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| writer = [[David Benioff]]<br>[[D. B. Weiss]]
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| music = [[Ramin Djawadi]]
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|writer = [[David Benioff]]<br>[[D. B. Weiss]]
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| photographer = [[Gregory Middleton]]
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|music = [[Ramin Djawadi]]
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| airdate = {{Start date|2016|4|24}}
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|photographer = [[Gregory Middleton]]
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| length = 50 minutes
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* [[Owen Teale]] as Alliser Thorne
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|airdate = {{Start date|2016|4|24}}
* [[Ben Crompton]] as Eddison Tollett
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|length = 50 minutes
|guests =*[[Owen Teale]] as Alliser Thorne
* [[Alexander Siddig]] as Doran Martell
*[[Ben Crompton]] as Eddison Tollett
* [[DeObia Oparei]] as Areo Hotah
*[[Alexander Siddig]] as Doran Martell
* [[Faye Marsay]] as the Waif
*[[DeObia Oparei]] as Areo Hotah
* [[Daniel Portman]] as Podrick Payne
*[[Faye Marsay]] as the Waif
* [[Keisha Castle-Hughes]] as Obara Sand
*[[Daniel Portman]] as Podrick Payne
* [[Rosabell Laurenti Sellers]] as Tyene Sand
*[[Keisha Castle-Hughes]] as Obara Sand
* [[Jessica Henwick]] as Nymeria Sand
*[[Rosabell Laurenti Sellers]] as Tyene Sand
* [[Hannah Waddingham]] as Septa Unella
*[[Jessica Henwick]] as Nymeria Sand
* [[Toby Sebastian]] as Trystane Martell
*[[Hannah Waddingham]] as Septa Unella
* [[Brenock O'Connor]] as Olly
*[[Toby Sebastian]] as Trystane Martell
* [[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]] as Gregor Clegane
*[[Brenock O'Connor]] as Olly
* [[Charlotte Hope]] as Myranda
*[[Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson]] as Gregor Clegane
* [[Joe Naufahu]] as Khal Moro
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* Chuku Modu as Ahko
*[[Charlotte Hope]] as Myranda
*[[Joe Naufahu]] as Khal Moro
* [[Staz Nair]] as Qhono
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* Rubi Ali as a Khal Moro's wife
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*Chuku Modu as Ahko
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* [[Fola Evans-Akingbola]] as a Khal Moro's wife
*Staz Nair as Qhono
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* [[Gerald Lepkowski]] as Zanrush
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*Rubi Ali as a Khal Moro's wife
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* [[Richard Rycroft]] as Maester Wolkan
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*Fola Evans-Akingbola as a Khal Moro's wife
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* Diogo Sales as a Dothraki bloodrider
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*[[Gerald Lepkowski]] as Zanrush
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* Junade Khan as a Dothraki bloodrider
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*[[Richard Rycroft]] as Maester Wolkan
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* Sara Dylan as a handmaiden
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*Diogo Sales as a Dothraki bloodrider
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* [[Brian Fortune]] as Othell Yarwyck
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*Junade Khan as a Dothraki bloodrider
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* [[Michael Condron]] as Bowen Marsh
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*Sara Dylan as a handmaiden
* Steve Cash as a loyal Night's Watch man
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*[[Brian Fortune]] as Othell Yarwyck
* Robert Fawsitt as a loyal Night's Watch man
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*[[Michael Condron]] as Bowen Marsh
* Michael Hayes as a Night's Watch man
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* Tony Flynn as a Night's Watch man
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* Andrew Bryan as a Bolton officer
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|next = [[Home (Game of Thrones)|Home]]
* Tristan Heanue as a Bolton soldier
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| season_article = Game of Thrones (season 6)
* Sabina Arthur as a Meereenese homeless mother
* Colin Azzopardi as Maester Caleotte
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| prev = [[Mother's Mercy]]
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| next = [[Home (Game of Thrones)|Home]]
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| season_article = Game of Thrones season 6
| episode_list = List of Game of Thrones episodes
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"'''The Red Woman'''" is the [[Game of Thrones (season 6)|sixth season]] premiere episode of [[HBO]]'s [[fantasy]] television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and the 51st overall. The episode was written by series creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]], and directed by [[Jeremy Podeswa]].
"'''The Red Woman'''" is the [[Game of Thrones season 6|sixth season]] premiere episode of [[HBO]]'s [[fantasy]] television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and the 51st overall. The episode was written by series creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]], and directed by [[Jeremy Podeswa]].


The lifeless body of [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]] is discovered by Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] and loyal members of the Night's Watch protect it; [[Melisandre]] has begun to lose her faith in the Lord of Light; [[Sansa Stark]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]] flee Winterfell, [[Ellaria Sand]] and the Sand Snakes seize control of Dorne; [[Jaime Lannister]] returns to King's Landing with the body of his dead daughter; and [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is taken prisoner by the khalasar of Khal Moro.
In the episode, the lifeless body of [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]] is discovered by Ser [[Davos Seaworth]] and loyal members of the Night's Watch protect it; [[Melisandre]] has begun to lose her faith in the Lord of Light; [[Sansa Stark]] and [[Theon Greyjoy]] flee Winterfell; [[Ellaria Sand]] and the Sand Snakes seize control of Dorne; [[Jaime Lannister]] returns to King's Landing with the body of his dead daughter; and [[Daenerys Targaryen]] is taken prisoner by the khalasar of Khal Moro.


"The Red Woman" was positively received by critics who found the episode to be a satisfactory launching point for the season, and praising the scenes involving Sansa and Brienne, as well as the closing reveal with Melisandre, although the Dorne storyline was criticized once again for feeling too abrupt and deviating greatly from the books. For filming of the episode's closing reveal, the director used similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in the previous episode. The episode title is an allusion to the epithet used to describe the Red Priestess Melisandre. In the United States, the episode premiere achieved a viewership of 7.94 million in its initial broadcast, and a same-day total including the streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now of 10.7 million viewers, a record for the series.
For filming of the episode's closing reveal, the director used a similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in the previous episode. The episode title is an allusion to the epithet used to describe the Red Priestess Melisandre. This episode marks the final appearances of [[Alexander Siddig]] ([[Doran Martell]]), [[DeObia Oparei]] ([[Areo Hotah]]) and [[Toby Sebastian]] ([[Trystane Martell]]).


