Season 6 General Speculation v9

seems like another Dany heavy promo season. wonder why they feel most comfortable showing Dany's storyline in promos above all else.

I like this too. I always thought he'd be stuck there forever. In the books anyway. I guess the show can do whatever it wants. Who knows why they are outside though...hmmm

Yes, and Bran's horse picture was also in a snowy forest.

I think his cave will lose whatever magical protection it has and he'll have to flee south to escape the imminent WW invasion. Bloodraven and his minions will sacrifice themselves to ensure that Bran manages to escape.

This could work. It would also mean Max von Sydow is only needed for one season, which is smart for budget reasons. He must be very expensive.

Personally, I think they're running away from the cave, though. Bran finds something shady involving the children and/or Bloodraven and escapes to alert the world. And then they run into white walkers, who may not be the great evil the children make them out to be. That's my theory for now. (The white walker bit is supported by filming info, although we do not know what happens during the encounter).

That works too.... GRRM said we'll get to see the land of always winter so we need a POV character to take us there.

And it'll be like Frodo going to Mordor to destroy the Ring 

This. If Bran doesn't stay in his cave, then he likely goes much further North as per his dream in AGoT.

That's Meribald's (unfinished) sept, isn't it?

Well the original picture surfaced back in August when the outlaws and (I think) Ian McShane were supposed to be shooting, so I always assumed it was Meribald-related. And people said the building had seven sides?

But it's weird that it looks like that if they're filming. Dothraki were shooting around the same area so it might be for that but the landscape doesn't fit.