Game of Thrones 6.2 "Home" (spoiler alert)

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Bran trains under the guidance of the Three-Eyed Raven; Tommen gets advice from Jaime; Tyrion must get creative to find good news; Thorne has the support of the Night's Watch; Balon Greyjoy hears several proposals; Ramsay comes up with a new plan.

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1. some articles from the past week

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/04/30/grown-up-bran-stark-returns-hbos-game-thrones/83746742/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/04/30/game-of-thrones-season-six-episode-two-preview--what-we-know-so/

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-season-6-jason-momoa-teases-return-of-khal-drogo-a7008706.html

http://www.inquisitr.com/3050841/game-of-thrones-season-6-flashbacks-and-prophecies-leading-the-way-in-new-season/

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2. some memes and images from the past week

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/tv/2016/04/25/snow-meme_1-large_trans++tsaumX-aVzMRRoHYcnIgXNp92Vp1bJpCKV_c876yOdg.jpg

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3. a little over 3 hours to go

http://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2016/05/01/game-of-thrones-twitter-analysis-shows-we-didnt-care-so-much-about-jon-snow/#49ea5e2136d3

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/arts/television/game-of-thrones-bran-interview.html?_r=0

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4. rewatching last week's episode now

pretty strong for a season opener.

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5. I heard we might get

a flashback to The Tower of Joy tonight. (sounds like a porn movie, doesn't it?)

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6. coming up soon

should be interesting after last week

[Baitball Blogger]

7. kick

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8. kicking off now

previously on

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9. Lyanna Stark!

the woman that started the war...

[Baitball Blogger]

11. Definitely presents a desire to know her backstory.

There's a love story that should be a story onto itself.

[NewJeffCT]

13. Yes

I'm anxious to see it told

[TorchTheWitch]

10. could someone give me a blow by blow description?

I can't watch it, and with this crap internet I doubt I'll ever be able to see the show online.

TIA

[Baitball Blogger]

12. Bran is getting his training on.

Through visions he is seeing the past and acquiring an education.

At the Wall, the traitors who killed Jon Snow tried to storm the room to take him again. But, the alliance that Jon made with the Wildings created new allies. A giant stormed their castle and stopped the attack by bashing one of them against the wall. So, at least Jon's body is safe.

Meanwhile, Cersei Lannister has a new defender. A giant knight came to her, but she has yet given the order to fight for her.

[NewJeffCT]

39. Bran was having a vision of previous events

Young Ned and Young Benjen Stark were sparring, and then Hodor (who could talk) also had a turn in the mix. He was already big and burly at that age. Then, young Lyanna Stark came riding in.

Lyanna Stark - if you recall from season 1 - was the girl that Robert Baratheon loved, but she was kidnapped by/ran off with Rhaegar Targaryen and Robert's fury is what led to the war and the downfall of the Targaryen's.

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14. crap

RIP Roose Bolton, and now Walda and son.

[Baitball Blogger]

27. He was a fool for underestimating his son's deviant nature.

[TorchTheWitch]

33. Ramsey killed Roose?

How did that happen?

Thanks, btw, for that description of what was going on to that point.

[Baitball Blogger]

35. There was an announcement that Roose's wife had given birth to a son.

He told Ramsey that he will always be his first born and Ramsey gave him a hug of congratulation and stabbed him to death.

Then, he got Roose's wife and the baby and fed them to the dogs.

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15. wow

that cast has really shrunk these past two episodes - Doran & Trystane Martell, Roose Bolton, Fat Walda and son...

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16. and,now we have Euron Greyjoy

deposing Balon Greyjoy

[Solly Mack]

17. Well, poo. Roose died a death that was far too easy.

Don't care how a Frey dies - big, little, male, female, adult or child. Any death at the hand of someone other than a Stark is too easy.

Ramsay continues to earn a creative death.

It would be supremely boring to drag out Jon Snow's return.

Piffle on the Iron Born. Though the bridge scene does suggest a partial return to the books. The importance of that particular character. (Euron)

We'll see.

