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EccoRaven
Aug 15, 2004

there is only one hell:
the one we live in now

Previous thread

Welcome back to everyone's favorite show they hate.

:siren: Season 6 of Game of Thrones premiers on HBO on April 24, 9pm EDT. :siren:
It should be on HBO Go (and HBO Now) near-instantaneously regardless of time zone.

This thread is SPOILER-FREE. To the best of your abilities DON'T TALK ABOUT BOOKS OR LEAKS IN THIS THREAD (ha ha ha ha ha ha). There's little book material left but still, nobody loving cares that your favorite character from the books is a total chump in the show, or something happened differently than you imagined it in your head from repeatedly reading the same book for a decade. If you can't help yourself, then go to the:

SPOILER THREAD

Just like last year, the first few episodes of the season have apparently already leaked. Obviously they're all :filez: so don't bother asking for them here. But more importantly, remember the spoiler rule from the TV IV Standards and Practices:

quote:

SPOILER RULES: Are you talking about something that's already aired in an episode on the East Coast? Then you don't need spoiler tags. Are you talking about something that you only saw in a preview, or a commercial, or due to a leaked ANYTHING? Then you need spoiler tags. Casting information is not a spoiler. Unless it obviously IS a spoiler, like a recurring character that was presumed dead or something coming back. Honestly, just use common sense.
So spoiler tags on any talk of what you illegally watched for the next couple of weeks, please. Or just keep it in the spoiler thread, which is an entire thread just for spoilers. In fact please go there instead.

If you're absolutely dying to know what happens in the books vs. the show, those questions can be sent by PM to They know their stuff.
NOTE I DON'T THOUGH, PLEASE PM QUESTIONS TO THOSE PEOPLE NOT ME.

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Previously on Game of Thrones:
Dany went on a trip. Jon learned the true meaning of friendship. Sansa and Theon went skydiving. Bronn loves da bad poussey. Stannis had duty done to him. Cersei got a new haircut. And a long time ago Bran made friends with a tree.


Character Sheet

"The Story So Far": A Refresher Video

    Glossary

  • Andals – The primary people of Westeros
  • The Blackwater – A large river flowing from the Westerlands until it meets the sea at King's Landing
  • The Brotherhood Without Banners – A troupe of bandits harrying Lannister forces in the Riverlands
  • Children of the Forest – An extinct supernatural race that previously inhabited the North.
  • The Citadel – The headquarters and school for the Maesters.
  • City Watch – The organisation responsible for keeping the peace in King's Landing
  • Crannogmen – The isolationist people that live in the swamps of the Neck.
  • D&D - Dungeons and Dragons, a popular game for emotionally-stunted shut-ins. Also a great way to identify butthurt bookreaders itt.
  • Dorne – The lands governed by House Martell, traditionally isolationist from the rest of the Seven Kingdoms
  • The Dothraki – A tribe of warriors renowned for their skill at horse-riding
  • The Drowned God – The primary God worshipped by the Ironmen
  • Essos – The eastern continent across the Narrow Sea
  • The Faceless Men – A league of assassins from Braavos
  • The First Men – The humans that settled the North.
  • Ironmen – The inhabitants of the Iron Islands, famed for their ships and pillaging tendencies
  • The Kingsguard – An order of seven knights who dedicate their lives in service of protecting the King
  • The Maesters – An organisation of learned men, identified by the chains around their neck
  • The Night's Watch – The organisation responsible for guarding the Wall
  • The Old Gods – The nameless Gods worshipped by the northmen
  • R'hollor – The Lord of Light, a deity primarily worshipped in the Free Cities of Essos
  • The Red Priests – The collection of monks that worship R'hllor
  • Sept – A temple of the Seven
  • The Seven – The most popular faith in Westeros, the seven Gods are: the Father, the Mother, the Smith, the Maiden, the Warrior, the Crone and the Stranger
  • Slaver's Bay – A trio of cities in Essos known for being the prime players in the slave trade
  • Small Council – The body of advisors to the King that aids him in running the realm
  • The Unsullied – A legion of slave soldiers that have been castrated and trained to ensure absolute obedience
  • Valar Morghulis – Traditional greeting in High Valyrian, literally means "All Men Must Die"
  • Valyria – The original homeland of the Targaryen dynasty
  • Weirwood – A white tree with blood red leaves, a place of worship to the Old Gods
  • The White Book - aka The Book of Brothers. A ponderous tome filled with the 300-year history of every member of the Kingsguard
  • Wights – Raised corpses controlled by the White Walkers, impervious to all harm save fire
  • Wildfire – A dangerous liquid that catches alight when exposed to air
  • The White Walkers – Mysterious creatures who live north of the Wall, highly dangerous
  • Wildlings – The unorganised savages who live north of the Wall


Maps of Westeros and Essos (click to embiggen)



