Game of Thrones Season 7, Episode 7 “The Dragon and the Wolf”
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writers: David Benioff & D.B. Weiss
Runtime: 80 minutes
Content Warnings: TV-MA: Adult Content, Adult Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity
Video Preview: The Dragon and the Wolf
Tonight.
The #GoTS7 finale, “The Dragon and the Wolf,” premieres at 9PM on @HBO. #WinterIsHere pic.twitter.com/1ZPpYd5LwU— Game Of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) August 27, 2017
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Tordor!!!!
I ask and it is given. Thank you, Sue!
GinevraQuote Reply
Here we goooo.
The final wait after this is going to be insane. 🙁
Bearded OnionQuote Reply
Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooozy.
Word.
ChuckQuote Reply
It’s here!!! I expect a few fireworks and revelations, but not a finale as great as “The Winds of Winter”. This is only because I see this season as ‘The Final Season Part 1’ rather than completely separate from Season 8, but I’m still hoping for an incredible episode that sets up the final six episodes.
Unfortunately due to various circumstances I probably won’t be able to watch the episode until Monday evening, but I look forward to reading the fallout after I have watched it.
Knight of the WalkersQuote Reply
I’m all in knots. It’s just a show, damnit! How did this happen? (rhetorical)
EricaQuote Reply
Anyone else feel like they have to prepare themselves for the inevitable cliffhanger to end all cliffhangers? Maybe it is crazy but I keep thinking I will intimately be bummed out to wait a year and a half for the end of the story. But I guess patience is a virtue!
Also I just read there will only be six episodes in the final season? I thought it was to be seven? Bummer!
The ice dragon cometh! I hope we see ghost too!
Cheers all!
Nymeria the wolfQuote Reply
A few cast members have said that this episode sets the stage for the final season. Which means I expect…
1. The Arya/Sansa/Littlefinger storyline to be resolved in some way.
2. The King’s Landing issue to either be resolved or to have a major change happening.
3. More details on Bran and the Night King.
#3 is actually what I find the most important.
The BastardQuote Reply
Well, now……:)
EricaQuote Reply
The Bastard,
Yeah I agree with you, the battle for the dawn (book reference) has to be the end game. That’s what Martin envisioned…I expect the last season to follow suit.
For the record I don’t think Bran is the night king.
ChuckQuote Reply
I’ve been listening to the soundtrack all afternoon … I’m so hyped I’m about to jump out the window!!
Red ViperQuote Reply
I really don’t want to see a massive cliffhanger at the end of this season. Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4, & 6 ended perfectly fine without major cliffhangers. I feel that is just a cheap ploy.
The BastardQuote Reply
Chuck,
Do you think he is Bran The Builder?
The BastardQuote Reply
Hype hype hype hype!!!!!
On one hand I am excited for this episode, but on the other hand it means that after this episode there is only 1 season left. 🙁
The Wolves of WinterQuote Reply
“The lone wolf dies, but the pack survives”
Wondering who will outsmart who in this season final.
Kevin1989Quote Reply
“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
Highly anticipating! Can’t wait!
Did folks know that that quote appears in AGoT, ACoK and twice in AFfC?
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
Prediction: Sam shows up at King’s Landing and challenges the Mountain to a duel. Right before the battle, Bran wargs into Sam and he carves the Mountain up like swiss cheese. Bran wargs back out immediately after and the normal Sam then proceeds to clumsily trip on Heartsbane and fall face first into a pile of fresh horse manure. All onlookers are dumbfounded. Cersei and Dany, both still bidding to become the only true Queen, simultaneously knight Sam. Henceforth he is called Ser Piggy the Mountain Slayer.
Tamwell SarlyQuote Reply
Amazing what this show can do.
A flayed man, noneQuote Reply
The Bastard,
I think he is Bran shower handle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss)
In all seriousness, in terms of the show, my own opinion is Bran is Bran. But in the books who knows where Martin is going.
But in terms of the show, clearly Bran has a stake in the endgame. I just can’t figure out what it is. Obviously he messed up last season when he went in the past against the 3 eyes raven’s wishes and the NK “caught” him. Tonight we will presumably see more to that; will the NK and co cross the wall as a result? Will we ever see what that mistake will cost Bran and Westeros?
ChuckQuote Reply
I’ve been thinking about that statement. Do you think it may mean Bran? I don’t mean it as in Bran will physically die. I mean he’s no longer Bran. Bran is dead; the 3ER lives and the 3ER has no family ties. He seems to only serve as a defense against the WW’s.
EricaQuote Reply
Lol. Thx, needed that levity. 🙂
..but I am all for Sam arriving in KL to stir up some shit…and soup…
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
The Bastard,
Season 2,5 and 6 had very big cliffhanger in my opinion. I hope it will be more like that.
I’m wondering what the last sentence will be in the episode.
