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Game of Thrones Confirmed to Return to Spain for Season 6

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Variety reports that Game of Thrones will be returning to several locations in Spain to film for Season 6.

Part of Season 6 will be shot in several locations including Girona and Peñiscola.

Girona (above) is described in a very Game of Thrones fashion as containing imposing medieval city walls, towers, churches, and a network of canals. Peñiscola (below) is a fortified castle on a headline that rears over the seaside resort.

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Executive producer Bernadette Caufield spoke to Variety about the incredible hospitality they received while shooting in Spain:

“Sevilla opened its doors to ‘Game of Thrones’ and we were honored by that. They were the best partner a production could hope for, nothing was impossible and that is gloriously reflected on screen. We also loved shooting in Osuna where we were welcomed and cared for like a long-lost loved one. The time spent in Osuna will stay with our cast and crew forever.”

We previously reported that Game of Thrones was scouting Girona so now we have the confirmation.

It’s no surprise that the cast and crew will be returning to Spain as they were extremely excited about it in A Day in the Life.

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So, let the speculating begin! What scenes do you think will be filmed in Spain? Let us know in the comments below!

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  2. Top picture is the Citadel, bottom picture is the outskirts of Oldtown. Awesome stuff

  3. Looks like Oldtown to me. I just hope whoever the line producers are in Spain this year do better than the Season 5 ones.

  5. Weird question, but are they still going to shoot in Croatia at all? Is it just me, or could Girona and Peniscola replace all the shots they need for KL?

    Aside from that, yup, we’re getting Oldtown, and Peniscola could be Casterly Rock, though I don’t have a clue what would happen there that’s so incredibly important OR it could be Highgarden by the Sea, because we all know GrrM didn’t put in Willas and Garlan for hoots and giggles. Or it could be a non-Water Gardens-site for Sunspear, looking at them palmtrees. Or it could be the base for a CGI-Hightower?

  6. I always pictured Oldtown to look like foggy dreary 1700s London…don’t know if that’s how it’s described in the text but this was not my mental image…not complaining just curious if anyone else pictured it similarly

  8. Ser Oromis Locke,

    I’m very confident that Game of Thrones will be returning to Croatia to film Season 6. They’ve filmed King’s Landing exteriors in Dubrovnik since Season 2, establishing a consistent visual palette that would be jarring to change. They also filmed all of their Braavos exteriors in Sibenik and Kastel Gomilica and they’ve filmed several Meereen exteriors there as well (around Split, among other locations). At this point, the relationship between Game of Thrones and Croatia is well-established and we have every reason to expect it will continue. We’re just hearing about the Spanish locations first because, as new locations for the show, the producers needed to secure permission to film there before production could begin.

  9. Please for the love of God do not try to pass off Northern Island for Dorne ever again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. Pardon my ignorance, but how is it known, or good as known, that Casterly Rock will feature next season?

  11. The Loon,

    Oldtown is in the Reach, and it’s as Southern as Dorne. London, foggy… no, doesn’t jive for me. I always imagined Oldtown as a mediterranean city with grand gothic architecture, so Girona fits perfectly.

  12. If they wanted Casterly Rock then Gibraltar would be a much better choice than Peñíscola. It’s weird cause Peñíscola fits KL the best, probably, but it’s not going to be that.

  14. Sergei Walankov:
    Pardon my ignorance, but how is it known, or good as known, that Casterly Rock will feature next season?

    It isn’t known, but GRRM said we will see Casterly Rock in TWOW or ADOS.

  16. Sergei Walankov,

    It isn’t known for sure. People are just speculating. We’re not going to have source material on which to base our guesses for this upcoming season, so a lot of the locations that the show uses for filming this year are going to engender speculation based on what people think we will see in TWOW or what they hope we’ll see. To be sure, Peñiscola does look like it could stand in for Casterly Rock. But it could also be another location in Oldtown (which is most likely what Girona will be standing in for). Personally, I think that’s more likely.

    Martin disclosing that Jeyne Westerling will appear in the prologue of TWOW led to some speculation that said prologue will be set at Casterly Rock. But Jeyne’s equivalent is dead on the show, and there are no characters established by the show who are currently residing at the Rock (Kevan just left). With Euron confirmed for Season 6, I suppose it’s possible he might attack Casterly Rock in addition to the Reach, and someone we know (Jaime?) could confront him there. But of course, that’s pure guesswork at this stage.

