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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Season 6 Game of Thrones Part 3 Evaluation "Dance With Dragons" Part 4





"A girl has been given a second chance, there will not be a third." says Jaquen H'ghar to Arya as we kick off the continuation of Season 6 Game of Thrones Episodes 5, 6 & 7. In the lair of the Three-Eyed Raven, we learn about how the Night King was created. Over in the Iron Islands there is a Kingsmoot for the Salt Throne and Euron Greyjoy pulls off the upset. Meanwhile, Jorah Mormont reveals his greyscale to Daenerys which means his certain death and as he bids her farewell to Daenerys, she tells him "Do not walk away from your queen, Jorah the Andal. You have not been dismissed." at last forgiving him for his betrayal. Bran goes behind the Three-Eyed Raven's back and enters a vision on his own, only to realize his folly too late as the Night King is able to grab him by the wrist in the vision, marking him. The Three-Eyed Raven awakens and knows what has just happened and tell Bran that he must now become the new Three-Eyed Raven because the magic of the lair will no longer keep the Night King out since he marked Bran. Bran asks the Three-Eyed Raven if he is even ready to take on this task, the Three-Eyed Raven tells him no. At Castle Black, Jon Snow is preparing with his war council for the upcoming battle against Ramsay Bolton and the other houses of the North. They realize they are vastly outnumbered so Sansa sends Brienne to Riverrun to request assistance from her uncle Brynden the Blackfish. The Night King arrives at the lair and Meera, Hodor and Bran have to escape with some help from Summer and Leaf. Is it going to be enough though? It will all come down to someone holding a door closed against the many wights. As we cruise into Episode 6, we get an interesting reunion with a certain familiar First Ranger that we haven't seen since Season 1. Sam and Gilly meet Sam's family at Horn Hill which goes about as good as you could expect, Arya screws up her second chance with the faceless men and the High Sparrow outsmarts Cersei, Olenna and Jaime Lannister once more. Brynden the Blackfish has retaken Riverrun and Walder Frey learns of this from his sons and then commands them to retake it using a certain hostage. On the road back to Mereen, Daenerys finds Dragon and mounts him while giving a speech to her new Khalasar. She says, "“Ei khal fin thir nak haan okhe sen dothrakhqoy alo ji qisi mae m’auijazeri ath dineur mae vas ma anha vos khal. Anha vo vakkan sen dothrakhqoy. Anha okkak el yeri. Anha qafak asqoy yeroa, majin yeri m’athiri m’athiri m’ adrivoe ven qoy qoyi m’adothrae ami m’aulijezeri anna athzhowakaroon. Aha aquafak san ale yeroa ei khaloon ray wad khaasaroon mae! Hash Yeri adotnrae hazef ido yomme kazga? Hash yeri vaddrivi dozge cunni mea khogaroon shiqeti mori masin vohhari okrenegwin mori? Hash yeri vozhi anhaan rhaeshis, an Dahli, jin azo me Khal Drogo ast asqoly mehas hatif maisi krazaji, kash shieraki vitihir asavvesoon? Hash yeri m’ayyeyaan?!” (Every khal who ever lived chose three Bloodriders to fight beside him and guard his way. I am not a Khal. I will not choose three Bloodriders. I choose you all. I ask your oath, that you will live and die as blood of my blood; riding at my side to keep me safe from harm. I will ask more of you than any Khal has ever asked from a Khalasar! Will you ride the wooden horses across the Black Salt Sea? Will you kill my enemies in their iron suits and tear down their stone houses? Will you give me the Seven Kingdoms? The gift that Khal Drogo promised me before the mother of mountains as the stars looked down in witness? Are you with me now and always?!) of which she receives a resounding chorus of approval. Now moving into Episode 7, one of our favorite dirty dogs happens to be alive! Jon Snow and Tormund talk the wildlings into fighting with them against the Boltons to retake Winterfell. Jaime Lannister has to come to the Frey's aid with the Lannister army to take over the siege of Riverrun. Now with the wildings secured, Jon Snow, Sansa and Ser Davos take on the grueling task of trying to convince the other Northern houses to fight for them. In Bravos, Arya is gravely wounded from the waif and she may succumb to her wounds as nobody will help her. Meanwhile, The Hound loses the only friends he had and he's ready for revenge. Join the Riddikulus Crew for part 3 on the continuous winding river that is Season 6 of Game of Thrones. This season's breakdown is not for the faint of heart as we will conclude it's evaluation in 4 parts! In the words of Ser Davos "The real war isn't between a few squabbling houses, it's between the living and the dead. And make no mistake, the dead are coming."



