[TV/Books] Game of Thrones ***SPOILER Discussion***

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New casting roles for s7 !

Casting speculation for Game of Thrones is a little funny this year. Being so far off the books, we’re a bit lost! But there’s still fun to be had, and thankfully our sources are still providing. We’ve just received a nice batch of season 7 casting breakdowns, offering up info about a variety of roles the show has recently been casting. Let’s see what we can glean from the new casting info!

As has become the standard, there are no names on the roles, only generic titles.

If you don’t like potential spoilers, then this is not the post for you.

- General, in the age range 40 – 55. He’s a senior military officer, and they’re looking for a white actor who uses the British RP accent. The actor is needed for the week of September 6th.

- Priest, in his 60’s. He’s a venerable priest with moral authority and gravitas. The show is seeking a white actor, using an RP accent, with characterful face for this part. He’s scheduled to shoot one week, from September 22nd.

- Warrior, in the 35 – 45 age range. The character is a tough-looking bruiser with the attack skills of a pit bull, and the actor needs to be great at fighting. He has a “considerable” amount of dialogue as well. It’s described as an “excellent part for a top-end actor.” Helpful clues in the description? We know it’s not a Dothraki character as the actor for the role is required to be white, and they’re asking for a neutral and non-posh English accent. This role is currently scheduled to shoot across October.

- Gate Guard, in his 20’s. The character is described as a “Confident, characterful, straight-talking Northern lad with a great face to play across a very excellent series of scenes.” They’re looking someone with wit, timing, and charisma. He’s currently scheduled to film between mid-October and mid-November.

- City Guard, in his 30’s. The show is casting for a city guard who intercepts a suspicious-looking person on his nightly patrol. They require an RP accent for this one. He’s set to shoot for a week in mid-October.

- Merchant, in his 40’s. The merchant appears at an inn during a busy evening. They’re seeking a character actor, for a non-combatant role. His appearance is more open, including ethnicity/race. That suggests a character appearing somewhere in Essos- or a place we’ve never been before, since Daenerys is now on the move. This part is scheduled to shoot the first week of November.

- Lovely Lady. Ah yes, what would Game of Thrones be without its courtesans and nudity. The show is casting for an attractive young courtesan who is sure of her own mind. It’s described as a “good speaking part” and casting notes that full nudity is required for the role. Similar to the merchant, the lovely lady’s physical appearance is open, indicating this role is for somewhere on Essos, or at a new location. She’s scheduled to shoot for one week in early October.

- Young Lord in his late 20’s. He’s a tall, handsome young lord, and the show is looking for a white actor who uses the RP accent. He’s scheduled to shoot in the week commencing September 20th.

- Lieutenant, in his 20’s. The character is described as an athletic, physically fit, and disciplined warrior. Appearance-wise, they’re looking for someone not white, with Middle Eastern descent mentioned. This bears the hallmarks of a Dothraki character description. He’s set to shoot several days across three weeks, between mid-September and mid-November.

There’s a lot of mention of RP this time around. To explain, the show tends to use RP accent around King’s Landing for its major well-to-do characters. People from the lower class like Davos use a different accent, and Northerners sound more well, northern. So RP often points toward King’s Landing but it’s not a guarantee.

So what do you think, readers? Who is that suspicious-looking person interrupting the nightly patrol? Which Gate is being guarded this time- Winterfell, Castle Black or another? Have at it!

http://watchersonthewall.com/variety...ones-season-7/

[pateuvasiliu]

Young Lord in his late 20’s. He’s a tall, handsome young lord, and the show is looking for a white actor who uses the RP accent. He’s scheduled to shoot in the week commencing September 20th.

Rhaegar at Harrenhall?

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Do we really have time for more flashbacks?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Do we really have time for more flashbacks?

Considering how important the Prophecy of the Prince that was Promised is in the series, time devoted to it in the form of flashbacks would be time well spent.