Kevin1989Quote Reply
That alone is worth the subsciption! 🙂
EricaQuote Reply
In 4 hours GoT will be gone for upwards of 2 years 🙁
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
It won’t be 2 years. My guess is that the last season will debut in the fall of 2018.
The BastardQuote Reply
I agree. I mostly want resolution so we can get to the Real War next year. They’ve set up a lot to be resolved, so there have to be several breakthroughs. I’m most interested in the big parlay and Winterfell. We need tension in the former and serenity and contentment in the latter. We’ve never seen so many main characters (17?) come together and the tension is bound to be intense. Will Sandor try to talk to Gregor and find out he can no longer speak? Will Euron and Theon have words? And I thrill to the vision of Cersei and Dany facing down each other, probably with Jon in the middle. And what in Hades is the NK going to do with I-Viserion? That threat has to become more real to set up S8. On another note, I’m eager to see what they make of the ruin in Italica outside Seville. It’s beautiful, but I wonder if they’re going to GoTransform it.
Stark Raven’ RadQuote Reply
I’m hoping-since they said we’re setting up for final season:
1. The pack comes together and LF finally dies
2. Jaime FINALLY leaves Cersei (yes, I know I hope that every episode lol)
3. Sam definitely and maybe Gendry show up in Winterfell
4. Bran has a flashback
5. These people live: Jon, Dany, Tyrion, Davos, Tormund, Edd, Brienne, Pod, Bronn, Bran, Arya, Sansa (she’s made me like her this season), Jorah, Sam, Gilly, Gendry, Hound, Jaime…
RGQuote Reply
This is the hardest part with 2h + to go till showtime. I just hope we don’t lose anyone dear tonight. I can deal with the bluster at KL. Not one pic of Dany? Show the wight and let’s get on with the Cleganebowl!
howtathorQuote Reply
HYPEEEE
THAT TITLE
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Dee StarkQuote Reply
Hodors Bastard,
Really? Interesting. I think I will read the books again in 2018.
I’m wondering if Sam will invent plumbing next season.
Kevin1989Quote Reply
GinevraQuote Reply
Does anyone think that Qyburn will sense an opportunity for innovation when he sees Missandei and Grey Worm together?
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
Waaaaaaaahhhh! GET HYPE! I’m flagging badly here (it’s 11.40pm) so I need you all to keep me wide awake until 2am please! I’ve read all the spoilers so won’t pretend to do any speculation. All I’ll say is I think people are gonna like this episode, it looks like there’s pretty much something for everyone. Haven’t listened to the soundtrack yet but apparently there’s some really good music coming up too 😀
Lulus MumQuote Reply
The show is filming the same time of year that they did for Season 7.
The BastardQuote Reply
“Mr. Night King, tear down that wall!”
Tyrion PimpslapQuote Reply
Erica,
The lone wolf dies = Jon Snow is no longer a wolf, R+L=J is revealed on the show. Jon is a Targaryen.
The pack survives = Sansa, Arya and Bran begin to work together, as evidenced by the death of Littlefinger by their hand
Al S.Quote Reply
Are you saying it’s coming out next year and the 2019 thing is a horrible rumor to torture us?
RGQuote Reply
The bigger question is. Will theon need one too?
Kevin1989Quote Reply
I know Jon has already ceded the North to Dany but does anyone think he’ll bend the knee for all to see at this KL meeting?
EricaQuote Reply
Pretty sure it’ll be Spring ’19
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
I’m saying that the shooting of the last season is happening at the same time. If the shoot takes longer, that will delay things. If the post production takes longer, that will delay things. I just don’t see it delaying things for an entire year.
The BastardQuote Reply
Finally I can think of something positive about this season having just 7 episodes… If it was still ten, you and Dee would run out of letters before the season finale 😀
So hyped too and try not think to much about the long night, that awaits us after tonight!! Extended the joy of tonight’s season finale by arranging a dinner party tomorrow night for several of my friends, who can’t stay up and watch it at 03:00-04:20 AM local time. So now it’s guaranteed two GoT Nights of total entertainment, and also totally excited about seeing their reactions liv!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Filming started in September for S7. It’s starting October for S8.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Happy 50th, Lulu’s Mum!!!! I can’t wait for the ice penguins to be freed when the Wall comes down!
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YNwzfCLXCwU/UV1mc_Xh4yI/AAAAAAAAHpQ/-fvJmPdhsNc/s1600/Penguin-and-Polar-Bear-Ice-Cube-Molds.png
GinevraQuote Reply
Noh. Nowy tends.
(Sorry, couldn’t help myself)
I’m never emotionally prepared for the season finale, even if I have an idea of what happens. Actually, it’s more that I’m not prepared for ordinary life AFTER the season finale. The SERIES finale should be a real hoot. This is the only show I’ve ever actually felt anxiety over. Arrrrrgh.