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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Season 6 Game of Thrones Evaluation Part 2 (Dance With Dragons Part 3)


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"Now it begins." -Ser Arthur Dayne. "No, now it ends." -Ned Stark. The season continues as Jon Snow comes back to the land of the living. Bran is still training with the 3 Eyed Raven as they go back to the battle at the Tower of Joy where we all get a chance to see The Sword of The Morning in breathtaking combat for the first and only time. In Vaes Dothrak, Daenerys awaits her fate during the time of the Khalar Vezvhen to see if she will be staying with the Dosh Khaleen or something less kind. In Mereen, Varys learns the truth about where the Sons of the Harpy are getting their funding while at Kings Landing, Qyburn now has Varys little birds for his own. In Bravos, Jaquen H'gar tells Arya "A girl is not a beggar anymore." Lord Smalljon Umber back at Winterfell comes to Ramsay for an alliance and even though they don't see eye to eye, Lord Umber has a gift for Ramsay.... "Welcome home, Lord Stark" Ramsay tells Rickon Stark. Sansa pleas with Jon to get an army to retake Winterfell back from the Bolton's, Tyrion appears to have struck a deal with the Good Masters of Astapor, the Wise Masters of Yunkai and their friends in Volantis and Daenerys comes up with a plan of her own. Jon Snow receives a threatening letter from Ramsay Bolton in which he and Sansa learn that Ramsay has Rickon and now they have no choice but to try and take Winterfell back. Daenerys meets with the great khal's while they attempt to decide her fate, until she decides for herself in a fiery blaze of glory. Stick with the Riddikulus Crew as we tackle the next wave of events in the wildly thick plot of season 6! As Daenerys says, "Yeri Vosechi Yeri Vadrivoe! "You are not going to serve, you are going to die."
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Monday, April 13, 2020

Season 6 Game of Thrones Evaluation Part 1 (Dance With Dragons Part 2)


"Buried, burned, she's good meat. Feed her to the hounds." Ramsay's final words to Myranda's father as they determine her final resting place. Things start to come to a head in Season 6! Alliser Thorne tells the Night's Watch that he and a few other brothers murdered Jon Snow, Brienne comes to Sansa's aid fulfilling her oath at last and Jaime Lannister brings Myrcella back to Kings Landing under the worst possible circumstances. In Sunspear, Ellaria makes sure weak men never rule Dorne again, Daenerys makes her return to Vaes Dothrak in the most humiliating way and Melisandre has a malfunction with her necklace. Meanwhile Bran goes back in time with the Three Eyed Raven and doesn't want to leave. The Three Eyed Raven tells Bran "It is beautiful beneath the sea, but if you stay too long, you will drown." Back at The Wall, Dolorous Edd returns with some wild allies to keep those loyal to Jon Snow that were held up with Jon's body in the room safe from Thorne. Over in Mereen, Tyrion has a suspenseful interaction with Viserion and Rhaegal. In Bravos, Arya goes from blind, to a beggar, to beaten until Jaquen H'ghar comes along and asks her a few questions. Satisfied with the answers, he tells her "A girl is not a beggar anymore". At Winterfell, Roose and Ramsay Bolton are at odds about how to handle Sansa's escape. Roose tells Ramsay "If you acquire a reputation as a mad dog, you will be treated as a mad dog. Taken out back and slaughtered for pig feed." At this point their Maester comes in and tells Roose that his wife Lady Walda gave birth to a boy and Ramsay congratulates his father Roose on having a newborn son the only way you could expect. In the Iron Islands, the fabled Euron Greyjoy makes his first appearance in the the show telling his brother Balon Greyjoy the King of the Iron Islands "I don't mock the Drowned God. I AM the Drowned God.'' as he ends Balon's reign. Ser Davos has to put aside his personal vendetta against the red woman and ask for the biggest request of his life in attempting to bring back Jon Snow. A ritual ensues and it must have been hot and stuffy in the room because it's only when everyone leaves (except Ghost) we get a breath of fresh air. Continue onwards with the Riddikulus Crew through our next installment of this grand Game of Thrones arc as we delve into Season 6 this week with a detailed breakdown, some great debates, hypotheticals and potential potholes as well! "From darkness light. From ashes, fire. From death, life."

