If episodes 2 and 4 don’t earn Gwendoline Christie her Emmy nomination, so help me…
Jaime and Brienne have been on this path for 6 seasons now, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It is beautiful, and to all those Tormund and ‘The Big Woman’ shippers, I extend to you my sincerest apologies. And on this night of firsts, Brienne makes love for the first time, while Jaime makes love for the first time with someone who isn’t his own sister. Understandably, the question about Brienne’s virginity embarrasses her and she vacates the premises. We have another callback, with Tyrion, Brienne, Jaime, and Pod playing Guess the Facts TM which hearkens us back to season 1 when Tyrion, Bronn, and Shae first played on the eve of battle.
Truth be told, I could have hung out at this joint for hours. Name a character who was present, and they give a sassy or surprised look at someone else in that room: Sansa, Tyrion, Dany, Bran, Davos, Tormund, Podrick, The Hou – nah, he’s too busy not caring and eating his damn chicken. With the mood improved, the feasters proceed to play Game of Looks TM. As to where, your guess is as good as mine. I’ve long said that Arya is not one for Westeros, and will go her own way once the fighting is done. While flattered, Arya couldn’t help but throw a callback to season 1’s “That’s not me” and shuts it down. Gendry of course runs to Arya and without any plan in place just drops and proposes – ah, to be young and in love one-night stand.
As I see it, this newly made lordship does two things: And Dany gets to prove to Tyrion that she has some clever tricks up her sleeve same as he does (I quite liked that). To everyone’s surprise (his most of all), she proclaims him Lord Baratheon of Storm’s End. No one seems to be able to say much of anything until Daenerys calls over Gendry. It is a very somber opening, with a speech by Jon, in which he puts on his very manly adult voice, because that did not sound like the Jon I know? Just me? It all segues into an initially quiet post-funeral feast.
In a truly serene montage, we watched as the many casualties of last week’s battle were honored as true heroes. The first 45 minutes of the episode were contained within the walls of Winterfell. You are cordially invited to tell me why you disagree with me, albeit your civility would be preferred!Įxpectations, like power, are curious things, are they not? One day you expect a certain character to be in as position of power, and by night’s end you weep as their forces are decimated. Secondary Note: Sue is off this week, and has entrusted this week’s recap to me. If you have not read the books yet, we encourage you to check out our non-book-reader recap, by Oz of Thrones! Because no, we are not all Unsullied now. The post and the comments section may contain spoilers from the novels, whether or not that material has appeared on the show yet. Spoiler Note: This is our book reader’s recap, intended for those who have read the A Song of Ice and Fire series. In what felt distinctly like two different episodes merged together (to me, at least), we were treated to a whirlwind of emotions. Good lord (of light), Game of Thrones episodes are lengthy these days, aren’t they? That was the first thing that ran through my head during the almost hour and a half of Westerosi politics to which we were treated this week.