Game of Thrones 6.4 "The Book of the Stranger" (spoiler alert)

[NewJeffCT]

Tyrion makes a deal while stalling for Daenerys return; Theon tries to make amends for the past; Jorah and Daario realize their next move won't be an easy one; Cersei discusses Margaery's future with Olenna.

[NewJeffCT]

1. some articles from the past week

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/14/entertainment/got-kit-harington-love-story-irpt/

http://www.eonline.com/news/764996/game-of-thrones-kit-harington-talks-falling-in-love-with-rose-leslie-revealing-jon-snow-secret

This would be interesting:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-ramsey-bolton-dead-bastardbowl-jon-snow-rickon-stark-house-umber-shaggydog-a7027896.html

I'd say "no" to this:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2016/05/14/has-game-of-thrones-become-the-most-predictable-show-on-tv/#1d95ad0d2012

[NewJeffCT]

2. I'm wondering

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if we get more of Bran's vision at the Tower of Joy tonight.

[NewJeffCT]

3. 90 minutes away

[bettyellen]

4. Are you watching this at 9 and Fear of Walking Dead at 11pm?

Such hard choices to have to make! I'm not totally up to speed with GOTV, but it does look more interesting than Fear.

[bettyellen]

5. Is Bran able to walk now? WTH is Tyrion up to? I missed too much last year....

Did you see the hilarious SNL skit of Naked and Afraid with Dinkledge? Was amazing.

[NewJeffCT]

7. No,I did not see the Dinklege skit

he's pretty good with comedy, though, so I'll have to look it up.

Bran can only walk in his dreams

[bettyellen]

8. Here you go! (So Bran's stuff is all flashbacks?)

[NewJeffCT]

10. thanks

Yes, Bran's scenes are flashbacks/dreams

[bettyellen]

11. thank YOU. that Leslie Jones is a pistol, LOL.

[NewJeffCT]

6. I'll be watching Game of Thrones

and, I will likely be too tired to watch Fear TWD afterward, so I'll watch it tomorrow night after work.

[bettyellen]

9. Okay- I have still not decided which I am watching at 9. ;-D

[NewJeffCT]

12. you still have

a good 15 minutes to decide

[bettyellen]

13. GOT for the WIN.

[herding cats]

15. Good choice!

It's going to be amazing I suspect. 😉

[NewJeffCT]

14. Looks like Littlefinger will be back

this episode

[herding cats]

18. And, a great opening scene.

I was afraid Jon would be gone before she got there.

[herding cats]

20. Nailed it.

Now to see where this is going...

[NewJeffCT]

16. Yay - Team Stark

Jon and Sansa reunite!

[NewJeffCT]

17. Damn

Sophie Turner is listed at 5'9", but I bet she's taller.

[herding cats]

19. Sansa is spunky!

Jon is battle worn, and weary. I'd imagine death can take the spring outta your step, though.

[NewJeffCT]

21. Yes

he does seem tired

[herding cats]

24. They all change after rebirth

If he's just less passionate, it would be an odd change for GoT, I will say. Still, it would be much better than I'd imagined could have taken place.

So far, for the little we've seen, he's mostly still thoughtful and much like himself. Who knows where that's going to go in the end, though.

[NewJeffCT]

22. Littlefinger

still manipulating everybody.

[NewJeffCT]

23. Bringing the knights of the vale

to bear on the Boltons. They sat out the war between the north and the Lannisters and Tyrells, so have not lost anybody yet.

[herding cats]

25. A conundrum

We all want to see the Boltons brought to heel, and I, at least, would like the same for Littlefinger.

[NewJeffCT]

26. I have a feeling

Littlefinger will be around till close to the end.

[herding cats]

28. I agree

He's that type of character.

Not that I like him, but he's slippery, and damn good at pulling his bacon out of the fire and realigning with a winning (at that moment) team. He's going places still, I suspect.

[bettyellen]

35. Mmmmm, bacon.

[herding cats]

37. In this case I'd prefer it extra crispy!

[bettyellen]

41. Chelsea knows how to fry it up, doesn't she?

[herding cats]

43. Heck, yeah!

I'm an unashamed fan.

[NewJeffCT]

27. Daario

with his naked lady daggers.

Daario notices Jorah's greyscale.

[NewJeffCT]

29. Dany takes charge

of the situation with Daario and Jorah

[NewJeffCT]

30. Loras

is in really bad shape. He needs to invoke the Iron Fist

[Baitball Blogger]

65. I don't know what the Iron Fist is, but he looks like he hit

rock bottom.

[herding cats]

31. Margaery's not getting out anytime soon to work on that heir, it appears.

Which begs the question of who could fill the void if Tommen dies? Who would be the heir to the iron throne if Tommen were to die now?

[NewJeffCT]

32. Cersei as Queen Regent

until she can remarry and have a son?

Just a guess

[herding cats]

33. Gendry?

He is Robert's illigetimate son after all? Where is he?

[herding cats]

36. Wait, doesn't Daenerys have a legitimate claim?

The plot thickens.

[NewJeffCT]

39. she does

but, she's not there yet to claim it

[herding cats]

42. Tommen is still alive, at the moment.

I'm thinking ahead. Damn books get in your head and you can't shake them.

[NewJeffCT]

34. Theon endorses

his sister to be ruler

[Baitball Blogger]

66. "Let me help you."

I think he will do whatever he has to do to make amends.

