season 6

Clear my calendar and let the countdown begin!

With Game of Thrones season 5 casting now over halfway over, it's the perfect time to receive some season 6 casting news. Lucky for you, that's exactly what Watchers on the Wall reported May 26.

This speculation may easily leak into spoiler territory, so be warned!

Seemingly, the most important news out of their reporting is the apparent casting of Randyll Tarly, otherwise known as Sam's dad. The listing describes the casting as: "Aged 50's to 60's, he's one of the greatest soldiers in Westeros- a humorless martinet, severe and intimidating. He demands martial discipline in the field and in his home."

For those that read the books, if that proves true, it highlights at least one of the plots that would come next year and the places the story will travel.

Here are the other castings Watchers on the Wall announces:

Pirate, man in his 40's to late 50's. He's "an infamous pirate who has terrorized seas all around the world. Cunning, ruthless, with a touch of madness." He's a dangerous-looking man. A very good part this season.

Mother, in her 50's. She's a sweet, plump, and adoring mother, and has a soft spot for one of her children who benefits from her decency.

Sister, in her early 20s. She's a kind, friendly and unpretentious woman.

Brother, in his early to mid-20's . Athletic, a good hunter, an excellent swordsman, manly, not particularly bright but the favourite child of the father.

Priest, in his 40's or 50's. A gruff ex-soldier who found religion. Now a no-nonsense rural priest who ministers to the poor of the countryside. He's salt-of-the-earth man who has weathered many battles.

What do you think, readers? Any more of those ring a bell?

He looks pretty terrible. 

In case you've wiped it from your memory, when we last left Jon he was in a pretty terrible state. His brothers of the Night's Watch had just stabbed him (to death?), and his fate is totally uncertain, except that he's been photographed filming tons of scenes for Season 6 and now he's in this poster looking probably not dead. Whew.

Blind Arya: check
Disheveled Daenerys: check
Bran in a cave with the Three-Eyed Raven: ?????? Dafuq are they doing outside?

Hopefully that's one of those "flashback scenes" visiting important moments in Stark history, which would also explain why Bran appears to be standing up on those crippled legs of his, but nothing will explain how grown up he looks.

If you want to see more photos from season 6, check 'em out here. Unfortunately, there are no shots of Jon Snow, but there is a potentially pregnant Sansa:

What do you think? Pregnant, or just a weird dress malfunction?

Liam Cunningham is thrilled that the most recent Game of Thrones character kill-fest left Ser Davos alone.

He also wants to double down on the notoriety of his character with an expansion of memorabilia. He probably thinks that the more representation his likeness receives, the better odds of the character remaining within the dangerous realm of Westeros.

So, he wants to be a bobblehead.

Luckily, the Internet is turned on today. So there is already a Change.org petition to make a Davos bobblehead.

So, that's done.

It'll probably look something like this:

A cute recap of Game of Throne's season 6!

Game of Thrones newcomer Elie Haddad shared a seemingly harmless photo of his morning brew and A PAGE OF THE SCRIPT FROM SEASON SIX.

Warning: very mild spoilers below Jon Snow

The picture has since been deleted, and much of the text is difficult to make out, but it appears to be two Dothraki having a lewd discussion about Daenerys. One man tells another, "I’d like to know what a khaleesi tastes like," to which the other responds, "Good. You can suck my d*ck."

We already knew the Dothraki would be back in season 6, so this leak doesn't tell us much, but with many months to go before the next season, any Game of Thrones news is exciting.

His transformation to John Oliver is nearly complete!



EW's first look at Bran doesn't tell us much, but actor Isaac Hempstead-Wright did provide this hint:

Previously Bran’s seen tiny glimpses of future or past but never has he been very much in control in the situation,” he says. “Now we’re given looks into very important events in the past, present and future of this world and Bran is beginning to piece them together like a detective, almost as if he’s watching the show. Equally, he’s now discovering how crucial he could be in the Great War. It’s quite Inception-y.

Come for the spoiler, stay for the clip of season six.