Season 6

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	While prior seasons followed a format of adapting roughly one book's worth of material per year (or one large book across two seasons, in the case of [[Season 3]] and most of [[Season 4]]), [[Season 5]] condensed together most of the fourth and fifth novels in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''A Feast for Crows'' and ''A Dance with Dragons'', resulting in most storylines catching up with the end of the fifth and most recent novel, in particular [[Jon Snow]] and the [[Night's Watch]]; [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Meereen]], including [[Tyrion Lannister]]; [[Cersei Lannister]] (yet not the rest of [[King's Landing]], such as [[Margaery Tyrell]] after her imprisonment and [[Kevan Lannister]] after Cersei's [[walk of atonement]]); [[Petyr Baelish]] and the [[The Vale|Vale]]; [[Sansa Stark]], whose storyline was merged with [[Jeyne Poole]]'s, the one forced to marry Ramsay; [[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Melisandre]]; [[Davos Seaworth]], who was involved in another subplot in the North which was cut or delayed; [[Roose Bolton]] and [[Ramsay Bolton]]; [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], and [[Meera Reed]], who almost caught up at the end of the fourth season; and [[Theon Greyjoy]]. However, other characters did not yet catch up: [[Arya Stark]] has two more chapters after going blind at the end of the fourth book (though parts of the first chapter from the sixth novel were featured in Season 5, in which she killed [[Meryn Trant]] instead of Raff); and, while most of the original story in [[Samwell Tarly|Sam]] and [[Gilly]]'s voyage was already adapted in the fifth season before they even left [[Castle Black]] (including their growing relationship, learning of Daenerys ruling in [[Slaver's Bay]], and [[Aemon]]'s death), their journey in the fourth book also included a brief stay in [[Braavos]], and by the end they arrived in [[Oldtown]] and he met the [[maesters]] at the [[The Citadel|Citadel]]. While [[House Martell]] and [[Dorne]]'s substantive plot was technically included, it was ''drastically'' condensed, omitting most of its characters, most prominently Doran's daughter and heir Arianne Martell, who was the lead of the subplot (while in the show a main character —[[Jaime Lannister]]— was sent to fill that role), and also most of their machinations (to the point that [[Doran Martell]] only appeared briefly), effectively delaying the climax of the storyline to Season 6.		While prior seasons followed a format of adapting roughly one book's worth of material per year (or one large book across two seasons, in the case of [[Season 3]] and most of [[Season 4]]), [[Season 5]] condensed together most of the fourth and fifth novels in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''A Feast for Crows'' and ''A Dance with Dragons'', resulting in most storylines catching up with the end of the fifth and most recent novel, in particular [[Jon Snow]] and the [[Night's Watch]]; [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and [[Meereen]], including [[Tyrion Lannister]]; [[Cersei Lannister]] (yet not the rest of [[King's Landing]], such as [[Margaery Tyrell]] after her imprisonment and [[Kevan Lannister]] after Cersei's [[walk of atonement]]); [[Petyr Baelish]] and the [[The Vale|Vale]]; [[Sansa Stark]], whose storyline was merged with [[Jeyne Poole]]'s, the one forced to marry Ramsay; [[Stannis Baratheon]] and [[Melisandre]]; [[Davos Seaworth]], who was involved in another subplot in the North which was cut or delayed; [[Roose Bolton]] and [[Ramsay Bolton]]; [[Bran Stark]], [[Hodor]], and [[Meera Reed]], who almost caught up at the end of the fourth season; and [[Theon Greyjoy]]. However, other characters did not yet catch up: [[Arya Stark]] has two more chapters after going blind at the end of the fourth book (though parts of the first chapter from the sixth novel were featured in Season 5, in which she killed [[Meryn Trant]] instead of Raff); and, while most of the original story in [[Samwell Tarly|Sam]] and [[Gilly]]'s voyage was already adapted in the fifth season before they even left [[Castle Black]] (including their growing relationship, learning of Daenerys ruling in [[Slaver's Bay]], and [[Aemon]]'s death), their journey in the fourth book also included a brief stay in [[Braavos]], and by the end they arrived in [[Oldtown]] and he met the [[maesters]] at the [[The Citadel|Citadel]]. While [[House Martell]] and [[Dorne]]'s substantive plot was technically included, it was ''drastically'' condensed, omitting most of its characters, most prominently Doran's daughter and heir Arianne Martell, who was the lead of the subplot (while in the show a main character —[[Jaime Lannister]]— was sent to fill that role), and also most of their machinations (to the point that [[Doran Martell]] only appeared briefly), effectively delaying the climax of the storyline to Season 6.
−	Although most storylines from the fourth and fifth books were included in Season 5 in some form and to some extent, there was simply too much material to fit it all in one season, so several subplots were delayed to Season 6, in particular [[House Greyjoy]] and the [[Iron Islands]] and [[House Tully]] and [[Riverrun]], who haven't been a major presence in the show since [[Season 2]] and [[Season 3]] respectively, yet have major subplots starting in the fourth novel, with [[Yara Greyjoy]] as a new POV narrator and with [[Brynden Tully]] in charge of Riverrun after the [[Red Wedding]] massacre. Nevertheless, somes changes are inevitable, especially in regards to the links between these subplots and the King's Landing storyline, since the context for the interactions between the Crown and these rebel Houses changes depending on who is in charge of the Crown —which shifts drastically before and after Cersei's deposition. It is also unknown whether or not these subplots will progress far enough that they reach material from the sixth volume of the book series.	+	Although most storylines from the fourth and fifth books were included in Season 5 in some form and to some extent, there was simply too much material to fit it all in one season, so several subplots were delayed to Season 6, in particular [[House Greyjoy]] in the [[Iron Islands]] and [[House Tully]] in [[Riverrun]], who haven't been a major presence in the show since [[Season 2]] and [[Season 3]] respectively, yet have major subplots starting in the fourth novel, with [[Yara Greyjoy]] as a new POV narrator and with [[Brynden Tully]] in charge of Riverrun after the [[Red Wedding]] massacre. Nevertheless, some changes are inevitable, especially in regards to the links between these subplots and the King's Landing storyline, since the context for the interactions between the Crown and these rebel Houses changes depending on who is in charge of the Crown —which shifts drastically before and after Cersei's deposition. It is also unknown whether or not these subplots will progress far enough that they reach material from the sixth volume of the book series.
	Nonetheless, the sixth season will mostly draw upon the as-yet-unpublished sixth novel, ''The Winds of Winter''. While [[George R.R. Martin]] did give the TV producers an outline of events that will happen in the final two unpublished novels, the adaptation process fundamentally changed, as the writers didn't have access to fully finished source material. Though Martin has released about half a dozen preview chapters from the sixth novel, it isn't clear how much of a basis they can be for any material in the TV series, due to existing differences between the book series and the adaptation. Also, until the book is released, there is no way of analyzing the adaptation process properly (e.g., if the actions of one character in Season 6 are actually a condensation of the actions of two different characters in the sixth novel).		Nonetheless, the sixth season will mostly draw upon the as-yet-unpublished sixth novel, ''The Winds of Winter''. While [[George R.R. Martin]] did give the TV producers an outline of events that will happen in the final two unpublished novels, the adaptation process fundamentally changed, as the writers didn't have access to fully finished source material. Though Martin has released about half a dozen preview chapters from the sixth novel, it isn't clear how much of a basis they can be for any material in the TV series, due to existing differences between the book series and the adaptation. Also, until the book is released, there is no way of analyzing the adaptation process properly (e.g., if the actions of one character in Season 6 are actually a condensation of the actions of two different characters in the sixth novel).