# 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:** 26
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/501 "2016-04-11T19:41:34Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In case Jon really is dead, it’s nice to know he has other career options: [http://www.theperfumegirl.com/perfumes/fragrances/jimmy-choo/jimmy-choo-man/images/jimmy-choo-man-fragrances-lg.jpg](http://www.theperfumegirl.com/perfumes/fragrances/jimmy-choo/jimmy-choo-man/images/jimmy-choo-man-fragrances-lg.jpg) First men’s fragrance? Clearly someone has never been in a taxi cab or teenage boy’s room. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/502 "2016-04-11T21:07:43Z")
New trailer. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EI0ib1NErqg/maxresdefault.jpg "“The Real War is Between the Living and The Dead:" Game of Thrones Season 6: Official Trailer (HBO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI0ib1NErqg) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/503 "2016-04-11T21:29:00Z")
[quote=“Snarky\_Kong, post:502, topic:624208”] New trailer. [/QUOTE] Thanks! ---
**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:** [April 11, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/504 "2016-04-11T21:55:30Z")
Best. Trailer. Ever. "That’s what I do. I drink, and I know things. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/505 "2016-04-12T03:19:13Z")
Thanks, **SK**. Looks pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/506 "2016-04-12T12:15:19Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I think Jon Snow is living with the Russian guy from the Sopranos. The guy was an interior decorator! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/507 "2016-04-13T23:05:43Z")
[I recognized all the (male) butts](https://www.facebook.com/PeterDinklageOfficial/videos/528313734015607/), but I didn’t actually recognize all the cast members playing the game of butts. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/508 "2016-04-13T23:42:02Z")
This [video on visual effects](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqus7BEcyTI) is pretty cool. Lots of great shots of Spanish locations in season six, including the Tower of Joy. ---
**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:** [April 13, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/509 "2016-04-13T23:45:14Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > [I recognized all the (male) butts](https://www.facebook.com/PeterDinklageOfficial/videos/528313734015607/), but I didn’t actually recognize all the cast members playing the game of butts. Loras with a beard and 35 year old Bran look way different. I wonder if Jaime’s butt was a body double. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/510 "2016-04-13T23:59:00Z")
Oops, [this is the clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiptuC0_Qbo) with scenes from Spain. ---
**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:** [April 14, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/511 "2016-04-14T19:55:39Z")
POTUS gets a first glimpse of the new GOT season: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/politics/game-of-thrones-barack-obama-first-look/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/politics/game-of-thrones-barack-obama-first-look/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/512 "2016-04-14T20:51:44Z")
Is it too late for me to enter the presidential race? ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/513 "2016-04-14T20:58:54Z")
G’dammit! Finally something to make that godawful job worth the trouble. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/514 "2016-04-15T19:29:45Z")
Apparently showrunners Benioff and Weiss have indicated that after this season, they’ll be down to their last 13 episodes and plan to split them up somewhat like Breaking Bad or Mad Men’s final (2) season - 7 and 6. Though obviously it’s too early for them to be completely sure: [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/16/arts/television/game-of-thrones-creators-said-to-be-considering-shorter-seasons.html](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/16/arts/television/game-of-thrones-creators-said-to-be-considering-shorter-seasons.html) > [@](#): > > “I think we’re down to our final 13 episodes after this season,” Mr. Benioff said. “We’re heading into the final lap. That’s the guess, though nothing is yet set in stone, but that’s what we’re looking at.” > > The trimmed schedule would include seven episodes next season, and six in an eighth and final one. HBO countered that “any conversations about the end of ‘Game of Thrones’ and the number of episodes of future seasons is purely speculative.” ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/515 "2016-04-15T22:53:17Z")
White House can get copies of movies around the same time they hit theaters. That’s been going on a long time. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/516 "2016-04-18T21:44:36Z")
I have read elsewhere that uses the fact that there is footage of Thoros presiding over a hanging to speculate that Lady Stoneheart will make an appearance. I’m skeptical myself. Now, if there was scuttlebutt that Michelle Fairely was on set. . … ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/517 "2016-04-18T22:20:46Z")
Given the secrecy it could be a major character gets whacked early on. Hope it’s Ramsay Bolton. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/518 "2016-04-18T23:50:13Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I have read elsewhere that uses the fact that there is footage of Thoros presiding over a hanging to speculate that Lady Stoneheart will make an appearance. I’m skeptical myself. Now, if there was scuttlebutt that Michelle Fairely was on set. . … They don’t really need her. It’s a rotting corpse with a torn up face and no voice, it just has to vaguely resemble her. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/519 "2016-04-19T03:18:12Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I have read elsewhere that uses the fact that there is footage of Thoros presiding over a hanging to speculate that Lady Stoneheart will make an appearance. I’m skeptical myself. Now, if there was scuttlebutt that Michelle Fairely was on set. . … I thought she was spotted on a plane to Belfast, but I might be misremembering. I never liked Lady Stoneheart, and that storyline hasn’t gone anywhere yet so it’s hard for me to get too excited about it. I imagine it’s gotta be going somewhere, but maybe not if the show leaves it out. ---
**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:** [April 19, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208/520 "2016-04-19T03:58:28Z")
I would not be surprised if they drop it. In the grand sweep of things, Lady Stoneheart doesn’t seem vitally important. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valar-hiatus-the-game-of-thrones-offseason-thread/624208.md?page=27)