History YMMV / GameOfThronesS6E10TheWindsOfWinter

** Arya's time with the Faceless Men had been summed up as "she gets beaten up a lot by the Waif, watches some plays, [[ShaggyDogStory and then decides to go home again]]". The reveal of her new special skill gives all the time in Braavos a purpose.

* TakeThatScrappy: The wildly unpopular Sand Snakes reappear for a single scene, in which Olenna Tyrell shuts them down with her typical barbed snark before any of them can deliver a b-movie liner. Specifically she tells Tyene - considered the worst of all three by critics for her poorly written dialogue, particularly the infamous "bad pussy" line - that no one wants to hear what she has to say. In fact, Olenna interrupts Tyene to ''prevent'' her from speaking - ultimately Tyene didn't even have a ''single'' speaking line in Season 6. Apparently this was the writers belatedly admitting how much they screwed up Dorne in Season 5.

** ** Septa Unella wasn't exactly a pleasant person, but it's hard not to be horrified by hearing her scream in horror as she was left to a slow, agonizing death by the hands of undead Gregor Clegane.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Davos calling the Lord of Light "evil" struck some viewers of this, as the show has kept repeatedly harping on ReligionIsWrong sentiments time and time again ([[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement though that claim is wrong in and of itself, nearly every religion is right about at least a few things and some are more right than others]], is not something the books promote and came at the expense of some details and scenes from the story), and in accordance with that giving Melisandre excessive AdaptationalVillainy on top of the AdaptationalVillainy the Faith of the Seven have been saddled with. Many also point out that Davos didn't bring up Stannis and Shireen's fate in any of the preceding episodes earlier this season and only latched on because Shireen's wooden stag miraculously survived the funeral pyre leading to his belated EurekaMoment. Book viewers also note that calling any side "evil" is ComicallyMissingThePoint [[MoralityKitchenSink of the entire series]], especially Melisandre, who GRRM considered to be his "most misunderstood character".

* {{Anvilicious}}: Davos calling the Lord of Light "evil" struck some viewers of this, as the show has kept repeatedly harping on ReligionIsWrong sentiments time and time again (which, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement alongisde how contentious the idea that religion is wrong is in and of itself]], is not something the books promote and came at the expense of the nuance and subtleties they contain), and in accordance with that giving Melisandre excessive AdaptationalVillainy on top of the AdaptationalVillainy the Faith of the Seven have been saddled with. Many also point out that Davos didn't bring up Stannis and Shireen's fate in any of the preceding episodes earlier this season and only latched on because Shireen's wooden stag miraculously survived the funeral pyre leading to his belated EurekaMoment. Book viewers also note that calling any side "evil" is ComicallyMissingThePoint [[MoralityKitchenSink of the entire series]], especially Melisandre, who GRRM considered to be his "most misunderstood character".

* AlasPoorScrappy: Tommen's death. He was becoming a spineless puppet but it was still immensely sad to see him commit suicide after witnessing the destructive results of his mother's machinations. This was a boy of no more than fourteen, who was HappilyMarried, wanted to be a good king to his people, and he drops out the window with no more effort than one might take to go on a stroll. He crossed the DespairEventHorizon, and he crossed it ''hard''.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Davos calling the Lord of Light "evil" struck some viewers of this, as the show has kept repeatedly harping on ReligionIsWrong sentiments time and time again (which, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement alongisde how contentious the idea that religion is wrong is in and of itself]] came at the expense of the nuance and subtleties of the books), and in accordance with that giving Melisandre excessive AdaptationalVillainy on top of the AdaptationalVillainy the Faith of the Seven have been saddled with. Many also point out that Davos didn't bring up Stannis and Shireen's fate in any of the preceding episodes earlier this season and only latched on because Shireen's wooden stag miraculously survived the funeral pyre leading to his belated EurekaMoment. Book viewers also note that calling any side "evil" is ComicallyMissingThePoint [[MoralityKitchenSink of the entire series]], especially Melisandre, who GRRM considered to be his "most misunderstood character".

* {{Anvilicious}}: Davos calling the Lord of Light "evil" struck some viewers of this, as the show has kept repeatedly harping on ReligionIsWrong sentiments time and time again at the expense of the nuance and subtleties of the books, and likewise giving Melisandre excessive AdaptationalVillainy on top of the AdaptationalVillainy the Faith of the Seven have been saddled with. Many also point out that Davos didn't bring up Stannis and Shireen's fate in any of the preceding episodes earlier this season and only latched on because Shireen's wooden stag miraculously survived the funeral pyre leading to his belated EurekaMoment. Book viewers also note that calling any side "evil" is ComicallyMissingThePoint [[MoralityKitchenSink of the entire series]], especially Melisandre, who GRRM considered to be his "most misunderstood character".