PigeonQuote Reply
http://m.quickmeme.com/img/37/37db44126c74f10cfffbf82a6ed6d0fc411a8d580bb02445e3f41804f7ad45b6.jpg
PigeonQuote Reply
Hahahahaha!!!!!
EricaQuote Reply
You’re not alone on this mission, so no worries. AND BIGTIME HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 😀
Looking so much forward to the music as well – there should be a completely new theme for a certain someone, so I didn’t dare listening to it before the finale 🙂
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
I apologize that this meme is from Reddit, but man did I laugh….gotta have some levity!
In the event that the Walkers ever make it to Winterfell, you may be rest assured we are safe:
https://i.redd.it/223agyv9v7iz.jpg
PigeonQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
Hey that’s is damn decent and cool of you! I hope your friends can avoid spoilers.
ChuckQuote Reply
The Bastard,
Well in a way S2 was a cliffhanger.
mauQuote Reply
I hear ya, I accidentally took a sedative instead of my thyroid med, so COFFEE IT IS!!!! I have faith in you, my dear penguin ally.
PigeonQuote Reply
The BBC website has an article on whether Dany, Cersei, Jon, Gendry or Littlefinger would have the best claim to the iron throne. Applying the rules which existed for the (what is now British) monarchy in the Middle Ages, it looks at how accurately the show reflects practice at the time and has comparisons with similar historical figures. LIGHT SPOILER WARNING: for anyone who’s not sure who Jon’s father is, the article assumes it’s the fan favourite.
Bonus: photo of the Queen wearing what looks like a lemon cake hat. I’m now imagining Sansa suddenly appearing stage right and attacking it in the manner of a great white shark. Om nom nom! 😋
Lulus MumQuote Reply
When the Others come to Winterfell, I fully expect the dead Kings of the North to rise from the crypts and fight the Others under the command of a living Stark. But that’s some fun for next season.
GinevraQuote Reply
And after that, FOREVER!!!!!! 😃
PigeonQuote Reply
It’s going to be such a long-ass winter!!
http://gif-finder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Michaelscottfacepalm1.gif
A+ grade for your new gravatar btw. 😉
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
I HOPE so, that would be so cool…although I suppose they would be skeletons. Still, Jason and the Argonauts CGI could work. 😉
PigeonQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
I must say that I wholeheartedly admire the Queen’s and the Queen Mother’s (may she rest in peace) stalwart commitment to being monochromatic!
GinevraQuote Reply
At least there will be spin offs
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Happy Birthday, Lulu’s Mum !
Off to bed, it’s getting late in France, happy watching everyone, see you in a few hours.
DaphNenyaQuote Reply
Pigeon,
BOOOOOMM 😀 😀 😀 …That one got me good!!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Here we are at the end … at least for a little while. Season 7 has been absolutely phenomenal. I’ve loved every episode, reveled in every great moment, and I have every confidence that tonight’s finale to deliver in a similar fashion.
We don’t know precisely when we’ll have a new episode to discuss after this, but what I do know is that I’m going to savor every precious living second of this one! I hope that you all do as well. Cheers! 🙂
JaredQuote Reply
This is amazing. So is your other picture hahahaha
Kevin1989Quote Reply
Poor Michael, lol. I feel the same…..yes I got sucked in to the Facebook Night King feature thanks to Kristofer Hivju. It’s a little alarming if you smile using your teeth, not sure what I expected, but ol NK having pearly whites is actually scarier than anything!
PigeonQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Thanks sweetie. I’d like to say I woke up a proper grown up this morning but that’s a big fat lie, thank goodness 😜
My giant killer penguins are just taking their time. Wall doesn’t matter to them because, unlike (apparently) the WWs and wights, they love water and are good swimmers. As are polar bears actually. The wight animals may prove more of a problem than wight humans, at least the WWs are presumably at least still part-human and can be communicated with?
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Savor the anticipation! It’s better to await something you desire than to remember how it was after it happened. At least that’s how I feel.
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Two of them are bookreaders from way back in the early days. The rest of us are “show only” until after S8E06, but everyone avoid spoilers and leaks. And they won’t be getting any from me, that’s for sure!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Hype!!! I can’t believe this season is already over though 😩
West of moonQuote Reply
Chuck,
Dooooooooooooozy for sure
Dead Dane Walking,
LOOL
Dee StarkQuote Reply
Do you think they might fight in their stone statue likenesses along with their direwolves? I just keep thinking that would be the most badass thing ever…
GinevraQuote Reply
Cheers! on your birthday, Lulu’s Mom. When your mum had you 50 years ago, I wager she had no idea it would be on such an important date ;-} . I hope you’re right about something for everyone, because cast and crew are saying next season will be “carnage”, so I don’t want this one to end in a Shambles! I will buy the soundtrack tomorrow. I always wait for a season to end because the music and track titles reveal so much. That Ramin Djwadi is a talented bugger. Adieu for now–the spouse and I are off to re-watch episode 6.
