Season 6 Highlights

Tyrion's Landing

This month we're talking about our favorite highlights from season 6. Here are the ones we chose from:

• Rescue from the Vale
• Arya’s Sweeney Todd moment
• Ramsay’s Death
• Jon standing alone against Ramsay’s army
• Jon’s resurrection
• Arya becomes no one & promptly reclaims her identity
• The Hound’s return
• Cersei’s revenge
• Hold the door
• Benjen returns & then leaves
• Bran’s time travelling / Tower of Joy
• Brienne saves Sansa & fulfills her vow to Catelyn
• Tormund & Brienne
• Dany, Yara, Missandei
• Tyrion and the dragons
• Tyrion, Missandei, Grey Worm
• Dany & the slavers
• Trial by fire
• The unholy alliance of Margaery & the High Sparrow
• LYANNA MORMONT!
• Jon declared King of the North
• Dragons! AND SHIPS!
• Tommen’s death
• Children of the Forest created the white walkers
• Blackfish - get off my lawn

Which were yours? Let us know!

News:

Jeannie:

• New species of ant named after GoT dragons! https://winteriscoming.net/2016/07/31/new-species-of-ant-named-after-game-of-thrones-drogon-and-viserion-dragons/
• Ommegang announced this month their latest GoT themed ale & are bringing back an old flavor! http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/08/new_-_and_old_-_game_of_throne.html
• Sophie went blonde! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN???? http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a803257/game-of-thrones-sophie-turner-goes-blonde-does-this-spell-the-end-for-sansa-stark/

Rachel:

• How “Hold the door!” worked in 21 different languages http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/08/game-thrones-hodor-hold-door-different-languages
• Tired of the US Presidential Race? This one might be more to your liking http://qz.com/755058/before-you-vote-in-hbos-game-of-thrones-election-read-this-very-serious-analysis-of-the-four-candidates/
• D’aaaaawwwww! The GoT proposal at Comicon http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Game-Thrones-Proposal-Comic-Con-42209173#photo-42209173

Nix:

• Game of Thrones Concert? Yes, please: http://winteriscoming.net/2016/08/10/use-this-code-to-get-tickets-to-the-game-of-thrones-live-concert-tour-early/
• Fandoms! http://winteriscoming.net/2016/07/28/game-of-thrones-makes-list-of-the-15-best-selling-fandoms-of-the-past-decade/
• Kit Harington drives a fast car while reciting poetry because why wouldn’t he?: https://www.yahoo.com/style/kit-harington-drives-fast-car-193158530.html