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在今年6月快要進入尾聲時,美國HBO電視網制作的史詩大戲《權力的游戲》(Game of Thrones)第六季落下帷幕。在此前兩個多月的時間里,遍布全球的劇迷們每周一都會經歷一次相似的心急如焚,那就是期待該劇的更新。但由于劇中人物繁多、劇情復雜,每集近一小時的劇情著實難以兼顧到大家關心的每一位主人公。看著鏡頭從維斯特洛大陸天寒地凍的北境到色彩亮麗的君臨城,從充滿異域風情的海灣城邦彌林到無面者的國度布拉佛斯……當片尾音樂無情地響起時,你會覺得似乎剛剛過去了十多分鐘。如今,各種“開掛”、各種血腥、各種高潮的第六季又完結了,前方又將是近一年漫長無光的等待!難以盡興的我們還是共同溫習一下這一季中最精彩的十個瞬間吧!
在第五季最后,該劇的“顏值擔當”、Stark家族的私生子、年輕的守夜人軍團1)總司令Jon Snow因內訌被其他守夜人兄弟——包括被他視若手足的少年Olly——一刀刀刺死,這一場景令全世界觀眾幾近崩潰。好在編劇仁慈,第六季開始不久,女祭司“紅袍女”Melisandre就試圖通過念咒語使Jon起死回生,但眾人并未抱希望。然而,當Jon真的醒來,“洋蔥騎士”Davos被驚得直喘粗氣,“紅袍女”也同樣激動不已,二人趕緊奔至Jon的床前詢問。
Davos: What do you remember?
Jon: They stabbed me. Olly, he put a knife in my heart. I shouldnt be here.
Davos: The lady brought you back.
Melisandre: Afterwards, after they stabbed you, after you died, where did you go? What did you see?
Jon: Nothing. There is nothing at all.
Melisandre: The Lord (指神) let you come back for a reason. Stannis (已故國王Robert Baratheon的弟弟) was not the prince who was promised, but someone has to be.
經歷了死亡的Jon究竟看見了什么?神為什么要讓他復活?他又將肩負什么樣的使命?此時此刻,驚魂甫定的Jon只會一味地回答“Nothing”。對于一向耿直的Jon來說,讓謎底慢慢揭開也許是最好的安排。
作為Bolton家族的私生子,人鬼都不待見的“小剝皮君”Ramsay Bolton最害怕的就是這一天,但它還是到來了:繼母Walda夫人生下了一個男孩。陰暗的房間里隱隱透著北境的寒意,當侍奉Bolton家族的Wolkan學士走進來通知這一消息后,Ramsay上前擁抱父親Roose佯裝祝賀,接著就送上致命的一刀。
Wolkan: My lords, Lady Walda has given birth. A boy. Red-cheeked and healthy.
Ramsay: Congratulations, Father. I look forward to meeting my new brother.
Roose: Youll always be my firstborn.
Ramsay: Thank you for saying that. It means a great deal to me. [然后近距離刺死了自己的父親] Maester Wolkan, send ravens to all the northern houses (家族). Roose Bolton is dead, poisoned by our enemies.
背叛了Stark家族的反派Roose Bolton死在自己兒子手中也算是不錯的結局,甚至算是后者的恩賜。殺死父親不久,天良喪盡的Ramsay立刻將繼母和剛出生的弟弟丟給了自己馴養的嗜血而兇殘的獵犬。
自父親Ned Stark離家前往君臨城出任首相后被人陷害至死,Stark家的孩子們2)便飄落四海,一直處于不斷的分離中。不管是Arya去尋找母親和哥哥卻眼見他們被殺,還是Bran和Jon遺憾地擦肩而過,他們彼此錯過的次數太多太多。這一次,Sansa從經常虐待她的丈夫Ramsay手中逃出,離她同父異母的哥哥Jon僅咫尺之遙……這是萬千劇迷等待了太久的重逢!手捧著熱湯,Sansa和Jon展開了一段溫馨的對白:
Sansa: Do you remember those kidney pies Old Nan (Stark家的老保姆) used to make?
Jon: With the peas and onions? We never should have left Winterfell (臨冬城,Stark家族的城堡).
Sansa: Dont you wish we could go back to the day we left? I want to scream at myself, “Dont go, you idiot!”
Jon: How could we know?
Sansa: I spent a lot of time thinking about what an ass I was to you. I wish I could change everything.
Jon: We were children.
Sansa: I was awful. Just admit it.