Stark Raven' RadQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Ice penguins ? Now hold on. I was told there were going to be Wight chickens. 🐤🐓🐓🐓🐓
“You gonna die for some chickens ?”
“Someone is. ”
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Dee Stark,
You started the doozy thang!
You ready for tonight?
ChuckQuote Reply
I loved that exchange! Thanks for the reminder.
EricaQuote Reply
Erica,
Only if they give Brienne a bell to ring and repeat, “Shame”, on The North’s behalf as he does so.
Ramsay’s 20th Good ManQuote Reply
Haha yes! Had so much fun with that app yesterday with some friends….aaaand beer and a LOT of Gin & Tonic! Have you tried to start with some distance to the camera? Then it adds it gradually. It’s really smooth..
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Ice chickens are the most delicious. It is known. The Hound would be all over those bad boys.
GinevraQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
Thank you er…Ser Arthur? (just guessing there, he’s the only dead Dayne I know). I shall eat loads of cake and send keeping awake sugary vibes through my keyboard to everyone who needs them. Because of course I wouldn’t dream of eating cake normally. Oh no.
As for the music, hoping Team Awesome from the trailer (Jon and gang) come in to something from West Side Story and do some finger clicking, bring it Lannisters, dance moves!
Pigeon,
Oooh I take thyroid stuff too (under active). I’ll eat some cake for you, oh feathery one.
Lulus MumQuote Reply
This is it! I’m so excited!
The long wait/Long Night will be upon us soon so let’s savor every moment of this episode.
Happy viewing to everyone! 😋🙏
SamQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Wight chihuahuas’ would scare the shit out of me.
ChuckQuote Reply
Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezy! Wanna by a vowel? 😀 Are you ready for some feature lenght Game…of…Thrones??!!!
I’m going nuts here. Just know they’ll go off the charts tonight and fuck us up badly…and I’ll love or love to hate every bit of it!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
I am excited but sad at the same time. Excited for the episode but sad that this season is almost over. Only 6 more episodes left. 😀😥😀😥😀😥😀😥
MiaMoonQuote Reply
Oh SWEET. That would be amazing! 😲😲 The Weeping Stark Angels!
PigeonQuote Reply
Perfect!
EricaQuote Reply
I’ll buy that scenario!
FirannionQuote Reply
Well said. Thanks for the kind words lately btw. I know I’ve been hard on this season, but I still love the show and it’s my favorite show ever.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Yes! Very neat. And a definite improvement on my normal visage! (pats ice crown vainly)
PigeonQuote Reply
Wight wasps. Or wight anythings that fly. Wight ravens. Wight dragons! Oh, wait….
GinevraQuote Reply
Bloody annoying, isn’t it? (thyroid issues, not cake. Cake is wonderful.) Eat ALL the cake!!! You’re still a mere fledgling. 😊🎂
PigeonQuote Reply
Whatever you do, DON’T BLINK!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
OMG…what an aweful thought!! Last weeks polar bear will suddenly look like Paddington next to a wight chihuahua!
Back when I signed up, I was actually SO close to picking a name with some Dayne-play in it, but went for this WW/Green Mile combo.
Almost (edit: forget the “almost”!!) burping from the thought of all that e-cake 😀 ..or might just be the Dr. Pepper fizz, I finally managed to find again in Denmark.
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
There are three things I’d like to see tonight: Cersei die, Littlefinger die, and a Rhaegar flashback! I’m sure not all will happen, if any, but at hopefully at least one will. Trying so hard to get the kids asleep early so maybe I can finally watch it at its actual time!
GfxQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Must save lots of mmm what goes with this dress/coat/hat decisions, which add up over the years.
DaphNenya,
Hope this is correct: Je te remercie 😀
Stark Raven' Rad,
And thanks to you too 😀 Not gonna give anything away but there is more than one thing due to happen which will make quite a few of us give an appreciative “oh yeeeeesss”. Some of the soundtrack titles are a little spoilery, but nothing along the lines of the Star Wars ones which are basically a description of what happens in the scenes, including named characters’ deaths 🙁
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Gfx,
Gfx,
Ah! I forgot that a Rhaegar flashback may be a possibility! I hope to see that, too!
EricaQuote Reply
https://media.tenor.com/images/e498675c38627f32d7aeb9d019a567eb/tenor.gif
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Erica,
I know! I feel like they’re really setting it up with Beric’s comment to Jon about his appearance as well as Gilly’s “Prince Ragger” discovery.
GfxQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
Happiest of birthdays!!
A Dornish TyrellQuote Reply
The Bastard,
Jon Snow dying in season 5 wasn’t a cliffhanger?
