Tuesday 17 May 2016

The Game of Thrones Fantasy League – 6.04 – Book of the Stranger

Game of Thrones – 6.04 – Book of the Stranger


Well, now I feel silly! I completely guessed incorrectly as to how Daenerys’ pickle was going to get resolved and I’m glad I was totally wrong, as what happened on screen was much better than I could imagine. Alicia Keys and Katniss Everdene would be proud. While it was a triumphant moment for Dany on a story level, finally acting rather than reacting, she did kill a whole load of people, so on a fantasy league level, she didn’t score too highly. It’s emerging that the most valuable point to gain this season is Reunites with Previously Lost Blood Relative as this season is all about family reunions: Starks, Greyjoys and Tyrells alike, returning to each other. Hopefully this will continue, as potentially Margaery and Ser Loras could reunite with Olenna and Mace Tyrell. You can be sure Theon will gain some around his uncle in forthcoming weeks, and maybe Jon and Sansa might hook up with Rickon? After this last episode, I can’t wait to see what the next episodes bring!

After the detailed points, here are the scores for the fourth episode of Season 6.

Possible points of contention:
I could not give Tyrion, Varys, Missandei or Grey Worm points for walking around a garden plotting as I could not tell whether or not they were in a Meereenese garden.

Likewise I could not award Baelish the same as there was very little walking.

None of the people at Castle Black gain points for drinking wine as it’s not confirmed that the alcohol is wine, it is most likely ale.

Ser Jorah and Daario both gain points for witnessing magic when they see Daenerys emerge from the flames unscathed. Dany does not.

Character Scores
Here is a full list of the characters and their awarded points. If one of your characters does not appear in the following lists, this is due to their absence from the episode, for which you shall be deducted five points per character:

Group A – Main Characters
Arya Stark – -5 points: does not appear (-5)
Bran Stark – -5 points: does not appear (-5)
Cersei Lannister – 5 points: appears (+5)
Daenerys Targaryen – 25 points: appears (+5), 2 X kills (-10), gets naked (+15), last line (+10), last on screen (+15)
Jaime Lannister – 5 points: appears (+5)
Sansa Stark – 59 points: appears (+5), rides a horse (+10), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30), 2 X eats (+7)
Tyrion Lannister – 13 points: appears (+5), drinks wine (+8)

Group B – Supporting Mains
Brienne of Tarth – 22 points: appears (+5), rides a horse (+10), eats (+7),
Margaery Tyrell – 45 points: appears (+5), says the episode title (+10), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30)
Melisandre – 5 points: appears (+5)
Petyr Baelish – 5 points: appears (+5)
Ramsay Bolton – 17 points: appears (+5), has a kiss (+15), kills (-10), eats (+7)
Ser Davos Seaworth – 5 points: appears (+5)
Ser Jorah Mormont – 45 points: appears (+5), gets injured (-5), witnesses magic (+30), last on screen (+15)
Theon Greyjoy – 60 points: appears (+5), travels by boat (+15), visits Iron Islands (+10), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30)
Varys – 5 points: appears (+5)

Group C – Rest of the Mains
Daario Naharis – 30 points: appears (+5), 2 X kills someone (-10), witnesses magic (+30), last on screen (+15)
Missandei – 5 points: appears (+5)
Tommen Baratheon – 5 points: appears (+5)
Tormund Giantsbane – 12 points: appears (+5), eats (+7)

Group D – Side Characters
Grand Maester Pycelle – 5 points: appears (+5)
Grey Worm – 5 points: appears (+5)
High Sparrow – 5 points: appears (+5)
Olenna Tyrell – 5 points: appears (+5)
Podrick Payne – 22 points: appears (+5), rides a horse (+10), eats (+7)

Group E – Side Characters to the Side Characters
Kevan Lannister – 5 points: appears (+5)
Ser Loras Tyrell – 35 points: appears (+5), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30)

Group F – Weirdos
This episode was devoid of weirdos!

Group G – Animals
No one scored for this as the only appearing animal was Robin’s nameday falcon. Perhaps it can join Group G next year?

Group H – Definitely Dead?
Jon Snow – 62 points: appears (+5), first on screen (+15), first line (+5), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30), eats (+7)

Group I – Where are these fuckers?
Osha – -10 points: appears (+5), has a kiss (+15), dies (-30)
Yara Greyjoy – 45 points: appears (+5), reunites with previously lost blood relative (+30), says the C word (+10)

The Leaderboard
Players can see their scores by consulting their initials in the table below. Congratulations to LH for retaining her hold on the top spot for the THIRD week in a row, now leading by over a hundred points! And separately, congratulations to me for gaining the most points this week :)



See you next week for The Door!

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