* {{Anvilicious}}: Davos calling the Lord of Light "evil" struck a few viewers of this, as the show has kept repeatedly harping on ReligionIsWrong sentiments time and time again at the expense of the nuance and subtleties of the books, and likewise giving Melisandre excessive AdaptationalVillainy. Many also point out that Davos didn't bring up Stannis and Shireen's fate in any of the preceding episodes earlier this season and only latched on because Shireen's wooden stag miraculously survived the funeral pyre leading to his belated EurekaMoment. Book viewers also note that calling any side "evil" is ComicallyMissingThePoint [[MoralityKitchenSink of the entire series]], especially Melisandre, who GRRM considered to be his "most misunderstood character".

** Did the High Sparrow really have no idea about what Cersei had been planning, or did he know and either was confident that the Seven would protect them, kept everyone in the building to let them die out of spite, or was he willing to die a martyr?

** By refusing to lift a finger against Ramsay, the Northern lords can come across as {{Fair Weather Friend}}s throwing in their lot with Jon simply because MightMakesRight. Moreover, even EnsembleDarkhorse Lyanna Mormont looks more than a little foolish crediting Jon with the victory and ignoring fellow trueborn female Sansa to acclaim Jon as king despite Jon's only role in the battle being [[LeeroyJenkins disasterous]] and Sansa being the one who actually saved the day, albeit after letting thousands die needlessly by keeping TheCavalry a secret.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: We get several versions of scenes the fans had been complaining for a while about possibly never getting: the Freys in pies scheme is given to Arya, Varys's murder of Kevan is replaced with Qyburn murdering Pycelle (with Kevan dying shortly thereafter), Jaime is finally starting to turn against Cersei despite the show dropping his and Tyrion's final conversation, and we got to hear the iconic quote "Vengeance. Justice. ''Fire and blood"'' (albeit split between Ellaria and Varys, rather than the late Doran.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIMc2t5EbTY Light of the Seven]], the piano/organ suite that plays during the course of Loras's trial and Cersei's destruction of the Sept of Baelor was a fantastic mood setter for the entire scene.

** Because the Northern storyline of the books was excised in favor of Ramsay's plotline, the Northern Lords now come across as {{Fair Weather Friend}}s throwing their lot in with Jon because they have no choice. Even EnsembleDarkhorse Lyanna Mormont seems more than a little foolish, praising Jon for a great victory even though Jon's role in the battle was disastrous and Sansa was the one who saved everyone (after letting a few thousand men die needlessly). Melisandre might also come off as this in her final scenes with Davos and Jon Snow depending on where you believe the writers were trying to put her.

** Jon Snow, officially a bastard, who once swore to own no lands and hold no titles, is now King of the North, and has effective rule over more of Westeros than the actual monarch does.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "He commands you to burn children? Your lord is evil. She was good, she was kind- and you killed her". A religion that requires human sacrifice or cruelty of any kind is NOT good; the reason YMMV on this results from the latter as there are numerous debates about what constitutes cruel (since just punishments can involve violence; such as the death penalty, itself a controversial issue) and [[OmniscientMoralityLicense whether or not]] [[AssholeVictim the]] [[HumansAreFlawed targets]] [[LaserGuidedKarma of said violence deserved it]] (though the idea of deserving it is not being applied to Shireen). The issue is that some [[AssociationFallacy try to apply the brush to religions that do not support such cruelty]], for example, human sacrifice by fire, the same type that occurred in the show, is one of the reasons God condemned the pagan religions of the time in The Bible.

** Sansa herself, according to WordOfGod, is agitated because she feels she hasn't been properly rewarded for her efforts after he has been crowned King in the North. Even after her brother forgave her for keeping the Vale reinforcements secret because she was unsure whether or not she could trust Littlefinger and Jon telling his sister that they should trust each other now. It seems like a slap in the face to reopen tension between the two siblings after it has been properly patched up in a previous scene.

** In a literal case of History being WrittenByTheWinners, there were fans upset that Sansa's role in the War of Winterfell ended up getting downplayed during Jon's Coronation as King of the North. Jon, being the FrontlineGeneral during the battle, gets the entire credit for the victory even though he acted rashly, having forwent his battle plans to save his brother, while Sansa played a huge role in the victory by bringing in the Vale army at the last moment, who defeated the Bolton forces and saved Jon's army. This led to debates over whether Sansa getting slighted was another step back for her character and who should be the rightful successor to Robb.

* FanNickname: After blowing up the Sept of Baelor and taking the throne some fans have started calling Cersei "The Mad Queen" [[note]]Due to her tyrannical regime and use of wildfire being similar to Aerys. The wildfire was even planted there by Aerys, he was killed before he could use it[[/note]].