JoppestQuote Reply
I wish you all good fortune in the episode to come!
Mr DerpQuote Reply
Erica,
Lord Glover will change his mind again, renounce Jon, and declare Sansa QitN
Ten BearsQuote Reply
On point!! And add to that Dany arriving at the meeting in traditional black’n bright red Targ colors and maybe a saddle on Drogon. Didn’t think of Rhaegar flashback…but that would just be the icing, wouldn’t it!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Erica,
Gfx,
Yes. And this talk about spoilery song titles is giving a whole new meaning to this episode’s title 🤞🏽👏🏽
ramsesQuote Reply
Al S.,
So we have consensus, littlefinger dies tonight?
Nymeria the wolfQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
That you Mr. Jingles?
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Da Queen in da Norf!
But seriously, he better not. 🙂
EricaQuote Reply
Yes, I think the tribe has spoken.
EricaQuote Reply
ramses,
See I couldn’t even bring myself to read the song titles yet and it’s beyond tempting since I have spotify! It’ll be exciting to see!
GfxQuote Reply
My dreams for tonight:
1. Knight of the Fucking Laughing Tree!!!
2. Jon riding Rhaegal and setting down in Winterfell!!!
3. Arya badassery.
4. Sam the Slayer badassery.
GinevraQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
Oh man it would! I can’t wait!
GfxQuote Reply
Seven hells, what does a mouse actually say? 😀
…oh man, that would even make my user name more appropriate since Mr. Jingles was revived as well..!!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Erica,
I’ve been wondering that exact same thing! Very curious about that. Guess we’ll find out. 😊
midnightroseQuote Reply
Well, the brief time here’s been fun. Going to try like hell to get the kids to sleep. Enjoy tonight everyone!
GfxQuote Reply
Almost time!! 😀
Here’s my Twitter contribution to the commentary tonight…
Now I turn off the phone and enjoy a traditional pre-episode pizza. Have fun all! 🙂
AryamadQuote Reply
About to sign off. Enjoy the finale everyone. Sad that it’s ending tonight. I wish you all good fortune in the wars to come.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Chuck,
A girl is not ready
Dee StarkQuote Reply
Sansa will then diplomatically and wisely turn down a minor suggestion by Glover, and he will renounce Sansa and declare his horse King in the North.
PigeonQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
Good luck to us!!!!!
Dee StarkQuote Reply
I’m not readyyyyyy!!!!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Dee Stark,
It’s such a weird night. The usual shakes we get after the episodes…well, I have’em already! And now I just realized, I’ve completely forgotten my normal routine of watching the previous one or two episodes, while waiting into the middle of the night!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Yes. Enjoy the finale, everyone! 20 minutes to go, so I go, too. Deep breath!!
EricaQuote Reply
Wow, season finale time already!!
I hope everyone enjoys the episode 🙂
alwayswinterQuote Reply
Dead Dane Walking,
GET HYPE!!!
I’m hyped, too! I did some dancing to John Cougar Mellencamp earlier.
GinevraQuote Reply
Nymeria the wolf,
The show can’t drag it out any longer. Bran startled Littlefinger with the “Chaos is a ladder” line a few episodes back. Bran has seen how LF devastated his family. It’s time for the three wolves at Winterfell to taste sweet revenge.
Al S.Quote Reply
Thanks, you too!
onefromawayQuote Reply
The finale!!!
AngelaQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Do you think we will see Ice Dragon breath ICE FIRE? Wooohoo
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Ginevra,
SUPER HYPED….. thanks for the convo earlier… I loved it!! Enjoy the show!
Ice DragonQuote Reply
10 minutes to go….ENJOY & SAVOR IT EVERYONE! Looking forward to comments after the show.
onefromawayQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Uuh it’s been a while since I played something with JCM 🙂 Might do that…tomorrow! Now it’s time to stock up on beverages and snacks and then – LIGHTS OUT!
I hope as many as possible will find something to their liking in the first truly feature-ish episode in GoT history. Enjoy everyone and try to stay alive!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Those all sound amazing…. I will HOPE that all comes true!! ESP Jon riding his dragon FINALLY!!
Ice DragonQuote Reply
You too. It’s been a pleasure to see another side of you tonight. It suits you well!
Dead Dane WalkingQuote Reply
Westworld S2 !! I gotta be me! 🙂
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
Happy birthday! I hope this episode will be a worthy present for you.
IngaQuote Reply
Yes, Viserion will definitely spew ice, though I’m not sure if that will happen this episode or not!
GinevraQuote Reply
Wait, countdown of 5 minutes? We are starting LATE?