"The Red Woman" was positively received by critics, who found the episode to be a satisfactory launching point for the season, and praising the scenes involving Sansa and Brienne, as well as the closing reveal with Melisandre, although the Dorne storyline was criticized for feeling too abrupt and deviating greatly from the books. In the United States, the episode premiere achieved a viewership of 7.94 million in its initial broadcast, and a same-day total including the streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now of 10.7 million viewers, a record for the series.
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==Plot==
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==Plot==
===In the North===
===In the North===
[[Roose Bolton]] warns [[Ramsay Bolton]] that they could face retribution from the Lannisters for Ramsay's marriage to [[Sansa Stark]] and must therefore retrieve her to ensure the support of the North.
At Winterfell, [[Ramsay Bolton]] mourns the death of Myranda, but commands that her corpse be fed to the hounds. [[Roose Bolton]] warns him that, despite their victory, they could be facing the wrath of the Lannisters in the future, and as such, they must secure the loyalty of the North's other nobles. Roose blames Ramsay for losing [[Sansa Stark]], who, as a child of [[Eddard Stark]], could have been used as a figurehead for the North. Roose implies that he will disinherit Ramsay if he cannot retrieve her and if Roose's unborn child with Walda is a son.


[[Brienne of Tarth]] and [[Podrick Payne]] rescue Sansa and [[Theon Greyjoy]] from a squad of Bolton soldiers.
Meanwhile, Sansa and [[Theon Greyjoy]] flee through the nearby forests. Upon being cornered by a squad of Bolton soldiers, they are rescued by [[Brienne of Tarth]] and [[Podrick Payne]], who kill the soldiers. Brienne again offers to pledge her loyalty to Sansa, who accepts.

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===In Dorne===
[[Doran Martell]] receives news of [[Myrcella Baratheon]]'s death and is aghast, but he and [[Areo Hotah]] are immediately murdered by [[Ellaria Sand]] and [[Tyene Sand]], while the palace guards look on without intervening. Ellaria states that his people have become dissatisfied with Doran's inaction against the Lannisters. As Doran dies, he pleads for his son Trystane's life, but Ellaria vows that "weak men" will never rule Dorne again.


===In King's Landing===
===In King's Landing===
[[Jaime Lannister]] arrives in King's Landing bearing Myrcella's body, and returns to [[Cersei Lannister]]. Cersei recounts [[The Wars to Come|Maggy the Frog's prophecy]] that all her children would die before her and she would be left with nothing. Jaime promises that they will have revenge against all who have wronged the Lannisters, heightening the importance of his and Cersei's staying close.
[[Jaime Lannister]] arrives in King's Landing bearing Myrcella's body and promises Cersei that they will have revenge against all who have wronged them.


[[Obara Sand|Obara]] and [[Nymeria Sand]] infiltrate Trystane's ship and Obara kills him by stabbing him through the back of the head.
Across the city, [[Margaery Tyrell]], who is still held captive by the Faith Militant, converses with the [[High Sparrow]], but he refuses to give her information about her brother Loras.


[[Margaery Tyrell]] remains imprisoned by the [[Faith of the Seven|Faith]]. She is visited by the [[High Sparrow]] who insists she must confess, saying she's on the right path but has a long way to go.
In his ship, still docked in the harbor, Trystane is painting stones for Myrcella's funeral. [[Obara Sand|Obara]] and [[Nymeria Sand]] board his ship and enter his cabin, stating their intent to kill him. Despite proclaiming that he does not want to fight his family, he attempts to defend himself from Nymeria but is stabbed through the back of the head by Obara.


===In Meereen===
===In Dorne===
[[Ellaria Sand]] and [[Tyene Sand]] kill [[Doran Martell]] and [[Areo Hotah]]. Ellaria vows that "weak men will never rule Dorne again".
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Varys]] walk through the streets, which are largely empty because of [[Daenerys Targaryen]]' absence and fear of the Sons of the Harpy. Tyrion observes that Daenerys' enemies are growing, including former slaves and former masters. Varys promises that his spies will find the leader of the Sons of the Harpy. The two discover that someone has set fire to all of the ships in Meereen's harbor, and Tyrion realizes that Daenerys' forces will be unable to sail to Westeros.

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===In Braavos===
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[[Arya Stark]], now blinded, is sent to beg on the streets and train her hearing senses. [[The Waif]] appears and forces Arya to duel her using a wooden staff. Arya fails, and the Waif promises that she will return the following day.


===In the Dothraki Sea===
===In the Dothraki Sea===
[[Daario Naharis]] and [[Jorah Mormont]] continue to trace Daenerys' location. Jorah takes a moment to observe his worsening greyscale. They discover her ring in the middle of thousands of hoof-prints, deducing that she has been taken by the Dothraki.
[[Jorah Mormont]] and Daario Naharis search for [[Daenerys Targaryen]] and discover she has been taken captive by a Dothraki horde.


Daenerys is presented to Khal Moro, who has taken her prisoner. Moro initially wishes to rape her, but treats her with respect after Daenerys explains that she was [[Khal Drogo]]'s wife. Daenerys asks Moro to escort her back to Meereen, but he refuses to let her leave, as widows of Khals must live out their lives in Vaes Dothrak, the Dothraki's sacred city.
Daenerys is presented to Khal Moro, who has taken her prisoner. Daenerys explains that she was [[Khal Drogo]]'s wife and asks Moro to escort her back to Meereen, but he refuses, as widows of khals must live out their lives in Vaes Dothrak, the Dothraki's sacred city.


===In Braavos===
===In Meereen===
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[[Tyrion Lannister]] and [[Varys]] walk through the deserted streets of Meereen. Varys promises that his spies will find the leader of the Sons of the Harpy. The two discover that all of the ships in Meereen's harbor have been set ablaze, and Tyrion realizes that Daenerys' forces will be unable to sail to Westeros.
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[[Arya Stark]], now blinded, is sent to beg on the streets. [[The Waif]] suddenly appears and forces Arya to duel her using a wooden staff. Arya fails because of her blindness, and the Waif promises that she will return the following day.


===At the Wall===
===At the Wall===
The loyalists take Jon Snow's body into a storeroom. [[Melisandre]] is troubled, as she had experienced a vision of Jon fighting at Winterfell. The loyalists lock themselves in from the mutineers, while Eddison sneaks out of Castle Black to get assistance from the Wildlings. Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] convenes the Night's Watch and takes responsibility for Jon's assassination. Thorne and the other mutineers surround the storeroom and threaten to attack if the loyalists do not surrender by nightfall. Melisandre goes to sleep in her bedroom. As she undresses, she is revealed to have a physical body many years older than she normally appears.
Following the murder of [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]], his direwolf Ghost begins to howl as the sun rises above Castle Black, attracting the attention of [[Davos Seaworth]], [[Eddison Tollett]], and a few other loyalists. They release Ghost from his nearby pen and take Jon's body into a store-room. [[Melisandre]] briefly visits and is troubled, as she had experienced a vision in the flames of Jon fighting at Winterfell. The loyalists become fearful and also lock themselves in from the mutineers, with the exception of Edd, who sneaks out of Castle Black to get assistance from the Wildlings against the mutineers.

