Whats going on guys, Carmine here and I've been getting requests to do my own episode
1 Q&A for the past two days now and normally I only do it every 3 episodes but I will cave
into peer pressure like I always do.
Now before I begin let me touch off on a few words about the premiere that I didn't get
to say in the previous review.
Episode 1 wasn't necessarily a bad premiere but it felt a little underwhelming in its
attempt to jump start season 6.
It felt more like an add-on to Season 5 Episode 10.
Let me use video game terminology here for a second...Episode 1 of Season 6 Kind of felt
like like DLC to season 5 when it should've been a brand new game.
More over it felt Season 5 Episode 10.5 rather than a brand new season and not only that
it was incredibly short and didn't serve as a good start.
The episode wasn't bad but more could've been included in terms of material and time.
For Game of Thrones?
It was a little disappointing and not something we've seen before but I'll let that go.
Lets get right into it.
Is the pattern of Jon's blood stain a clue to him being a targaryen?:
Yeah a lot people have been asking me if how the way the blood stain looks in the snow
is any indication of Jon being a targaryen by the show runners.
The Targaryen sigil is the three headed dragon and we know that Dany is the first head and
that Tyrion or, if we're going by the books, Dany's nephew Aegon may be the second but
who is the third?
many people are pointing to Jon Snow being the third head and the show has made it no
secret that it supports this.
Last season we got a lot of references and nods to Jon being half Targaryen and its possible
that this is another.
Is Melisandre and her religion evil?: The name of the lord of light religion is
called R'hllor and I'm sure some of you will say I pronounced it differently but who cares.
Now depending on who you ask?some would say all religion is evil and in a sense you could
say that this one is...considering they burn people for certain purposes like making harsh
weather conditions go away or, in the books, making sure your ships receive favorable winds.
However, there is no mistaking that this religion actively opposes the White Walkers and their
god: The Great Other.
Melisandre and her followers don't believe they're evil and that they're doing the Lord's
work so that dawn can come but I believe she is a necessary evil.
Essentially you can think of it as this: Who do you side with?
snow zombies who want to consume everything or religious fanatics who want to burn the
purity into your soul?
Either way you're kind of fucked but at least with Melisandre you can enjoy the view.
With Doran and Trystane gone who rules Dorne now
That is a difficult question and one I would love to get George Martin's opinion on.
I doubt hes happy about how badly they screwed up that plot line and I'm sure he'll say something
like "well the books are the books and the show is the show" but I'm sure he feels the
same way we do he just can't be vocal about it due to contracts and such.
I've become more familiar with stuff like that on how actors and collaborators are not
allowed to vocally say "this sucks" or anything like that.
But to the point, realistically I doubt the other Dornish noble houses would ever support
or take orders from Ellaria and the Sand Snakes simply because they owe their loyalty to House
Martell.
However because Dorne in the show operates on dumb logic they'll probably seat another
of Ellaria's child with Oberyn.
You see Oberyn has 8 children and we've only seen 3 of them.
The 3 we've seen share no blood with Ellaria, she is not technically related to them but
she acts as a step mom.
She does however have other children with Oberyn who're much younger and still have
Martell blood in them.
Because Dorne has equal laws for both men and women in terms of ruling this wouldn't
be a problem...but they're all bastards so that may be an issue.
Originally Doran has 2 other children who are essential to his revenge against the Lannisters
but that is a video for another time.
But to answer this question, if Ellaria is right and the people hate Doran now?
then I guess all of Dorne will back her and her children with Oberyn since they do have
Martell blood.
She'll probably act as regent like Cersei did with Tommen for a while.
Could Varys be the Harpy leader?
I can see that as being a very cool twist but I highly doubt it mainly because Varys
wants Dany to rule and for that she needs an army.
While Dragons can burn entire castles to dust you still need your own soldiers to hold locations
and guard smaller rooms.
Think of it this way in terms of modern warfare....while countries in our world have large missiles
that can devestate buildings and tanks?
we still have soldiers who go out and do the other jobs that require man power.
Same with this.
When Dany's ancestors conquored Westeros they had dragons, yes, but they also had an army
and even though their army was smaller than the opposition they were still required to
hold much of the conquoered territory.
If Varys was the leader of the Harpies then it would be very detrimental to the cause
considering the Harpies have killed a lot of the Unsullied and even Barristan Selmy
who is a seasoned warrior and good advsior.
The reason I believe it's Daario is mainly because Dario has worked his way from the
ground up, he sees Dany as a way to climb higher in the world with her dragons and if
it turned out to be him?
it would to be more dramatic and definitely a good twist if done correctly.
People wouldn't expect it and they still don't.