GinevraQuote Reply
This is the Final Episode guys!!!!!!!
i’ll be back on to read the responses, hope you all enjoy it ^^
Matthew The Dragon knightQuote Reply
Ugh, 2 more minutes…
GinevraQuote Reply
A Dornish Tyrell,
Thanks DT 😀
Enjoy it everyone, see you in about 90 mins (we have ad breaks here on Sky so we’ll finish about 5 mins or so behind HBO). The episode is here!
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Urgh, I hate Auto-Quality…. I get shitty quality (with 120MBit!), so it seems like a lot here in Germany watch the Finale…!
Have fun watching the Season 7 Finale!
Gh3ttoK!nG.Quote Reply
Inga,
Thanks missus see you later *squeeeeeee* 😀
Lulus MumQuote Reply
I hope someone will be reporting what’s happening on the screen: it’s 4 a.m. at my place and the episode will air only after 6 hours here, but I am so earger to share the hype with you watchers that I couldn’t sleep tonight.
IngaQuote Reply
Start the damn episode before I piss myself!
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Damn. And here I thought that promo was going to announce when Season 8 would premiere. This offseason is going to kill me.
RBloodworthQuote Reply
Oh, and could they PLEASE take the damn Baratheon sigil off of King’s Landing? Seriously…
RBloodworthQuote Reply
Cleganebowl!!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Cleganebowl confirmed!!!
AngelaQuote Reply
Boy, Lena is smoking hot
Ten BearsQuote Reply
What was Hound referring to when he was talking to the Mountain?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
RBloodworth,
Maybe all this time it was a subtle hint of the whereabouts of Gendry – the last of the Baratheons.
seenGhost?Quote Reply
There’s been a longstanding rumour that Lena Headey and Jerome Flynn won’t work together. Until now I wasn’t sure if it was true or not, but Bronn wandering out of the Dragonpit scene for no reason would seem to suggest it is.
Sean C.Quote Reply
The Cleganebowl is cancelled and I love that the writers addressed it in the way they did ^^
Also, for all the spectacular majesty of Daenerys’s arrival, I prefer Cersei’s. So delightfully sinister and intimate…
ACMEQuote Reply
❤Sandor❤
That is my favourite outfit of Lena’s by far.
PigeonQuote Reply
Honestly, they need to grow the fuck up and be professional. I mean, obviously I don’t know the intimate details, but damn.
PigeonQuote Reply
Gregor is no longer the brother Sandor had. He’s a rather pathetic, if dangerous, hybrid machine. So it wouldn’t have that satisfaction as it may have should they have met previously. Just my opinion. 😊
PigeonQuote Reply
Inga,
Will try to keep you updated as I have live pause and cat climbing all over me so I have to stop it from time to time anyway.
Starts off with people on their way to the dragonpit. Brienne tells Houndie Arya is at Winterfell and he smiles. Tyrion has reunion with Pod and Bronn. I’m getting FEELS already. I’ll keep an eye on what people are posting and fill in any obvious gaps. Watch this space 🤓
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
Thank you so much but please don’t ruin your fun.
IngaQuote Reply
Cue the “Stupid Jon Snow” memes…
RBloodworthQuote Reply
Halfman!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Qyburn’s fascination for the Wight’s severed hand is such a great moment. The writers get this character perfectly.
Euron’s decision to go back home was bloody brilliant ! The man is mad as a chair but he is not and has never been idiotic.
ACMEQuote Reply
*twiddle thumbs expectantly*
PigeonQuote Reply
“Screw this, I’m out.” LOL.
PigeonQuote Reply
Wow. I can not wait. I have struggled all season to be unspoiled and it’s gonna pay off tonight! Got to get these kids to bed so we can watch. Another sleepless night for me, for sure. But so worth it. I love this show.
moonpeasQuote Reply
Tyrion calling Cersei the most murderous woman in the world is funny considering for whom he serves as Hand ^^
Bloody hell, I had missed those scenes between Tyrion and Cersei, the most beautifully messed up relationship in whole of Westeros.
ACMEQuote Reply
Ha ha ! Spoken like a person with a brain 😉
ACMEQuote Reply
Oh, bitch! Give away all the family secrets, why don’t you?!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Inga,
I get so tense watching it I have to stop it anyway, even when I know what’s coming! Sometimes I have to fast forward to the end of scene to see what happens, then go back and watch it normally.
Gonna cover these just in case
I’ve realised I’ve read a detailed description of this episode very recently which people thought was fake but looks like the real deal. As a fellow spoiler fan you may have seen it already.
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
Yes, I’ve red every leak I could get. Just let me know how it looks: is it good?
IngaQuote Reply
So where’s Yara?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
well, at 6pm (9 EST) just as we were sitting down to watch, our cable decided to go out. They have someone from Cox working on it but right now Im a little miffed. Im gonna stay off for a while until I can watch the show later. errrrrgggggf.
ashQuote Reply
YES! FINALLY!
HE’S DEAD!
