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*UNMARKED SPOILERS ALL BOOKS* Game of Thrones |OT| - Season 6

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Note: Any leak discussion is prohibited in the thread and bannable. This includes linking to sources, vague hints, posting spoilers outright, etc... Find somewhere else on the internet to have this conversation if it appeals to you.

Game of Thrones is a television series on HBO based on the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin. Game of Thrones is an epic, high fantasy series about the fight for control of Westeros which was inspired by The War of the Roses in medieval Europe. Though it's been labeled as fantasy, Game of Thrones is more about the struggle for power and family dynamics than it is about typical fantasy tropes like magic and elves. As co-producer and writer David Benioff put it: “If you have to just pick one word to describe it, it’s the word ‘power’ and how it affects those who are pursuing it, and how those who already have it try to retain it, and how those who are caught in the crossfire between the two are mutilated in the process.” In addition to complex characters living in a well thought out and developed world, the story boasts plenty of violence, sex, and other adult oriented content.

The sixth season premieres Sunday, April 24th at 9PM on HBO. The 10 episode season 6 is the first to be largely beyond the plot of George RR Martin’s published books from A Song of Ice and Fire.

HBO’s Press Release on Season 6:
HBO said:
Following the shocking developments at the conclusion of season five, including Jon Snow’s bloody fate at the hands of Castle Black mutineers, Daenerys’ near-demise at the fighting pits of Meereen, and Cersei’s public humiliation in the streets of King’s Landing, survivors from all parts of Westeros and Essos regroup to press forward, inexorably, towards their uncertain individual fates. Familiar faces will forge new alliances to bolster their strategic chances at survival, while new characters will emerge to challenge the balance of power in the east, west, north and south.
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Cast
The cast of Season 6 can be found below as well as a full series cast page on HBO’s website. HBO’s cast page.

Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Aidan Gillen (Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell)
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Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark), Jonathan Pryce (The High Sparrow), Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy), John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Dean-Charles Chapman (Tommen Baratheon)
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Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Nathalie Emannuel (Missandei), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont)
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Isaac Hempstead-Wright (Bran Stark), Conleth Hill (Varys), Kristofer Hivju (Tormund Giantsbane), Michiel Huisman (Daario Naharis), Michael McElhatton (Roose Bolton), Hannah Murray (Gilly)
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Iwan Rheon (Ramsay Snow), Carice van Houten (Melisandre), Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand), Tom Wlaschiha (Jaqen H’ghar)
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Crew
The writing staff for season 6 includes David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, and Dave Hill. The directors of season 6 are Jeremy Podeswa, Daniel Sackheim, Jack Bender, Mark Mylod, and Miguel Sapochnik. See the Schedule section below for a breakdown of writers and directors by episode.

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Season 6
Game of Thrones returns for its sixth season on April 24th, 2016. The season will once again consist of 10 episodes and they will air each Sunday at 9PM. Once the episodes start airing, I will house a permanent link to content roundups for each episode in this section.

Episodes
601: The Red Woman (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Directed by Jeremy Podeswa)
602: Home (Written by Dave Hill, Directed by Jeremy Podeswa)
603: Oathbreaker (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Directed by Daniel Sackheim)
604: Book of the Stranger (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Directed by Daniel Sackheim)
605: The Door (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Directed by Jack Bender)
606: Blood of My Blood (Written Bryan Cogman, Directed by Jack Bender)
607: The Broken Man (Written Bryan Cogman, Directed by Mark Mylod)
608: No One (Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, Directed by Mark Mylod)
609: Battle of the Bastards (Directed by Miguel Sapochnik)
610: The Winds of Winter (Directed by Miguel Sapochnik)

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Trailers & Promos


Clips


Promo Images


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Links


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There are no rules!

Kidding of course, there are a couple rules. Any content from books beyond A Dance with Dragons needs to be appropriately spoiler-tagged. Please use the tag TWOW or ADOS so everyone is on the same page. Also, please spoiler-tag any TV adaption news for upcoming episodes. Although everyone here has read the books, but not everyone wants the show spoiled.