  20. Old Town and Casterly Rock in Spain, Dornish desert still depicted in Northern Ireland probably.

  22. spacechampion,
    I heard about it but apparently it was her fault because she was warned not to open the window because it was dangerous but she still did it and unfortunately the tragedy happened .

  23. urangutan21:
    Uknow.0,

    And Catalonia is in Spain,Catalonia isn’t a real country,it’s just an autonomous region in Spain .

    As a Scot, if they were filming here I would expect it to be explicitly said, rather than just a general ‘United Kingdom’. Catalonia, also being fiercely independent of Spain, and also wanting its own referendum, it’d just be respectful to make specific mention to Catalonia.

  25. Luka Nieto,

    maybe because the first time we read about it it’s at night and it’s a very creepy scene…got Jack the Ripper vibes I guess which made me think London…also I always pictured the Reach as very green and wet…on the other side of the mountains that separate it from Dorne’s climate…but again I only read each book once so I’m probably not remembering it correctly

  30. Sergei Walankov,

    No, its just speculation. That pic just looks a little like Casterly Rock is described in the books.

    For all we know, we’ll never see Casterly Rock – OR – it could be a major setting for the rest of the show

  31. Ser Oromis Locke,

    I think I read an article weeks ago that HBO had taken out permits to shoot in Croatia, but that may have been referencing S7. I’m sure they’ll be there for 6 since that’s Kings Landing.

  32. Chriss,

    Possibly, but that’s because a lot of Americans don’t really know the difference between “England”, “Scotland” and “United Kingdom”. Catalonia is part of Spain, and more people will have heard of it, so it makes sense to refer to it as Spain. It is just a general article, I’m sure we will hear them refer to it as Catalonia when promoting next season.

    Scotland have had their referendum. You said No, so that point doesn’t completely hold (although granted, it is a different country).

  33. So i guess Winter ISN´T coming since theyr filming in Spain next year…?

    I suppose we will see the Others in 1 episode next season and they will only then reach the Wall. The slowest invading force in history of Cable TV contines. :-/

  34. Peñiscola was used as a location before in the 1961 film EL CID, standing in for a medieval Valencia in the climax battle scene at the end of the film.

    You can see a lot of pics from the movie compared to some recent ones on this page, most of the text is in german:

    http://www.western-locations-spain.com/valencia/peniscola/index.htm

    Not really an idea what it will stand for in GoT, but its for sure a very beautiful location.

  35. Chriss,

    Not really, you can’t compare Scotland to Catalonia. In the United Kingdom Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland are very clearly differentiated. That doesn’t happen in Spain, where Catalonia is one of 17 autonomous communities. Therefore it isn’t disrespectful to say they are filming in Spain instead of Catalonia.

  36. Yeah reckon Oldtown is the top one. Possibly Highgarden though given we can all tell that Randyll Tarly will feature heavily

    Bottom one is possibly Sunspear, though I can’t think of too much Dornish stuff they can put in

    Unless they are mixing Dany with Aegon and they make Dorne/Sunspear the landing site of Dany in Westeros

    Possibly Casterly Rock though, reckon the Lannisters are close to being evicted from KL in books and show so they will have to fall back on Casterly Rock

  41. sellsword_23,

    Wow! talk about destroying their heritage for god awful beach architecture, it’s a crime.
    They leveled centuries old battlements for those ugly condo’s. After EL Cid was filmed, Spain should have made that peninsula a heritage sight, instead of a development site. But I work in the building industry and developers are the worst threat to history.

    I pictured Oldtown like Bruges, HBO wouldn’t even need to heavily CGI the city like they would the one in Spain.

  42. Hoyti Von Totiy,

    “The slowest invading force in history of Cable TV continues ”

    The army of the dead from the end of Season 2 attacked the Night’s Watch at the Fist of the First Men (off-screen). They were not marching on the wall (or the south). The WWs still need to figure out how to get past the wall, which they are prohibited from crossing, just like the door of the Three Eyed Raven’s cave. I am not sure why people fail to realize this.

  43. Wow!

    That woman killed in the lion attack was a GoT visual affects editor…

    That’s really sad, I bet the whole GoT staff is hurt.

