# Valar Hiatus: The Game of Thrones offseason thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [June 5, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208 "2012-06-05T22:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/441 "2016-02-01T15:49:59Z")
I have seen discussions that think/hope Sansa takes the Lady Stoneheart storyline from the books…which would be totally badass. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/442 "2016-02-01T16:27:27Z")
> [@Grsz11](#): > > I have seen discussions that think/hope Sansa takes the Lady Stoneheart storyline from the books…which would be totally badass. By this point she’s got to be… extra ripe. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/443 "2016-02-01T19:49:40Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Jon is still kissing his dead wilding girlfriend > > [http://www.people.com/article/kit-harington-rose-leslie-pda-photos-kissing-los-angeles](http://www.people.com/article/kit-harington-rose-leslie-pda-photos-kissing-los-angeles) They probably bonded over hating the child actor who shot her and stabbed him. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/444 "2016-02-21T01:30:26Z")
Melisandre goes to a baby shower: > **[Melisandre From ‘Game of Thrones’ Attends Seth Meyers’s Baby Shower](https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SEB-93672)** > > Things get more than a little awkward when Seth Meyers brings along his old college friend, the priestess Melisandre (Carice Van Houten), to his baby shower on "Late Night." ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/445 "2016-02-21T01:43:30Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Jon is still kissing his dead wilding girlfriend > > [http://www.people.com/article/kit-harington-rose-leslie-pda-photos-kissing-los-angeles](http://www.people.com/article/kit-harington-rose-leslie-pda-photos-kissing-los-angeles) > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > They probably bonded over hating the child actor who shot her and stabbed him. Heh, even though I really don’t care who any actor/celebrity is dating, it’s always a bit cute/funny/interesting to see it happen when an on-screen romance turns into a real one. It’s like they don’t have all that much imagination, but just go “well, we’re already pretending, might as well do it for real!”. Perhaps there’s more science to it, and the brain just can’t so easily dissociate work from pleasure. ETA: I also wonder how often in their private life she tells him “You know nothing”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/446 "2016-02-21T02:49:28Z")
Filming takes a long time, with lighting setups and the like, and actors spend a lot of downtime together on-set. Not too surprising when two attractive, talented people take an other-than-professional interest in each other. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/447 "2016-02-21T03:04:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Filming takes a long time, with lighting setups and the like, and actors spend a lot of downtime together on-set. Not too surprising when two attractive, talented people take an other-than-professional interest in each other. Sure, but why not hook up with say, Peter Dinklage\*? He’s a damn sexy dwarf. And I say that as a straight guy. \*I realize he wasn’t in any scenes with Rose Leslie so may not have spent much if any time around her. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/448 "2016-02-21T08:57:44Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Sure, but why not hook up with say, Peter Dinklage\*? He’s a damn sexy dwarf. And I say that as a straight guy. > \*I realize he wasn’t in any scenes with Rose Leslie so may not have spent much if any time around her. Not sure his wife would be happy. ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/449 "2016-02-23T01:00:34Z")
Seth Meyers brings Melisandre to a baby shower: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-5C6kG57J7Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Melisandre at a Baby Shower - Late Night with Seth Meyers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5C6kG57J7Q) And accompanying interview with Carice van Houten: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2ZOi7FLXB24/maxresdefault.jpg "Carice van Houten Talks Game of Thrones - Late Night with Seth Meyers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZOi7FLXB24) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/450 "2016-02-23T14:53:48Z")
> [@Grsz11](#): > > Seth Meyers brings Melisandre to a baby shower: > > [https://youtu.be/-5C6kG57J7Q](https://youtu.be/-5C6kG57J7Q)… See post 444. ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/451 "2016-02-23T21:28:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > See post 444. Haha, whoops. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/452 "2016-02-24T19:30:35Z")
A new teaser poster for the upcoming season: ['Game of Thrones' poster teases rebirth of Jon Snow](http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/24/media/jon-snow-hbo-poster-game-of-thrones/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/453 "2016-02-25T04:05:57Z")
I just want to see someone with an ounce of sense become Hand. Step one: ORDER the Sparrow to attend his liege. Give him one day to comply. Step two: Take the Kingsguard to the Sparrow’s…lair? Again order him to come out and explain his willful disobedience. Should he not comply… Step Three: Paint the steps red with the blood of those unarmored cudgel-wielding peasants. Go in and arrest him. Tell him that unlike the prisoners he tortured…he will be given a fair trial. And after he’s found guilty, his guts will be fed to those peasants who backed him. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/454 "2016-02-25T05:03:22Z")
Tommen is so young, weak and insecure on his throne, I don’t think he dares. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/455 "2016-02-25T12:19:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Tommen is so young, weak and insecure on his throne, I don’t think he dares. I think his mother might be motivated to stiffen his spine this season. And she has the Mountain as her enforcer. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/456 "2016-02-25T15:06:19Z")
Maybe - _probably_ - the Mountain. But not definitely. ---
**Author:** ![Grsz11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/457 "2016-03-04T03:03:44Z")
Diana Rigg (Olenna Tyrell) appearing on You, Me, and the Apocalypse. Also plays a creepy old lady. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/458 "2016-03-08T21:56:27Z")
The first [full-length trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuH3tJPiP-U) for Season 6 was released today. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/459 "2016-03-08T22:01:05Z")
Who says you can’t regrow your virginity? I’ve read the books but am unsullied this season. Can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/460 "2016-03-08T22:56:39Z")
I wasn’t looking forward to being unsullied, but I am so fucking hyped. A couple of Tower of Joy scenes in that trailer. Kingsmoot too. Mostly new stuff though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208.md?page=24)