6x01 POST-Episode Discussion (airs 24th April)

Someone posted Myles McNutt's episode article, McNutt is one of the best annalists of the show.

www.avclub.com/tvclub/game-thrones-sets-its-eyes-finish-line-experts-235779

It wasn't sending Dorne down the toilet , it the burning of the Meereen fleet that made think that D&D made a decision after season 5 to finally dump any idea of following GRRM's 'broad strokes' for Winds of Winter.
I frankly don't think, after about mid season , anything will be an adaption of Winds of Winter , there will be two totally different stories until the big dust up with the force from north of the Wall. I think the elaboration of that will be different than the books.

I doubt this for several reasons:

1. We have seen the dynamic between the Sand Snakes enough by now that them ruling by committee would be a complete disaster and they know it. They are constantly in competition with each other and they like that.

2. They are ladies of action and they would probably kill anyone who suggested they should stay still, in place at Sunspear and rule.

3. In the books they all go in different directions and that is unlikely to have changed for the show given the many actors we have heard say that people are meeting who have not met before and storylines are converging. It is simply FAR more likely that Dornish characters we know go elsewhere than that anyone comes to Dorne. Dorne is NOT a primary location or centre of significant action.


I think we will definitely see more of the Sand Snakes this season but they will NOT be in Dorne. Which means Dorne's leadership is an interesting open question.

The ship was parked in the harbour. It was not still moving. There was time for them to get on while Jaime was taking Myrcella to shore and consoling Cersei.

And Doran was not walking on his own.

The only explanation for Obara/Nym is that they left shortly after the dock scene in the finale on their own boat to follow Jaime's boat so that they could eventually kill Trystane.

They showed the establishing shot of Trystane's boat moored in Blackwater right before the scene and we're also supposed to infer that some time has passed since it got there. They snuck on board, killed Trystane and I imagine, are heading back to Dorne to join up with Ellaria/Tyene. I don't think we'll see any of those characters until later in the season once Varys arrives.

Logically, if there was a plot initiated for this coup by Ellaria and the SS last season, you'd think the easier method would be for them to poison both Myrcella and Trystane at the same time instead of having to follow the boat to kill the other one in KL. But I think it's pretty apparent they didn't have this exact result in mind while writing S5, otherwise they would have gone further down this road in last season's finale instead of course correcting in this premiere.

I don't think that would work on-screen. It's the capitalised 'Snow' which gives it meaning in the book, which would obviously not be there on screen unless you have subtitles

So far I'm getting the feeling Mel won't be the one to resurrect, well not intentionally. I don't know, but her state of mind needs to change dramatically in the next two episodes. She did already say she saw Jon fighting at winterfell so there's hope her faith is restored.

A review:

No Country for Old Women.... Har!

www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/game-of-thrones-season-premiere-recap-no-country-for-old-women-20160424

Maybe her vision of Snow will restore her faith.

Thornes scene in castle Black's hall was pretty good. I don't think all of the watch is convinced though. I think when Tormund comes with wildlings next episode some NW men might end up betraying the traitor NW men.