  44. So Oldtown will cover The Reach, and Casterly Rock will include the Westerlands, are there any remaining kingdoms that haven’t been in the show/books? Have we been to the Stormlands? I was never sure if the meeting between Stannis and Renly happened in the Stormlands or in the Crownlands outside Dragonstone…

  46. while Casterly Rock is definitely on my “want to see on TV” list, I don’t think that’s where this is headed… with the initial Lannister arc wrapped up, Tyrion on the other side of the world, and Jaime doing whatever it is that he’s doing, I’m just not sure what kind of meaningful action would go down there. Even Kevan and Lancel are pretty firmly ingrained in the King’s Landing dynamic as of last week.

    The only thing I can imagine happening is that either Jaime or Cersei head back to the Rock to rule/regroup/plot some serious shit, but it seems we’re fast approaching the point where those sorts of political arcs are becoming, shall we say, poignantly meaningless… i.e., it’s Winter, yo.

    My guess is two separate Oldtown sets, or the bottom picture being something in Essos, but I’ll be happy if I’m wrong!

  47. Ghost’s Lunch,
    I wouldn’t be surprised by Dany landing in Dorne first when/if she returns, since it has always been the most loyal to the Targaryens (and has some blood of the dragon in the Martells). And unless I’m misremembering, she specifically did NOT mention the Martells in her “break the wheel” speech.

  48. I really don’t mind saving money if it is to be spent for good reasons (see Hardhome). N. Ireland sand dunes worked fine with me as some parts of Dorne. And in a sense it gave the tone of weather cooling everywhere in Westeros even in Dorne. Dorne is a warm Mediteranean-like province of Westeros. Everyone who has been in Mediteranean countries in the spring would have noticed how green it is there.

  49. Girona is in the northeast of the country, so it hasn’t the same weather than Seville. Summer is hot but autumn is cold. There’s winter in Girona.

  50. Fienix,

    Yes.They never mentioned Arryns or Freys, but in the terms of realistic allies.They’re out.Greyjoys are the ultimate wildcard.It looks like Euron will make it and maybe even some version of Euron/Victarion mixed together.

    In my opinion, Trystane/Myrcella marriage will fall apart, and Doran will reveal his grand plan:Dany and Trystane on the Iron Throne.It’s the most logical point to land and ally to begin with.Dragonstone would be more fitting, but as Tyrion said:she need support from nobles and House Martell was and is loyal to Targaryens.

    I would go that far and Doran is part of this group of people Varys talked about with Tyrion in Pentos.Varys will cause havock in KL(seeting thing in motion), and this plan will be revealed.Along with Dany and her newly acquired Khalasar.She will be surrounded by strangers and that surely means Dothraki.Casting news pretty much confirmed some Dothraki leader for next season.I even think, they will land in the middle of the season 6, after Meereen stuff will be resolved.Battle of Mereen will be Daznak’s in the show.Tyrion taking place of Ser Barristan etc.

  51. Basil,

    He does,he’s just a dumbass troll,if people learned to ignore him he would just leave but he knows you give him attention so he continues with his retarded comments like the one with Jon having curly hair,the sad thing is he actually thinks he is hilarious .

  53. Hoyti Von Totiy,

    So what do you want them to do,to just suddenly change their filming schedule that they had since season 1 just so you can have winter in Dorne when i doubt it even snows there anyway,dumbass alert nr 2 !

  54. urangutan21: just so you can have winter in Dorne when i doubt it even snows there anyway

    I have to believe there is a difference between regular-old “winter in Dorne” and THE LONG NIGHT, the BATTLE FOR THE DAWN, the final blah blah blah to decide something-something!!!

    If the ENTIRE WORLD isn’t snowy and miserable, then this coming Winter-with-a-capital-W has been grievously over-hyped for the last 48 episodes.

    So yes. I want snow in Dorne. Still I hear you, from a practical standpoint.

  56. Man it would be great if we got Highgarden, Oldtown and Casterly Rock all in a single season. Wouldn’t mind another look in at Dragonstone too if that’s possible.

    and other places that actually feel as though they should have a spoiler tag, too. Quiet Isle, Riverrun, maybe the Gods Eye? Twins and Pyke seem all but confirmed. What if we see the swamps of the Neck and Greywater Watch?

  57. Think they’ll both be for Oldtown to be honest. Love to see Casterly Rock but not really sure why anyone would be going there?
    I think the location is fine for Oldtown ( although I pictured it as being a little less Mediterranean). I pictured it more as being like Verona or perhaps Arles in Southern France. As long as if they ever do Highgarden they make it in a more fertile, lusher region than Spain can portray. I’d go for Dunrobin castle in Scotland or Chateau de Chaumont oin France for Highgarden. The Tyrells always struck me as being very French-like!

