The dragons fly and
decimate the Lannister army after Daenerys gets tired of losing. In the
tradition of “battles that take up the whole back half of an episode of Game of Thrones,” that was very
impressive. It was surreal to see the fires devastating the soldiers and horses
(although it was a risky plan to unleash the dragon when it could also have
burned the Dothraki). It was funny to see the Lannisters putting up their
shields, since it was about as effective against the dragon as hiding under a
desk would have been against a nuke.
Bronn wins the Westeros
competence award, seeing the big picture (with Jaime’s guidance) and attacking Drogon
with that spear, then saving Jaime’s life after he makes a run toward Daenerys.
I liked the moment of Tyrion trying to dissuade his brother from attacking the
queen and her dragon.
Then a cut to credits, of
course, as Jaime falls into the water. He could be dead, of course, since
anyone can die, but there’s too much story potential in having him tell Cersei
that Tyrion is innocent of killing Joffrey. I think he’ll live since I have
long thought that Jaime will be the one to kill Cersei. The fortune teller told
Cersei her brother would kill her and she assumes it’s Tyrion but what if it’s
the brother she loves who kills her? It would be too poetic and ironic to
ignore that Jaime would have to slay another monarch, this time the one he
loves.
All three surviving Stark
siblings are finally together in Winterfell for the first time since the first
season. The reunion between Arya and Sansa in front of their father’s statue
was moving but realistic. These sisters love each other but never really
understood one another and they’ve changed so much in the last few years.
Bran has also changed for
the worse, becoming an even more ungrateful little shit than he was. Meera goes
to leave and gets a curt “thanks” for dragging Bran through the snow and
keeping him alive. I guess becoming the Three-Eyed Raven means you no longer
have to show basic compassion for people who have shown it to you. Then she
calls him on the fact that a bunch of people died for him. Tell him, Meera! I hope she can now spend some time relaxing with a
drink with her family or something, now that she doesn’t have to drag around
Captain Ungrateful. The cave drawings in Dragonstone by the Children of the
Forest are a reminder that, oh yeah, Bran not only got a few individual people
killed but also got a whole race killed. This concludes our latest episode of “I
hate Bran.”
I’m really amused by the
Iron Bank and I’m not sure why. It’s just funny to see amid all the battles and
high stakes that Cersei has to pretty much sit down in one of those cubicles
they have at the bank and negotiate such bland transactions. I like how the
banker said the bank will miss the Lannisters’ interest payments. I guess even
in Westeros they don’t want you paying off loans early.
Meanwhile, Jon is
restraining himself from killing Theon. This whole season so far could just be
characters reuniting after a long period and dramatically calling each other
out on their behavior, and I’m loving it.
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