Game of Thrones
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If it were your last living night in Westeros, how would you spend it?
Moaning and drinking up on a castle wall with the Hound and Beric?
Curled up with Gilly and a good book?
(We dont see Sam reading, but come on, we know he is.)
We laughed, we cried (along with Brienne), and this episode became a part of us.
(Did you catch that whizbanger from the Three-Eyed Raven?)
And oddly enough, him and Daenerys have almost entirely switched roles over the years.
Now hes off knighting women and signing up as an enlisted man in the Stark army.
All of which only highlights the fact that Daenerys is losing her grip on ruling.
(Speaking of, will those dogs be used in the upcoming battle?
Hope nobody has been feeding them!)
), dodging in and out of each others blind spots with smiles more pointed than any daggers.
(Have youeverseen Daenerys smile that wide?)
The War Council goes almost exactly as expected.
Apparently hell come for Bran, who bears his mark.
He wants to erase this world, and I am its memory, Bran says.
No, but lets roll with it.
Regardless, the board is set, the pieces are moving, we come to it at last.
And then the long night before the Long Night begins.
Its almost irritating how badly they think these women need partners.
Butthe scenes with Arya and Gendryare my new steamy, forged-in-fire religion.
She whips that boy into shape.
Its a reclaiming of femininity in the way Arya wants to display it.
Arya is an assassin, sure, and she breaks every conceivable gender norm.
And this scene was fire.
(Literally, every time she walked in the foundry there was actual smoke exploding off metal.)
Maisie Williams practically smolders she puts off so much heat.
Needle will be no use to her against walkers, so it makes sense shed want a different weapon.
Oh, and a lot of tears.
Jaime and Brienne are the showsbest duofor a reason.
Briennes knighthood was a gorgeous sight.
Brienne the Beauty, indeed.
A chance to sit around the fire with some people we love and see them in all their glory.
Gentle Pod sings a gentle song.
Tyrion cracks jokes and drinks bad wine.
Were being set up to say good-bye.
Of course, Jon has to tell her the truth about his identity.
Doesnt it seem strange to you?
But she knows it in her heart, you’re able to see it on her face.
As a dude, Jon trumps her claim.
Shes just a vigilante with a dragon.
From the Ravens … Now said aunt has learned the news and yet again, nobody mentions the family connection.
Which means … did someone sort of out the massive food-shortage issue?
Did Sansa have to do it?
Ghost was behind Jon when he stood on the Wall with Dolorous Edd and Sam.
Glad the higher-ups at HBO could pinch enough pennies to bring him back this season.
Which reminds me, will the long-wandering Nymeria make another appearance?
When the war is over Greyworm wants to take Miissandei on one of those around-the-world cruises.
Except … how many men does she have left?
She only started with 62.
That joke about Kit Haringtons height was uncalled for.
), its still worth sayingI told you so.
Ive stolen a considerable number of books from the Citadel!
But one of his (many) cryptic lines is rather tantalizing.
He explains that if Jaime were executed for his crimes, he wouldnt be there to fight.
Except by his own admission, Jaime is no longer the warrior he once was.
His presence on the battlefield isnt a decisive factor.