(that last map by theMountainGoat and Tear, modified by EccoRaven)

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Useful Resources

HBO viewer's guide:
http://viewers-guide.hbo.com/

TV IV Spoiler Thread:
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3756252

A Song of Ice and Fire book thread (ALSO SPOILERS):
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3422738

Westeros Forums (wiki contains spoilers!!!):
http://asoiaf.westeros.org/

Show-only wiki (still fills in lots of blanks using the books):
http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/

History and Lore of Westeros: Season 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw1iUfzBQpQ

History and Lore of Westeros: Season 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBhBNuP6z0M

History and Lore of Westeros: Season 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1PNREn_Fw

History and Lore of Westeros: Season 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKmevtvThos

History and Lore of Westeros: Season 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzWo97BBeOs

The Rains of Castamere (The National) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozVcbIc5yWI
The Rains of Castamere (Sigur Rós) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3QW8PVyyNM

The Bear and the Maiden Fair (The Hold Steady) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3b7fZIT0nk
The Bear and the Maiden Fair (:kimchi: version) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARfQtFKQtZo

Mountain vs. The Red Viper comic.

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Thread History (h/t In It For the Tank)

Season 1: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Hiatus - Spoiler - Ned Head Redemption - Early Episode 7 Thread
Season 2: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Hiatus - Spoiler - Shadow Baby
Season 3: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Hiatus - Spoiler - Dracarys - The Red Wedding
Season 4: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - Hiatus - Spoiler - The Purple Wedding - White Walkerpalooza - IN LIKE THIS
All of Season 5 - Spoiler - Winter Comes - Fried Baratheon

EccoRaven fucked around with this message at 07:56 on May 3, 2016

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EccoRaven
Aug 15, 2004

there is only one hell:
the one we live in now
<reserved for whatever I need idk>

CrazyLoon
Aug 10, 2015

"..."
Nice new OP, nice links, can't wait for both the tits and whine to overflow.

Hexel
Nov 18, 2011




That new season smell :parrot:

teacup
Dec 20, 2006

= M I L K E R S =
Why lie about leaks when they aren't out :( I can't even succeed at being an illegal downloader! HOW AM I GOING TO GET MY SPOILERS SLIGHTLY EARLIER THAN EVERYONE ELSE

Kevyn
Mar 5, 2003

I just want to smile. Just once. I'd like to just, one time, go to Disney World and smile like the other boys and girls.
I thought this episode was garbage personally.

Raxivace
Sep 9, 2014

So any last minute theories y'all want to share?

Jean Eric Burn
Nov 10, 2007

People lying about leaks is just the next generation's "I' m gay".

Shimrra Jamaane
Aug 10, 2007

Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.
It's going to be interesting straddling the line between serious watching and hate watching this season.

Apoplexy
Mar 9, 2003

by Shine
So I guess the spoilers thread gets 'IT'S JUST TITS AND DRAGONS!'?

Dancer
May 23, 2011
Looking forward to the Sansa plot. Her current male companion doesn't have a penis so things are looking up! :V

AbstractNapper
Jun 5, 2011

I can help
I am guessing this is not the final season. How many more are planned for the story to conclude?

Lycus
Aug 5, 2008

Half the posters in this forum have been made up. This website is a goddamn ghost town.

AbstractNapper posted:

I am guessing this is not the final season. How many more are planned for the story to conclude?

Last we heard, 8 seasons total, and the last two seasons might be shorter than 10 episodes.

CrazyLoon
Aug 10, 2015

"..."
I can't wait for Bran to melt minds and make people cry bullshit personally.

ukle
Nov 28, 2005

Jean Eric Burn posted:

People lying about leaks is just the next generation's "I' m gay".

It leaked, but via an idiot at HBO online putting it up a day early. No torrents etc for it though which is slightly surprising given it was available for a few hours.

Kaiju Cage Match
Nov 5, 2012




I just learned the Titan of Braavos has lovingly sculpted balls

:nws:http://i.imgur.com/e0sJL87.png:nws:

CrazyLoon
Aug 10, 2015

"..."

Kaiju Cage Match posted:

I just learned the Titan of Braavos has lovingly sculpted balls

:nws:http://i.imgur.com/e0sJL87.png:nws:

gently caress yes, and I bet he pisses wildfire onto any hostile ships trying to pass below him!

Harveygod
Jan 4, 2014

YEEAAH HEH HEH HEEEHH

YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN

THIS TRASH WAR AIN'T GONNA SOLVE ITSELF YA KNOW

Kaiju Cage Match posted:

I just learned the Titan of Braavos has lovingly sculpted balls

:nws:http://i.imgur.com/e0sJL87.png:nws:

Next season, Danny and Broan (Bron and Bran post-fusion dance) drive the Titan into Westeros by playing "Bear and the Maiden Fair" like in Ghostbusters II.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

So will it be this season or next that Bran is taller than the Mountain?

vanity slug
Jul 20, 2010

I can't wait to see what crazy things Bran has been up to!

