Everyone knows that the big mystery for Game of Thrones Season 6 are all variations on the question “How does Jon Snow survive?” Whether or not you believe he is dead, and going to be resurrected, or that he’s just mostly dead, and we just need to go buy a miracle from Miracle Max down the street to bring him back, the speculation follows the same paths, and lead to one question: Who brings him back?
Melisandre’s sudden departure from Stannis’ camp just prior to the massacre and return to the Wall is one very suspicious move of a piece of he puzzle back to where she already is in the books when Jon Snow is stabbed. Davos’ previous arrival there just ahead of her, when Stannis sent him away also had piqued interest. And though both Carice van Houten, who plays Meisandre, and Liam Cunningham, who plays Davos, have been not so forthcoming with details, van Houten is clearly trying to temper expectations. Speaking to Empire Magazine in their new issue, she warns fans they should not raise their expectations too high.
“I’m afraid I’m gonna disappoint a lot of people,” she winks. “Why so much pressure on my character? I mean, I understand that he’s the good we want in this crazy world. And me and my mother and my sister want him to come back very desperately. But Melisandre has never brought anyone back to life. Why does it have to be me?”
Because why else did the show deliberate send you back to the Wall so you would be where you are in the books, if not because the show and books need to hit the same plot point at this juncture? Just saying.
Meanwhile, speaking in a much lengthier interview with Vulture, Cunningham says Melisandre is on “an extraordinary journey.” “…you’re going to see from very, very early on in the new season, I will tell you that. Very surprising. It’s really cool. When I read it, I went, “Whoa!” And then I was given a little bit more evidence … but I haven’t seen the first episode. We haven’t seen it. Nobody’s seen it. We’re all in it together.”
Speaking on no one having seen the first episode, Cunningham is still under the impression that at least *one* Game of Thrones fan will be getting preview screeners. “POTUS! He gets DVD copies before we do. And we’re in it! [Laughs.]” No wonder people think the Iron Throne is worth the cost of a sit down.
On a more serious note, Cunningham talks about Shireen’s passing last season, and how long it will take for the character to find out, especially now that he and Melisandre are sort of thrown together over the loss of Stannis (which is her fault too.) He also reflects on the religious fundamentalism of the Red God that had taken over the Baratheon family.
“Going into season six, the audience is going to know what he doesn’t know, and that’s a great thing to watch, especially if there’s any sort of relationship build up. What happens when he finds out? And how long are they going to hold that one out for? That elastic has just been stretched the whole time…. Dan said it’s about religious fundamentalism, extremism, and what it can drive a human being to do. In this case, it was an intelligent man, Stannis, agreeing to do that to his own daughter, and finding an excuse to do it. And you saw his reasons for doing it, which is what makes it very, very dangerous. It has a resonance in a way, in the real world, when you look at ISIS, you know? It’s always wrong. The justification of it. The repercussions of doing something like that are never going to be good. You take away a chunk of your humanity when you do things like that. It makes you less of a person, even if it works temporarily. And they had cultivated this gorgeous relationship with Davos and Shireen, which I loved as well. It was a little island of beauty and sanity in this sea of moral grayness, and to have that stolen? It was extraordinary.”
And as for that “mic drop” moment at the end of the Season 6 trailer? Cunningham is clearly chuffed about it. “It’s not his bag. I’ve always had in my mind that he was a Tom Hagen character from The Godfather. He’s not one of the boys. He’s not one of the soldiers. He’s a consigliore. He commands respect because of his loyalty and his decency and his lateral thinking, and because he’s not fearful of his own demise. He tells hard truths. So it’s, “What?! Davos is pulling a sword?” What a teaser! “
What a teaser, indeed. Let’s hope Davos an do Longclaw justice–and if he can’t, having WunWun on his side will do the trick instead.
Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/03/24/liam-cunningham-and-carice-van-houten-talk-that-season-6-speculation/
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