So, the Season 5 finale of Game Of Thrones has been and gone, but it's left a shed-load
of questions in its wake.
I've already talked about what the future holds for Jon Snow and the Night's Watch.
In this video, I'm going to look at where things are headed for Cersei after her Walk
Of Atonement, and also how this links up with the future for Jaime and the Martells storyline
in Dorne in Season 6.
There's going to be speculation and possible spoilers for the show and the books in this
video!
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Remember the flashback we had at start of season to the prophecy young Cersei received
from Maggy the Frog?
Well in the proophecy she was told she would wed a king and she married Robert Baratheon
And she was also told someone younger & more beautiful would come along to take everything
she held dear.
Well Margaery Tyrell took both her royal title & her son.
And, as for her children, she was told that: "gold will be their crowns.
Gold their shrouds."
Joffrey was crowned king & poisoned at the Purple Wedding in Season 4.
Myrcella was also poisoned in the Season 5 finale after a kiss from Ellaria Sand, who
was avenging the death of her lover Oberyn Martell.
Now, of course, Myrcella hasn't been crowned queen, but "gold will be their crowns" could
have a figurative meaning and just refer to her golden hair.
When the effects of the poison took hold, Myrcella was sailing back to King's Landing
and enjoying a tender moment with Jaime Lannister, the man she said she always knew was her father.
But, of course, this is Game Of Thrones, so that father-daughter bonding lasted about
10 seconds before blood started trickling from Myrcella's nose and she died.
In the end, then, Oberyn was wrong when he told Cersei that "We don't hurt little girls
in Dorne."
And Cersei was right when she replied, "Everywhere in the world they hurt little girls."
Oh, and I'm sure that Cersei won't forget the fact that Tyrion was behind Myrcella's
Dornish betrothal, and will likely blame him for Myrcella's murder, just as she did for
Joffrey's.
That, of course, leaves Tommen as the final Lannister child on the list to die.
And if things continue the way they have, with one death in season 4, another in season
5, then Tommen looks scheduled to meet his poisonous end in season 6!
Obviously, the Tyrells could be out for revenge, and we they've got form for poisoning people
like Joffrey.
So perhaps we could see them teaming up with Littlefinger again.
But let's go back for a moment, as I want to talk about what Myrcella's death means
for Season 6.
Throughout Season 5, Prince Doran has been very keen on keeping the peace between the
Martells in Dorne and the Lannisters in King's Landing.
And each time Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes have tried to hatch a plan to get some revenge
for Oberyn's death, they've been foiled, until the Season 5 finale.
Ellaria believes Doran is spineless, but Doran made Ellaria swear allegiance to him, kissing
his ring, and told her that he believes in "second chances.
I don't believe in third chances."
So, by poisoning Myrcella, Ellaria has gone completely against Doran and his strict instructions
not to harm Cersei's daughter.
And if Doran finds she'd resposible for Myrcella's death, she'll doubtless be punished.
This whole situation will leave Doran's son Trystane in trouble as he's headed to King's
Landing on the ship with Jaime, Bronn and Myrcella.
Now the Lannisters have a reason for war against Dorne and a bargaining chip, or rather, a
means of direct revenge in Trystane, who, if he ends up in King's Landing, will be in
a much worse position than Myrcella was in Dorne.
After all, Cersei isn't known for being quite so, err, diplomatic as Prince Doran.
And remember what happened to the last Dornishman who had a seat on the Small Council?!
Now, the question is, will Jaime return to King's Landing or will he turn the ship round
and head straight back to Dorne to confront them?
After all, Bronn would likely suspect the Sand Snakes, given his own experience being
poisoned!
I think he'll continue to King's Landing but I don't think Cersei's going to be too pleased
when he eventually returns with the news about Myrcella.
Either way, it's been confirmed that the show will be filming in Spain again for next season,
so it's a safe bet we'll see more of Dorne.
Cersei's Walk of Atonement, as the High Sparrow called it, was more like a Walk of Shame.
