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Game of Thrones 6.6 "Blood of My Blood" (spoiler alert) (Original Post) NewJeffCT May 2016 OP
Some Hodor GIFs & images NewJeffCT May 2016 #1
articles from the past week NewJeffCT May 2016 #2
Sunday? Already? Baitball Blogger May 2016 #3
Someone give me a spoiler. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #4
I have no idea on that one NewJeffCT May 2016 #5
Have you noticed how they never developed his backstory? Baitball Blogger May 2016 #6
He didn't have one WolverineDG May 2016 #9
yes NewJeffCT May 2016 #10
It's been a while since I read the books WolverineDG May 2016 #39
I did wonder about the Umbers delivering Rickon (and Osha) to Ramsey Ron Obvious May 2016 #7
I'm not sure where that is going NewJeffCT May 2016 #8
Battle of the bastards!?!? Yes! Cali_Democrat May 2016 #42
I hope we see more of Ramsay Bolton. Cali_Democrat May 2016 #11
now, the question is NewJeffCT May 2016 #12
We just don't need that drama... FarPoint May 2016 #36
Ick - If she was, she would drink Moon tea. Solly Mack May 2016 #47
Can't watch until later. I'll check in then. Have fun all!! Solly Mack May 2016 #13
OK NewJeffCT May 2016 #14
Interesting - they do show The Blackfish NewJeffCT May 2016 #15
We start with Meera dragging Bran NewJeffCT May 2016 #16
Looks like Benjen Stark to the rescue? NewJeffCT May 2016 #17
That was my guess as well. herding cats May 2016 #29
yep NewJeffCT May 2016 #30
So, Benjen, he essentially died too by a White Walker and revived by CoF... FarPoint May 2016 #34
That was so satisfying! herding cats May 2016 #37
Sam back in Oldtown NewJeffCT May 2016 #18
Two brown-eyed parents and a blue-eyed baby. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #25
Back to the High Sparrow NewJeffCT May 2016 #19
Margaery all scrubbed up NewJeffCT May 2016 #20
Has she fallen for the Sparrow's torture? NewJeffCT May 2016 #21
I think she's acting. She's good at it. Solly Mack May 2016 #49
Yep NewJeffCT May 2016 #22
Sam gets a spine NewJeffCT May 2016 #23
It's the only other thing besides dragon glass WolverineDG May 2016 #40
Arya blows her new kill attempt NewJeffCT May 2016 #24
Argh. Haven't gotten to that part, yet. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #26
Arya vs. the Waif will be very good. Arya is almost as good now. Oneironaut May 2016 #54
Arya has Needle back NewJeffCT May 2016 #55
Damn NewJeffCT May 2016 #27
Quite a speech to end the show NewJeffCT May 2016 #28
Oooh a dragon! Woot. Good to see you all! bettyellen May 2016 #31
lots of returning characters tonight NewJeffCT May 2016 #32
Anyone else think the Waif is Arya's real target? Godhumor May 2016 #33
I sure hope so... FarPoint May 2016 #35
She was definitely going to poison the woman, and turned around to save her life. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #38
I'm wondering if the acting troupe has a larger story line WolverineDG May 2016 #41
The whole speech about pretending to be others? Godhumor May 2016 #44
I'm watching now. Solly Mack May 2016 #43
good episode NewJeffCT May 2016 #45
It was, and he did! He looked confused and baffled. Solly Mack May 2016 #46
Or maybe he sees her turning into something that will be as unmanageable as her dragons? Baitball Blogger May 2016 #48
If he was ever hoping to control Dany then he's an idiot. Solly Mack May 2016 #50
Maybe he was realizing NewJeffCT May 2016 #51
Maybe. It matters who she weds if she becomes the Queen of all Westeros. Solly Mack May 2016 #52
The Tyrells are like, "we're really screwed now." Oneironaut May 2016 #53
Still NewJeffCT May 2016 #56
A breakdown of Bran's Visions here NewJeffCT May 2016 #57

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
9. He didn't have one
Sun May 29, 2016, 07:46 PM
May 2016

He & Osha basically disappeared from the books, apart from a vague reference by Davos as his ship passed islands known to be inhabited by cannibals & saw the remains of a recent shipwreck there.

 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
7. I did wonder about the Umbers delivering Rickon (and Osha) to Ramsey
Sun May 29, 2016, 02:37 PM
May 2016

It's been speculated that it was a false flag of some kind, where the idea was to get people inside Winterfell to open the gates when the time comes.

