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DISCUSSION: Game of Thrones (s06e01)
9 years ago
Just finished watching Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 01.
I have to say... I'm very impressed. Strong start, and it really gave us a tiny picture of where everyone left off.
Beyond this point, there be spoilers!
So just a little discussion on where you think everything is headed. Ideas down below!
For me, predictions...
1. Castle Black is going to be a major flashpoint. There are a lot of story elements culminating together around Castle Black and The Wall. Sansa & Brienne will be going to the wall, then there's the mutiny at the wall, and of course there's The Others.
2. Melisandre (the Red Witch) is revealed as being as ancient as was hinted. Apparently she's many centuries old, and has been a disciple of R'hllor for all that time. R'hllor has been shown to be a god of lies, with the Lightbringer that she made being false. Her predictions about Stannis being false. And now we see that her beauty is even false. That R'hllor's power doesn't extend her youth, merely covers up her age. I think that the final scene is foreshadowing. Melisandre is tired of being the champion of a lying god and is ready to shed his influence from her. I believe that she will be a reformed character, and will give her life using R'hllor's power to do something at Castle Black (I think she will find a way to bring Jon Snow back, and the cost will be her life.) The preachers of R'hllor in Meereen sort-of hints that there might be more to see of R'hllor in the future.
3. The Aria story arc, as far as I can tell, is the only one that's still behind the books. So I don't have much to say there.
4. Tyrion and Varys .. not much to say there. They're keeping it together while Jorah and whassisname go after Daenerys, who's being taken to Vaes Dothrak. No surprise there. I actually predicted that one. And of course they'll save her and bring her back to the city, probably after Drogon murders the entire Dothraki horde.
5. Probably the most interesting part of S06E01 was the coup in Dorne. I was thinking that Doran Martell would have to try and keep Dorne and the rest of the kingdom from going to war, but they pretty much killed off that entire bloodline, meaning that Oberyn's family (the SandSnakes) should now become heirs to Dorne. They blame the Lannisters for all kinds of bad stuff, and now they also have killed Myrcella, so the Lannisters now hate them in return. I think there's pretty-much a 100% chance that there will be an enormous war between Dorne and the crown. This war might just be the culmination of season 6, which will leave The Wall for the series finale.
The question is - where will Daenerys and Aria fit into this? Also - what's going on with Sam? I kinda forget where we left off with him.
Anyway - those are my predictions. Thoughts below!
I have to say... I'm very impressed. Strong start, and it really gave us a tiny picture of where everyone left off.
Beyond this point, there be spoilers!
So just a little discussion on where you think everything is headed. Ideas down below!
For me, predictions...
1. Castle Black is going to be a major flashpoint. There are a lot of story elements culminating together around Castle Black and The Wall. Sansa & Brienne will be going to the wall, then there's the mutiny at the wall, and of course there's The Others.
2. Melisandre (the Red Witch) is revealed as being as ancient as was hinted. Apparently she's many centuries old, and has been a disciple of R'hllor for all that time. R'hllor has been shown to be a god of lies, with the Lightbringer that she made being false. Her predictions about Stannis being false. And now we see that her beauty is even false. That R'hllor's power doesn't extend her youth, merely covers up her age. I think that the final scene is foreshadowing. Melisandre is tired of being the champion of a lying god and is ready to shed his influence from her. I believe that she will be a reformed character, and will give her life using R'hllor's power to do something at Castle Black (I think she will find a way to bring Jon Snow back, and the cost will be her life.) The preachers of R'hllor in Meereen sort-of hints that there might be more to see of R'hllor in the future.
3. The Aria story arc, as far as I can tell, is the only one that's still behind the books. So I don't have much to say there.
4. Tyrion and Varys .. not much to say there. They're keeping it together while Jorah and whassisname go after Daenerys, who's being taken to Vaes Dothrak. No surprise there. I actually predicted that one. And of course they'll save her and bring her back to the city, probably after Drogon murders the entire Dothraki horde.
5. Probably the most interesting part of S06E01 was the coup in Dorne. I was thinking that Doran Martell would have to try and keep Dorne and the rest of the kingdom from going to war, but they pretty much killed off that entire bloodline, meaning that Oberyn's family (the SandSnakes) should now become heirs to Dorne. They blame the Lannisters for all kinds of bad stuff, and now they also have killed Myrcella, so the Lannisters now hate them in return. I think there's pretty-much a 100% chance that there will be an enormous war between Dorne and the crown. This war might just be the culmination of season 6, which will leave The Wall for the series finale.
The question is - where will Daenerys and Aria fit into this? Also - what's going on with Sam? I kinda forget where we left off with him.
Anyway - those are my predictions. Thoughts below!
4. I find this a little odd that Martin is using this plot device again. It's the same reason she fled the horde after having her devil baby. With no khal to guard her, she'd be sent to that old-woman-preserve.
5. Yeah I did not see that coming, but from reading the books this hasn't happened yet. Also I thought the way the black guard went down was lame. I don't mind that he got stabbed in the back, but they could have had a great fight scene between him and the three sand sisters, him fighting them all off getting nickled and dimed to death on small cuts and poison.
4. Eh. It can only go a couple ways without going completely off the rails. Either she'll be saved by her human friends, Drogon... or maybe she'll use her skills at inspiring slaves to rise against their masters (she's done this many times before) to get the Dothraki slaves to take down the horse lords. I'm not sure if they'll have enough time to have another slave rebellion in the 19 episodes that remain with all the other stuff that they'll need to cram in there.
5. The thing is... with a fight between Dorne and Westeros, the conclusion is already set. I mean.. its so predictable that its hardly worth doing. The viewers have no emotional investment in the SandSnakes, so Dorne will lose. But I bet one of them will assassinate King Tommen and fulfill the final bit of the witch's prophecy. That could be interesting, especially if the Sparrows break Margaery and turn her into some kind of zealot, since she'll be The Queen.
Much potential in this story. Its too bad that its ending so soon.
But yeah you're right. Sam is one of the few storylines that have not yet caught back up to where the books left off.