Game Of Thrones Season 6: 5 Reasons Cleganebowl Needs To Happen (And 3 It Doesn't)

8. Cleganebowl No: The Mountain's Condition

While the prospect of a life long feud being settled in one last trial by combat, The physical and emotional poignancy is marred a little by Gregor's petrified zombie state.

Being kissed by Viper, we have no idea how much of Sandor's cruel, brutal brother is left. It may be ultimately unsatisfying how little vengeance Sandor can even take from this shambling shell of a monster. The Hound character is beloved and seems set on putting himself at risk to kill a character that may already be basically dead.

Game Of Thrones' love of shocking swerves has perhaps painted this particular story into an anticlimactic corner. From a plot standpoint, the head popping swerve that landed Gregor here was a nonsensical aside that wasted two great characters for the sake of some false peril for a Third. Now this frivolity is coming back to bite us a little.

There is an interesting opportunity for some good characterization and acting performance here though. What could begin as one man coming to visit his own pain on another could turn into a little brother releasing his big brother from suffering. Oberyn's revenge is so good that it may validate that trial. But will it make the Cleganebowl feel too bittersweet?