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Hi folks, please don't post any leaks or information about it in the thread. If that's something you're interested discussing, there are sites other than GAF where you can get into that. Also, please don't beg for links. Thank you.
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  • The season starts on April 24th at 9PM, and will continue each Sunday after for 10 episodes.
  • Special thanks to 20 good men (and Trasher for the banner)
  • Apologies for what you're about to see

Note: Any leak discussion is prohibited in the thread and bannable. This includes linking to sources, vague hints, posting spoilers outright, etc... Find somewhere else on the internet to have this conversation if it appeals to you.
 
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reelbigtink

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Ready for this season after dreading it for a year. Something snapped after that second trailer and I was pumped.

Ready to see Hodor become the prince that was promised!
 
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Cornballer

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Thanks, Steely!




Brief refresh on the spoiler rules.

The rules remain the same as for numerous seasons:
  • Aired content from episodes is, of course, fair game.
  • As with tv threads on GAF, please spoiler tag discussion of content from episodes that haven't aired yet including: trailers, previews, interviews, set leaks, promo photos, etc...
  • Discussion of material from the published books is fine.
  • Please spoiler tag discussion of The Winds of Winter preview chapters.
  • Any book discussion in the other *No Book Spoilers* thread will result in a ban.
If you have any questions or comments, please send me or another moderator a PM. I understand that enforcement has been lax in the offseason, which has led to some confusion. Note that scrutiny on the thread will pick up with the new season, and this inevitably leads to posts being edited and deleted, along with some bans, so make sure you're properly tagging things that need to be tagged. Just wanted to give everyone an early heads up, and thanks for your help.



Also, note that there's a new ASoIaF thread up in the OT. If you'd like to discuss the book series, that's your best bet.
 
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gigantor21

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Please, for the sake of all that is holy, let this season knock it out of the park so I can treat last season as an anomaly and not a sign of things to come.

*crosses fingers*
 
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FootballFan

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gigantor21 said:
Please, for the sake of all that is holy, let this season knock it out of the park so I can treat last season as an anomaly and not a sign of things to come.

*crosses fingers*
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similar boat season 1 was excellent but I always felt like the quality and cohesion dropped afterward and recovered a bit in season 3. dropped again in season 4 and reached its low point in season 5, it has been on a slide for a while but it seems like season 6 may just have enough going on to wash over the bad taste.
 
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Jacob

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The second trailer got me interested sorta in spite of myself. At the very least we still have a lot of good actors to watch. My main man Liam Cunningham still seems to be on point.
 
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DrForester

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Cornballer said:
Thanks, Steely!




Brief refresh on the spoiler rules.

The rules remain the same as for numerous seasons:
  • Aired content from episodes is, of course, fair game.
  • As with tv threads on GAF, please spoiler tag discussion of content from episodes that haven't aired yet including: trailers, previews, interviews, set leaks, promo photos, etc...
  • Discussion of material from the published books is fine.
  • Please spoiler tag discussion of The Winds of Winter preview chapters.
  • Any book discussion in the other *No Book Spoilers* thread will result in a ban.
If you have any questions or comments, please send me or another moderator a PM. I understand that enforcement has been lax in the offseason, which has led to some confusion. Note that scrutiny on the thread will pick up with the new season, and this inevitably leads to posts being edited and deleted, along with some bans, so make sure you're properly tagging things that need to be tagged. Just wanted to give everyone an early heads up, and thanks for your help.



Also, note that there's a new ASoIaF thread up in the OT. If you'd like to discuss the book series, that's your best bet.
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Do we really have to spoiler tag talk about...

Jon coming back?

We know he's not dead, we've known he's not dead for years. No sane person who's read the books or seen the show thinks he's dead.
 
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Dysun

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Kind of excited to see where they go now without source material. Feel like I've come to accept that it won't be exactly what I wanted, but thats okay
 
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