This article is about the episode. For the individual, see: Melisandre "The Red Woman" is the first episode of the sixth season of Game of Thrones. It is the fifty-first episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 24, 2016 on HBO. It was written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. Show
PremiseAt Castle Black, Thorne defends his treason while Edd and Davos defend themselves. Sansa and Theon race the cold and the hounds. SynopsisIn the NorthBrienne and Podrick meet Sansa and Theon. Ramsay and Maester Wolkan attend to the dead body of Myranda. Ramsay remembers the first time he met her, stating that while other people were afraid of him, including the maester, she wasn't. Wolkan asks if they should bury her or construct a funeral pyre; Ramsay orders to feed her to the hounds. Theon and Sansa, having survived the fall from Winterfell's wall, run through the Wolfswood realizing there are already men with hounds chasing them. Theon tries to hide their scent by crossing a river. Guiding a frightened Sansa, they make it across and hide by a fallen tree with Theon hugging Sansa to try to keep her warm. Hearing the dogs still after them, Theon tries to lead them away, telling Sansa to keep heading north for Castle Black and Jon. A group of Bolton men sent by Ramsay, with the bastard's girls, find them. Theon claims Sansa was hurt when they jumped and he left her to die, but the dogs find her. The leader mocks Theon over what Ramsay will do to him now and prepares to bring them back to Winterfell. Brienne and Podrick arrive and a fight begins. Brienne kills most of them while Podrick displays the techniques she taught him, managing to kill one. He is then attacked by another and briefly holds his own before being knocked down, but Theon grabs a sword and kills the Bolton man. Sansa accepts Brienne into her service. Where they go next is uncertain. Meanwhile, Roose Bolton meets with Ramsay and asks if preemptively assaulting the struggling army of Stannis Baratheon makes him feel like a "winner" now that they've lost Sansa. A Lannister army marching north could easily overwhelm the Bolton troops at Winterfell and the Dreadfort. Ramsay assures his father they will recapture Sansa as he's sent his best men to find her. Roose continues that they need her to rally the north against the Lannisters, if need be, and subtly warns Ramsay that if he fails to recapture her, his unborn brother will become his heir instead of Ramsay. In BraavosIn Braavos, Arya faces the Waif. Arya is blind and begs for money in the streets, when the Waif approaches her with two fighting sticks, giving her one of them. Arya explains that she can't fight because she's blind, but the Waif simply answers "that's not my problem" and starts beating her. Arya poorly tries to defend herself but fails miserably. The Waif stops and says that they'll meet again tomorrow. In MeereenVarys and Tyrion walking through Meereen. Varys and Tyrion are seen walking through the city of Meereen, dressed as merchants. After coming upon a starving woman and her baby, Tyrion offers a coin, saying the money is for the baby, to eat. His poor Valyrian frightens the woman, who thinks that he wants to buy her baby, to eat it. Varys intercedes, explaining to the woman the money is so the baby can eat. The relieved woman accepts Tyrion's generosity. As they continue their walk through the city, Tyrion states that they need to find the leader of the Sons of the Harpy in order to bring peace to Meereen. Varys explains that his spies have been sent all over the city, and that soon they will bring him information. Their conversation is interrupted by a crowd of screaming people running from a huge cloud of smoke. The two make their way towards the origin of the smoke: all the ships in the harbor have been set aflame. Tyrion comments they won't be sailing to Westeros in the near future. In the Dothraki SeaDaario and Jorah are looking for Daenerys, and come upon the remains of a ram charred by Drogon's fire. Knowing they are on the right track, they note numerous hoof prints in the proximity. While Jorah realizes that Dothraki have been here, he finds the ring that Daenerys intentionally dropped on the ground. Daenerys is captured and offered to Khal Moro. Daenerys is shown walking with her hands bound, and two Dothraki take her to Khal Moro as a gift. The Khal wants to rape her, but she explains who she is, Khal Drogo's widow. The Khal unbinds her and promises her that she will not be harmed. When Daenerys asks to be escorted back to Meereen in exchange for the promise of one thousand horses for her safe return, Moro's wife tells her that she has to remain in the temple of Vaes Dothrak with the other Khals' widows for the remainder of her days and become a dosh khaleen. In the Water GardensDoran dies after Ellaria's deception. Ellaria helps Doran get to his wheelchair, as they both reminisce about Oberyn, with Doran stating how he envied his late brother for the adventurous life he led. Ellaria states that Doran would have made a bad adventurer, while Oberyn would have been a bad ruler. After Doran settles into his chair, Maester Caleotte brings him a message that Myrcella has died. Before Doran can react, Tyene stabs Areo Hotah in the back, killing him, while Ellaria stabs Doran in the chest. As he lies on the floor, his other guards do nothing, indicating they have sided with Ellaria. As she twists her knife into Doran, Ellaria angrily says he remained passive despite the brutal deaths of both his sister and brother, and that the people of Dorne are with her, now. As he is gasping, Doran begs