Watching that episode again (Nickon being delivered to Ramsey), it did strike me that the Umber's refusal to bend the knee could be interpreted that way. Osha's attempt at killing Ramsey might have been part of that as well, although that was always likely to be doomed to fail. Also, the delivering of merely the head of ShaggyDog could be misdirection as well.

Or maybe not.

I suspect we'll find out soon.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
8. I'm not sure where that is going
Sun May 29, 2016, 04:03 PM
May 2016

over the next several episodes - I do know that episode 9 is being called The Battle of the Bastards, which I assume is Ramsay vs Jon. Will the next few episodes be Jon traveling around the North and asking other families to help him against the Boltons?

FarPoint

(12,208 posts)
36. We just don't need that drama...
Sun May 29, 2016, 10:42 PM
May 2016

Too many other storylines to clean up and move forward....I hope she is not.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
47. Ick - If she was, she would drink Moon tea.
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:04 AM
May 2016

I know I would be drinking it by the gallon if Ramsay was my husband.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
15. Interesting - they do show The Blackfish
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:05 PM
May 2016

and Walder Frey in the previously on segment.

Maybe LF was being honest about The Blackfish taking back Riverrun?

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
16. We start with Meera dragging Bran
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:07 PM
May 2016

and, she's running out of gas. There has to be thousands of wights behind them. And, they're not exactly the slow moving dead...

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
30. yep
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:58 PM
May 2016

it was him!

Lots of returning characters tonight - Benjen from season 1, Walder Frey, Edmure Tully and the Blackfish from season 3. (And, Edmure also from Outlander)

FarPoint

(12,208 posts)
34. So, Benjen, he essentially died too by a White Walker and revived by CoF...
Sun May 29, 2016, 10:33 PM
May 2016

So, his watch had ended too, similar to Jon.

herding cats

(19,549 posts)
37. That was so satisfying!
Sun May 29, 2016, 11:07 PM
May 2016

I'm thrilled he was saved from becoming a white walker. Now Bran has a new power hitter on his team!

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
18. Sam back in Oldtown
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:13 PM
May 2016

warm greeting from his mother. But, his father is a real dick, if they follow the books. Great captain/soldier type, though.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
25. Two brown-eyed parents and a blue-eyed baby.
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:42 PM
May 2016

Is Sam trying to pass this baby off as his genetic son?

The baby has some blue-blood, doesn't he?

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
49. I think she's acting. She's good at it.
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:16 AM
May 2016

She's worried about Loras, for one - and she wants her family to gain control. Tommen in her pocket puts the Tyrells over the Lannisters. She convinced Tommen the faith must be upheld. Tommen banishes Jaime, more or less. Cersei goes along with it

Margaery is in charge in that marriage....making the Tyrells in charge of the 7 Kingdoms.

She also saw just how weak her brother is - and we saw how weak her father is - and who really runs the Tyrell army - Olenna Tyrell.


Still, Olenna understands how dangerous that is (giving the Sparrow any more power)....and Margaery may not.

If she's not acting then it will be Margaery causing unhappiness for the kingdom (and not Cersei) - because sooner or later people will grow tired of their vices landing them in prison. Of every little thing being a sin. Of being forced to comply with a religion.

I sense a battle of religions coming up as well.


NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
24. Arya blows her new kill attempt
Sun May 29, 2016, 09:38 PM
May 2016

on the woman in the play. She's leaving the Faceless Men and Braavos - but, the Waif is coming for her.

Oneironaut

(5,461 posts)
54. Arya vs. the Waif will be very good. Arya is almost as good now.
Mon May 30, 2016, 03:58 PM
May 2016

Neither needs light to "see" the world around them. I'm betting on Arya luring the Waif into an ambush. It's possible Jaqen already knows, and is just letting the situation reach its' natural end.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
32. lots of returning characters tonight
Sun May 29, 2016, 10:12 PM
May 2016

topped off with Drogon - but, we got Walder Frey, Edmure Tully and Benjen Stark.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
33. Anyone else think the Waif is Arya's real target?
Sun May 29, 2016, 10:27 PM
May 2016

Not quite sure how it would all work out, but between the set up, the reaction of Jaqen, her hiding in the cave instead of making an immediate run for it...I think she was told to use the play as a ruse to engage the Waif in a discrete and hidden showdown. Maybe the Waif is showing too much personality via jealousy, etc or similar.

I dunno, it just strikes me as this is a curve ball storyline.

