Sunday, May 1, 2016
WiC Weekly: April 24-30
It’s the day of a new Game of Thrones episode—always a happy day—and it’s time to look back on the week before. What Game of Thrones-related subjects were people buzzing about this week? Let’s take a look.
Time for WiC Weekly. First, check out photos from tonight's episode, "Home." https://t.co/bflmTJBXv8 pic.twitter.com/PhoJbfHtNc
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
In addition to the photos, we also have HBO’s official description of “Home,” together with the description for the third episode, “Oathbreaker.”
Check out HBO's official descriptions of both tonight's episode and next week's. https://t.co/m98k11mVOE pic.twitter.com/TtQtXti55U
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
You’ve seen the photos. You’ve read the description. Now watch the trailer for “Home.”
Rounding out the previews, watch the trailer for tonight's episode. Ramsay's looking nervous.https://t.co/DbDWzGtIzv pic.twitter.com/uyASSSj95J
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
Hopefully, “Home” will build on the momentum Game of Thrones developed in “The Red Woman.” Check out our recaps.
Brush up on the S6 premiere with our "The Red Woman" recap. We have one for book-readers… https://t.co/RqiPDT8wx3 pic.twitter.com/Jj3cBjK99a
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
…and for those who have only watched the show. https://t.co/APmr6uoZGZ pic.twitter.com/acnC43zZmM
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
All in all, the Season 6 premiere was well-received…with the possible exception of the scenes featuring characters from Dorne. Those…were rough, but a prop HBO spotlighted on its Making Game of Thrones blog plugs a few (but by no means all) of the plotholes.
This #GameofThrones prop fills in a couple of plot holes from the Dorne scenes last week. https://t.co/zWTShPOhZP pic.twitter.com/i8o6dOo8yX
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
HBO has done a good job of plugging leaks this year, but minor things are still getting out. For example, the title of fourth episode of Season 6 may have gotten out.
The title of the fourth episode of Season 6 may have leaked. What do you think of it? https://t.co/dANSdO6dKs pic.twitter.com/GTUdN9J6NE
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
HBO released the running times for every episode of Season 6. Some are much longer than others. What does that mean?
We know the runnings times for each episode of #GameofThrones Season 6. What do they tell us?https://t.co/do9fCwmTxM pic.twitter.com/8G04kqXEn1
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
You can’t say that Game of Thrones Season 6 didn’t start with a bang. The ending with Melisandre created plenty of buzz. Actress Carice Van Houten and director Jeremy Podeswa talked about what they were going for.
Carice van Houten (Melisandre) and the director of the premiere talk about THAT ending. https://t.co/ysEbiA0RSg pic.twitter.com/YQze2IteKk
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
After that reveal broke, we looked into the question more deeply:
On that note, we look at the evidence and try to answer a question: how old is Melisandre? https://t.co/LhJbD4HnWe pic.twitter.com/M4wmxdS06l
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
Let’s end with a big picture story about Game of Thrones Season 6 as a whole. David Benioff and Dan Weiss talked about the thematic thrust behind the stories this year.
According to the showrunners, the theme of Season 6 is "homecoming." We'll leave it there. https://t.co/tTd1tEYv7y pic.twitter.com/SPDl0HTkga
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) May 1, 2016
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Isaac Hempstead-Wright Teases Bran’s Return Tonight
One of the things that Game of Thrones has mostly accomplished throughout it’s five seasons has been keeping a balance between the nearly a dozen different plot threads that are all happening at once all around the great sphere of Planetos. From the far north of the Lands of Always Winter to the far east of Slaver’s Bay to the deep South of Dorne, they’re managed mostly to hold all the stories together in terms of not allowing any one to dominate or get ahead of the others–save one.
It was obvious to those who read the novels from early on that Bran was generally running a full book ahead of everyone else by mid-Season 2. So it was not that surprising–though it was certainly disappointing–when he, Hodor and Meera were asked to sit out last year in order to allow everyone else to catch up. (Though considering that A Feast For Crows had not only Bran sit out, but Tyrion, Dany and Jon Snow too, I suppose it could have been far worse.)
But now, after a year off for his character to “train” off screen, and the actor to grow about a foot and a half in real life, Isaac Hempstead-Wright returns tonight to the show. The growth spurt was a shock to everyone, including his fellow actors. As Kristain Narin ( who play’s ban’s sidekick, the beloved Hodor) told The New York Post, “He really, really shot up since the end of Season 4! My jaw hit the ground [when I saw him].”
Hempstead-Wright says the changes are both outside and in: “Bran is growing into his own new character, waiting to erupt.”
“We see exactly what Bran’s powers can do,” he says. “He has the power of greensight. He can harness the power to look through time. Now he can finally chase this destiny of his.”
The big excitement for him was working with the legendary Max VonSyndow, who plays the human embodiment of a character who thus far we’ve only seen as a Three-Eyed Raven in Bran’s dreams, who Hempstead-Wright says “has been calling to him” for the entire series.
“When he arrived on set, a hush would descend and everyone would kind of soak in his aura.” That’s not the only gushing over Von Syndow and his character either. Talking to The Hollywood Reporter this week, Hempstead-Wright had this to say about the character:
“He’s a real sage. There’s magic in the show, but it’s often kept on the fringes. It’s a lot like how magic’s treated in our world; everyone’s skeptical about it in the Game of Thrones world. ‘The dragons died years ago! And White Walkers? They don’t exist!’ So when you do get a bit of it, it’s exciting — but when you get some serious magic like Melisandre or the Three-Eyed Raven, and him in particular with his stoic, philosophical zen sense about him, just sitting in the tree … the idea itself is just fantastic, this man wrapped in all of these roots, connected to the entire history of Westeros. He’s a remarkable character, and clearly a character who is an extraordinarily interesting man of history.”
So how does Hodor feel about all this? He’s carried his young master all the way North of the Wall to a cave, only to watch him learn some sort of magic and travel to places Hodor can’t follow. Nairn tells THR that this isn’t easy for the oversized loveable lug of few syllables and less words.
Hodor, he says, is “bewildered. I don’t think he particularly enjoys the whole magical element very much, but he’s willing to be there for the sake of Bran. He loves Bran. But he’s bewildered. He doesn’t know what’s happening. He’s a bit scared.”
We’ll have to see how both of them are handling it tonight when the show finally returns to their story line. (As well as Meera, who is also stuck up there, and lost her brother Jojen to boot!)
Via http://winteriscoming.net/2016/05/01/isaac-hempstead-wright-teases-brans-return-tonight/
Winter Is Coming Launches Game of Thrones App for Android
Been looking for a fan-craved Game of Thrones app for Android? Winter Is Coming has you covered, as the popular Game of Thrones website launched an app in the Google Play store.
Game of Thrones is one of the most popular shows on television, making news, rumors and episode recaps about the show a top priority for millions around the world. With the Winter Is Coming Android app, staying up to date on the happenings of Westeros and Essos got that much easier.
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