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Can't wait for them to drag the Jon is dead/alive for half the season like Glenn is Walking Dead.

Then have a flashback that the watch actually stabbed a dumpster.

CrazyLoon
Aug 10, 2015

"..."

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

Then have a flashback that the watch actually stabbed a dumpster.

Actually, that's how the first ep should start:

"For the watch!" *Alliser unceremoniously dumps Jon's corpse into the dumpster*

C-Euro
Mar 20, 2010

:science:
Soiled Meat

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

Can't wait for them to drag the Jon is dead/alive for half the season like Glenn is Walking Dead.

This but you know they will do it for the whole season. And if he does end up coming back they won't do it at the end of this season but at the beginning of next season to gently caress with people.

Xanderkish
Aug 10, 2011

Hello!
I mean, he was seen on set this season so unless that was some false-flag operation or they're going to make crazy edits in the editing room, he's probably going to show up in at least this season.

Deakul
Apr 2, 2012

PAM PA RAM

PAM PAM PARAAAAM!

can't wait for jon to be lady stoneheart

McSpanky
Jan 16, 2005






Xanderkish posted:

I mean, he was seen on set this season so unless that was some false-flag operation or they're going to make crazy edits in the editing room, he's probably going to show up in at least this season.

Flashbacks/dreams/imaginary sequences. :pranke:

Max
Nov 30, 2002

Will there be a modern band incorporated into this show this season? I've always liked the way they handle those.

George Kansas
Sep 1, 2008

preface all my posts with this
Something new that's happening this season is that HBO is getting some of the ex-Grantland people they picked up to do a Talking Dead-like post-show discussion called "After the Thrones." It's online only though, on Go and Now, and will be available on Monday instead of directly after.

I like the people doing the show but sometimes GoT is slow enough that I wonder if it really deserves a show like this.

Slugworth
Feb 18, 2001

If two grown men can't make a pervert happy for a few minutes in order to watch a film about zombies, then maybe we should all just move to Iran!

BottleKnight posted:

I like the people doing the show but sometimes GoT is slow enough that I wonder if it really deserves a show like this.
.... the implication being that Walking Dead does??

Jean Eric Burn
Nov 10, 2007

A GoT talk show should just be called "The Kings Speech".

Xanderkish
Aug 10, 2011

Hello!

Jean Eric Burn posted:

A GoT talk show should just be called "The Kings Speech".

For Game of Thrones, this would only be appropriate if whomever hosts the show is stabbed to death before the end of the episode.

Deakul
Apr 2, 2012

PAM PA RAM

PAM PAM PARAAAAM!

Xanderkish posted:

For Game of thrones, this should only be appropriate if whomever hosts the show is stabbed before the end of the episode.

Please be Chris Hardwick.

Josh Lyman
May 24, 2009


Did anyone do the official HBO sponsored scavenger hunt in San Francisco earlier this week? My friends are doing the one in Atlanta today.

William Bear
Oct 26, 2012

"That's what they all say!"

Raxivace posted:

So any last minute theories y'all want to share?

People who went to the premiere said that the first episode has some shocking twists. My guess:

Melisandre sacrifices herself to resurrect Jon Snow.

Hexel
Nov 18, 2011




BottleKnight posted:

Something new that's happening this season is that HBO is getting some of the ex-Grantland people they picked up to do a Talking Dead-like post-show discussion called "After the Thrones." It's online only though, on Go and Now, and will be available on Monday instead of directly after.

I like the people doing the show but sometimes GoT is slow enough that I wonder if it really deserves a show like this.

They're gonna lose 3/4 their audience by not having it directly after :ughh:

Boris Galerkin
Dec 17, 2011

I don't understand why I can't harass people online. Seriously, somebody please explain why I shouldn't be allowed to stalk others on social media!
Any bets on what accent little finger will have this season?

Hexel
Nov 18, 2011




Boris Galerkin posted:

Any bets on what accent little finger will have this season?

cockney

Happy Noodle Boy
Jul 3, 2002


Boris Galerkin posted:

Any bets on what accent little finger will have this season?

South Baltimore.

Zotix
Aug 14, 2011



Game of Thrones Season 6 Goon League created.

http://fantasora.com/league/374/join?passcode=goons

Password: goons

Basically fantasy football for GoT nerds. Draft is tonight at 6pm EST, 5 central.

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A Neurotic Jew
Feb 17, 2012

by exmarx
I think its probably an uncontroversial thing to say that I didn't like last season as much as previous seasons. Is there any indication from the showrunners that they are aware of some of the flaws of last year and that the show could be super good again? that would be rad.

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