(Spoilers Main) Game of Thrones Rewatch: Season 6, Episodes 1-3
Hey crows,
Welcome to our discussion series leading up to the Game of Thrones Season 7 premier. Each week we are going to feature a few episodes and this week, we are looking at Season 6, Episodes 1-3. Summaries unabashedly stolen from Wikipedia.
Remember, this is a Spoilers Main thread, so we're assuming people are caught up on both the 5 main novels and the first 6 seasons. Please cover any other content -- including unaired TWOW preview material -- with spoiler tags.
##Season 6
Episode 1: The Red Woman
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa - Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Jon Snow's corpse is found by Ser Davos, Edd and a few other loyalists. Thorne assumes command of the Watch. Near Winterfell, Sansa and Theon escape through the woods. Ramsay's men catch up with them, but Brienne and Pod arrive,and kill the men. Brienne swears fealty to Sansa. In King's Landing, Cersei receives Jaime, who arrives with Myrcella's body. Jaime promises Cersei they will take their revenge. Obara and Nymeria murder Trystane on his way home from King's Landing, while in Sunspear, Doran and Areo Hotah are killed by Ellaria and Tyene. In Meereen, Tyrion and Varys find all the ships burning in the harbor. Jorah and Daario continue to track Daenerys, who is taken by the Dothraki to Khal Moro. In Braavos, Arya lives on the streets as a beggar, where she is beaten by the Waif. In her chamber, Melisandre removes her bejeweled necklace and reveals her true appearance as an old crone.
Episode 2: Home
Directed by Jeremy Podeswa - Written by Dave Hill
Brandon visits Winterfell in a vision of the past, and sees Eddard, Benjen, and their sister Lyanna, as well as a young Hodor. Edd arrives with Tormund and a group of Wildlings, imprisoning Thorne and the other mutineers. Tommen asks Cersei to teach him to be strong. Tyrion learns that Astapor and Yunkai have reverted to slavery, and releases Rhaegal and Viserion from their chains. In Braavos, Arya is attacked by the Waif before Jaqen H'ghar appears and recruits her again. Walda, Roose's wife, gives birth to a boy, prompting Ramsay to murder Roose, her, and the baby. Brienne reveals to Sansa that Arya is still alive. Sansa permits Theon's return to the Iron Islands, where his uncle Euron reappears and murders King Balon. Seaworth persuades Melisandre to attempt to resurrect Jon. At first, her attempts seem to fail. However, once everyone leaves the room, he awakens.
Episode 3: Oathbreaker
Directed by Daniel Sackheim - Written by David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
On a boat on their way to Oldtown, Samwell Tarly reveals his intent to leave Gilly and her baby with the former's family at Horn Hill while he trains to be a Maester. In a vision of the past, Bran sees Eddard and Howland, Meera's father, defeat a group of Kingsguard loyal to the Targaryens at the Tower of Joy in Dorne. Varys discovers that the masters of Astapor, Yunkai, and Volantis have been financing the Sons of the Harpy. In King's Landing, Tommen converses with the High Sparrow while Jaime and Cersei interrupt a small council meeting, only to be shunned by Kevan and the Tyrells. Cersei's bodyguard is revealed to be the re-animated corpose of Gregor Clegane. Arya trains rigorously with the Waif and her sight is returned to her once she has accepted herself as "no-one". In Winterfell, Lord Umber asks Ramsay for help in protecting the North from the Wildlings, bringing Rickon and Osha as a gift, along with the head of Shaggydog, Rickon's direwolf. Jon executes Thorne, Olly and the other officers involved in his assassination. He renounces his oath and puts Dolorous Edd in charge of the Night's Watch.
####Season 5 Rewatch (2017)
Click HERE for links to earlier episode discussions and rewatch threads.
Posted Jun 26, 2017, 8:11 PM UTC · edited