The Mad Titan]

Brienne belongs to Tormund now. Jamie might have to fight him for her .

 

[Tasha And]

How does killing the children of the forest defy their sole purpose?

If their "sole purpose" is to kill men, where does killing other species fit into that? Or do you believe the children are men?

 

[Tasha And]

With the Brotherhood, Brienne, The Hound, and Jaimie all in the Riverlands, I think that is probably where Arya is going to end up. Could be a cool little reunion of sorts if all of their stories converge together and they head north. It would also lead Arya back to Melisandre, which would fulfill the prophecy when Mel said they would meet again. Also would lead to the Hound and Sansa reuniting.