That analasys makes some excelent points. And also misses the target completely on other points.

"So, we're talking about literally 10 times the amount of mouths to feed, bodies to protect from exposure and illnesses, etc."

Stannis slaughterd all his horses hours earlier. That is one horse per man, almost. And exposure? Come on. Ramsay managed to light 20 fires easily during the night. Clearly there are enough firewood around, and its easy to start a fire. They even made a huge fire just for Shireen.

Reading: Absolutely.

Watching: Kind of. If one is into fan-fiction. The Bran storyline is back next season. They haven't messed that one up too bad yet. Except killing off Jojen, of course. In that D&D Encounter vs the screaming skeletons.

Man, you fucks are total killjoys. All kinds of cool stuff to talk about but you book wankers just wanna harp on Stannass and shit up discussion threads about the show so no fun or interesting discussions can take place. If you want a place where you can circle jerk over how bad the show is compared to the almighty Jorge and his holy books, you can fuck off to this place:

asoiaf.westeros.org/

Goodbye, good riddance, and don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.

Now... if anyone here actually enjoys this show (all two of us), you might be pleased to learn that not only has Euron Greyjoy been cast, but so has AERON DAMPHAIR (although there's no word on who's playing him as of yet). And not only that, but THEON will apparently be heading to the Iron Islands again this season.

watchersonthewall.com/new-images-of-game-of-thrones-filming-in-northern-ireland-plus-huge-spoilers-for-season-6/

They're also apparently filming a scene on a rope bridge... likely a scene involving exactly what Rawgrim said (and yes, this is in fact what probably happened Master Dumbass): a Faceless Man sending Balon to a watery death.

There are also unofficial confirmations that Jaime and Bronn both are, in fact, going to the Riverlands... and so is Arya apparently.

I can't speak for everyone here obviously, but I consider all of this to be exciting news. Season 6 is shaping up to perhaps be the best one yet, especially with the Ironborn finally making a big comeback.

No need to go hostile.

I was never impressed by the Ironborn so most of this is pretty meh. Same thing with Bran, really.

What I want to see is those Sparrow fanatics get their shit pushed in (preferably by fiery objects), and Margaery freed. I also want to see Kevan Lannister channel some of his older brother's command and reign in the Queen Bitch before she looses the Frankenmountain (or possibly Mountainstein). Kevan is pretty much the only Lannister outside Tyrion still worth a damn (potentially).

I have less than zero faith in their abilities at this point.  They've screwed the pooch with Dorne and the travesty that was the North in Season 5. 

Now that they are wholly abandoning the books because they've gotten it into their heads that their original content is worth putting on screen I only forsee further Dorne-esque plot lines

Sad but true

He's the shiniest turd in the pile, no questions asked.

Renly: Dead
Joffrey: Dead
Tommen: Spineless, incompetant
Daenarys: Pompous and skankish idiot. Very good at getting followers killed for no reason.
Victarion or Euron: Too weak to rule, only strong enough to POTENTIALLY screw another party.

There wasn't anyone suitable to the Iron Throne when he was alive either.

Just like climate change.