Season 6 Casting Info: A lot of additional Season 6 casting news has come to light since the finale. As the series diverges further and further from the books, we’re seeing more calls for characters that book readers don’t recognize. But some educated guesses are easy enough. For example, two non-white actors who have to speak a fictional language? I think we can safely assume those characters belong to the Dothraki horde Daenerys meets. But the most interesting casting call is for an unnamed “Legendary Fighter.” He is described as:
“A man in his thirties or forties who is a great swordsman and a paragon of knighthood. He carries a hugely famous sword on his back. The show is seeking a very impressive swordsman for the role—the best in Europe, for a week of filming fight scenes for a season 6 role. His ethnicity/race isn’t specified, unlike many other roles.”
Most book readers have concluded this is a call for a character named Arthur Dayne, referred to in the books as “Sword of the Morning” because of his famous ancestral blade. Dayne was the best friend of Dany’s brother Rhaegar Targaryen and carried a sword named Dawn slung across his back. Dayne is long dead when the action of the TV series Game of Thrones begins so he would only show up in flashbacks. And if you don’t want to know why a flashback starring Arthur Dayne is good news for Jon Snow truthers, then you might want to stop reading here.
The prologue for ADWD is interesting. Gives a lot of insight into warging, especially the bit about the bond created when you warg with a wolf. I wonder if we're given that information because it'll be important for Jon/Ghost or Arya/Nymeria.
jwfocker wrote:So we thinking of a flashback to the showdown at the Tower of Joy? Maybe we finally get introduced to Howland Reed?
That would be pretty neat. Especially if it is revealed right before or after Jon being revived.
Yep. That would be a very cool trigger for the flashback. I was thinking either Jon being revived triggers it or someone finally runs into Howland Reed.
jwfocker wrote:So we thinking of a flashback to the showdown at the Tower of Joy? Maybe we finally get introduced to Howland Reed?
That would be pretty neat. Especially if it is revealed right before or after Jon being revived.
Yep. That would be a very cool trigger for the flashback. I was thinking either Jon being revived triggers it or someone finally runs into Howland Reed.
A Howland Reed appearance would be the bee's knees. Maybe Howland can appear via some sort of Bran vision.
jwfocker wrote:So we thinking of a flashback to the showdown at the Tower of Joy? Maybe we finally get introduced to Howland Reed?
That would be pretty neat. Especially if it is revealed right before or after Jon being revived.
Yep. That would be a very cool trigger for the flashback. I was thinking either Jon being revived triggers it or someone finally runs into Howland Reed.
A Howland Reed appearance would be the bee's knees. Maybe Howland can appear via some sort of Bran vision.
That would be awesome. Basically, if Howland Reed appears then we have one of the best GoT episodes ever. Period. Only 40 or so weeks left to find out.
jwfocker wrote:So we thinking of a flashback to the showdown at the Tower of Joy? Maybe we finally get introduced to Howland Reed?
That would be pretty neat. Especially if it is revealed right before or after Jon being revived.
Yep. That would be a very cool trigger for the flashback. I was thinking either Jon being revived triggers it or someone finally runs into Howland Reed.
A Howland Reed appearance would be the bee's knees. Maybe Howland can appear via some sort of Bran vision.
That would be awesome. Basically, if Howland Reed appears then we have one of the best GoT episodes ever. Period. Only 40 or so weeks left to find out.
They should just hire us to write a few episodes. I guarantee mine would be rape free.
jwfocker wrote:So we thinking of a flashback to the showdown at the Tower of Joy? Maybe we finally get introduced to Howland Reed?
That would be pretty neat. Especially if it is revealed right before or after Jon being revived.
Yep. That would be a very cool trigger for the flashback. I was thinking either Jon being revived triggers it or someone finally runs into Howland Reed.
A Howland Reed appearance would be the bee's knees. Maybe Howland can appear via some sort of Bran vision.
That would be awesome. Basically, if Howland Reed appears then we have one of the best GoT episodes ever. Period. Only 40 or so weeks left to find out.
They should just hire us to write a few episodes. I guarantee mine would be rape free.
Yeah, the show pretty much followed the first book plot wise, though extremely condensed. I went back and watched the first show and it felt so awkwardly rushed. I do think the show missed big opportunities with the battle at Riverrun and the journey to the Eyrie. They did right by changing the Ned x Jaime confrontation though.
Almost done with my ADWD re read. For some reason I forgot how far Brienne's story went. I had misremembered and thought the last we heard from her was when she said a word. Completely forgot that she makes her way to Jaime and convinces him to go with her alone.
cutuphalfdead wrote:Almost done with my ADWD re read. For some reason I forgot how far Brienne's story went. I had misremembered and thought the last we heard from her was when she said a word. Completely forgot that she makes her way to Jaime and convinces him to go with her alone.
psychobain wrote:i really miss the whole tully, frey and ironborn stuff
I think this will be a huge focus in the upcoming season - mix in a couple epic flashbacks and a couple awful Dorne scenes and the Jon Snow fall out and that will be season 6.
psychobain wrote:i really miss the whole tully, frey and ironborn stuff
I think this will be a huge focus in the upcoming season - mix in a couple epic flashbacks and a couple awful Dorne scenes and the Jon Snow fall out and that will be season 6.
I agree. I look for Dany to get to Westeros by seasons end as well.
psychobain wrote:i really miss the whole tully, frey and ironborn stuff
I think this will be a huge focus in the upcoming season - mix in a couple epic flashbacks and a couple awful Dorne scenes and the Jon Snow fall out and that will be season 6.
I agree. I look for Dany to get to Westeros by seasons end as well.
That would be great to see. Well, any momentum with her story arc would be wonderful .
psychobain wrote:i really miss the whole tully, frey and ironborn stuff
I think this will be a huge focus in the upcoming season - mix in a couple epic flashbacks and a couple awful Dorne scenes and the Jon Snow fall out and that will be season 6.
I agree. I look for Dany to get to Westeros by seasons end as well.
That would be great to see. Well, any momentum with her story arc would be wonderful .
I just can't see the show stringing it along even more if the show is only going to be 7 seasons.
psychobain wrote:i really miss the whole tully, frey and ironborn stuff
I think this will be a huge focus in the upcoming season - mix in a couple epic flashbacks and a couple awful Dorne scenes and the Jon Snow fall out and that will be season 6.
I agree. I look for Dany to get to Westeros by seasons end as well.
That would be great to see. Well, any momentum with her story arc would be wonderful .
I just can't see the show stringing it along even more if the show is only going to be 7 seasons.
True. It would have to happen next season.
Has anyone read the theory that the High Septon is actually Howland Reed? It's crazy but interesting reading if for no other reason than to kill some time.