  58. Harma Dogememe: I have to believe there is a difference between regular-old “winter in Dorne” and THE LONG NIGHT, the BATTLE FOR THE DAWN, the final blah blah blah to decide something-something!!!

    If the ENTIRE WORLD isn’t snowy and miserable, then this coming Winter-with-a-capital-W has been grievously over-hyped for the last 48 episodes.

    So yes. I want snow in Dorne.

    Do not discuss with him he only know how to insult those who have a diffrent opinion from his.

    He belongs to westeros.org not here.

  59. Rat Kook: Wouldn’t mind another look in at Dragonstone too

    Same here. That might be my favorite recurring set so far… the show hasn’t really hyped Book-Stannis’ obsession with

    waking the stone dragons

    but on the other hand I think there was some on-screen mention of Dragonstone having a shitload of obsidian, so I’d say it’s a toss-up whether or not they’ll take us back at some point.

  61. Basil,

    Also, to me it majes sense that, if the NW is about to fight the wildlings, the WW might as well wait until they significantly weaken each other before attacking. They made a major move shortly after the NW/wildling conflict came to a head. Makes strategic sense to me.

  62. tyjon,

    Yeah, but don’t mistake the movie pics with the actual look of the city in the 1960’s. The production of EL CID had the outer wall build as a set construction to cover up the modern city parts which were allready outside the medieval city walls at the time.

    By the way, imo one of the best things in GoT is, that the visual style is marked by wonderful location shooting and great set design in the tradition of the old epics, not only actors in front of green screen and totally CGI worlds like in Hobbit or Spartacus.

  63. urangutan21,

    Ah, didn’t realize I had engaged a renown troll. My bad. Still, he’s not the only person I’ve run into that says something along the lines of “damn how slow is the army of the dead!?! we haven’t seen them in X seasons”. Just a peeve.

  64. Geralt of Rivia,

    Hmm,

    Dany and Trystane would be a good replacement for the plot of her and Quentyn or Viserys and Arianne. But they’d have to find some way to kill off Myrcella, thus also completing another part of Cersei’s prophecy of her children having golden shrouds.

  67. Jeb:
    Chriss,

    Possibly, but that’s because a lot of Americans don’t really know the difference between “England”, “Scotland” and “United Kingdom”. Catalonia is part of Spain, and more people will have heard of it, so it makes sense to refer to it as Spain. It is just a general article, I’m sure we will hear them refer to it as Catalonia when promoting next season.

    Scotland have had their referendum. You said No, so that point doesn’t completely hold (although granted, it is a different country).

    Yes, Scotland IS its own country, albeit one in a political union with England, Wales and N. Ireland. I’m a pro-independence republican (NOT in the US sense) myself, so it’s a frustrating time for me 😛

    I’m really hoping for snow in KL at the end of this season, with it slowly encroaching on Westeros throughout S6. It’d be funny for Sam to leave the Wall only to arrive in snowy Oldtown.

  69. Another possibility about Peñiscola. Since Girona doesn’t have any coast, Peñiscola could be the coastal part of Oldtown: the port and Hightower.

  70. I think I’m probably going to stay out of shooting / speculation / rumors threads this season. I would not have disliked the Jaime-in-Dorne stuff as much if I hadn’t known about it ahead of time (though I think the SS cheesiness would have still been apparent).

    And, especially since we are all unsullied now, and I hate being spoiled, I’d just rather come in ready to be surprised! I will miss ya’ll though.

  72. Hoyti Von Totiy,

    Ahh,look at Hoyti Von Trollty,can’t even argue because he knows i am right so he plays the victim card,sorry buddy but your history on this site shows that you ARE in fact a troll,i can’t insult someone by telling the truth .

  77. I’ll always relate “game of thrones – spain” with how horribly Dorne was handled. I wish I were hype.

  78. Girona is old town definitly.
    Peñiscola might be Hightower, Casterly Rock, Hightower, Horn hill or Storms End

  79. Dutch maester,

    Certainly captures that look!

    I think Mont Saint-Michel in France or (if they think something a little less grand) St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall here in the UK would be great for the Quiet Isle if that ever makes an appearance too.

