Spoilers for all of HBO's Game of Thrones as well as some slight spoilers/speculations about Season 6...
Usually by this point in the summer, we know a lot more about the upcoming Game of Thrones season than we do right now. Firstly, we've always had the books to go by for story beats and big deaths. That's no longer the case. Also, we've usually gotten some for casting news and all we have right now are character listings. Plus, we've occasionally had, by this point, confirmation from executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff about something regarding the new season. New locations, new characters, etc.
But Game of Thrones: Season 6 is truly proving to be uncharted territory. We even wrote up our first ever "What We Want from a Game of Thrones Season" feature for Season 6 because the story ahead is now a mystery to both book readers and non-book readers alike. The playing field has been leveled. We have no idea even if Game of Thrones will end with Season 7 (which Weiss and Benioff both seem to want) or with an extra Season 8 (as it seems HBO hopes). So there's really no telling when or how the story will begin wrapping up.
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Usually by this point in the summer, we know a lot more about the upcoming Game of Thrones season than we do right now. Firstly, we've always had the books to go by for story beats and big deaths. That's no longer the case. Also, we've usually gotten some for casting news and all we have right now are character listings. Plus, we've occasionally had, by this point, confirmation from executive producers D.B. Weiss and David Benioff about something regarding the new season. New locations, new characters, etc.
But Game of Thrones: Season 6 is truly proving to be uncharted territory. We even wrote up our first ever "What We Want from a Game of Thrones Season" feature for Season 6 because the story ahead is now a mystery to both book readers and non-book readers alike. The playing field has been leveled. We have no idea even if Game of Thrones will end with Season 7 (which Weiss and Benioff both seem to want) or with an extra Season 8 (as it seems HBO hopes). So there's really no telling when or how the story will begin wrapping up.
Continue reading…
Continue reading...