In the books however, I'm sure the Harpy is someone entirely different considering there
are dozens of possiblities but in the show?
the characters seems very limited and it could possibly be daario simply by order of elimination.
And for those of you wondering why Varys would be the leader?
my guess is that he would use the harpies to force Dany out of Mereen so she can get
her ass to westeros.
But like I said I still think it's Daario.
I could be wrong though.
If they do make a season 8 do you think it'll be a movie or maybe a 5 hour special?
I would love a 5 hour special focusing on the aftermath of the final battle with the
walkers in season 7.
Many of the actors have already have said how it seems that many characters have begun
meeting each other and that by the end of episode 10 you'll have a feeling of things
coming to a close.
It's a real shame because personally If I were in charge I wouldn't start the final
battle until the end of season 7 and then focus the first half of season 8 on the conclusion
of the battle and then the second half of 8 on the aftermath of the battle and where
all the characters are now.
With House Martell being killed off it definitely feels like they're rushing things towards
the finale and making sure certain characters are out of the way.
I would love for season 7 to have 12 episodes and then end it off with a 3 to 5 hour special
or a movie the following year.
Why did they only decide to do flashbacks now instead of early on?
Because they're dumb.
Anybody whose ever read these books know that visions and dreams are apart of the story
and have a major impact on the characters and allows the readers to better understand
them.
I loved that they opened season 5 with a flashback to Cersei's childhood but I wish they had
done it for season 2 through 4 as well.
Sometimes the books open up with a different point of view of some far off character and
I always thought it was interesting to see what things are going on in a different part
of the world and how someone who isn't a main character is dealing with current world events.
One example of this is the opening we got to season 1...if you remember we got some
random Night's Watch guy encountering the white walkers and i always thought that was
bad ass.
They've done this before in the last two books and you can argue that the time is better
spent on established characters but I don't think so.
I would love to catch up with other people we've seen and where they are now like the
Blackfish or even characters we haven't seen that are important like Howland Reed or Victarion
Greyjoy.
It just seems like wasted potential.
Could Melisandre's necklace be some kind of magic tool that lets her stay young?
That is what I'm thinking.
In the book she is able to use some kind of magic called glamour and she uses it to disguise
Mance Rayder as another wildling.
This way when Stannis burns Mance hes actually burning someone completely different and allows
Mance to live.
My guess is that the necklace she wears either amplifies her spells to last longer or it
just keeps her youthful.
Some people were saying that the potions she has with her when she set down the necklace
also add to her youthful appearance but I think that would require a lot of potions
then just a handful of small bottles but it is Game of Thrones so anything is possible.
All I know is that dermatologists hate her for exposing shocking anti-aging treatments.
How did Areo Hotah get killed so easily and when did the snakes get teleportation magic?
I need to quote one of my subscribers on this...Areo Hotah had this thing called plot armor.
Sometimes it can be strong and magical enough to keep you safe even when someone bashes
your head on an anvil cough jon snow cough and sometimes its weak enough to the point
where even a ladybug can land on you and make you explode.
Some people said that Tyene coated her dagger with poison...Okay but poison can't kill you
THAT quickly, especially a big guy like that.
And as for the two snakes who boarded Trystane's ship?
Well they didn't make it clear if it was one or two ships but because we can only see one?
I'm going to assume they came on a seperate ship a day or two after Jaime sailed away.
After Myrcella dies, it seems that Trystane was to stay on the ship until preparations
can be made to send him back to Dorne.
While Trystane waited to sail home the snakes landed somewhere off the coast of king's landing,
snuck onto the ship and killed him.
That's as far as I can imagine it but it's still dumb either way.
By the way if you're curious about the letter Doran was reading?
one of my subscribers found it online and sent it to me.
I'll post it up on my Facebook and Twitter page if you're interested in reading it.
Links in the description below.
Final question, what book theories do you think may happen this season
by theories I think you mean like Dornish master plan and what not and I think CleganeBowl
is one of the few that is most likely happening this season mainly because Ian McShane is
a big blabber mouth and he spoiled it a while ago while on a morning show.
For those of you who're not aware of it, the theory states that the Hound is alive and
will face off against his brother, the zombie mountain, in a trial by combat to decide Cersei's
fate much like what happened with Tyrion.
Stoneheart and the High Sparrow being Howland Reed is not something I'm expecting and neither
is Aegon and the golden company.
The reason I say that is because some of the golden company stuff has been switched over
to other characters and have been skipped over entirely.
Some of the minor ones like Frey Pie, which is essentially killing some of Walder Frey's
sons and serving them up as pies, I think can happen but probably won't, at least not
this season.
And Coldhands I think may be a possibility if they're re-introducing Bran but I'm not
holding my breath simply because, as we've seen, the show runners don't like to do cool
and mysterious characters.
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