[RobertoCarlos]

Whats the chances in a few years they do a prequel story that leads up to Jon Arryn being killed

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Whats the chances in a few years they do a prequel story that leads up to Jon Arryn being killed

Less likely than a Robert's Rebellion prequel.

[Deletedaccount1]

Less likely than a Robert's Rebellion prequel.

I don't think that will ever happen. They are just going to use a lot of flashbacks in the next two seasons instead.

[pateuvasiliu]

I don't think that will ever happen.

It would make good money tbh.

[draynay]

HBO could milk the thing dry if they wanted, there's enough material and they're not afraid to make up their own shit to fill in the blanks.

[Ebalina]

HBO could milk the thing dry if they wanted, there's enough material and they're not afraid to make up their own shit to fill in the blanks.

Can?

Considering the last 2 seasons they have been milking it dry for a while now..

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Predictions for S7?

Personally:

- The Starks won't join Dany. They may team up to take down the Night's King (who more than likely is NOT the final boss, see the video a few pages back), but I seriously doubt the series will end with Dany on the Iron Throne with the Starks serving them.

- Jon won't pursue the Iron Throne, and Dany won't end up sitting on it (READ: if she does, there won't be much of an empire to rule over) in the end. There may be a Northern Nation and a Southern Nation coinciding on the continent at the end.
- Dany's army will crumble during the Westeros campagin; an army of thieves, barbarians, murders and rapists mishmashed with people of different cultures will not get along in the end. Furthermore, they are utterly unprepared for a winter campaign, and Westeros's resources may very well have been depleted to the point where there's simply not enough supplies to keep the whole army alive. The common folk Westeros still have a negative opinion of the Targaryeans, and won't be obliged to accept some girl they've never heard before suddenly swooping in and demanding people to bow to her. Being named for the destruction of King's Landing definitely won't help.

- Dany's dragons will ignite the wildfire in King's Landing, mostly everybody in the city dies. Dany gets to the ruined throne room as seen in the S2 vision.

- Furthermore, this series has a pattern of setting people for asskicking and then horribly screwing them over: Renly had the strongest army, then he died. Stannis was set to completely ROFLSTOMP King's Landing, and he gets annihilated. Robb won every battle and lost the war. If anything, Dany is being set up for a situation where she SHOULD logically win (by fantasy book standards), but for the above reasons she will collapse halfway through the campaign. I bet one or two of her dragons will die.

- Night's Watch will either be invited by Jon to flee the Wall and serve under the united Northern front against the WW, or they will stay at the Wall and get totally annihilated in the initial invasion.

- LF will at least survive until the climax of the series (last four-five episodes).

- At least one other Stark will die, I'm betting Arya.

[stutt-]

HBO will either do the Dunk and Egg series, Targaryan conquests or Robert's Rebellion. Don't see any other thing coming to TV.

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It will be nice when the spoilers start flowing again so people can start talking about the show and not crying at each other like little babies

This year I will try to avoid any theories and potential spoilers. Many theories turned out to be true and ruined my enjoyment of season 6.

[Netherspark]

- Dany's army will crumble during the Westeros campagin; an army of thieves, barbarians, murders and rapists mishmashed with people of different cultures will not get along in the end. Furthermore, they are utterly unprepared for a winter campaign, and Westeros's resources may very well have been depleted to the point where there's simply not enough supplies to keep the whole army alive.

They have the full support of The Reach, and all the food and supplies they can produce. But yeah, many of them will die to the cold.

The common folk Westeros still have a negative opinion of the Targaryeans, and won't be obliged to accept some girl they've never heard before suddenly swooping in and demanding people to bow to her. Being named for the destruction of King's Landing definitely won't help.

They'll end up loving her after she saves them from the white walkers.

[Frontenac]

Predictions for S7?

Personally:

- The Starks won't join Dany. They may team up to take down the Night's King (who more than likely is NOT the final boss, see the video a few pages back), but I seriously doubt the series will end with Dany on the Iron Throne with the Starks serving them.

