{"id":3296,"date":"2016-06-14T12:27:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T17:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/?p=3296"},"modified":"2016-06-14T12:31:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T17:31:10","slug":"game-of-thrones-preview-battle-of-the-bastards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/index.php\/2016\/06\/14\/game-of-thrones-preview-battle-of-the-bastards\/","title":{"rendered":"Game of Thrones Preview &#8211; Battle of the Bastards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Game_of_Thrones_title_card-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Game_of_Thrones_title_card\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Game_of_Thrones_title_card-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Game_of_Thrones_title_card-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Game_of_Thrones_title_card-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.magiclamp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Game_of_Thrones_title_card.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SPOILERS AHEAD<\/p>\n<p>First, before going into any theories about next episode, a few words about last episode.<\/p>\n<p>Arya survives!  Just not exactly like either of the theories in the previous post suggested.  From the look on Jaqen&#8217;s face at the end, it appears that he had been trying to prepare Arya with the necessary skills to survive out in the real world, rather than actually becoming a Faceless Man.  At least, I like to think that.   It&#8217;s really tough to read Jaqen, which I guess is the whole point of his character in the first place.  Sure hope this isn&#8217;t the last time we see him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOzsR8Pk3TE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We have really little to go on here other than there&#8217;s going to be a big battle, that Jon doesn&#8217;t want to be brought back if he dies, and that Davos sees something behind him while he waits to light a signal fire.<\/p>\n<p>So, I&#8217;m sitting here thinking, what would make this episode great?  Well, Ramsay Bolton dying would be #1 on the list for me.  Hate that guy.  What would be a great way for this to happen?   Jon Snow battling him?  Nah, nothing exciting about that.   Sansa striking him down?   Yeah, satisfying, but nothing really big.<\/p>\n<p>A good story has characters getting into deeper and deeper trouble, and finally find a satisfying way out of all the mess.   <\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the following scenario?<\/p>\n<p>Jon and Ramsay&#8217;s armies face each other and start the battle (duh&#8230;we see that in the preview).  Thing go OK for Jon at first, but as things progress, things start turning in Ramsay&#8217;s favor.  Just as things look really grim, Ramsay realizes he&#8217;s being attacked from another army.   Who&#8217;s doing the attacking?   The Night King&#8217;s army, with all the men from The Wall as part of his army.   Ramsay and the rest of his army get killed in a big, big way.   Of course, they&#8217;d have to get around Jon&#8217;s army first&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I know it might be a bit early for this to all happen in the story, but seeing Ramsay taken out by the army of the dead would sure be memorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: SPOILERS AHEAD First, before going into any theories about next episode, a few words about last episode. Arya survives! Just not exactly like either of the theories in the previous post suggested. 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