Ser [[Alliser Thorne]] convenes the other black brothers and takes responsibility for Jon's murder. Several black brothers accuse Thorne and the other officers of treason, but Thorne wins them over by citing Jon's actions and stating that Jon would have destroyed the Night's Watch by letting in the Wildlings. Thorne and the other mutineers then surround the store-room and promise Jon's friends amnesty if they surrender, but threaten to attack if they don't open the door by nightfall.

Elsewhere, Melisandre, who has been sullen following Stannis's defeat and Jon's death, goes to sleep in her bedroom. As she undresses, she removes her ruby necklace, which proves to be enchanted, as she is revealed to have a physical body many decades older<!--- refs, which follow this note, range from 100 to 400 to 800, so use a non-precise term to make the basic point that she is way older than her normal appearance would suggest ---><ref name=EWOld/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/04/29/game-of-thrones-melisandre-carice-van-houten-battle-interview/ |title=Melisandre actress Carice van Houten on that Game of Thrones Winterfell battle |first=James |last=Hibberd |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 29, 2019 |access-date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> than she normally appears.


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===Writing===
[[File:D. B. Weiss and David Benioff.jpg|right|thumb|Series co-creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]] wrote the episode.]]
[[File:D. B. Weiss and David Benioff.jpg|right|thumb|Series co-creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]] wrote the episode.]]
"The Red Woman" was written by the series' creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]]. Some elements in the episode are based on the sixth novel in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', which author [[George R. R. Martin]] had hoped to have completed before the sixth season began airing.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/02/george_rr_martin_says_winds_of_winter_won_t_be_out_before_game_of_thrones.html |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/02/george_rr_martin_says_winds_of_winter_won_t_be_out_before_game_of_thrones.html |title=George R.R. Martin’s Winds of Winter Won’t Be Out Before Game of Thrones’ Sixth Season |author=Shetty, Sharan |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |accessdate=April 7, 2016 |date=January 2, 2016}}</ref> It also contains elements from the chapters "The Sacrifice" and "The Blind Girl" from ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.<ref name=writing>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160403094457/http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html |archivedate=April 3, 2016 |url=http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html|title='Game of Thrones' director Jeremy Podeswa dishes Jon Snow death, teases season six (Exclusive Video)|publisher=GoldDerby|last=Noble|first=Matt|date=August 18, 2015|accessdate=August 21, 2015}}</ref> With this episode, [[Jonathan Pryce]] (High Sparrow) is promoted to series regular. The episode has the introduction of new recurring cast member Joe Naufahu, who plays Khal Moro.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hngn.com/articles/137158/20151006/game-thrones-joe-naufahu-spartacus-fame-joins-season-6-cast.htm |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/137158/20151006/game-thrones-joe-naufahu-spartacus-fame-joins-season-6-cast.htm|title='Game Of Thrones': Joe Naufahu Of 'Spartacus' Fame Joins Season 6 Cast|work=Headlines & Global News|accessdate=2015-12-25}}</ref> It was the first episode followed by ''[[After the Thrones]]'', HBO's after-show hosted by [[Andy Greenwald]] and Chris Ryan.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo|title=HBO orders Game of Thrones weekly after-show from Bill Simmons |last=Snierson |first=Dan |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 4, 2016 |accessdate=April 7, 2016}}</ref> The episode had a premiere at the [[TCL Chinese Theatre]] two weeks before the premier of the episode on [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/game-thrones-stars-stun-glamorous-7731125 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/game-thrones-stars-stun-glamorous-7731125|title=Game of Thrones stars stun at glamorous series six premiere of hit fantasy show |last=O'Leary |first=Abigail |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=April 11, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref> There was a lot of speculation prior to the episode regarding whether the character [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]] would remain dead or return to life. Fans speculated that Melisandre would be the one to bring back Snow to life, after and before the title of the first episode was revealed to be "The Red Woman".<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/hbo-confirm-jon-snow-is-dead-in-game-of-thrones-s6/404190 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/hbo-confirm-jon-snow-is-dead-in-game-of-thrones-s6/404190|title=HBO confirm Jon Snow is dead in 'Game Of Thrones' S6 premiere|last=Renshaw |first=David |work=[[NME]] |date=April 8, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref>
"The Red Woman" was written by the series' creators [[David Benioff]] and [[D. B. Weiss]]. Some elements in the episode are based on the sixth novel in the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series, ''[[The Winds of Winter]]'', which author [[George R. R. Martin]] had hoped to have completed before the sixth season began airing.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/02/george_rr_martin_says_winds_of_winter_won_t_be_out_before_game_of_thrones.html |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/01/02/george_rr_martin_says_winds_of_winter_won_t_be_out_before_game_of_thrones.html |title=George R.R. Martin's Winds of Winter Won't Be Out Before Game of Thrones' Sixth Season |author=Shetty, Sharan |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=April 7, 2016 |date=January 2, 2016}}</ref> It also contains elements from the chapters "The Sacrifice" and "The Blind Girl" from ''[[A Dance with Dragons]]''.<ref name=writing>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160403094457/http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |url=http://www.goldderby.com/news/10007/game-of-thrones-jon-snow-season-six-tease-emmys-entertainment-13579086-story.html|title='Game of Thrones' director Jeremy Podeswa dishes Jon Snow death, teases season six (Exclusive Video)|publisher=GoldDerby|last=Noble|first=Matt|date=August 18, 2015|access-date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> With this episode, [[Jonathan Pryce]] (High Sparrow) is promoted to series regular. The episode has the introduction of new recurring cast member Joe Naufahu, who plays Khal Moro.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hngn.com/articles/137158/20151006/game-thrones-joe-naufahu-spartacus-fame-joins-season-6-cast.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hngn.com/articles/137158/20151006/game-thrones-joe-naufahu-spartacus-fame-joins-season-6-cast.htm|title='Game Of Thrones': Joe Naufahu Of 'Spartacus' Fame Joins Season 6 Cast|work=Headlines & Global News|access-date=2015-12-25}}</ref> It was the first episode followed by ''[[After the Thrones]]'', HBO's after-show hosted by [[Andy Greenwald]] and Chris Ryan.<ref>{{cite magazine |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/04/game-thrones-bill-simmons-after-show-hbo|title=HBO orders Game of Thrones weekly after-show from Bill Simmons |last=Snierson |first=Dan |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 4, 2016 |access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> The episode had a premiere at the [[TCL Chinese Theatre]] two weeks before the premier of the episode on [[HBO]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/game-thrones-stars-stun-glamorous-7731125 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/game-thrones-stars-stun-glamorous-7731125|title=Game of Thrones stars stun at glamorous series six premiere of hit fantasy show |last=O'Leary |first=Abigail |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=April 11, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> There was a lot of speculation prior to the episode regarding whether the character [[Jon Snow (character)|Jon Snow]] would remain dead or return to life. Fans speculated that Melisandre would be the one to bring back Snow to life, after and before the title of the first episode was revealed to be "The Red Woman".<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/hbo-confirm-jon-snow-is-dead-in-game-of-thrones-s6/404190 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/hbo-confirm-jon-snow-is-dead-in-game-of-thrones-s6/404190|title=HBO confirm Jon Snow is dead in 'Game Of Thrones' S6 premiere|last=Renshaw |first=David |work=[[NME]] |date=April 8, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>