  81. JP Dayne:
    I’ll always relate “game of thrones – spain” with how horribly Dorne was handled. I wish I were hype.

    Yeah… but… let’s at least wait for the Pit before we abandon all hype, no? The Water Gardens stuff was probably rushed because the site is a cultural heritage something-or-other and I think I’ve read something about pretty serious limits on filming time, equipment, etc.

    If the Pit sucks, then I’m with you… but I don’t think that will be the case at all… and, if it is, we can probably expect some overall re-tooling of the Spain crew before s6 filming.

  82. Hoyti Von Totiy: I suppose we will see the Others in 1 episode next season and they will only then reach the Wall. The slowest invading force in history of Cable TV contines. :-/

    Theyre all dead, why rush 🙂

  83. Harma Dogememe: Yeah… but… let’s at least wait for the Pit before we abandon all hype, no? The Water Gardens stuff was probably rushed because the site is a cultural heritage something-or-other and I think I’ve read something about pretty serious limits on filming time, equipment, etc.

    If the Pit sucks, then I’m with you… but I don’t think that will be the case at all… and, if it is, we can probably expect some overall re-tooling of the Spain crew before s6 filming.

    My issue was not technical but with the akward script.
    I could mention how tryhard-failed they attempted to make more badass angry edgy female characters, or the whole Jaime sneaky incursion.

  84. JP Dayne: My issue was not technical but with the akward script.
    I could mention how tryhard-failed they attempted to make more badass angry edgy female characters, or the whole Jaime sneaky incursion.

    ahh, gotcha. In that case I have no apologetics to offer, other than to say it’s not Spain’s fault… but I can certainly sympathize with all that stuff turning “Spain” into a trigger word.

  85. I think we are seeing Oldtown, and possibly Highgarden. I imagined Highgarden to be Mediterranean surrounded by vineyards and fields of Olenna’s wheat and barley. Margaery showed up in KL in what I would consider Greek-inspired fineries, showing skin, typical of hotter regions like Dorne, so Gerona could fill in for HG. Peniscola can stand in for Oldtown, which opens up to the sea. That building can be the site of Hightower or the Citadel.

  86. JP Dayne,

    To be fair, Dorne was never about Jaime or the Sand Snakes (Arianne’s in the books) petty plans. It is about Doran and the reveal he’s a real player in the game. Those scenes are still coming up.

  87. Oman,

    We’ll surely see Oldtown, and Highgarden might indeed be seen through Olenna’s eyes now you mention it!

  89. Eh, the issues I had with Dorne in Episode Six really had nothing to do with Spain.

    The settings have been absolutely breathtaking. I can’t wait to see the interiors of the Alcazar in the next episode.

    Likewise I have enjoyed all the stuff with Jaime and Bronn, the Doran and Ellaria confrontation, the jail scene, etc.

    As long as Alexander Siddig gets enough screen time and meaty dialogue in the next episode, I’ll have far more positive things to say about the Dorne storyline than negative.

  91. John M W: I have enjoyed all the stuff with Jaime and Bronn, the Doran and Ellaria confrontation, the jail scene, etc.

    As long as Alexander Siddig gets enough screen time and meaty dialogue in the next episode, I’ll have far more positive things to say about the Dorne storyline than negative.

    I mostly feel this way too, and am happy with the notion that things-to-come in Dorne might eventually soften how much I hated the first glimpses (i.e., the Sand Snakes.) but even when Dorne pleasantly surprises me in terms of dialogue, acting, and really just everything, yet more baffling plot holes come to light…

    Episode 7 was a “good” Dorne episode. Even if you hate Dorne, I think you’ve gotta say that the brief Jaime/Myrcella stuff and the jail scene were good in a relative sense. Certainly the best Dorne stuff yet. And yet…

    Why is Jaime, an enemy invader, put in a cozy apartment “prison” while three members of Dorne’s ruling family are thrown in general population dungeon?

    Why is a Sand Snake willing to murder a little girl in cold blood just for the crime of being a Lannister, but not willing to let a Lannister stooge die? Even though he was a sword-stroke away from killing her and her sisters? Just because he has a kick-ass singing voice?

    I don’t understaaaaaaaand.

  92. sellsword_23,

    Yeah, but don’t mistake the movie pics with the actual look of the city in the 1960’s. The production of EL CID had the outer wall build as a set construction to cover up the modern city parts which were allready outside the medieval city walls at the time.

