6x06 POST-Episode Discussion (airs 29th May)

You want him murdered, I want him... nevermind.

But honestly, he was a bit douchey, but way nicer than I thought he would be...?

I actually didn't feel any hate towards the pretty boy Dick-on. He's just an ignorant fool. It's hard to hate anyone as much as Randyll though at that table... man he was a serious commanding presence in that room and menacing. I'm so glad they found the perfect actor for the part even if we don't see him again for awhile (maybe not even until next season?) ...

They seemed to have toned down Dickon on the show. If I remember correctly how Sam described him in the books he was a bully just like Dad. At least on the show he was polite to Sam while talking about hunting. 

That was what I was expecting to see, too, but with the exception of his ignorant comment about the WWs, he seemed almost... polite? As @envie said, not what we expected to see as book-readers.
Do you guys still remember what Sam said about his brother way back in S1? I need to rewatch that.

I didn't find Dickon douchey at all. He made an ignorant comment about WWs, sure, but if I were to tell people today I'd killed a dragon or unicorn or something they'd probably scoff at me too. The White Walkers have faded into myth, haven't been seen for thousands of years. No wonder he is sceptical. And he otherwise seemed pretty nice to his brother

You're right of course, but I still hate him. Must be leftover book hatred that I can't put aside.

And his name is Dickon.  Sheesh GRRM!  Even though I did not find him that bad in the show (hard to judge him by a couple of lines) but given what a hard ass Randyll is and how Sam was treated, I could see why Dickon seems more like Dad than Mom.

"The dead don't rest"?

Nope, nothing about a gate. He says they'll be waiting when he finds his way to the world of men. It's interesting that Benjen is draining the blood from the rabbit into a container. Is he a vampire now? Is that why he didn't come back to the Watch?

Oh, and have we been discussing Benjen's epic weapons anywhere that I've missed?

Oh, and I guess now is as good a time as any to gloat about the fact that I was right about Bran replacing Bloodraven as the new Three Eyed Raven.

Dan and Dave talk a bit (in the inside-the-episode video) about how The Three Eyed Raven is not even a real human in many ways and that would explain the "I've been waiting a thousand years" remark for sure. The 'power' is passed from one individual to the next as a legacy. I would think as long as he's been around, the Night King would know that too though and that killing him would just pass it on to Bran. Maybe he thinks Bran is an easier target to get to being crippled and with only Meera now to protect him. He's definitely not counting on Benjen's help though so that's something. 

As for Benjen and the rabbit's blood he gave to Bran, I really took that to mean he was just trying to give some quick energy back to Bran because of how weak Bran is from all the visions draining him. As disgusting as it seems, blood has very high nutrients while it's still warm straight out of whatever living creature it's drained from. I don't think there's any vampirism involved there. 

My suspicion about why Benjen didn't come back to the watch is because he's now half undead himself and thus the magic wards inside the wall would stop him from entering just the same as Coldhands explained. Since they are a merged character - it seems the most logical explanation for why he's stayed north of the wall all this time.