Liam Cunningham, who portrays Davos Seaworth, spoke about the writing of the episode following its airing, and revealed how he reacted to the scene, saying "It was initially shocking. You know what I thought was my favorite bit, and I said it to David and Dan, it was at that moment when the reveal comes and you kind of go, 'Oh my God,' it puts things into context with Melisandre. It doesn't explain or blah, blah, blah. … It's confirmed like, she's a witch, but there was such a touch of humanity. When she went to the bed and got into the bed and covered herself up… it was like a really striking moment in this weird madness of humanity."<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/game-thrones-stars-react-red-020925205.html |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/game-thrones-stars-react-red-020925205.html|title='Game Of Thrones' Stars React To Melisandre Season 6 Premiere Reveal |last=Lash |first=Jolie |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date=April 25, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref>
Liam Cunningham, who portrays Davos Seaworth, spoke about the writing of the episode following its airing, and revealed how he reacted to the scene, saying "It was initially shocking. You know what I thought was my favorite bit, and I said it to David and Dan, it was at that moment when the reveal comes and you kind of go, 'Oh my God,' it puts things into context with Melisandre. It doesn't explain or blah, blah, blah. … It's confirmed like, she's a witch, but there was such a touch of humanity. When she went to the bed and got into the bed and covered herself up… it was like a really striking moment in this weird madness of humanity."<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/game-thrones-stars-react-red-020925205.html |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/game-thrones-stars-react-red-020925205.html|title='Game Of Thrones' Stars React To Melisandre Season 6 Premiere Reveal |last=Lash |first=Jolie |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>


[[John Bradley-West|John Bradley]], who portrays [[Samwell Tarly]], also spoke about the scene, saying "And what I like about that, and seeing her like that is you know then that her sexuality over the course of the last few seasons, we've seen her use as such a tool -- that's all very deliberate. She presents herself in this way as this beautiful woman because she knows the effect that that can have on people. She knows the effect that that has on [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], and that can make men do unadvisable things. So the fact that she did that and she uses that power in that way to have this influence on people. That puts her into context as somebody who really does know what she's doing."<ref name="yahoo" />
[[John Bradley-West|John Bradley]], who portrays [[Samwell Tarly]], also spoke about the scene, saying "And what I like about that, and seeing her like that is you know then that her sexuality over the course of the last few seasons, we've seen her use as such a tool -- that's all very deliberate. She presents herself in this way as this beautiful woman because she knows the effect that that can have on people. She knows the effect that that has on [[Stannis Baratheon|Stannis]], and that can make men do unadvisable things. So the fact that she did that and she uses that power in that way to have this influence on people. That puts her into context as somebody who really does know what she's doing."<ref name="yahoo" />
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===Filming===
===Filming===
[[File:Carice van Houten by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Carice van Houten portrays the titular character of the episode, the Red Woman [[Melisandre]].]]
[[File:Carice van Houten by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Carice van Houten portrays the titular character of the episode, the Red Woman [[Melisandre]].]]
"The Red Woman" was directed by [[Jeremy Podeswa]]. Podeswa previously directed the [[Game of Thrones (season 5)|fifth season]] episodes "[[Kill the Boy]]" and "[[Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]", the latter of which received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]].<ref name="season 6 directors">{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/game-thrones-season-6-directors |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/game-thrones-season-6-directors|title=Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=June 25, 2015|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-reveals-game-thrones-season-881836 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-reveals-game-thrones-season-881836|title=HBO Reveals 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Premiere Title and Synopsis|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 7, 2016|accessdate=April 7, 2016}}</ref> The budget for the sixth season increased compared to the previous seasons as each episode had an average cost of over $10 million, totaling approximately $100 million for the full season, setting a new high for the series.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013700/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/|archivedate=April 2, 2016|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/|title=Game of Thrones season 6 costs A LOT per episode: The HBO fantasy epic's massive budget is revealed|first=Ben|last=Lee|date=March 30, 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=April 1, 2016|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref>
"The Red Woman" was directed by [[Jeremy Podeswa]]. Podeswa previously directed the [[Game of Thrones season 5|fifth season]] episodes "[[Kill the Boy]]" and "[[Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken]]", the latter of which received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]].<ref name="season 6 directors">{{cite magazine |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/game-thrones-season-6-directors |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/23/game-thrones-season-6-directors|title=Game of Thrones directors revealed for mysterious season 6|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=June 25, 2015|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=June 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-reveals-game-thrones-season-881836 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbo-reveals-game-thrones-season-881836|title=HBO Reveals 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Premiere Title and Synopsis|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016}}</ref> The budget for the sixth season increased compared to the previous seasons as each episode had an average cost of over $10 million, totaling approximately $100 million for the full season, setting a new high for the series.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402013700/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/game-of-thrones/news/a788677/game-of-thrones-season-6-costs-a-lot-per-episode-budget-revealed/|title=Game of Thrones season 6 costs A LOT per episode: The HBO fantasy epic's massive budget is revealed|first=Ben|last=Lee|date=March 30, 2016|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=April 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


