Game of Thrones Season 6 starts tonight!! (analytical spoilers)

SPOILER NOTE: spoilers should only be speculative and include information from all previous seasons in coming to such determinations, also book info should be allowed since nothing is written in stone and there's still missing content there but the shows are going to start taking a larger deviation from the books (if they haven't already) so I've heard

Okay, so new Season of Game of Thrones starts tonight. I've been brushing up on some fan theories with YouTube videos. One of my favorite deals with John Snow and his fate and what's to become of him dying. Yes, he died, I'm sure that's true. Thing is though people are speculating he'll come back. How, I dunno, but I heard some interesting suggestions. One was that he's a Targaryen and because of that he won't burn when they try to burn him. Another was that he's Targaryen but the thing about Targaryens not burning isn't fully understood and that it's a blood magic quality... so example of that, when Daenerys walked into Drogo's funeral fire she was protected by the blood magic sacrifice meant to save his life that failed (where she sacrificed her unborn child to save Drogo... so, the blood magic that inadvertently saved John Snow's corpse from burning would come from when Stannis Baratheon had his daughter burn in order to bring prosperity to his army in his fight against the Boltons but he lost that fight. Anyhow, I figure since John Snow's body won't burn if/when they try to burn it since The Night's Watch killed him, but it won't, and that leaves opportunity to what I've heard people speculate means his return through additional magic means.

Anyhow, heard any juicy speculation, have your own theories, have any insight from the books worth sharing, this is the place to do so. Just maybe leave a spoiler warning in your post if you're coming from books just in case.

Also, Silicon Valley Season 3 premiere tonight too. Sweet!!

of all the GoT/ASoIaF theories I've read, and I've read alot of them. This is the dumbest.

how so, I think I heard a theory a while back and it made sense at time but I don't remember the details, and I heard it here again so I figured maybe there's some prevalence there, why's this one bad just curious?

anyhow, I"m not invested in theories and such I just enjoy the discussions about the show as people don't often have many of them here

Probably the single most popular theory among book readers is the theory that Jon Snow was not Ned's Son. In both Season 1, and more recently in Season 5, the story is told of how Rhaegar Targaryen declared his love for Ned's Sister, Lyanna. After failing to rescue her after the war from the Tower of Joy, Ned made an unknown promise to her on her death bed. Maybe it was that he would raise her Son. This would make Jon half Stark, and half Targaryen. Part wolf, and part dragon. Or more poetically, the Song of Ice and Fire.

If Jon is a Targaryen, than he may be the one to fulfill Melisandre's prophecy of Azor Ahai, the Prince who was promised. Melisandre in both the books and the show is present at Castle Black when Jon was killed, leading many to believe it is only a matter of time before he is resurrected by her.

Good episode tonight, we'll see where it leads.

I don't watch GOT but, I do want to ask this. Is Jon Snow dead or alive?

Those were some nice jugs at the end.

@-paranorman-:

He's dead currently.

@sholoza:

Melissandra true form.

Pretty unexciting new episode aside from a few moments but it served as an intro for the ones to come. I wonder of the importance of the final Mellisandre scene.

As for Jon Snow, one way or the other, he will come back to life. I'm also fearing for the fate of Jorah Mormont, he's one of my favorite characters and I'd hate seeing him gone due to greyscale.

damn dornish men are idiots.

how exactly do they have any power?

I really liked tonight's episode, I may be in the minority, but then again unlike most I really enjoyed season 5 as well.

I think I'll go watch it a 2nd time right now!

I thought the episode was pretty meaty and satisfying in terms of moving the plot forward with everyone. I was a little perplex why Davos would go to such a length to fight on the side of Jon loyalists. What connection does he have to Jon Snow? Seems outta nowhere. Also was Melisandre's true form that shocking to everyone? It's been kinda established that she's a witch of sort and the whole mirror thing is a dead give away. I'm more surprised that she appeared more vulnerable and less creepy/grotesque looking which I guess could be the point.

I want t burn my eyes after the last scene
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It was a great first episode, didn't see the last scene coming , looking forward to the next episode !

You mean you like them thousand year old jugs ? Lmao !

Pretty uneventful episode, but seemed more like a setup for where the season is going.

My favorite scene was Reek and Sansa getting rescued by Brienne of Tarth at the last second. Kind of funny because when I realized they were trapped I was like "there's only one way they're getting out of this, Brienne of Tarth" and I remembered how she should be nearby because she killed Stannis at the end of season 5... and then in she came. I loved that scene, between this scene and her taking down Stannis, she's redeemed herself a good bit.

I actually wasn't as surprised by the episode ending as everyone else. I mean I had no idea there was an old hag behind it all, but it doesn't surprise me someone like herself working with magic like she has would have such tricks. I was probably more WTF! when back when she gave birth to a demon or whatever seasons back.

Dues ex Brienne *ding*

Great episode tonight (2nd episode) and great reveal at the end (perhaps the worst kept secret ).

Man that ending was so predictable....the way they did was so simple and damn predictable.... they should've done a better job.

lol , that would've been better :D