Gh3ttoK!nG.Quote Reply
Theon was never Ned’s “son”; he was his hostage. The Stark patriarch had promised to kill Theon if Balon ever rebelled again. Regardless how well he treated the boy, that did not change the reality of the situation. Jon’s speech about his father/uncle was lovely and full of good intentions but, above all, it highlights how “whitewash” the memory of Ned Stark is among his relatives. An interesting reminder considering what Jon and his “siblings” will eventually discover about Ned’s real relationship to truth-telling…
ACMEQuote Reply
The lone wolf dies!!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Sansa better be playing, otherwise I’m done with her. There’s no coming back from this shit.
Bob WarrenQuote Reply
Inga,
Oh Inga you have to see this on a big proper screen! Low res, computer screens or, heaven forbid, phones just won’t do it justice. There’s lots of awesome acting going on, people’s faces are so important this week. Tense, happy, sad, it’s all there and that’s just the first 15 mins I LOVE IT! 😀
Lulus MumQuote Reply
I know everyone will be super happy! I will miss him, but they did a pretty good job of messing with everyone this season, didn’t they? 😉 Goodbye, you glorious man. ❤ I shall wear my pin in your memory.
PigeonQuote Reply
Bye-bye, LF! We might see your face next season, though…
GinevraQuote Reply
Beautiful finale
Night KnightQuote Reply
It happened
AngelaQuote Reply
Lulus Mum,
Good to hear but I only watch GoT on my PC (it’s better than my TV).
IngaQuote Reply
YES! GODS, YES!
IT’S CONFIRMED!!!
Gh3ttoK!nG.Quote Reply
Lol!!!! Right after I typed that during the adverts…..
Bob WarrenQuote Reply
Inga,
Find a friend with an HD tv if you can! 😀
Lulus MumQuote Reply
May it never be forgotten, that all things considered, kittens love him.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/04/d6/94/04d694c1d10a6d0e6a3fba1f5bceb676.jpg
PigeonQuote Reply
The Greyjoys didn’t know Theon was neutered?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Sam schools Bran!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Littlefinger’s death was unfortunately “blah”. Not nearly personal or intimate enough.
He was such a good villain with an extensive reach and he deserved more; as such, it felt grossly underwhelming. As a result, the feud between the Stark sisters was resolved way too quickly and with little to no explanation too which is also a bloody shame because the conflict was actually interesting.
ACMEQuote Reply
I thought we already had Aegon.
GinevraQuote Reply
The pack is back!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Don’t die, Tor!!!! Ice dragon?
GinevraQuote Reply
Gosh I’m a Hypocrite!
I was hating this episode Until that last 30mins!
After 3 episodes of that “let’s kidnap a wight so we can proof to Cersei to join our cause’ and waiting to see if that plotpoint could Possibly make sense, I was ready to Bitch-slap this episode badly!
But show me Rhaegar and Lyanna marrying,
Littlefinger getting his come-uppance,
and an Ice Dragon fucking melting the Wall…
…and I’m in to loving this Big-Time!!! lol
HereBeDragonsQuote Reply
So Arya/Sansa set up LF the entire time? Were they arguing last episode hoping LF was listening?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
ACME,
I haven’t seen it yet but based on plot leaks I wonder whether this conflict is really resoleved or Sansa just playes the game of faces.
IngaQuote Reply
Ice dragon!!!! That Wall is coming down!!!! Tormund!!!!!!!!!!
GinevraQuote Reply
Did Tormund die?
GinevraQuote Reply
Wow… My ICE DRAGON DID IT…….
Ice DragonQuote Reply
GinevraQuote Reply
The season 7 Watch has Ended!!!!!
The Long Night has Begun!!!!!!!
firstoneQuote Reply
I guess Tyrion really does love Daenerys. Watch out, Jon!
trarecarQuote Reply
The Winterfell plot was stupid to the bitter end. There’s not a hint of an explanation for when or why Sansa figured all this out — if she was the one who figured it out, at that, since it could have been Bran, for all we know. In particular, there was no narrative setup at all for revisiting things like Littlefinger’s dealings with Ned Stark.
Oh, well, Littlefinger’s dead, and Aidan Gillen will never annoy me again on this show with his bad acting.
Elsewhere, Tyrion seriously deserves a Least Valuable Player trophy for this season. His stupid stratagems have accomplished nothing but losing huge chunks of Dany’s forces, including one of her dragons, all to obtain a phony alliance that Cersei plans to use to betray them.
Sean C.Quote Reply
Fooee, no Ghost
BoojamQuote Reply
Ginevra,
If Jaime didn’t drown, then it’s plot-possible that Tormund didn’t die.. but really.. the entire wall fell and an army of the dead marched through. There’s no logical way he survived.