Melisandre has her game face on (so to speak).

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18. she doesn't seem very confident in herself

though

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19. she's lost her mojo

I think?

[Solly Mack]

20. She will regain her confidence and become driven again - for Jon.

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21. Only a Targaryen could have gotten a dragon to present its neck.

Just saying.

[Baitball Blogger]

28. Which suggests that Tyrion's father is not Tywin Lannister/

[Solly Mack]

29. Varys gave him a shocked and searching look.

But it could be nothing...just smart dragons. Which Tyrion was speaking about - how smart they are.

Or, that could be to throw people off some more.

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22. she did it

he's alive

[Solly Mack]

23. He's back.

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24. I knew something was up

with the brief flash to Ghost... he knew before we did.

[Solly Mack]

25. Yep.

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26. And now it ends (Yes!!!)

[Baitball Blogger]

30. First two episodes of this season is preparing the Starks for transcendence.

Bran, Arya, Sansa and Jon. All of them are arcing their characters.

[Solly Mack]

31. Yes

[Oneironaut]

32. #RevengeOfTheStarks - It begins

I truly hope Aliser dies horribly, but not more than Ramsay. I hope Jon ends up killing him.

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34. Ramsay

was already voted the most hated man on TV recently. I doubt that changed tonight.

[redwitch]

44. Was Nagen in the #2 spot?

Not to hijack the thread...

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47. well

Negan hasn't killed anybody yet - we were left with a cliffhanger.

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36. preview of next week

I am thrilled they have Ned saying "now it ends" in response to Ser Arthur Dayne saying, "now it begins"

[dilby]

37. So I saw Jon's mom this episode and he comes back to life.

What a reward, I am dying to see the next episode and I can't wait to watch Ramsay march up to Castle Black to face a small force of Nights Watch to take back his wife. I have a feeling he will be munching on his own testicles by episode 4.

[TDale313]

38. I am loving this season!!!

Spoilers, of course...










Omg Jon's Back!!! Ok, loved the episode just cause of that. Tyrion with the dragons. Bran and the flashback (more convinced than ever that L+R=J)

The Ironborn stuff is going to be great. Will be fascinating to see where the Arya stuff is going.

I'm a book reader, so it's kinda cool watching and for the first time not knowing where things are heading...

[me b zola]

40. What is the name of Theon's sister?

I really like her character and hope to see more of her.

I am so glad that Tyrion freed the dragons. I have not been a Dynarious fan because of her chaining them.

[NewJeffCT]

41. In the books

Theon's sister is Asha, but they changed it to Yara on the show so viewers would not confuse Asha with Osha (the woman that has Rickon Stark, played by Natalie Tennant.)

[WolverineDG]

42. This entire episode was soooo satisfying

From the stabbing which was filmed so you didn't know exactly which Bolton got stabbed & would have cheered either way it went to Asha Greyjoy reappearing to Lyanna Stark finally riding in on a white horse to Hodor actually having a name (Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Wylis? HODOR) to Bran coming back to the extreme shortening of Arya's time with the House of White & Black (thank you sweet baby Jesus) to Tyrion freeing the dragon & not being burnt to a cinder to the Wildings showing up & making the bad Night Watch go "squish" to Jon Snow finally waking up.

I was doing back flips on the couch during the entire show!

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43. I'm definitely

going to need to rewatch this one.

[Oneironaut]

45. I wonder why Hodor says "Hodor?"

We know it's not his real name now, and he was able to talk before. Did he have a brain injury? Does he do it by choice?

I wonder if we'll find out.

Also, who was that who threw that guy from the windy rope bridge?

So many epic moments in one episode.

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46. The guy that died

was Balon Greyjoy - father of Theon and Yara Greyjoy, and now the late King of the Iron Islands. The thrower is Euron Greyjoy, the younger brother of Balon, also known as The Crow's Eye. Will let the show introduce him beyond that.

[Oneironaut]

48. Ahhh - thx

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49. I don't think

the guy playing Balon Greyjoy has been around since maybe season 3?