Last week. On “Game Of Thrones.”
* “I saw him in the flames, fighting at Winterfell,” Melissandre offered, gazing at Jon Snow’s corpse.
* “She smelled of dog,” Ramsay allowed, gazing at the kennel master’s daughter’s corpse.
* “The witch told me long ago,” Cersei remembered as she mourned Myrcella.
* “Weak men will never rule Dorne again,” Oberyn Martell’s girlfriend noted over her ruler’s almost corpse.
* “Your husband misses you dearly,” the High Sparrow told his queen.
* Roose Bolton confirmed Stannis Baratheon’s demise.
* Brienne and Sansa pledged mutual loyalty.
* Tyrion watched Dany’s ships burn.
* Jorah, a stone man, found Dany’s earring.
* Dany learned she was destined to live out her days among the widows of dead Khals.
* Blind beggar Arya was viciously beaten with a stick.
* Thorne agreed to Davos’ demand of mutton.
* Melissandre took her leave of Davos so she could menace Jack Torrance in 1979 Colorado.
For the first time, the season premiere of “Game of Thrones” came in lower than its prior season premiere (adults 18-49; newer weeks to the left):
(---) (---) (---) (---) (4.0) 2016
(4.1) (3.6) (3.4) (2.5) (3.1) 2015
(3.5) (3.6) (3.5) (3.6) (4.2) 2015
(3.8) (3.7) (3.9) (3.9) (3.4) 2014
(3.9) (3.7) (3.5) (3.4) (3.6) 2014
(2.9) (2.8) (2.6) (2.4) (2.9) 2013
(2.8) (2.6) (2.4) (2.3) (2.4) 2013
(2.2) (1.6) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) 2012
(1.9) (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) (2.0) 2012
(1.2) (1.1) (1.2) (1.2) (0.9) 2011
(1.2) (1.2) (1.1) (1.0) (0.9) 2011
Game of Thrones 6.2 FAQ
What’s it called?
“Home.”
Who’s responsible?
Teleplay is credited to longtime writers’ assistant Dave Hill, contributing his second produced teleplay ever.
What says HBO?
“Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) trains with the Three-Eyed Raven (Max von Sydow). In King’s Landing, Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) advises Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman). Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) demands good news, but has to make his own. At Castle Black, the Night’s Watch stands behind Thorne (Owen Teale). Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) proposes a plan, and Balon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide) entertains other proposals. Written by Dave Hill; directed by Jeremy Podeswa.”
9 p.m. Sunday. HBO.