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Season 5 Game of Thrones Evaluation Part 3 (Dance with Dragons Part 1)

"The long night is coming and then dead come with it" Ominous words from Jon Snow as things start to heat up in the last portion of Season 5 Game of Thrones. Maester Aemon's watch comes to an end, Ser Davos tries to convince Stannis that the time is not right to strike Winterfell, Melisandre insists it can be done with a certain....... sacrifice. Meanwhile Sam Tarly becomes a man for the very first time, Jorah and Tyrion are sold into the fighting pits and Olenna meets her match of wits in the High Sparrow. In Dorne, Bronn is deadly close to a "Long Farewell" while Price Doran and Jaime Lannister negotiate terms for Myrcella's future. Cersei is imprisoned in King's Landing, Sansa learns the truth about Bran and Rickon and Ramsay tells his father to hit Stannis while his guard is down "Hit first, hit hard and leave a feast for the crows". Daenerys over in Mereen tells Tyrion " I'm not going to stop the wheel, I'm going to break the wheel" which Tyrion calls a good dream, but in the North there is a Nightmare at Hardhome when Jon Snow and Tormund attempt to rally the wildlings. Brienne finally gets her original justice, while Arya gets justice of her own in the form of Meryn Trant. Varys makes his first appearance in Mereen since Jorah kidnapped Tyrion, Cersei talks a brutal walk and a certain Mountain awaits her at the end. At The Wall, Jon receives a glimmer of hope about his Uncle Benjen until he comes to a stabbing realization. Join the Riddikulus crew on our continuous journey through the Seven Kingdoms and beyond! Just remember, in Bravos "Only death can pay for life."


Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Season 5 Game of Thrones Part 2 "Feast for Crows" Conclusion


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"They will eat you if I tell them to, they may eat you even if I don't." This is what Daenerys tells the masters as she looks to punish them for the Sons of the Harpy attack by bringing them to her chained up dragons beneath the Great Pyramid of Mereen. Back in Westeros Margaery Tyrell becomes Queen once more with her marriage to King Tommen, We are introduced to the most dangerous Sparrow in the Seven Kingdoms and Tyrion is captured by a familiar face. Meanwhile, Jaime Lannister and Bronn sail to Dorne for a search and rescue of Princess Myrcella which turns out to be easier said than done thanks to some Sand Snakes. In the North, Lord Baelish talks with Sansa about the possible outcomes of the impending battle for Winterfell between the Boltons and Stannis Baratheon. Jon Snow is making his case for allowing the wildings past The Wall so they do not become part of the army of the dead. The Sons of the Harpy ambush Grey Worm and the Unsullied, Ser Barristan finds them and they give the harpies a fight for the ages, but one of them does not make it out alive. In King's Landing, Ser Loras is on trial that has ramifications for everyone. In Winterfell, Sansa marries Ramsay Bolton and the very same night, she learns what kind of monster Ramsay really is. Join the Riddikulus Crew as we continue down the long glorious path of A Song of Ice and Fire and on our ride through the ups and downs of Season 5, episodes 3-6 as well as the ending of A Feast For Crows! Just like Ramsay tells Theon on his and Sansa's wedding night, "We want you to watch."