Game of Thrones (TV Series, Season 6)
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chuckroNow completely off the book-drawn map because GRRM took deadline lessons from Douglas Adams, Westeros continues to be a really shitty place to live.
Hella SPOILERS
I think Sansa finally catching up to Jon was the first time we’ve had two Starks in the same place since season 2. And they set the stage for Arya and Bran to find their way back to them, as well. Shame about Rickon, but really, they had nothing for him to do besides die to show that Starks are still allowed to die. They do rather lack in named-character manpower at the moment, but at least they’ll have three dragonsteel swords to use on the white walkers.
It’s clear that, whether or not Martin ever gets around to finishing the books, the showrunners have plans to wrap up the goddamn series and tie up the loose ends. They kill off a bunch of characters very quickly (Alexander Siddig was wasted in his role) including everyone in Dorne we had any sympathy for. Then, after a short break to wrap up a bunch of plotlines, they kill off just about everyone in King’s Landing.
Cersei and her murdergolem get a slow start, which was a massively poor decision on her part: Had she popped the High Sparrow’s head like a grape early in the season, she’d have been much, much better off. The wildfire explosion was brilliant, but while I’m sure killing most of the Tyrells felt good, it made another enemy who really just wants her dead. (And was likely the inciting factor in Tommon’s suicide.) Dany remembers she has a superpower and shows off once again that, despite being kind shitty at ruling, she’s very, very good at conquering. Marjory died the way she lived: The smartest person in the room.
Poor Hodor. The stable-time-loop nature of the sequence makes you wonder if Martin had that planned out from the start. (Notes I’ve found online, at least, claim that was the case.)
This season actually ends a lot of hanging threads and sets us up for only three really likely ending scenarios (in descending order of likelihood): Dany wins, Jon/the Starks win, or the Night King wins. There are various mini-bosses left (Uncle Greyjoy, the Brotherhood, Littlefinger), but at this point, most of the major players are aligned. Dany will roll right over Cersei (whose assets at this point are Jamie, a barely-loyal decimated army, and a criminally-underutilized murdergolem).
If anyone survives the series finale, my money is on (in approximate order): Bronn, Pod, Varys, Bran, Sansa, and Tyrion. The odds are even at best on anyone else.
We also finally got a resolution I’ve wanted for a long time (“Arya stabs a dude”), with the promise of more.
Overall: I appreciate that they have a clear and set end to this and the series is going to resolve the story. So many shows (and books) get into “go on forever” mode and just keep spinning out new plotlines. At this point, someone will definitively win the Game of Thrones.
Hella SPOILERS
I think Sansa finally catching up to Jon was the first time we’ve had two Starks in the same place since season 2. And they set the stage for Arya and Bran to find their way back to them, as well. Shame about Rickon, but really, they had nothing for him to do besides die to show that Starks are still allowed to die. They do rather lack in named-character manpower at the moment, but at least they’ll have three dragonsteel swords to use on the white walkers.
It’s clear that, whether or not Martin ever gets around to finishing the books, the showrunners have plans to wrap up the goddamn series and tie up the loose ends. They kill off a bunch of characters very quickly (Alexander Siddig was wasted in his role) including everyone in Dorne we had any sympathy for. Then, after a short break to wrap up a bunch of plotlines, they kill off just about everyone in King’s Landing.
Cersei and her murdergolem get a slow start, which was a massively poor decision on her part: Had she popped the High Sparrow’s head like a grape early in the season, she’d have been much, much better off. The wildfire explosion was brilliant, but while I’m sure killing most of the Tyrells felt good, it made another enemy who really just wants her dead. (And was likely the inciting factor in Tommon’s suicide.) Dany remembers she has a superpower and shows off once again that, despite being kind shitty at ruling, she’s very, very good at conquering. Marjory died the way she lived: The smartest person in the room.
Poor Hodor. The stable-time-loop nature of the sequence makes you wonder if Martin had that planned out from the start. (Notes I’ve found online, at least, claim that was the case.)
This season actually ends a lot of hanging threads and sets us up for only three really likely ending scenarios (in descending order of likelihood): Dany wins, Jon/the Starks win, or the Night King wins. There are various mini-bosses left (Uncle Greyjoy, the Brotherhood, Littlefinger), but at this point, most of the major players are aligned. Dany will roll right over Cersei (whose assets at this point are Jamie, a barely-loyal decimated army, and a criminally-underutilized murdergolem).
If anyone survives the series finale, my money is on (in approximate order): Bronn, Pod, Varys, Bran, Sansa, and Tyrion. The odds are even at best on anyone else.
We also finally got a resolution I’ve wanted for a long time (“Arya stabs a dude”), with the promise of more.
Overall: I appreciate that they have a clear and set end to this and the series is going to resolve the story. So many shows (and books) get into “go on forever” mode and just keep spinning out new plotlines. At this point, someone will definitively win the Game of Thrones.
