Game of Thrones (Season 6)

[Grouchy]

It would indeed be interesting if the Hound came back. I loved that guy.

[number8]

I suppose they never explicitly said that Robert Strong is the Mountain before last night's ep, but I figured it was rather obvious since they had Qyburn telling Cersei he's gonna bring the corpse back to life and then Qyburn suddenly shows up with a giant mysterious knight who moans like a zombie.

[Russ]

Arya left him for dead.

So...we never saw him draw his last breath? Awww, that dude is DEFINITELY coming back!!

[Scar]

So...we never saw him draw his last breath? Awww, that dude is DEFINITELY coming back!!

I sure as Hell hope so. Really like that guy.

[Spinal]

It wasn't until we cut to Sam on the ship that I remembered his storyline. His is the only one that the show hasn't caught up with the books, right? All the other ones seem to surpass the books or change significantly from them already.

Well, the Greyjoys are both behind and ahead of the books due to the way they've rearranged certain events. Theon is ahead. The other Greyjoys are behind or on a whole new path, depending on how you look at it.

[Dukefrukem]

I think there was another scene with tubes going into his arm and someone asks Qyburn how it was going with all that, etc.

I dont recall this at all. Hmm.

[Thirdmango]

Yeah Sam is still behind by my understanding. I never read the books though, I just looked up spoilers for him (a while back) because he's one of my favorites.

[DavidSeven]

Snow and the Hound back from the dead in the same season?

Hm. Would that not start making GoT feel like DC/Marvel with all these deaths that don't stick? Seems risky to undermine the one card you're willing to play over and over (taking out beloved characters) for emotional weight.

[Ezee E]

My thought behind it is that of course Cersei will pick Sir Gregor to be her opponent.

What if The Sparrows then picked Jaime to represent them in the fight? If Jaime wins, saving himself, he would in a way, be killing off his sister, fulfilling the prophecy, right?

[Dukefrukem]

Snow and the Hound back from the dead in the same season?

Hm. Would that not start making GoT feel like DC/Marvel with all these deaths that don't stick? Seems risky to undermine the one card you're willing to play over and over (taking out beloved characters) for emotional weight.

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Bringing back Ned Stark from the past!

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[Spinal]

Or [

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Bringing back Ned Stark from the past!

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I mean, as crazy as this sounds, you have to wonder where they are going with setting up the fact that Bran seems to be able to make at least some ripples when he is observing the past. Can he influence it? Change it?

[Thirdmango]

well there was one death in the book that never came back in the show so you know it was already sorta a thing.

[Spinal]

Re-watching the 3rd season and picked up this line of dialogue spoken by Melisandre to Arya that has new meaning now:

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I see a darkness in you. And in that darkness, eyes staring back at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes. Eyes you'll shut forever. We will meet again.

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I hadn't remembered this exchange. And now I wonder if she is referring to specific people? Or just a wide group of people?

It also may be a hint as to where Melisandre is going next. Or perhaps Arya.

[Ezee E]

Melisandre was on Arya's list wasn't she?

I forget why though.

Also want to know why Arya's list is shorter....

[Spinal]

Also want to know why Arya's list is shorter....

Because some died.

http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Arya_Stark

Scroll down to 'Death List'.

[Gizmo]

Melisandre was on Arya's list wasn't she?

I forget why though.

I don't think Melisandre is on the list. I don't believe they met in the books (yet), and I don't recall a reason she would be added to the list, either from their brief run-in on the show.

[Spinal]

I don't think Melisandre is on the list. I don't believe they met in the books (yet), and I don't recall a reason she would be added to the list, either from their brief run-in on the show.

According to the link above:

For a while, Arya added the Red Woman, Beric Dondarrion, and Thoros of Myr to her list, because she was upset the Brotherhood Without Banners let Melisandre take Gendry away. She later phased them out of her list, presumably because they didn't do anything remotely near what other people in the list had done.

Arya doesn't meet Melisandre in the books. At least, not thus far.

[Ezee E]

I think I looked a little much into the list, thinking that whoever was left off the list had all died (forgotten names died despite her not knowing they were dead)... Instead it's more that Arya's just young and can change her list at her own will.

[TGM]

[Ezee E]

Maybe the Khal Drogo are just that dumb as we discussed, lol.

[Grouchy]

That whole scene had a very B-movie feel to it. It was kind of cheaply shot and edited.

Great episode, though.

[Ezee E]

Yes, great episode indeed.

Really liked the handling of the three brother/sister reunions. Always neat how the creators seem to unify the episodes in some form.

[Spinal]

The first reunion was undeniably moving. But I think the Greyjoys had the best scene of the episode. Gemma Whalen is so damn good.

A lot of the other scenes seemed kind of flat to me. Lots of getting from point A to point B without much in the way of witty repartee.

[Peng]

I rarely get emotional at Game of Thrones (the last time was maybe The Red Wedding), but the Sansa/Jon reunion got me. Pretty unexpected (early in the episode and I resigned last episode that they would just barely miss each other), and so much historical/emotional weight.

If they are moving towards the endgame (as we might have two more seasons after this), I guess we will finally see some real development on Dany heading to Westeros by the end of this season at the latest? Now she has a Dothraki army.

[number8]

Maybe the Khal Drogo are just that dumb as we discussed, lol.

It's a wonder none of them ever drunkenly fell backwards while fucking and knocked over those torches.