WiC Weekly: November 15-21
By Dan Selcke
Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we walk through the biggest moments in Game of Thrones news from the past week. Let’s jump into it.
By far the week’s biggest story involved spoilers leaking from the Winterfell set.
The week's biggest story: spoilers reveal unexpected characters meeting at Winterfell. https://t.co/lKfTtLfMr6 pic.twitter.com/KSRjv7utsz
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
What do these developments mean for Season 6? More as it develops.
Next, we got some information on Ian McShane’s role in Season 6. Considering all the leaks from the set over the past few months, it’s a miracle it took this long to get information, and we’re still mostly in the dark.
Next, Ian McShane finally dropped a hint about his mysterious #GameofThrones character. https://t.co/QnQpZdqcyz pic.twitter.com/BYomKYnSAx
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
Thanks for everyone who made last week’s Small Council discussion about Game of Thrones fan theories a success! That was a fun one.
A lot of you voted when asked to pick your favorite #GameofThrones fan theories. The winner: https://t.co/931HSUrqjH pic.twitter.com/VO2LoIEkHq
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
Next, John Standing (Jon Arryn) revealed more tidbits about what sounds like the original, unaired Game of Thrones pilot. When ARE we gonna get to see this thing?
Elsewhere, John Standing (Jon Arryn) discussed a deleted scene he shot with Lena Headey. https://t.co/MybW9LH0Dw pic.twitter.com/S1TYhdHE0g
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
There was an important scene involving the Dothraki filmed in Belfast recently. Whatever it involved, it looks like it’s over, as the actors playing Dothraki warriors were seen heading home.
Having filmed what sounds like an intense scene, the Dothraki actors head home from Belfast. https://t.co/vzDiXk83Jv pic.twitter.com/xS1g55Y3vZ
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
Graph TV breaks down the popularity of every episode of any given TV show. TV fans can literally spend hours surfing around this thing, and the graph for Game of Thrones has some interesting implications about the public perception of the show.
This website graphs the popularity of every #GameofThrones episode, among other things. https://t.co/qSyewKgrEH pic.twitter.com/Ed2Zvjy12Z
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
Natalie Dormer dropped some hints about her character’s Season 6 journey. It looks like she’s got a fight ahead of her.
Per Natalie Dormer, Margaery will have much more than Cersei to worry about come Season 6. https://t.co/H8gT7qySQi pic.twitter.com/gmdvBjmu1e
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
It was a big week for interactive Game of Thrones-themed entertainment, as the final episode in Telltale’s long-running videogame series came out. Check out our review for “The Ice Dragon.”
The final episode (for now) in Telltalle's #GameofThrones videogame is out! Read our review: https://t.co/GSkJMTCvXb pic.twitter.com/xRjVGT0C8q
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
On the lighter side of things, a popular talk show host lambasted a sitting U.S. president over the latter’s inability to remember the names on Game of Thrones. We live in a weird time.
Stephen Colbert called out President Obama for his lack of #GameofThrones knowledge. https://t.co/gGnqK8aXC9 pic.twitter.com/uhBDceeAS8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
Lastly, Kit Harington is keep up appearances.
Finally, Kit Harington claimed he can "chop off" his Jon Snow hair whenever he wants. Sure. https://t.co/JShwKl0osg pic.twitter.com/gQWaTE8D6s
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) November 22, 2015
It was a decently eventful week, considering we’re deep into the empty stretch between seasons. Just 17-ish more weeks to go until Season 6.
Next: Rumors from Riverrun and the Wall suggest the worst for Westeross