** Sansa herself according to WordOfGod, is resentful of Jon because she feels she hasn't been properly rewarded for her efforts after he has been crowned King in the North. Even after her brother forgave her for keeping the Vale reinforcements secret because she was unsure whether or not she could trust Littlefinger and him telling her that they should trust each other now. It seems like a slap in the face to reopen tension between the two siblings after it has been properly patched up in a previous scene.

** Melisandre doesn't actually believe Shireen's sacrifice gained the Lord of Light's favor, just that the Lord of Light needed her around to resurrect Jon Snow. Her desperate plea that she is still needed is based less on the slightly farther away threat of the White Walkers, but more of her fear that she is now unneeded by the Lord of Light and is no longer protected by him.

** Jon Snow banished Melisandre to the south instead of execution, perhaps in a secret belief that she may still play a part in the wars to come. However, he does make it clear that if she returns to the North, she will be hanged for murder.
** Melisandre doesn't actually believe Shireen's sacrifice gained the Lord of Light's favor, just that the Lord of Light needed her around to resurrect Jon Snow. Her desperate plea that she is still needed is based less on the slightly farther away threat of the White Walkers and more of her fear that she is now unneeded by the Lord of Light and no longer protected by him.

** In a literal case of History being WrittenByTheWinners, there were fans upset that Sansa's role in the War of Winterfell ended up getting downplayed during Jon's Coronation as King of the North. Jon, being the FrontlineGeneral, gets the entire credit for the victory even though he acted rashly during the battle, having abandoned his battle plans to save his brother, while Sansa played a huge role in the victory by bringing in the Vale army at the last moment, who defeated the Bolton forces and saved Jon's army. This led to debates over whether Sansa getting slighted was another step back for her character and who should be the rightful successor to Robb.

* AlasPoorScrappy: Tommen's death. He was becoming a spineless puppet but it was still immensely sad to see him commit suicide after witnessing the destructive results of his mother's machinations. This was a boy of no more than fourteen that was HappilyMarried and wanted to be a good king to his people, and he drops out the window with no more effort than one might take to go on a stroll. He crossed the DespairEventHorizon, and he crossed it ''hard''.

** Jon Snow banished Melisandre because he secretly does agree with Melisandre that her actions were for the greater good, and he sent her south so that she may still play a part in the wars to come.

** Littlefinger does not like Jon because his beloved Catelyn hated the boy (as far as he knows, as Cat had a change of heart a few months/weeks/days before her death) and does not have her blood in him.

** In a literal case of History being WrittenByTheWinners, there were fans upset that Sansa's role in the War of Winterfell ended up getting downplayed during Jon's Coronation as King of the North. Jon, being the FrontlineGeneral, gets the entire credit for the victory even though he played no role in the victory, giving no orders during the battle and almost getting his entire army killed, while Sansa actually defeated Ramsay by bringing in the Vale army. This led to debates over whether Sansa getting slighted was another step back for her character and who should be the rightful successor to Robb.

** Ned's entire relationship with Jon is made all the more heartwarming now that it turns out he was actually Ned's nephew and that he let his honor and name be smirched and even strained his own marriage to fulfill his sister's dying wish and protect Jon's life from Robert's potential wrath.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF1BKd4fMU4 The Tower]], the piece that plays when finally Young Ned reaches Lyanna in the Tower and finds out she's dying of childbirth. The awesome climactic moment plays when the camera focuses on Lyanna's son, and follows a WhamShot with Jon sitting in Winterfell's hall.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "He commands you to burn children? Your lord is evil. She was good, she was kind- and you killed her". A religion that requires human sacrifice or cruelty of any kind is NOT good; the reason YMMV on this results from the latter as there are numerous debates about what constitutes cruel (since just punishments can involve violence; such as the death penalty, itself a controversial issue) and [[OmniscientMoralityLicense whether or not]] [[AssholeVictim the]] [[HumansAreFlawed targets]] [[LaserGuidedKarma of said violence deserved it]] (though the idea of deserving it is not being applied to Shireen). The issue is that some [[AssociationFallacy try to apply the brush to religions that do not support such cruelty]], for example, human sacrifice by fire, the same type that occurred in the show, is one of the reasons God condemned the pagan religions of the time in The Bible.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: "He commands you to burn children? Your lord is evil. She was good, she was kind- and you killed her". A religion that requires human sacrifice or cruelty of any kind is NOT good; the reason YMMV on this results from the latter as there are numerous debates about what constitutes cruel (since just punishments can involve violence; such as the death penalty, itself a controversial issue) and [[OmniscientMoralityLicense whether or not]] [[AssholeVictim the]] [[HumansAreFlawed targets]] [[LaserGuidedKarma of said violence deserved it]] (though the idea of deserving it is not being applied to Shireen).