- Jon won't pursue the Iron Throne, and Dany won't end up sitting on it (READ: if she does, there won't be much of an empire to rule over) in the end. There may be a Northern Nation and a Southern Nation coinciding on the continent at the end.
- Dany's army will crumble during the Westeros campagin; an army of thieves, barbarians, murders and rapists mishmashed with people of different cultures will not get along in the end. Furthermore, they are utterly unprepared for a winter campaign, and Westeros's resources may very well have been depleted to the point where there's simply not enough supplies to keep the whole army alive. The common folk Westeros still have a negative opinion of the Targaryeans, and won't be obliged to accept some girl they've never heard before suddenly swooping in and demanding people to bow to her. Being named for the destruction of King's Landing definitely won't help.

For the most part, I agree with what you are saying about Dany's army. All will not go well for her, and the mixity of her army, with the prejudice each part may have against the other, may bring some problems for Dany. The fact she has troops unused and ill-equipped to fight during winter is also a problem. On the other hand, the Dothraki Sea is in the North of Essos, so maybe they have winters there too.

However, I have to disagree with your view on the small folk's opinion about the Targaryens. As Jorah said, the commoners don't care about who is ruling them, as long they have food, a long summer, peace and security. Not exactly in these words, but that's what it meant. If Daenerys can bring that to them or if they believe she can bring that to them, they will flock to her. Just as they did with the High Sparrow. We all know that Daenerys has a knack in inspiring devotion in the commoners and downtrodden. There's no reason it would not work in Westeros. She already has Dorne and the Reach with her. The lords of the Stormlands were against the Targs, but this region is in shamble now. The lords may have less influence on their people. It is a place where Daenerys could gain popularity. The Riverlands are the part of the Realm that suffered war the most. If Dany brings them peace at last, they will support her. The North is an other beast, and will stick with Jon. Same with the Vale. The Westerland will probably remain with Cersei, but then again, it will depend on Jaime's stance towards her. Jaime could leave the Mad Queen and rally some lords from the Westerland to him.

As for Jon and the Starks, I would say that Jon is a man of duty and purpose. His purpose is to protect humanity against the White Walkers. He will do everything (in the limits of his code of ethics) to achieve this goal. If it means kneeling before Queen Daenerys Targaryen, he will. If, once he learns of his Targaryen heritage, it means that the best way to unite humanity is to claim the Iron Throne for himself, he will do it too. If it means to marry Dany, he will marry Dany. It is still a little early to guess what Jon will do concerning Daenerys.

[dwightyo39]

Maybe Dany's army will catch the smallpox of Westeros, some random disease that isn't a big deal to the locals.

[Sooba]

After Denaerys' meeting with Asha (Yara) and Theon, I'm beginning to wonder if perhaps we'll be seeing a more regionally autonomous, interdependent system.

[RobertoCarlos]

I predict briene just ambushes all of the men in the show in different forests around westeros. She just sits with pod waiting then when major male characters are near you hear her roar and stampede out on her horse followed by the mumbling pod who can never get it right except having a large penis, that's all men are good for. Then once all men in the show are killed I dunno. Maybe Dany vs briene for the final battle and with all men gone there is no more evil so winter doesn't come after all, the end.

[Sooba]

I predict briene just ambushes all of the men in the show in different forests around westeros. She just sits with pod waiting then when major male characters are near you hear her roar and stampede out on her horse followed by the mumbling pod who can never get it right except having a large penis, that's all men are good for. Then once all men in the show are killed I dunno. Maybe Dany vs briene for the final battle and with all men gone there is no more evil so winter doesn't come after all, the end.

Did you eat Garian or something?

[RobertoCarlos]

Did you eat Garian or something?

In his absence I thought I would remind viewers of the feminism propaganda on the show. Oh and something about Stannis.

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My Stannis alarm went off, whats going down?

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Also Yara/Theon sea battle, Euron captures one of them, Euron and Cersei join forces in Season 7.

Supposedly Euron kills one of the Sand Snakes as well.