    Really? I need to find and watch a making of El Cid video then.

    I still stand behind my developer comment, I was at a developer conference in St. Augustine, and all most could say was how prime real estate was used up for an old fort, a waste of a fortune for some.

  93. Harma Dogememe,

    I also bet Jaime will receive a letter from Cersei delivered right to his Dornish cell…. Despite Dorne not being supposed to know hes even going there 🙂

  95. Dutch maester,

    We’ll surely see Oldtown, and Highgarden might indeed be seen through Olenna’s eyes now you mention it

    Ever since I saw this castle while looking for the ideal WF, RR, CS, etc location, I knew that I had discovered the European castle that was Highgarden, at least when I read the books this came closet to my minds eye. Raising up on a rocky hill high above rolling fields of crops. Imagining the trees and brush on the hill covered with flowering buds.
    The fact that 99% of American’s never have seen or heard of it really helps to; keeps any CGI to a minimum also. Germany needs some HBO love too.

    Hohenzollern as Highgarden

    Here is a pic from the base of the mtn enjoy, Google the castle for more epic pics.

  96. While it is far from unheard of for the show to switch filming locations for an in-series location, the absence of the S5 Spain filming locations may suggest that there’s no more Dorne after this year.

  97. When is it stated that Myrcella was going to be killed? Ellaria wants to send Cersei some fingers to provoke a war, but is it ever stated that they want to kill her?

  98. Harma Dogememe,

    As I understood it the meaning wasn’t to kill Myrcella. The Sand Snakes + Ellaria knew (because they captured the captain that brought Jaime to Dorne) that Jaime was on his way to take Myrcella. So obviously Jaime was the target. Now it happens in many wars that when a person of importance is captured this very person to be imprisoned according to his or her importance (again this is not always the rule), for example in a comfortable but well guarded room. In any case Doran is probably more angry with Ellaria & the Sand Snakes who disobeyed him than with Jaimie.

  101. Javi from Los Siete Reinos: Look at a map, read the law or observe the ID of someone of Gerona. Don’t be stupid.

    It is Girona, not Gerona.

    Robb Stark in GoT S02E01: “From this time until the end of time, we are a free and independent kingdom.”
    Soon in Catalonia: “From this time until the end of time, we are a free and independent republic. Castilians, you may keep Castile ‘n the Bourbon king.”

  102. Uknow.0,

    “Visca el Barça i Visca Catalunya!”

    (Great analogy with “The North” but be careful what you wish for)

  103. Sean C.,

    I think it just means that we might not see more from the Water Gardens, and the Martell storyline (if you can even consider it a proper storyline) will be set in Sunspear instead.

  105. mariamb,

    I haven’t really disliked the Dorne scenes so far; my main problem is what you mentioned, and the fact that the Snakes didn’t really get a proper introduction.

    But now that I rewatch the ep.4 scene, Ellaria never states that they’ll hurt her. She just says she is their chance to start a war and get revenge, and they need to get her before Jaime.

    Hopefully the next two episodes can shed light on what exactly they planned to do. I wouldn’t mind a good Nym scene too. I think Dorne would have benefitted from more shooting time, as well as the excision of Obara’s awful monologue. But I don’t think it’s nearly the travesty some have made it out to be.

    And not that I love the Snakes (although Tyene is fun and Nym has potential,) the thought of seeing one or two of them

    interacting with Sam in Oldtown and Cersei/High Sparrow in KL gets me really excited. (If these storylines end up being included.)

  106. tyjon,

    It’s no doubt a beautiful castle but I see Highgarden as being not as high on lush green fields to symbolise the fertility of the land and surrounded by …perfectly managed gardens. These are my two preferences.

    http://www.wilde-thyme.co.uk/sites/default/files/dunrobin%20castle%202.jpg – Dunrobin Castle , Scotland

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Chateau_de_Chenonceau-Jardins_de_Catherine_de_Medicis-PA00097654.jpg – Château de Chenonceau , France

    Us Europeans are so lucky to be surrounded by this kind of stuff! 😛

  108. TheTouchOfFrost,

    I could imagine Cersei in the Cháteau de Chenonceau considering the parallel one can draw between Cersei and Catherine de Médicis…

