Next Set of (sometimes book-informed) Season Six Predictions

I read the books. I watch the shows. I read fan theories. All these things go into what I think is coming, so spoilers abound. You have been warned.

I know nothing...

Cersei, Margaery, Loras 

I believe Loras will confess and will take the GOLD as punishment—Gold cloaks never marry, live a life of service, and he can swear to chastity. Margaery's punishment will be small—she was only defending her brother—a lie, no more.

Cersei's trial by combat will “prove her innocence”--the Mountain will likely kill Lancel, something that will not endear Kevan to her. She is largely powerless and then Jaime returns with a dead Myrcella. Cersei screams for vengeance, but Kevan forbids poking Dorne.

Instead Jaime agrees to go to the Riverlands to try and make peace (Cersei makes him swear he will fetch Sansa, he evades). Kevan and Pycelle will be murdered because they are being rather too efficient.

 I believe Tommen will fall next season, the result of a Dornish assassination plot, leaving a vacuum on the iron throne—that is where King's Landing will end the season. Perhaps someone will try to put Gendry there (in the books I think Aegon is there to take the throne, not in any final way, but that is who I believe will rule after Tommen. Gendry and Tristane are the only logical subs for him). At this point Cersei will flee back to Casterly Rock, all her children dead, she is one of the last Lannisters by this time..

Sansa, Brienne, and Theon 

 So this prediction is totally off book, but there are some things that have happened that make my guess make some sense.

 1)The casting calls look like something big is going down in the Riverlands.

2)Sam and Gilly took a CART south from the wall instead of a ship.

 I believe Brienne will find Sansa and Theon and help them escape, and low and behold, there is a cart from the Wall to give them a ride. I believe as one last act toward redemption, Theon will head toward the Iron Islands to lead Ramsay's dogs in the wrong direction (via scent), allowing Sansa and Brienne to get on that cart and flee to safety. I don't know if Theon WILL get caught or not (maybe Nymeria will save him--stranger things have happened)...

I think he really does have a sacrifice coming in the books that requires him to stay in the North (maybe his death—the rightful king of the Iron Islands—is what Mel can use to pay for Jon's life. That would be fitting, both for book and show.)

 I believe as they head south, in the Riverlands the four of them (Sam, Gilly, Brienne and Sansa) will run into Randall Tarly who will beat down his son over becoming a Maester (Sam doesn't want to be one in the books because of what his father would say) and will beat down Brienne over being a woman soldier.

Sam will be able to, at this point, tell Sansa he saw Bran and SHE will send a raven to “Jon” to look for Bran—Davos will see it and will instead go look for Rickon. Randall Tarly, in this interaction, will identify Sansa and know his DUTY is to send her to King's landing, so Brienne and Sansa will have to go into hiding, at which point they find the Brotherhood without Banners and Sansa begins the Stoneheart “revenge against Freys, Boltons and Lannisters plot. Brienne will buy in at first (avenging Lady Stark) but will quickly feel like she has sold her soul... however she is obliged to continue protecting Sansa.

 Sadly, I think Sansa's season ends up with her being captured by somebody intent on sending her back to Cersei. THIS is where I think Clegane Bowl comes in.

 Wait... isn't the Hound dead? (BIG SPOILERS AHEAD) Well yes... but Sandor Clegane has been saved by a septon and nursed back to health. I think Sansa may see him and when it is time for her to need a champion, THAT is who she names (and I think he beats his brother).

Sam and Gilly 

Will get on a ship in White Harbor or Maidenpoole and head to Old Town where Sam will take Gilly to his mum who is considerably nicer than his dad, then Sam will check in with the Maesters where some spooky shit goes down. (this is all as it was in Dance with Dragons).

While studying in Old Town Sam falls in with some Glass Candle Sorts, so he is in a good position to learn some secrets from the “fire” perspective (where Bran, north of the wall will learn the ice side of the story). Sam heard all Maester Aemon's words about Daenarys, so he will probably want to send her word of his death and his hopes for her. And I believe it is Sam who will put together the idea that if dragon glass and dragon steel are what defeats a whitewalker at a time, surely it is actual dragons that can defeat the lot of them.

Arya (SPOILERS from not only DwD but her Winds of Winter Chapter)

 While she has already had her murder of a list member (which she doesn't do until the Mercy chapter from Winds of Winter) the PUNISHMENT she got was the one from when she killed Daeryn, a Night's Watch man traveling with Sam (meant to earn their way through singing, but who instead deserts to whore)--her blindness is part of her training.

Blind Beth learns to use her other senses to spy and finally figures out that she can WARG (she wargs a cat to avoid the stick of the kindly man who keeps hitting her)--HE believes she has mastered her other senses, but what she has mastered is a different skill entirely. Still... works for her.

While she is blind she also has a return of wolf dreams (Nymeria)--she'd stopped having them when she crossed the narrow sea, presumably because of distance, but they come back—her senses strengthening. I think the show will show them this time around because I think Nymeria may give a couple assists to Sansa. When she masters the blindness, her sight returns and Arya joins a theater troop (this is where she is Mercy in the books--a casting call for an actress seems to confirm this) and she will kill another from her list. I think the result of this is she will be kicked out of the faceless men, so she will stow away on a ship bound for Westeros.

Davos needs a quest

Speaking of Davos... (yes, we were)

Casting calls look very much like House Umber will be featured. In the books Ser Too Fat to Sit A Horse Manderly sends Davos after Rickon (his price for helping Stannis) so I believe it is again Davos who will be going after Rickon.

And in the SHOW last we heard, Rickon and Osha were headed to the Last Hearth and the Umbers. There have been BOYS called for who sound like Umbers and there have been soldiers called for who sound like Umbers...

Art Parkinson (the young actor who played Rickon) has said “I'm not allowed to talk about it” when asked if he will be returning (talk about a yes in “don't tell anyone” speak)

 I think the northern houses are actually going to have a big rally to oust the Boltons. Nobody likes them. And there are many small mountain holdfasts with names like Liddle who are loyal to the Starks. Unfortunately, after ousting the Boltons, I think they are going to have to be front line against the army of the dead who will have to get through the wall...

 So what do I have left to cover? Dorne? 

 I think that is the only one, so let's just do it.

 Dorne is a hot mess. That said, in the books they really ARE set up for a coupe. A sandsnake to the citadel, one to the small counsel, one to a sept in King's Landing. They are eyes and ears everywhere. In the books they actually are supporting Dany, and since Tristane can no longer marry Myrcella in the show (I think in the books they will wed and rule between Tommen and Aegon), the Targaryens make the most sense for them. I think they will actively undo Lannisters. Tristane, once rescued, will be offered to Dany for Dorne's support. I'm not thinking that will go as well as they plan.