Jon: You were occasionally awful. Im sure I cant have been great fun, always sulking (生悶氣) in the corner while the rest of you played.
Sansa: Can you forgive me?
Jon: Theres nothing to forgive.
Sansa: Forgive me.
Jon: All right. All right. I forgive you.
老保姆做的腰子餡餅,兄妹間的吵架與和解……這就是家的感覺。Jon說“我們當初就不應該離開臨冬城”,想想此劇剛開播時那個幸福得令人羨慕的Stark家族,真是感慨萬分。然而,孩子們總要長大,親人們總會分離,懸念叢生的好故事不都是這樣寫成的嗎?
曾得名“風暴降生”(Daenerys Stormborn)的龍之母Daenerys Targaryen是曾烜赫一時的Targaryen家族最后的傳人,也是該劇帶給觀眾最多驚喜的人物之一。每到困難關頭,Daenerys總能使出無敵殺手锏:或是從熊熊烈焰中赤身走出,奇跡般孕育出三條巨龍;或是憑借女性的威嚴解放萬千奴隸等等……第六季里,龍母同樣沒有令人失望,再次以“不焚者”之身統治了原始而強壯的Dothraki人。
在彌林城的高墻之外,Daenerys與此前霸占這里的三位氣焰囂張的奴隸主對峙。后者還天真地以為面前這位嬌小的“乞丐女王”會向自己屈服。但龍母放出狠話:“We obviously didnt communicate clearly. Were here to discuss your surrender, not mine.”即便如此,對方依舊嗤之以鼻。直到三條大到足以遮天蔽日的巨龍騰空而起,火力全開,奴隸主的鐵軍陣營幾乎瞬間瓦解。“My reign has just begun.”龍母總是說到做到。
做了很多錯事也吃了不少苦頭的鐵群島少主Theon Greyjoy在前幾季窩囊了好久,終于在本季找回了曾經的良知和勇氣:幫助Sansa逃出魔窟,又返回鐵群島扶持比自己還有男子氣概的姐姐Yara為王。
Theon: I am Theon Greyjoy, last living son of Balon Greyjoy (鐵群島前任島主). And she (指Yara) is your rightful ruler. Those of you that have sailed under her, and there are many of you here, you know what she is. She is a reaver (征服者). She is a warrior. She is ironborn (“鐵種”,鐵群島人的自稱). We will find no better leader. This is our queen.
Theon在島民面前的這番演說鏗鏘激昂,且相當有君子之風,只可惜島主的位置還是被他們的壞叔叔搶了去,姐弟倆只好去投奔龍母。
在第六季,呆萌、溫暖的阿多(Hodor)身上的秘密終于被揭開,但阿多也在秘密揭曉之時與觀眾悲情告別。這位Stark家族忠誠的仆人,這個大半輩子都只會咧嘴一笑說聲“Hodor”的大塊頭,嘴里一直嘟囔著的“Hodor”其實是“Hold the door”。當阿多還是個孩子,還有著自己的名字Wylis時,他就接受了“穿越”回來的小主人Bran的求救,宿命般地承擔起旁人難以想象的使命,并一直等待著兌現諾言、迎接死亡的時刻:為了保護Bran免受神秘生物異鬼的追殺,阿多用自己的身體擋住了門以及門后蜂擁而至的異鬼……
Stark家的孩子中,最像父親的“假小子”Arya在經歷長久的漂泊和磨難之后,終于要回家了。在燭光搖曳的千面堂,剛剛經歷了一場殊死搏斗的Arya劍指自己的師父“無面者”Jaqen Hghar。
Arya: You told her (指Jaqen派出的一名無面者) to kill me.
Jaqen: Yes. But here you are. And there she is (指無面者被Arya殺死). Finally a girl (Jaqen一直這樣稱呼Arya) is no one (無面者).
Arya: A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell. And Im going home.
一直對Arya寄予厚望的Jaqen沒有露出半分慌亂之色,因為事情的進展幾乎都在他預料之內。他平靜地面對眼前這個已經長大的女孩,恭喜她通過考驗,成為一名合格的無面者,但Arya卻始終沒有忘卻自己的身份、過去及使命。后來,Arya易容潛入Frey家族的城堡,在當年“血色婚禮4)”的發生地手刃仇人、為她的母親和哥哥報了仇:“My name is Arya Stark. I want you to know that. The last thing youre ever going to see is a Stark smiling down at you as you die.”
