Season 6 Episode 1 The Red Woman thread "Non book readers"

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What exactly happened at the end? Was Arya blinded in the last season? What was that fight with the other girl all about? More tests I assume?

The many faced God picks out who they are meant to kill. Killing for revenge like arya did is a big no no and she was published by being blinded. The other girl is from the same group and is now going to make arya daredevil.

Their whole thing is about being no one and a blind girl begging us pretty good at being ignored.

that ending gave me a negative erection :eek:

StringerBell wrote: »

The one thing I really didn't like, was the dogs, where did the dogs go? Didnt see them get killed or anything and it stands to reason that as soon as the guy holding them let go they were gonna tear something to shreds!

We noticed that too! I reckon it was down to "aaawww, doggies. People love doggies. Oh sh*t wait, we can't have one of our few 'good guys' killing dogs, especially not a Stark since they're tied in with wolves (e.g. dogs). Let's pretend they just ran off."

Which doesn't make sense for attack dogs, but I can kind of see why they did it. Still liked that scene, was interested to see Pod has picked up some competency and was nice/unexpected that he got his own kill. Still think Brienne should have been made to murder the f*** out of everyone a little quicker though, they seem intent on making her struggle in some battles a little much possibly because she is a woman, but she's meant to be one of the biggest badasses with a sword in hand on the whole show. Wouldn't mind having a few more scenes where she butchers smaller groups that size, kind of like we've seen the likes of The Hound do previously (if I recall).





Was I the only one faintly hoping though that rather than Brienne, the Brotherhood Without Banners were going to come flying in? Quick mystery arrow through the eye of the main fella followed by them emerging seemingly out of nowhere type of thing. Really want to see more of that group coming into it, hopefully Brienne, Sansa, Theon & Pod run into them at some point soon.

Deleted User wrote: »

Honestly, your adding this in yourself. I didn't get any feminist-girl-power vibe at all. They just happen to be women talking to a man.

If I were adding it in myself, it would not have been a major talking point of last season. Part of what I like about the show is that you have characters like Daenerys, Mellisandre and Cersei who are very, very powerful and while being a woman in the GOT world has it's challenges that are brought up, it's not shoved in our face. The closest there might have been Brienne at times earlier in the series, but that would be more natural again as she is in the realm of physical combat which would have been utterly male dominated. Arya at times too because she was/is a little girl (were it a non-crippled Bran or Rickon in her role the obstacles would have been similar), but both of Jacquen D'Hagers apprentices are girls and there is barely a word said about it.

In Dorne by comparison, it's slapped in our face over and over (what was that "bad p*ssy" line from the end of last season to Bron, just before they set sail?) and it's really rather irritating how insistent on beating us over the head with it. It's a shame too because originally Dorne was getting set up to be so interesting and a tonne of fun in it's own right, and not just because of Oberyn but Ellaria too when they were both in Kings Landing. It's been built up a lot but has seriously failed to deliver thus far.

Like I said, it's a positive to see that the show has seemingly reacted to the negativity towards Dorne from last season, but I still think they are wide of the mark in several respects. A murderous, angry, matriarchal group could play excellently in the show - and between the family histories and the whole 'heat' (desert, dragons) imagery they would seem a pretty natural ally to Daenerys, who is one of the other few matriarchs in the show. I have zero issue with what they are doing at all, but they really are not doing in right in my opinion.

Irish_rat wrote: »

If they're trying to delay Jon Snow's revival then it's pretty shoddy. Hiding in a room, really? It wouldn't be hard to barge through and slay then all

It's annoying me tbh.

They're either milking it and he's coming back

Or

He's not coming back but they're milking it for TV anyway


Like we don't know if he's coming back but unlike everyone else, his body is still right there so we're left guessing till next week. May as well find a new city called Summer Bay right beside Dorne and take it from there.

Also if they killed him, then that was dumb. No lead actor left at castle black, the night's king confrontation wasted, no wall, no wildlings. Killing him off makes no sense.