Ellaria to spare Trystane, but she coldly scoffs at him. Doran then dies in a pool of his own blood. In King's LandingMyrcella's corpse arrives from Dorne. Cersei is sitting alone in her room, when a servant enters and announces that a ship from Dorne has arrived. Realizing that Myrcella has come home, Cersei joyfully runs down to the harbor – only to see a grim-faced Jaime alongside a shrouded body. She tearfully understands that her daughter has died. Later, in the Red Keep, Cersei asks Jaime when was the first time he saw a dead body, to which he replies it was their mother's. Cersei tells of her memory of the horror she felt after first seeing her mother's corpse, and wishes not to see it happen to Myrcella. She reveals Maggy's prophecy to Jaime, but he dismisses it as nonsense. Meanwhile, Margaery is still imprisoned by the Faith, and the High Sparrow comes to visit her. She asks about Loras, but the High Sparrow says that she has to confess first. When she admits that nobody is without sin, he tells her that she is on the right path but still has a long way to go. Obara and Nymeria arrive on Prince Trystane's ship, announcing their intention to kill him. Nymeria offers Trystane the choice of which one of the Sands he'd like to fight, and he chooses Nymeria, only to be killed when Obara impales him through the back of his head when he faces Nymeria. At the WallAt the Wall, the mutineers have left Jon's body where he fell. Ghost is howling and scratching at the door in grief which gets the attention of several people, including Davos who leaves his room to investigate. Davos finds Jon's dead body just before Edd and some other brothers arrive. They take the body inside where Edd clears a table and angrily curses Thorne after closing Jon's eyes. Davos asks if Edd trusts any of his brothers, and he replies, "the ones in this room." Davos convinces him to go bring Ghost in, deciding that they need all the help they can get. Melisandre arrives, stating she saw Jon in the flames, fighting in Winterfell. Davos and the black brothers doubt the now dead Lord Commander could do such a thing, and she returns to her room. Alliser Thorne, Othell Yarwyck, and Bowen Marsh hold a meeting with the remaining black brothers stationed at Castle Black and explain their reasoning for killing the Lord Commander. Most of the brothers come to understand them and side with the mutineers. Back inside the room, Davos notes Thorne is sure to have made his move by now. In response, Edd states he doesn't care because Jon was his friend and they butchered him and he rallies the loyal brothers to try and take out Thorne in revenge. Davos responds they are hopelessly outnumbered, stating Ghost isn't enough when Edd brings him up, before reminding them there are others nearby who owe Jon their lives. Realizing he means the wildlings, Edd instructs the others to bar the door and not let anyone in while he sneaks out to get help. Thorne and other senior members of the Night's Watch approach the room, with additional members in tow bearing arms. Thorne speaks to Davos through the locked door and promises full amnesty for the members of the Watch. He offers Davos a fresh horse and a safe passage to ride south or in any direction he wishes, and adds that Davos can take Melisandre with him. Davos mocks what he knows to be an insincere offer by requesting mutton. He tells Thorne he is a poor hunter and does not want to starve, so he needs some mutton for his trip. Thorne promises him food will be provided, and notes that the offer is available as long as everyone in the room surrenders by sundown. Melisandre without her magical glamor of youth. Alone in her bedroom, Melisandre appears crestfallen, looking as if she has been betrayed and led astray by the Lord of Light. There are various containers on a table next to her bed, among them small ones with potions and other liquids, and a mirror. She unbuttons the front of her dress, showing a young beautiful body. She then removes the dress completely and stands nude before the mirror. When she removes her large necklace, the gem loses its glow. In the mirror, Melisandre's reflection shows she has transformed, or morphed back to the 400 years old woman she has been said to be, a frail old woman with sagging breasts, leathery skin and thin, wispy white hair. Fully nude, with her head bowed down in a despondent manner, she slowly climbs into bed and pulls the fur blanket on top of her. AppearancesMain article: The Red Woman/Appearances
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When Arya is begging and a passerby puts a coin in her bowl, the coins are visible in closeup: the one the man puts in is actually one of the square iron Braavosi coins first introduced in Season 3, which have the image of the Titan of Braavos stamped on them. These square iron coins are how Braavosi currency is described in the novels. Starting in Season 4, however, the TV series introduced a new coin being used in Braavos that hasn't been mentioned in the books: round coins with the symbol of the Iron Bank of Braavos on them (any symbol the bank might use hasn't been described in the books yet). The other coin in Arya's bowl is round but the markings aren't distinguishable. The discrepancy between the square coins with the Titan on them and the round ones with the bank symbol on them is unclear - however, even the currency system used in Westeros is divided into different denominations of coins of difference sizes and materials (Gold Dragons, Silver Stags, and Copper Pennies), so it is entirely possible that Braavosi currency has other denominations.