That whole sequence was really full-on and actually made me feel sorry for Cersei.
But I'm guessing that won't last next season as I fully expect her to have learned nothing
from her experiences at the hands of the Faith Militant.
It's unlikely she'll be a reformed character.
She'll probably just have more names on her hit-list of people to get revenge on in Season
6.
If she wants to stay out of trouble, she better show a bit more long-term thinking and cunning
as to how she goes about getting revenge.
I mean, this season, she certainly did nothing to disprove her father Tywin Lannister's words
that "you're not as smart as you think you are."
But she does have her newest King's Guard, Ser Robert Strong, on her side, who, according
to Qyburn, has taken a vow of silence until all Cersei's "enemies are dead and the evil
has been driven from the realm"!
Sounds ominous!
In Season 6, Littlefinger, Olenna and Margaery Tyrell, Septa Unella, Lancel Lannister, the
High Sparrow, and pretty much anyone and everyone better watch out, as that guy is a mountain
of a man!
But Cersei had better watch out too if she tries to take out the High Sparrow as that
could easily cause a rebellion.
Speaking of the High Sparrow, he told Cersei she'll face a trial to determine whether her
children are bastards, which she denies.
So, who will be lining up to bring evidence?
Given their hardly warm welcome when Cersei arrived home, Kevan Lannister and Pycelle
seem likely candidates, as does Olenna Tyrell.
Jaime's heading back to King's Landing, so he could well be called upon to testify too.
But given Cersei's got this huge new King's Guard at her disposal, it's much more likely
to end up as a Trial By Combat, like we've seen previously for Tyrion, once with Bronn
representing him and once with Oberyn stepping up.
Wouldn't it be awesome if Cleganebowl actually happened?!!
Or could Lancel Lannister step up and fight for the Faith?
Or total tinfoil hat theory here: what if Arya took on the face of Sandor Clegane and
fought against the undead Mountain?!!
Now in the books, there's another line in Maggy the Frog's prophecy to the young Cersei,
but we haven't heard that the show…
at least not yet.
After Maggy told the young Cersei that her children would die, she added: "And when your
tears have drowned you, the valonqar shall wrap his hands about your pale white throat
and choke the life from you."
"Valonqar" means "little brother" in High Valyrian, and this prophecy has doubtless
added to Cersei's hatred of Tyrion over the years.
So, could this mean that we'll see Tyrion strangle Cersei, just like he did his former
lover Shae?
Maggy the Frog's other prophecies have certainly been coming true.
I wonder if it'll be that simple though.
The mountainous man in armour who scooped Cersei up into his arms after her walk of
atonement is Ser Robert Strong, who was created by Qyburn from the dying Gregor Clegane.
But earlier this season, Qyburn also took that decapitated dwarf head that looked a
lot like Tyrion to use for his work.
So, final tinfoil hat theory for this video: could Qyburn have done a Frankenstein's Monster
and put the Tyrion look-a-like head on top of the Mountain to make Ser Robert?!
If so, and if Maggy's prophecy comes true, maybe it's Ser Robert who chokes Cersei…
I mean, the Mountain certainly found it easy enough to squeeze the life out of Oberyn Martell.
Something to think about!
But if Cleganebowl did happen, then of course, Sandor Clegane is the "little brother" of
Gregor, so, in that scenario, Sandor could be the one strangling Cersei!
Now, Qyburn's brought Gregor back from the dead, maybe he'd like to try doing the same
for Myrcella?
But, frankly, I think one zombie in the Lannister line-up is enough for Season 6!
Going back to the valonqar prophecy, though, who do you reckon it will turn out to be?
Could it be Cersei's slightly younger twin brother, Jaime?!
Then again there’s Tommen, or Trystane Martell, who’s the youngest son in the books.
Or perhaps Littlefinger, who Catelyn Stark viewed as a kind of brother?!
Or what about Loras Tyrell, who’s the youngest son in the books!
Let me know what you think!
So, those are my thoughts on the Lannisters and Dorne in Season 6.
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