[NewJeffCT]

38. Damn

Ramsay Bolton just leveled up in Asshole

[herding cats]

40. It appears the Starks are, albeit in Jon's case begrudgingly, taking them on.

Jon is changed somewhat.

We shall see how this one plays out.

[NewJeffCT]

44. 2000 wildlings

vs 5000 Boltons holed up in Winterfell is not good odds

[herding cats]

46. Politics.

How many northerners can he muster? Will this "army" be useful in other endeavors later?

Winter is coming. People need to align.

[Baitball Blogger]

68. These alliances and effort to bring everybody together is imperative

at this time. They will fight together against Bolton, and have a ready army to fight the Cold Ones.

[Baitball Blogger]

67. Osha deserved so much better ending.

The actress did a great job portraying her. Her character also dies in Harry Potter.

[NewJeffCT]

45. wow

Danerys just had an epic badass moment. They're only missing the dragon flying in the sit next to her.

[herding cats]

48. That was awesome!

She's definitely going places. Question is, where exactly?

[NewJeffCT]

49. Back to Meereen

to start, I would think. She doesn't know the Sons of the Harpy burned her fleet.

[herding cats]

52. So, we now have Euron Greyjoy in the series

How's that going to play in?

Is he going to romance her like in the books?

[Prism]

58. It feels like they're sending Yara/Asha

If you go back to the pre-season trailers, you saw Yara making out with a Volantene (I think) prostitute - identifiable via the slave tattoo. So, there's a thought Yara will play the Victarion role and be sent by Euron to go bring Dany back. I guess we'll see. We're already four episodes in, so I'm wondering how they'll develop all of this with only a little more than a half season to go.

[herding cats]

74. I suppose it doesn't matter if it's Euron, or Yara who goes

The important part is the alliance and the fleet after all.

I've never quite adjusted to the name change of Asha. I keep confusing the two between the different media when I'm discussing her.

[Baitball Blogger]

69. That.was.the.best.scene -- EVAH!

Her look of confidence, like she knew exactly how everything was going to end before the first insult was hurled by the Dothrakis.

[nolabear]

47. Mother of Fucking DRAGONS!!

[herding cats]

50. Haha!

Hell, yes!

She's the real deal!

[NewJeffCT]

51. That was great

I was expecting the dragon to fly in to save her, but she did it all herself and it was awesome

[Prism]

59. So much better than Drogon Ex Machina

Which we'd been led to believe via trailers.

I'm not sure how I feel about a blanket Dany fire immunity, but I do like that she will be escaping via her own agency and plotting rather than the lizard of plot advancement.

[Fast Walker 52]

77. exactly!!!

[Solly Mack]

53. Well, OK.

Armies everywhere are gathering.

[herding cats]

55. Winters coming.

And all that jazz. It depends on how they align, now and down the road, as to how interesting their plot lines are going to be.

We all know by now we're facing an extinction level end game. How it plays out is the question!

[Solly Mack]

76. Yeah. I worry about it becoming a little too pat as alliances form and change, so how it all plays

out is the biggie.

[Godhumor]

54. Best post of the episode tonight was Brienne

Apparently gaining herself a suitor.

The nonverbal acting in those looks at the dinner table were hilarious.

[Yavin4]

57. If those two hook up

It will be loud.

[Baitball Blogger]

70. Briemound Forevah!

[dilby]

78. I hope they become a couple.

They would produce the most badass warriors of Westeros.

[mwdem]

56. Whitewalkers...

I'm thinking the uncle Stark that went missing beyond the Wall at the whole beginning of the books is the main Whitewalker dude. Can their army end up helping the Starks at least get rid of the Boltons?

[Prism]

60. The White Walkers "activated" before Benjen went missing

The Others killing Waymar Royce was the first scene in the very first episode, when Benjen was still in Winterfell talking with Jon about joining the NW.

So, it's unlikely. I still wonder if we'll ever find out about him. GRRM has said, at the end of the series, some mysteries will remain mysteries.

[blogslut]

61. That was a satisfying episode.

Except for Osha

[NewJeffCT]

63. ues

but, it wouldn't be Game of Thrones if somebody didn't die.

[Fast Walker 52]

62. easily the best episode this season!

[NewJeffCT]

64. The season

has been very good overall so far.

[Baitball Blogger]

71. This will go down as my fav this season because

of the Sansa-Jon reunion and the fiery Dany scene.

[Islandurp]

72. Finally a Stark reunion

I was getting the feels, man.

[Iggo]

73. From the comments section of an article at HuffPo.

"The Khals' objection to any kind of perceived regulatory overreach was probably extinguished tonight when it became evident that no fire suppression equipment had been installed in that hut."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/game-of-thrones-theories-targaryens_us_57390324e4b060aa781a9bf9

[NewJeffCT]

75. LOL

We can blame budget cuts at OSHA for their blatant disregard for fire safety.

[Solly Mack]

79. I watched "After the Throne" or whatever for the first time tonight.

Those people made GoT sound boring.



Your threads are ever so much better.

[NewJeffCT]

80. yeah

it's certainly not as good as Talking Dead and Chris Hardwick

[NewJeffCT]

81. excellent article on the last show

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-recap-s6-e4/

[Baitball Blogger]

82. Comparing Bernie Sanders to the High Sparrow was a bit weird.

It's a stretch to compare a religious zealot who demand a rejection of worldly lifestyles to a politician who believes in equality and fairness.

Otherwise, it's a good article.