Baitball Blogger

(46,573 posts)
38. She was definitely going to poison the woman, and turned around to save her life.
Sun May 29, 2016, 11:16 PM
May 2016

If Arya's character judgment is being tested, she passed because she realized that the woman was a talented actress and the young actress just wanted her out of the way for personal benefit. If the older actress had no other backstory, it means that Arya made a judgment call that was the right one. If the faceless ones can't value that, then, they are just plain assassins.

WolverineDG

(22,298 posts)
41. I'm wondering if the acting troupe has a larger story line
Sun May 29, 2016, 11:28 PM
May 2016

I can't imagine them hiring Richard E. Grant for just a couple of shows as a nothing character.

Godhumor

(6,437 posts)
44. The whole speech about pretending to be others?
Mon May 30, 2016, 12:22 AM
May 2016

Whole troupe are faceless men playing a part to help set the stage for the Waif showdown.

Arya acting like she is still Arya, the play purposely set up to antagonize her, all playing into the Waif believing Arya isn't one of them, not realizing she is being set up.

Next time we see these two, we'll have the parkour chase from the trailers, and, when the Waif is lying broken or somesuch, Arya will reveal that she is providing her the gift.

BOOM! Mind...blown!

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
43. I'm watching now.
Mon May 30, 2016, 12:16 AM
May 2016

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Coldhands in the form of what appears to be Benjen Stark. Or not. Haven't read the thread.

Poor Sam, Gilly and little Sam. The Tarly father is an arsehole.

The King and Queen now. Well, that Lannister child and that Tyrell woman.


The Tarly family at dinner. Awkward.

It would be nice if a white walker kills Lord Tarly - fitting even.

Seeing how Sam killed one and Lord Tarly never could.

Sam needs to buck the fuck up. Good on Lady Tarly, however.

Ha! Thank you, Sam.

Arya noting the Sansa character (in the play) saying the lines (Cersei character) behind the curtain.

Now the poison.

As an aside, give Arya a new hairstyle.

My, my, my.

She's still Arya Stark! (Yes!!!!!)

Even if she dies, she dies as herself...and that's better than as a murdering animal.

Jaime v. Sparrow now.

The Sparrow ain't dumb. Not the least bit. Which is why he needs to die. Because his kind of smart gets people killed.

We see who commands the Tyrell army don't we?

Tommen is an idiot - must be all that in-breeding.

Yep. Without striking anyone - the Sparrow won.

"The Crown" will have the people clamoring people for relief. Which serves the purpose to anyone else wanting the throne.

Gack! A Frey. I hate Freys equally as much as I hate Lannisters.

I don't like the Blackfish in the book. He holds the exact same prejudice as his idiot niece. (about Jon)

So, Jaime goes to the Riverlands afterall?

He goes there in the books.

It's not the first time the show has skipped a part in the books only to go back at another time.

And Brienne is headed that way too.....so that will put them both back in the Riverlands. (as in the books)

Yes, it's Benjen. That's nice.

So, Starks can come back.

What dragon-glass makes it can also change.

Ships, ships, ships.

Oh, sweetie - it's not yours...not even by your own family's rules. So if you really are a Targaryen then you'll follow the Targaryen line of succession.

I do love dragons though.









NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
45. good episode
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:21 AM
May 2016

though, Daario looked a bit odd when they focused on him while Dany was giving her speech.

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
50. If he was ever hoping to control Dany then he's an idiot.
Mon May 30, 2016, 08:18 AM
May 2016

She might love him but she has nurtured her thirst longer.

Tyrion and Jorah have a better chance of curbing her than Daario has.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
51. Maybe he was realizing
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:20 AM
May 2016

that while he was able to have sex with her, a woman that is going to be Queen of all of Westeros isn't going to be marrying the leader of a sellsword company?

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
52. Maybe. It matters who she weds if she becomes the Queen of all Westeros.
Mon May 30, 2016, 09:54 AM
May 2016

....and her desire to break the wheel is counter to any desire to rule.

Oneironaut

(5,461 posts)
53. The Tyrells are like, "we're really screwed now."
Mon May 30, 2016, 03:50 PM
May 2016

I'm not sure who I'm rooting for in this whole mess. I hate the Lanisters, but the High Sparrow is a pompous fraud. I guess I can just delight in the fact that the Lanisters' coup blew up in their faces.

Now the 'Mad Queen' can burn them all.

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
56. Still
Mon May 30, 2016, 07:20 PM
May 2016

The Queen of Thorns is pretty crafty, so I think she can pull something else off. But, it is interesting that Jamie is going to confront the Blackfish in the Riverlands, which takes us back to Book 5 (A Dance with Dragons) -

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