  109. Some suggestions from a book and showfan from Holland

    Highgarden:

    http://www.autoeurope.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/HlubokaCZ.jpg

    http://previews.123rf.com/images/kyolshin/kyolshin1305/kyolshin130500038/19739386-Grand-castle-in-France-Europe-Chateau-of-white-stone-with-towers-surrounded-with-green-lawns-and-tre-Stock-Photo.jpg

    http://www.offtoeurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nc3234.jpg

    Casterly Rock (with some CGI work):

    http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/13/106413-004-8F770D83.jpg

    http://cdn.coresites.factorymedia.com/twc/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/coast-and-castles-north.jpg

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/LindisfarneCastleHolyIsland.jpg

    http://www.trailbrakes.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/main_tour_image/public/mtb-holidays/IMG_57821.jpg?itok=030unLhg

    Sunspear (with CGI work):

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TCz6y2DWwfM/VEVL6zFagvI/AAAAAAAAAbI/RghjeTm4eZ4/s1600/IMG_2503_edited.jpg

    https://hdwallpapers.cat/wallpaper_mirror/alcazar_tower_spain_castle_architecture_hd-wallpaper-1838515.jpg

  110. dothrakian raven,

    I understand the politics of Jaime being given a nice room because he’s a nobleman and Doran is more offended by his own relatives’ actions… the problem is that this requires me to believe that Doran is more worried about holding form with Lannister supporters (none of whom even know that Jaime is there, btw) than he is with pissing off his entire country by throwing their beloved Sand Skanks in generic-gross-dungeon-prison instead of swanky-apartment-prison.

    As for the other part of this, I seem to recall that the entire introduction to the Sand Snakes plot was all harping on how they’re going to use Myrcella to get back at the Lannisters, send her to Cersei piece by piece, and blah blah blah… so the idea that this was all a plan to “get Jaime” doesn’t hold up for me. Even though I like your explanation better than what the show gave us, the dialogue just doesn’t seem to support it. Who knows, maybe I totally misheard or misunderstood something at some point.

    And okay yes, maybe they don’t explicitly say they want to murder her… but as far as my complaints about the WTFery of it all, “murdered” is no better than “kidnapped-and-non-fatally-chopped-up”.

    HelloThere,
    mariamb,
    ha! exactly. Dorne has had great locations, [some] solid acting, ONE decent battle (in the sand dunes), even some pretty memorable dialogue, but somebody dropped the ball on double-checking if the storyline makes any godsdamn sense…

  111. dothrakian raven,

    There’s definately some strong similarities there! I like how George is influenced by characters from history for his own. Amongst them, Aegon IV is very influenced by Henry VIII ( and I think Robrt has shades of him too), Robb Stark had a lot of Bonnie Prince Charlie/Harry Hotspur about him. It adds a little bit more depth to the reading/watching experience trying to spot any influences.

  113. Game of Thornes 49: The Dance of Dragons
    TVMA: Adult Content, Adult Language… Are you Fucking kidding me?????????

  114. Uknow.0,

    Oh, my sweet summer child, independence is for the long night, when the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, when the seas go dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves. Not before my fellow SPANIARD, not before.

  115. Brendon,

    The actress who plays Obara said in an interview that they only wanted to get Myrecella before Jaime does. Wether Ellaria wants to kill her or not, the SS don’t know.

    The show did a really piss job at explaining what the hell was going on in Dorne.

  118. Harma Dogememe,

    Officially the plan is to abduct Myrcella before Jamie. I don’t remember if they mentioned to send Myrcella piece by piece to KL. I have to look the scene again. But my arbitrary interpretation of what we have seen is that since Jamie is coming to get Myrcella what a better excuse to take revenge by taking her first and then wait for Jamie to kill him obviously. Jamie offers himself like a cake to their plate. What a better excuse to take actively revenge for Oberyn’s death without letting Cersei to raise the glove in order to start a war. This is maybe far-fetched. Had D&D&sia given more time to explain things in Dorne the whole plot would have worked better. But they didn’t thus leaving Dorne defenceless to the tv-wights. The only thing that is certain is that Doran is dornishly furious with the Sand Snakes.

  119. TheTouchOfFrost,

    And curiously enough I found a parallel with Jon and Odysseus. I know it sounds rather foolish but the unbridled fellows in the Watch (Odysseus had difficulties to control his men), the Whites (all the monsters Odysseus dealt with), Ygritte in the cave (Kirke), the Craster’s situation (could be seen as the Cyclops and the Lotus Eater). Ok I admit it, it is not as good as your examples but I did made these thoughts after watching Hardhome for x time… It was actually the fact that I saw the Wights as Laestygonians that took my thoughts away…

  120. Harma Dogememe:

    Why is Jaime, an enemy invader, put in a cozy apartment “prison” while three members of Dorne’s ruling family are thrown in general population dungeon?