Jon和Ramsay的對峙是全季最精彩的部分,沒有之一。不管是Ramsay從身后射向Rickon的一箭,還是Jon發瘋似的沖向敵營的身影,不管是雙方騎兵的混戰,還是Jon大軍被對方盾兵團團圍住的困境,都呈現出只有好萊塢大片才有的宏大與刺激。尤其是Jon被擠倒在尸體堆上,被一個又一個自己人踩踏而過險些窒息而亡的鏡頭,這在電視上鮮少出現。在最后的緊要時刻,Sansa搬來救兵——Arryn家族的谷地軍隊,扭轉了戰場的局勢,落荒而逃的“小剝皮君”終于來到了要結算的一天。
Ramsay: Hello, Sansa. Is this where Ill be staying now? No. Our time together is about to come to an end. Thats all right. You cant kill me. Im part of you now.
Sansa: Your words will disappear. Your house will disappear. Your name will disappear. All memory of you will disappear.
Ramsay: My hounds (獵犬) will never hurt me.
Sansa: You havent fed them for seven days. You said it yourself.
Ramsay最終被自己飼養的獵犬所啃食,這正好印證了他父親臨死前漫不經心說出的忠告:“If you acquire a reputation as a mad dog, youll be treated as a mad dog, taken out back and slaughtered for pig feed.”而眼前的Sansa早已不是從前那個任人宰割的虛榮少女,當她放出獵犬后正要轉身離開,卻又決定留下來慢慢欣賞Ramsay被咬死的那一幕,她展現出的北境女王的氣場令人耳目一新!
整部劇中,最缺乏政治謀略的人物大概就是現任皇太后Cersei Lannister了:弒君篡位、謀害忠勇的她并沒有如期出現在圣貝勒教堂的審判臺上,而是瘋狂地點燃了埋在教堂地底的野火。雖然在此之前,Tyrell家族的公爵之女、機敏的“高庭小玫瑰”Margaery已對此有所警覺,但也為時已晚。
Margaery: Theres something wrong…. Cersei is not here. Tommen (Cersei的小兒子,現任國王) is not here. Why do you think theyre not here? … Forget about the bloody gods and listen to what Im telling you! Cersei understands the consequences of her absence and she is absent anyway, which means she does not intend to suffer those consequences. The trial can wait. We all need to leave.
整座教堂在一片炫目的綠光中被夷為平地,“小玫瑰”以及無數君臨城的權貴都尸骨無存。被暫時囚禁的Tommen遠觀這一切,年輕且軟弱的他不堪痛苦,在一片靜謐當中從高高的城堡縱身跳下。正如預言所說,Cersei失去了她全部三個孩子(編注:長子Joffrey和女兒Myrcella均被人謀殺),她踩著無數人的尸體,在極致的瘋狂中登上了鐵王座……
該季季終,Bran的“穿越”之行揭開了Jon的身世之謎:原來,Jon的母親是Ned的妹妹Lyanna,生下Jon不久即死去。為了保護這個孩子,Lyanna臨死前向兄長Ned索取允諾,于是本是Ned外甥的Jon被宣稱為Stark家的私生子。那么,Jon的父親究竟為何人?這一全劇最精彩的懸念必然要留到下一季才會被揭曉了。現如今,Jon已成為新的北境之王,而首先站起來支持他的是另一位Lyanna——北境Mormont家族年幼卻果敢霸氣的女掌門Lyanna Mormont。
Lyanna Mormont: But House Mormont remembers. The North remembers. We know no king but the King in the North whose name is Stark. I dont care if hes a bastard. Ned Starks blood runs through his veins. Hes my king from this day until his last day.
君臨城中是Cersei毫無人性的毀滅和貪欲,遙遠的北境卻充溢著對高貴的崇拜、對忠誠的贊頌、對正義的擁護,這就是人人都愛Stark的原因。
第六季的最后一個長鏡頭是龍母Daenerys浩浩蕩蕩的無敵艦隊和三條所向披靡的巨龍前往維斯特洛大陸的場景,一個更年輕、更美麗的Queen回來了。這一幕如此震撼,令告別變得更加艱難。“石心夫人”會復活嗎?“獵狗”和“魔山”會決斗嗎?異鬼會攻破絕境長城嗎?龍母的另外兩條龍將會認誰人為主?誰將成為下一位打敗異鬼的傳奇英雄?誰會最終登上鐵王座……感謝原著作者喬治·馬丁老爺子異于常人的腦洞,感謝導演和每一位演員無可挑剔的工作,讓我們在庸常瑣碎的生活間隙中,也能時時觀望并走進那個波譎云詭的宏大世界。期待第七季!