For the third time now, the incongruent graffiti has appeared in Meereen which is written in the Common Tongue of Westeros, despite the fact that everyone there speaks Valyrian (and even using the writing system of Westeros - in the novels, Valyrian uses a system of glyphs). In-universe it is possible that some local slaves simply speak the Common Tongue, though out-of-universe it was apparently just so the audience can read it. For that matter, the graffiti now switches between using both Valyrian and Common Tongue words: "Mhysa is a master" instead of perhaps "Mother is a master", etc.
Mutiny at Castle Black - books versus TV series
For more information see the article "Bastard Letter" Dorne
For full notes, see the "Coup in Dorne". GalleryVideosSansa and Theon Cersei and Jaime "The Red Woman" - Inside the Episode Daenerys meets Khal Moro "The Red Woman" - Recap ImagesQuotesAlliser
Thorne: "You all know why you're here. Jon Snow is dead." Roose Bolton: "Your command of the cavalry was
impressive. Thanks to you, the false king Stannis Baratheon is dead. Do you know who struck the killing blow?" Ramsay Bolton: "No." Ellaria Sand: "When was the last time you left this palace? You don't know your own people. Their disgust for you. Elia Martell raped and murdered,
and you did nothing. Oberyn Martell butchered, and you did nothing. You're not a Dornishman. You're not our prince." Doran Martell: "My son Trystane..." [Khal Moro grabs Daenerys's shirt] Daenerys: "Do not touch me. I am Daenerys Stormborn of the House Targaryen..." In the booksMain article: Differences in adaptation/Game of Thrones: Season 6#"The Red Woman"
Catching up with the novels in Season 6Though Season 6 has been widely described as the point when the TV series surpasses the novels, this is not exactly true, as storylines have been adapted at an uneven pace. The showrunners always said they felt they were adapting the story as a whole, not neatly matching up the endings of each book to each season. Indeed, Tyrion surpassed his current book material already by meeting Daenerys at the end of Season 5 - which was on the verge of happening at the end of the current, fifth novel. Broadly, preview chapters released for the as-yet unpublished sixth novel can be counted as "released" material. The point still stands that several of the storylines for some of the most central characters have now surpassed the novels - Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and Tyrion Lannister - but many other subplots have not. Characters and subplots that have caught up with their current material from the novels:
Characters and subplots that have not yet caught up with the books:
Tyrion's storyline as he was heading east to Meereen in book five also introduced a new subplot involving a major political shakeup in the Free Cities, but this was cut completely from from Tyrion's storyline in Season 5. After he leaves for Meereen it subsequently intersects with several other subplots (not Arya's). This Free Cities subplot will probably be cut entirely from the TV series. References
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What episode do we see Melisandre true form?In the first episode of season six, viewers saw Melisandre remove her necklace, showing her true form as an ancient woman.
What happens in got season 6 episode 1?Davos sends Edd to retrieve Ghost, while Melisandre is stunned to see Jon's lifeless body, claiming she saw him fighting at Winterfell in the flames, and Ser Alliser takes command of the Night's Watch. At Winterfell, Ramsay Bolton mourns his dead lover Myranda, promising to avenge her.
What episode does the Red Woman bring Jon back?Then, of course, there is Jon Snow's resurrection in Episode 2 of Season 6, an event that changed everything about Thrones.
In which episode does Melisandre seduce Jon?During the fourth episode of Game of Thrones' thrilling Season 5, the Lord of Light's No. 1 groupie, Melisandre (Carice van Houten), set her sights on the Bastard of Winterfell (Kit Harington).
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