For the closing reveal involving Melisandre, the director of the episode stated that a similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in "[[Mother's Mercy]]" was used, with [[Carice van Houten]] wearing prosthetic makeup for the face that was then transposed onto the real body of an old woman. Podeswa stated, "The idea is there's an indefinite indeterminate quality that she could be ancient. We were limited by choosing to use a real person rather than a complete {{interp|computer generated}} creation. Because what does a 400-year-old person look like? We don't know. So if you try to create that, then you're creating something that looks beyond our known reality. Here you feel like she's very old without putting a number on it."<ref name=EWOld>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/game-thrones-melisandre-premiere |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/game-thrones-melisandre-premiere |title=Game of Thrones director explains that Melisandre surprise |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |accessdate=April 26, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |first=James |last=Hibberd}}</ref>
For the closing reveal involving Melisandre, the director of the episode stated that a similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in "[[Mother's Mercy]]" was used, with [[Carice van Houten]] wearing prosthetic makeup for the face that was then transposed onto the real body of an old woman. Podeswa stated, "The idea is there's an indefinite indeterminate quality that she could be ancient. We were limited by choosing to use a real person rather than a complete {{interp|computer generated}} creation. Because what does a 400-year-old person look like? We don't know. So if you try to create that, then you're creating something that looks beyond our known reality. Here you feel like she's very old without putting a number on it."<ref name=EWOld>{{cite magazine |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/game-thrones-melisandre-premiere |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/25/game-thrones-melisandre-premiere |title=Game of Thrones director explains that Melisandre surprise |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=April 26, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |first=James |last=Hibberd}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
"The Red Woman" was viewed by 7.94 million American households on its first viewing, which is slightly lower than number of viewers for the [[The Wars to Come|fifth-season premiere]], 8.00 million, marking the first time in the show's history a season premiere received less ratings than the premiere and finale of the season that came before it. [[HBO]] notes that two replays later in the night and early figures from HBO Go and HBO Now push the total to 10.7 million viewers, a same-day record for the show, meaning that the episode received an increase in viewerships.<ref name="ratings">{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/26/sunday-cable-ratings-april-24-2016/ |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/26/sunday-cable-ratings-april-24-2016/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: ‘Game of Thrones’ opens slightly lower, still dominant |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 26, 2016 |accessdate=April 26, 2016}}</ref> The episode also acquired a 4.0 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest rated show on cable television of the night.<ref name="ratings"/> In the United Kingdom, the episode was watched by 2.19 million viewers according to overnight ratings (2.289 million viewers over 7 days and 2.554 over 28 days), a record for the pay channel [[Sky Atlantic]].<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-game-of-thrones-season-six-premiere-earns-sky-atl/405760 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-game-of-thrones-season-six-premiere-earns-sky-atl/405760 |title='Game Of Thrones' season six premiere earns Sky Atlantic record ratings |work=[[NME]] |first=Luke |last=Morgan Britton |date= April 27, 2016|accessdate=August 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10? |title=Top 10 Ratings (18-24 April 2016) |work=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|BARB]] |date=April 24, 2016 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |archivedate=18 July 2014 |df= }}</ref> The UK viewing figures reached an all-time high. The 2am simulcast attracted 60,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/game-of-thrones-uk-viewing-figures-reach-alltime-high-as-60000-fans-tune-in-at-2am-a3235146.html |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/game-of-thrones-uk-viewing-figures-reach-alltime-high-as-60000-fans-tune-in-at-2am-a3235146.html|title=Game of Thrones UK viewing figures reach all-time high as 60,000 fans tune in at 2am|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date= April 27, 2016|accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref> Similarly it broke the Australian record as the most watched show on pay TV, with 721,000 viewers in the overnight figures and 1.1 million in the final tally.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-australian-ratings-set-887609 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-australian-ratings-set-887609 |title=Game of Thrones' Season 6 Premiere Sets Australian Pay TV Ratings Record |date=April 26, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016|first= Pip|last= Bulbeck |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/blogs/the-tribal-mind/the-ratings-race-singing-cooking-and-resurrecting-are-so-hot-right-now-20160508-4eo2e.html |title=THE RATINGS RACE: Singing, cooking, and resurrecting are so hot right now|date=May 8, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016 |first= David |last=Dale |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> Over a million had downloaded the episode within 12 hours of airing, with Australia having the most illegal downloads of the episode by a single nation.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://uproxx.com/tv/game-of-thrones-piracy-australia/ |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://uproxx.com/tv/game-of-thrones-piracy-australia/ |title=The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Premiere Didn’t Shatter Piracy Records, But That Didn’t Stop Australia |date=April 26, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016 |first=Andrew |last=Husband |work=[[Uproxx]] }}</ref>
"The Red Woman" was viewed by 7.94 million American households on its first viewing, which is slightly lower than number of viewers for the [[The Wars to Come|fifth-season premiere]], 8.00 million, marking the first time in the show's history a season premiere received less ratings than the premiere and finale of the season that came before it. [[HBO]] notes that two replays later in the night and early figures from HBO Go and HBO Now push the total to 10.7 million viewers, a same-day record for the show, meaning that the episode received an increase in viewerships.<ref name="ratings">{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/26/sunday-cable-ratings-april-24-2016/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/26/sunday-cable-ratings-april-24-2016/ |title=Sunday cable ratings: 'Game of Thrones' opens slightly lower, still dominant |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> The episode also acquired a 4.0 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest rated show on cable television of the night.<ref name="ratings"/> In the United Kingdom, the episode was watched by 2.19 million viewers according to overnight ratings (2.289 million viewers over 7 days and 2.554 over 28 days), a record for the pay channel [[Sky Atlantic]].<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-game-of-thrones-season-six-premiere-earns-sky-atl/405760 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/-game-of-thrones-season-six-premiere-earns-sky-atl/405760 |title='Game Of Thrones' season six premiere earns Sky Atlantic record ratings |work=[[NME]] |first=Luke |last=Morgan Britton |date= April 27, 2016|access-date=August 18, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10? |title=Top 10 Ratings (18-24 April 2016) |work=[[Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|BARB]] |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=May 3, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> The UK viewing figures reached an all-time high. The 2am simulcast attracted 60,000 viewers.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/game-of-thrones-uk-viewing-figures-reach-alltime-high-as-60000-fans-tune-in-at-2am-a3235146.html |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/game-of-thrones-uk-viewing-figures-reach-alltime-high-as-60000-fans-tune-in-at-2am-a3235146.html|title=Game of Thrones UK viewing figures reach all-time high as 60,000 fans tune in at 2am|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|date= April 27, 2016|access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> Similarly it broke the Australian record as the most watched show on pay TV, with 721,000 viewers in the overnight figures and 1.1 million in the final tally.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-australian-ratings-set-887609 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/game-thrones-australian-ratings-set-887609 |title=Game of Thrones' Season 6 Premiere Sets Australian Pay TV Ratings Record |date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016|first= Pip|last= Bulbeck |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/blogs/the-tribal-mind/the-ratings-race-singing-cooking-and-resurrecting-are-so-hot-right-now-20160508-4eo2e.html |title=THE RATINGS RACE: Singing, cooking, and resurrecting are so hot right now|date=May 8, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016 |first= David |last=Dale |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] }}</ref> Over a million had downloaded the episode within 12 hours of airing, with Australia having the most illegal downloads of the episode by a single nation.<ref>{{cite news |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://uproxx.com/tv/game-of-thrones-piracy-australia/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://uproxx.com/tv/game-of-thrones-piracy-australia/ |title=The 'Game Of Thrones' Premiere Didn't Shatter Piracy Records, But That Didn't Stop Australia |date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016 |first=Andrew |last=Husband |work=[[Uproxx]] }}</ref>


