‘ The Voice ‘ Season 15: Why Mariah Carey joins as an advisorNick Cannata-Bowman More Papers September 20, 2016 is coming to an end for its sixth season and we’ve been met with a series of shocking events already. The penultimate episode ended with Ramsay Bolton having his face eaten away by his hounds after the show ‘ most aggressive and expensive battle ever taken. That’s right on the heels of a string of eight episodes that have been counted among some of the finest we’ve ever seen comprising an amazing season that now barrels full speed towards this weekend’s stellar finale.
1. Kings Landing is fucked pretty much no matter how you shake it
Bran’s last dream hasn’t painted a pretty picture | Source: HBO All that’s led up to now has foreshadowed an explosive end for King’s Landing. We know that Cersei had Qyburn investigate a story that turned out to be real with many positing that it was him discovering huge wildfire stashed in the city from the Mad King’s. If that’s what it ends up being Cersei now has the means to fulfill her often repeated adage “I’ll burn it all to the ground,” which in effect may spell disaster for Westeros’ seat of power. 2.
Will Daenerys actually get to Westeros?
Daenerys Targaryen | Source: HBO Things seem to end with the “Daenerys in Essos” story covering the better part of the last six seasons. With Yara and the fortuitous arrival of Theon Greyjoy in Meereen, she now has the requisite ships to sail across the Narrow Sea. After defeating the Wise Masters, and ending the bloody conflict over slavery, she has stabilized the country. Really she has nothing left to do but take Tyrion to Westeros with her dragons the Unsullied the Second Songs and the Dothraki to take the Iron Throne (or what’s left). Even if the final frame of the finale is her setting foot on Dragonstone’s shores it would go a long way towards pushing her story forward after years of circle running. 3. Don’t forget: The White Walkers are coming … finally
The Night King lurks north of the Wall Source: HBO The White Walkers have really won the second half of their name, albeit in terrifying fashion. Since six seasons now, we’ve seen teas at their entrance to the Wall and they still not seem to be within striking distance of Westeros. We know the larger conflict in Game of Thrones points squarely to a final-season battle between good and evil, but the White Walkers will have to walk a little quicker for that to happen. Yeah, a large majority of Westeros don’t even believe that they exist except for the handful of Night’s Watchmen who first saw them. While Bran manages to escape them as the greatest threat to humanity with the aid of zombie Uncle Benjen they continue to lurk in the background.
Petyr Baelish is still at large Source: HBO It was hard to nail down what the true intentions of Petyr Baelish are. He’s infamous for playing for his own advantage on both sides of a conflict, aligning himself just long enough to reap the benefits of victory. So while he swooped in to defeat the Boltons alongside the Vale’s Knights, it’s worth noting that he always has an ulterior motive. For this week’s show, the short teaser hints at what that motive is and it’s super creepy. Despite being old enough to have had a lifelong crush on Sansa’s daughter, it would seem as if that crush had passed straight to the next Starks generation. If (and when) Sansa rightly spurns him, it could throw him back into the mix as a major threat to our heroes, particularly with the Knights of the Vale still in tow. 6.
Sweet sweet justice for Red Wedding
Justice has been one of the dominant themes of Season 6. The Faith Militant, though abolishing Trial by Combat as a flawed means of discerning guilt or innocence, has made the Royal Family face the laundry list of crimes. Ramsay Bolton got what he deserved when he was devoured alive by his own dogs Alliser Thorne and mutineers from the Night’s Watch were hanged for murdering Jon Snow. The list continues but you get the idea. Skulking this season around the periphery has been the House most in need of a fat dose of justice: The Freys. Walder Frey and his family were specifically responsible for helping to orchestrate the Red Wedding and the subsequent slaughter of the wife and unborn child of Robb Stark Robb and Catelyn Stark (among many others). It doesn’t seem coincidental that the Freys resurfaced with hated characters having their comeuppance in a season and this could very well spell the end for the most despised family in Westeros (now that the Boltons were shuffled off the left stage). @NickNorthwest