    Why is a Sand Snake willing to murder a little girl in cold blood just for the crime of being a Lannister, but not willing to let a Lannister stooge die? Even though he was a sword-stroke away from killing her and her sisters? Just because he has a kick-ass singing voice?

    I don’t understaaaaaaaand.

    Jaime is brother to the queen and uncle to the king. He is captain to the kingsguard. He is put there out of respect.

    The sand snakes are put into the common cells as a measure of disrespect for their treason.

  121. Harma Dogememe:
    I understand the politics of Jaime being given a nice room because he’s a nobleman and Doran is more offended by his own relatives’ actions… the problem is that this requires me to believe that Doran is more worried about holding form with Lannister supporters (none of whom even know that Jaime is there, btw) than he is with pissing off his entire country by throwing their beloved Sand Skanks in generic-gross-dungeon-prison instead of swanky-apartment-prison.

    I don’t think the show has said anything about the Sand Snakes being favourites of the populace in Dorne.

  123. dothrakian raven,

    I’m sure the tale of Odysseus and historical accounts certainly share some dramatic interpretation of events! Perhaps Odysseus returning home could be John returning to Winterfell to take it from the Suitors/Ramsays. Sansa or Arya may be Penelope?!
    Others that spring to mind are William the Conqueror = Aegon I , Littlefinger = Thomas Cromwell (may aspire to be Oliver Cromwell?!), The MAd King = Take your pick from Caligula, Nero, Commodus! So many more 🙂

  125. Girona looks to modern to me… Maybe they will film in the province of Girona, but they will shoot in a town other than Girona (Besalú, maybe).

  127. Uknow.0,

    Funny that you say that. Girona was against one of the medieval attempts of Catlonia to get the independence from Spain. My ancestors fighted against them.

  128. Well, at least in the books Highgarden is not a seaside but a riverside (Mander) castle, and I think the show might save at least one new setting for season 7. Oldtown is for sure and while it’s unclear what role Casterly Rock could play I think it’s definitely possible for season 6. Storm’s End is an interesting idea, allthough it has been utterly ignored so far by the show as the actual seat of House Baratheon.

  129. JP Dayne,

    That’s not Spain’s fault, nor is it the fault of the producers here. It was fault of those who choose filming in Seville. Just look at La Alhambra, that’s Dorne, or the Alcázar de los Reyes Católicos in Córdoba (I pictured the Water Gardens like the Alcázar in Córdoba). I don’t know why the decided using Seville.

  130. sellsword_23,

    Scotland too so they wouldn’t have to travel far from Northern Ireland! Always puzzled me why they haven’t used more of the British Isles for some locations?

  132. Harma Dogememe: JP Day

    tfw you realize I now do have a trigger word 🙁

    Javier:
    JP Dayne,

    That’s not Spain’s fault, nor is it the fault of the producers here. It was fault of those who choose filming in Seville. Just look at La Alhambra, that’s Dorne, or the Alcázar de los Reyes Católicos in Córdoba (I pictured the Water Gardens like the Alcázar in Córdoba). I don’t know why the decided using Seville.

    got ya brother, but I don’t mind the place location per se, it looked good, but the storytelling was CRAP, maybe as people stated above, due to a direct correlation to restraints given the locale being historical and stuff. I don’t think that’s the case anyway, I just blame the poor writing. D&D can either deliver great original content (as those scenes on first season), but most oft than not, they crap on the whole shebang (dany S2, talisa, tyrion and cersei whitewashing, now sand snakes with ellaria and jaime and bronn)

  133. Lyn,

    Catalonia, according to Spanish Constitution, is a “Nationality”, not a region; and according to its autonomous statute is a “Nation”. It’s clearly differentiated from the common regions of Spain (Andalusia, Murcia, Cantabria, Madrid, etc.). Historically, linguistically, culturally, economically, etc., etc., etc. it’s very different from what you understand by Spain. They have been persecuted for years for that reason. So yes, it’s disrespectful to say they are filming in Spain without mentioning Catalonia, as most Catalans don’t feel Spaniards.

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