===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
Reviews for "The Red Woman" were very positive. The episode was praised for its humor, Brienne's reunion with Sansa and Theon, and the revelation regarding Melisandre's true age.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529170153/http://www.indiewire.com/article/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-review-episode-1-spoilers-jon-snow-dead-got-20160424 |archivedate=May 29, 2016 |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-review-episode-1-spoilers-jon-snow-dead-got-20160424 |title=Review: 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Episode 1, 'The Red Woman,' Finds New Sparks In Familiar Territory |work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Miller |first=Shannon |date=April 24, 2016 |accessdate=April 25, 2016 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-red-woman-female-empowerment |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-red-woman-female-empowerment |title=Game of Thrones Really, Really Wants You to Know They’re All About Women This Year |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=April 24, 2016 |accessdate=April 25, 2016}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] assembled 38 reviews and calculated an approval percentage of 86% with an average rating of 7.6/10, and the consensus reading: "A solid season opener, The Red Woman balanced its ongoing mysteries with a bit of humor and featured Sansa's touching reunion with Brienne of Tarth."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s06/e01/ |title=The Red Woman - Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 1 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |accessdate=April 25, 2016}}</ref>
Reviews for "The Red Woman" were very positive. The episode was praised for its humor, Brienne's reunion with Sansa and Theon, and the revelation regarding Melisandre's true age.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529170153/http://www.indiewire.com/article/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-review-episode-1-spoilers-jon-snow-dead-got-20160424 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-review-episode-1-spoilers-jon-snow-dead-got-20160424 |title=Review: 'Game of Thrones' Season 6 Episode 1, 'The Red Woman,' Finds New Sparks In Familiar Territory |work=[[IndieWire]] |last=Miller |first=Shannon |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-red-woman-female-empowerment |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-red-woman-female-empowerment |title=Game of Thrones Really, Really Wants You to Know They're All About Women This Year |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref> [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the episode an approval rating of 86% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5.4/10, and the consensus reading: "A solid season opener, The Red Woman balanced its ongoing mysteries with a bit of humor and featured Sansa's touching reunion with Brienne of Tarth."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/game-of-thrones/s06/e01/ |title=The Red Woman - Game of Thrones: Season 6, Episode 1 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=April 25, 2016}}</ref>


James Hunt of ''What Culture'' wrote in his review of the episode; "It was a good return to the Seven Kingdoms (and beyond), one that was filled with tension throughout, and set about re-establishing the pieces on the board."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whatculture.com/tv/game-of-thrones-season-6-10-ups-and-2-downs-from-the-red-woman|work=What Culture |title=Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Red Woman' |accessdate=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Hunt |first=James}}</ref> Ellen Gray of ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' noted in her review of the episode; "First episodes are always difficult. So many people to check in on. Or kill. Or swear vengeance upon. Still, things are off to several promising starts."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/television/Game-of-Thrones-returns-with-spoilers.html|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |title=Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Red Woman' |accessdate=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Gray |first=Ellen}}</ref> Mark W. Pleiss of ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote in his review of the episode; "The most recent episode of HBO's Game of Thrones largely evaded the two major questions from the previous chapter, and instead lined up its sixth season to gravitate around the heroics and cunning of its female protagonists."<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.popmatters.com/review/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-the-red-woman/ |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-the-red-woman/|work=[[PopMatters]] |title=Season 6, Episode 1 - "The Red Woman"|accessdate=August 18, 2016 |date=May 2, 2016 |last=W. Pleiss |first=Mark}}</ref> Tim Surette of ''[[TV.com]]'' wrote that Melisandre is one of his favorite characters.
James Hunt of ''What Culture'' wrote in his review of the episode; "It was a good return to the Seven Kingdoms (and beyond), one that was filled with tension throughout, and set about re-establishing the pieces on the board."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://whatculture.com/tv/game-of-thrones-season-6-10-ups-and-2-downs-from-the-red-woman|work=What Culture |title=Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Red Woman' |access-date=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Hunt |first=James}}</ref> Ellen Gray of ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' noted in her review of the episode; "First episodes are always difficult. So many people to check in on. Or kill. Or swear vengeance upon. Still, things are off to several promising starts."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/entertainment/television/Game-of-Thrones-returns-with-spoilers.html|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]] |title=Game Of Thrones Season 6: 10 Ups And 2 Downs From 'The Red Woman' |access-date=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Gray |first=Ellen}}</ref> Mark W. Pleiss of ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote in his review of the episode; "The most recent episode of HBO's Game of Thrones largely evaded the two major questions from the previous chapter, and instead lined up its sixth season to gravitate around the heroics and cunning of its female protagonists."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.popmatters.com/review/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-the-red-woman/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/game-of-thrones-season-6-episode-1-the-red-woman/|work=[[PopMatters]] |title=Season 6, Episode 1 - "The Red Woman"|access-date=August 18, 2016 |date=May 2, 2016 |last=W. Pleiss |first=Mark}}</ref> Tim Surette of ''[[TV.com]]'' wrote that Melisandre is one of his favorite characters.
<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.tv.com/shows/game-of-thrones/community/post/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-episode-1-the-red-woman-review-146127286788/ |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/game-of-thrones/community/post/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-episode-1-the-red-woman-review-146127286788/|work=[[TV.com]] |title=Game of Thrones Season 6 Premiere Review: What's Old Is Old Again |accessdate=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Surette |first=Tim}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.tv.com/shows/game-of-thrones/community/post/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-episode-1-the-red-woman-review-146127286788/ |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.tv.com/shows/game-of-thrones/community/post/game-of-thrones-season-6-premiere-episode-1-the-red-woman-review-146127286788/|work=[[TV.com]] |title=Game of Thrones Season 6 Premiere Review: What's Old Is Old Again |access-date=August 18, 2016 |date=April 25, 2016 |last=Surette |first=Tim}}</ref>


