The second to last episode of Game of Thrones’ sixth season will be hitting exactly one hour long. But this episode also clears out one thing; this is but mere an appearance as Queen Margery slips a Tyrell Rose to Lady Olenna during their conversation. The upcoming episode will feature the storyline of Arya escaping from “The Many Faced God and The Waif”, iDigital Times speculated. The Elder Brother even tells Brienne “The Hound is dead; Sandor Clegane is at rest”, suggesting that the character has voluntarily let go of his old self, and taken on a new, tranquil identity.
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Diana Rigg, Natalie Dormer, and Hannah Waddingham in a scene from Game of Thrones.
“ASoIaF” fans have long theorized that a very different character called Gravedigger is a reanimated Sandor Clegane in the books, and Martin is yet to shoot that particular fan theory down, but the reanimated Hound we saw last night comes at a very unusual time on this show where I have literally no clue where he could possibly fit in the overall narrative.
Back in March, Ian McShane, known to fans of good motherf*cking HBO shows as Al Swearengen from Deadwood, described his then-mysterious role on Game of Thrones as “an ex-warrior who has become a peacenik”.
Written by Bryan Cogman and directed by Mark Mylod, “Game of Thrones” season 6 episode 7 airs on June 5 on HBO.
Emilia Clarke, Richard Plepler, Peter Dinklage, David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson and Michael Lombardo attend the “Game Of Thrones” Season 4 New York premiere at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center on March 18, 2014 in New York City. After watching the feisty Arya becoming better at her game and claiming her moral code, it was certainly not a pleasant sight to watch her wandering the odd streets of Braavos, with her bleeding belly and no one to lend her a sympathetic glance.
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A young woman who looks like Arya is seen jumping over a busy Bravos street. As the High Sparrow sets its sights on another target, the North is reminded to stay on its toes. Jaime Lannister also threatens to kill Edmure Tully and everyone else in the castle. Jon Snow breathed again, Benjen Stark saved Bran, and now the Hound has returned. “It was one episode, for a start, which is why I wanted to do it”.