In isolation from the rest of the episode, many critics were baffled by the drastic changes to the Dorne storyline. For io9, [[Charlie Jane Anders]] called it "the absolute worst" part of the episode, and criticized the Dorne storyline in general for giving Doran Martell "a grand total of ten minutes' screentime" before suddenly killing him off, given that he is alive in the novels and his major subplot from the books - that he was simply ''feigning'' a desire for peace while planning to betray the Lannisters - was not introduced at all before his departure.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://io9.gizmodo.com/im-starting-to-think-the-greatest-hero-in-game-of-thron-1772823166 |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/im-starting-to-think-the-greatest-hero-in-game-of-thron-1772823166|title=I'm Starting to Think the Greatest Hero in Game of Thrones Is Brienne of Tarth |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |last=Jane Anders |first=Charlie |date=April 25, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref> Alan Sepinwall from [[HitFix]] also disliked the Dorne scenes and summarized, "I'll settle for not needing to audibly groan every time the story returns to Dorne, frankly."<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-game-of-thrones-sets-the-season-6-table-with-the-red-woman |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-game-of-thrones-sets-the-season-6-table-with-the-red-woman |title=Review: 'Game of Thrones' sets the season 6 table with 'The Red Woman' |work=[[HitFix]] |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=April 24, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref> For [[Vulture.com|Vulture]], Nate Jones wrote an op-ed piece specifically criticizing the Dorne storyline in seasons five and six, culminating in the changes in the season six premiere, which it felt to be bizarre and illogical - purely relying on shock value when the characters' actions don't make sense upon closer analysis. Jones was also critical of how it was altering the female characters in Dorne, saying that they were changed from the novels to be "the kind of violent, scantily clad women that emerge when creators want to pay lip service to feminism, but don't have the time or inclination to create actual three-dimensional female characters."<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-dorne-plot-whats-going-on.html |archivedate=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-dorne-plot-whats-going-on.html |title=What’s Wrong With Game of Thrones’ Dorne Plot? |work=[[Vulture.com]] |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=April 24, 2016 |accessdate=August 18, 2016}}</ref>
In isolation from the rest of the episode, many critics were baffled by the drastic changes to the Dorne storyline. For ''[[io9]]'', [[Charlie Jane Anders]] called it "the absolute worst" part of the episode, and criticized the Dorne storyline in general for giving Doran Martell "a grand total of ten minutes' screentime" before suddenly killing him off, given that he is alive in the novels and his major subplot from the books - that he was simply ''feigning'' a desire for peace while planning to betray the Lannisters - was not introduced at all before his departure.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://io9.gizmodo.com/im-starting-to-think-the-greatest-hero-in-game-of-thron-1772823166 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/im-starting-to-think-the-greatest-hero-in-game-of-thron-1772823166|title=I'm Starting to Think the Greatest Hero in Game of Thrones Is Brienne of Tarth |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |last=Jane Anders |first=Charlie |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> Alan Sepinwall from [[HitFix]] also disliked the Dorne scenes and summarized, "I'll settle for not needing to audibly groan every time the story returns to Dorne, frankly."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-game-of-thrones-sets-the-season-6-table-with-the-red-woman |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-game-of-thrones-sets-the-season-6-table-with-the-red-woman |title=Review: 'Game of Thrones' sets the season 6 table with 'The Red Woman' |work=[[HitFix]] |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> For [[Vulture.com|Vulture]], Nate Jones wrote an op-ed piece specifically criticizing the Dorne storyline in seasons five and six, culminating in the changes in the season six premiere, which it felt to be bizarre and illogical - purely relying on shock value when the characters' actions don't make sense upon closer analysis. Jones was also critical of how it was altering the female characters in Dorne, saying that they were changed from the novels to be "the kind of violent, scantily clad women that emerge when creators want to pay lip service to feminism, but don't have the time or inclination to create actual three-dimensional female characters."<ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123724/http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-dorne-plot-whats-going-on.html |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |url=http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-dorne-plot-whats-going-on.html |title=What's Wrong With Game of Thrones' Dorne Plot? |work=[[Vulture.com]] |last=Jones |first=Nate |date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref>


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This article is about the Game of Thrones episode. For the character often referred to as the Red Woman, see Melisandre.

"The Red Woman"
Game of Thrones episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 1
Directed byJeremy Podeswa
Written byDavid Benioff
D. B. Weiss
Featured musicRamin Djawadi
Cinematography byGregory Middleton
Editing byCrispin Green
Original air dateApril 24, 2016 (2016-04-24)
Running time50 minutes
Guest appearances
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"The Red Woman" is the sixth season premiere episode of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 51st overall. The episode was written by series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Jeremy Podeswa.

In the episode, the lifeless body of Jon Snow is discovered by Ser Davos Seaworth and loyal members of the Night's Watch protect it; Melisandre has begun to lose her faith in the Lord of Light; Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy flee Winterfell; Ellaria Sand and the Sand Snakes seize control of Dorne; Jaime Lannister returns to King's Landing with the body of his dead daughter; and Daenerys Targaryen is taken prisoner by the khalasar of Khal Moro.

For filming of the episode's closing reveal, the director used a similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in the previous episode. The episode title is an allusion to the epithet used to describe the Red Priestess Melisandre. This episode marks the final appearances of Alexander Siddig (Doran Martell), DeObia Oparei (Areo Hotah) and Toby Sebastian (Trystane Martell).

"The Red Woman" was positively received by critics, who found the episode to be a satisfactory launching point for the season, and praising the scenes involving Sansa and Brienne, as well as the closing reveal with Melisandre, although the Dorne storyline was criticized for feeling too abrupt and deviating greatly from the books. In the United States, the episode premiere achieved a viewership of 7.94 million in its initial broadcast, and a same-day total including the streaming services HBO Go and HBO Now of 10.7 million viewers, a record for the series.

Plot

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In the North

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Roose Bolton warns Ramsay Bolton that they could face retribution from the Lannisters for Ramsay's marriage to Sansa Stark and must therefore retrieve her to ensure the support of the North.

Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne rescue Sansa and Theon Greyjoy from a squad of Bolton soldiers.

In King's Landing

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Jaime Lannister arrives in King's Landing bearing Myrcella's body and promises Cersei that they will have revenge against all who have wronged them.

Obara and Nymeria Sand infiltrate Trystane's ship and Obara kills him by stabbing him through the back of the head.

Margaery Tyrell remains imprisoned by the Faith. She is visited by the High Sparrow who insists she must confess, saying she's on the right path but has a long way to go.

In Dorne

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Ellaria Sand and Tyene Sand kill Doran Martell and Areo Hotah. Ellaria vows that "weak men will never rule Dorne again".

In Braavos

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Arya Stark, now blinded, is sent to beg on the streets and train her hearing senses. The Waif appears and forces Arya to duel her using a wooden staff. Arya fails, and the Waif promises that she will return the following day.

In the Dothraki Sea

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Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis search for Daenerys Targaryen and discover she has been taken captive by a Dothraki horde.

Daenerys is presented to Khal Moro, who has taken her prisoner. Daenerys explains that she was Khal Drogo's wife and asks Moro to escort her back to Meereen, but he refuses, as widows of khals must live out their lives in Vaes Dothrak, the Dothraki's sacred city.

In Meereen

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Tyrion Lannister and Varys walk through the deserted streets of Meereen. Varys promises that his spies will find the leader of the Sons of the Harpy. The two discover that all of the ships in Meereen's harbor have been set ablaze, and Tyrion realizes that Daenerys' forces will be unable to sail to Westeros.

At the Wall

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The loyalists take Jon Snow's body into a storeroom. Melisandre is troubled, as she had experienced a vision of Jon fighting at Winterfell. The loyalists lock themselves in from the mutineers, while Eddison sneaks out of Castle Black to get assistance from the Wildlings. Ser Alliser Thorne convenes the Night's Watch and takes responsibility for Jon's assassination. Thorne and the other mutineers surround the storeroom and threaten to attack if the loyalists do not surrender by nightfall. Melisandre goes to sleep in her bedroom. As she undresses, she is revealed to have a physical body many years older than she normally appears.

Production

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Writing

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Series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss wrote the episode.

"The Red Woman" was written by the series' creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Some elements in the episode are based on the sixth novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, which author George R. R. Martin had hoped to have completed before the sixth season began airing.[1] It also contains elements from the chapters "The Sacrifice" and "The Blind Girl" from A Dance with Dragons.[2] With this episode, Jonathan Pryce (High Sparrow) is promoted to series regular. The episode has the introduction of new recurring cast member Joe Naufahu, who plays Khal Moro.[3] It was the first episode followed by After the Thrones, HBO's after-show hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan.[4] The episode had a premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre two weeks before the premier of the episode on HBO.[5] There was a lot of speculation prior to the episode regarding whether the character Jon Snow would remain dead or return to life. Fans speculated that Melisandre would be the one to bring back Snow to life, after and before the title of the first episode was revealed to be "The Red Woman".[6]

Liam Cunningham, who portrays Davos Seaworth, spoke about the writing of the episode following its airing, and revealed how he reacted to the scene, saying "It was initially shocking. You know what I thought was my favorite bit, and I said it to David and Dan, it was at that moment when the reveal comes and you kind of go, 'Oh my God,' it puts things into context with Melisandre. It doesn't explain or blah, blah, blah. … It's confirmed like, she's a witch, but there was such a touch of humanity. When she went to the bed and got into the bed and covered herself up… it was like a really striking moment in this weird madness of humanity."[7]

John Bradley, who portrays Samwell Tarly, also spoke about the scene, saying "And what I like about that, and seeing her like that is you know then that her sexuality over the course of the last few seasons, we've seen her use as such a tool -- that's all very deliberate. She presents herself in this way as this beautiful woman because she knows the effect that that can have on people. She knows the effect that that has on Stannis, and that can make men do unadvisable things. So the fact that she did that and she uses that power in that way to have this influence on people. That puts her into context as somebody who really does know what she's doing."[7]

Filming

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Carice van Houten portrays the titular character of the episode, the Red Woman Melisandre.

"The Red Woman" was directed by Jeremy Podeswa. Podeswa previously directed the fifth season episodes "Kill the Boy" and "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken", the latter of which received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.[8][9] The budget for the sixth season increased compared to the previous seasons as each episode had an average cost of over $10 million, totaling approximately $100 million for the full season, setting a new high for the series.[10]

For the closing reveal involving Melisandre, the director of the episode stated that a similar technique to the body double of Cersei Lannister in "Mother's Mercy" was used, with Carice van Houten wearing prosthetic makeup for the face that was then transposed onto the real body of an old woman. Podeswa stated, "The idea is there's an indefinite indeterminate quality that she could be ancient. We were limited by choosing to use a real person rather than a complete [computer generated] creation. Because what does a 400-year-old person look like? We don't know. So if you try to create that, then you're creating something that looks beyond our known reality. Here you feel like she's very old without putting a number on it."[11]

Reception

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Ratings

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"The Red Woman" was viewed by 7.94 million American households on its first viewing, which is slightly lower than number of viewers for the fifth-season premiere, 8.00 million, marking the first time in the show's history a season premiere received less ratings than the premiere and finale of the season that came before it. HBO notes that two replays later in the night and early figures from HBO Go and HBO Now push the total to 10.7 million viewers, a same-day record for the show, meaning that the episode received an increase in viewerships.[12] The episode also acquired a 4.0 rating in the 18–49 demographic, making it the highest rated show on cable television of the night.[12] In the United Kingdom, the episode was watched by 2.19 million viewers according to overnight ratings (2.289 million viewers over 7 days and 2.554 over 28 days), a record for the pay channel Sky Atlantic.[13][14] The UK viewing figures reached an all-time high. The 2am simulcast attracted 60,000 viewers.[15] Similarly it broke the Australian record as the most watched show on pay TV, with 721,000 viewers in the overnight figures and 1.1 million in the final tally.[16][17] Over a million had downloaded the episode within 12 hours of airing, with Australia having the most illegal downloads of the episode by a single nation.[18]

Critical reception

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Reviews for "The Red Woman" were very positive. The episode was praised for its humor, Brienne's reunion with Sansa and Theon, and the revelation regarding Melisandre's true age.[19][20] Rotten Tomatoes gave the episode an approval rating of 86% based on 59 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5.4/10, and the consensus reading: "A solid season opener, The Red Woman balanced its ongoing mysteries with a bit of humor and featured Sansa's touching reunion with Brienne of Tarth."[21]

James Hunt of What Culture wrote in his review of the episode; "It was a good return to the Seven Kingdoms (and beyond), one that was filled with tension throughout, and set about re-establishing the pieces on the board."[22] Ellen Gray of Philadelphia Daily News noted in her review of the episode; "First episodes are always difficult. So many people to check in on. Or kill. Or swear vengeance upon. Still, things are off to several promising starts."[23] Mark W. Pleiss of PopMatters wrote in his review of the episode; "The most recent episode of HBO's Game of Thrones largely evaded the two major questions from the previous chapter, and instead lined up its sixth season to gravitate around the heroics and cunning of its female protagonists."[24] Tim Surette of TV.com wrote that Melisandre is one of his favorite characters. [25]

In isolation from the rest of the episode, many critics were baffled by the drastic changes to the Dorne storyline. For io9, Charlie Jane Anders called it "the absolute worst" part of the episode, and criticized the Dorne storyline in general for giving Doran Martell "a grand total of ten minutes' screentime" before suddenly killing him off, given that he is alive in the novels and his major subplot from the books - that he was simply feigning a desire for peace while planning to betray the Lannisters - was not introduced at all before his departure.[26] Alan Sepinwall from HitFix also disliked the Dorne scenes and summarized, "I'll settle for not needing to audibly groan every time the story returns to Dorne, frankly."[27] For Vulture, Nate Jones wrote an op-ed piece specifically criticizing the Dorne storyline in seasons five and six, culminating in the changes in the season six premiere, which it felt to be bizarre and illogical - purely relying on shock value when the characters' actions don't make sense upon closer analysis. Jones was also critical of how it was altering the female characters in Dorne, saying that they were changed from the novels to be "the kind of violent, scantily clad women that emerge when creators want to pay lip service to feminism, but don't have the time or inclination to create actual three-dimensional female characters."[28]

References

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  1. ^ Shetty, Sharan (January 2, 2016). "George R.R. Martin's Winds of Winter Won't Be Out Before Game of Thrones' Sixth Season". Slate. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Noble, Matt (August 18, 2015). "'Game of Thrones' director Jeremy Podeswa dishes Jon Snow death, teases season six (Exclusive Video)". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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