Grayven ReyneQuote Reply
The boatsex that was promised
CastamereQuote Reply
But wait….! The game continues…. 🙂
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
AMAZING finale. As someone who was against Littlefinger dying, I must say that it was my favorite part of the episode, they handled it beautifully. As also someone against boatsex, that scene is also one of the best the show has done, intercutting with Bran’s visions. The wall falling was epic, the Cersei/Jaime scene was fantastic and the Dragonpit sequence was very good.
JonahQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Ginevra,
I don’t know….. but I knew they would show the marriage
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Cersei gave the order and the Mountain pulled out his sword. Why did he stand down?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
LF’s fate is very underwhelming for the one that started all this conflict; the original villain in this story.
I would have thought the whole wall would come down, not just a tiny piece but the ice dragon was cool.
BobDoleQuote Reply
Wow incredible episide….. favorite part LF DIES!
I really thought the Mountain was going to kill Jaime
Mary TossellQuote Reply
Looks like Gemma did slip up on that talk show.
So back for S8.
They left that story hanging.
BoojamQuote Reply
Why would Rhaegar have two different children named Aegon? Isn’t that confusing? And the first Aegon was still alive when Jon was named.
GinevraQuote Reply
LOL Now that littlefinger is dead it seems Tyrion will be taking up position in all of his favorite lurking corners 🙂
ramsesQuote Reply
HereBeDragons,
Was that Harry Lloyd in the role of Rheagar? Lol. It looked just like him. Sorry, this might be addressed up thread, started at bottom.
ygritteQuote Reply
That was absolutely the second best finale behind WOW. So many great character centric moments. And that finale scene…. no matter how braced I was it still wasn’t enough.
I can’t even process it all right now.
EdwardQuote Reply
Aegon? Really? I guess it is what it is…
EavelynsQuote Reply
The darker, more bitter Tyrion is back….!
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
Why didn’t Bran know about the marriage being annulled?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Ginevra,
I don’t know……. my guess is yes
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Ah, sweet relief! I can go on the internet again without fear of seeing a leak. Oh, and the episode was freaking awesome!!!
Lonely CatQuote Reply
In the very beginning with the hound and the mountain, what was that conversation with the latter knowing all along who will kill him. Is the hound referring to himself as the killer?
I kinda thought he might be talking about Arya too though.
Or, The Hound saw something in the flames way back when his brother shoved his face into the fire!!!
ramsesQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Many people don’t understand this right now. But Rhaegar truly believed the prophecy of Aegon being the name of the Ptwp and that hero would spring forth from his loins so to guarantee that, because he did not know which son it would end up being, he made sure to name them both Aegon. Simples.
ygritteQuote Reply
Hi, I’m Rhaenys Targaryen. This is my brother, Aegon. And this is my other brother, Aegon.
GinevraQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Thank you for the Inside video! It is so nice of you so we can just click on it and watch!
onefromawayQuote Reply
I’ve only watched it once so far – Did Cersi wake up in a bed of blood having lost the baby and I missed it? Or was that prediction wrong?
Lady Lyanna Mormont for the iron throne!Quote Reply
Tormund didn’t die. If you look closely, you can see a few figures standing on the edge of the Wall which is still intact, and I’ll bet anything that Tormund and Beric are there.
The spoiler about Cersei having a miscarriage was bogus.
CGI wight dragon was a bit dodgy, but otherwise this was a great episode. The demise of LF was done really well, the best plot twist in a while! They have restored my faith.
The way Bran kept saying that Jon “has to know” has got me wondering if maybe Jon will never find out. Could they decide not to tell him, when they see he’s in a relationship with Dany? Another reason could be to ensure that everyone stays united while the real threat is dealt with. And then of course the classic irony will be that Jon dies without ever finding out.
Rhaegar looked a lot like Dany’s brother, though I still don’t understand the annulment thing.
Poor Jorah, he tried so hard to put Jon in the friendzone. Weird lingering shot of Tyrion looking worried that Jon is coupling with Dany, that was quite foreboding. Emilia Clarke is smoking hot…..
Bob WarrenQuote Reply
I think Bran has to know to look for something in order to see it, he can’t just like…hop 20 years in the past on this day of that month of that minute of that second and see a wedding.
But once he knew to look maybe?
MawkQuote Reply
The season started amazingly strong and there were some genuinely great moments all the way through but the last two episodes really proved that there was more than enough material for an eight, possibly even an ninth episode :
– the relationship between Jon and Daenerys should have been given more and better screentime together before jumping into bed together ! Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke can carry a truly good confrontation and their characters’ respective backgrounds provide them with remarkable potential for passionate conflict and equally passionate “reconciliation” (wink wink). As is, I am forced to conclude that they decided they were in love based on two short semi-philosophical conversations and the fact that they are both shockingly handsome… It makes Jon and Daenerys look shallow as hell (not unlike Lyanna and Rhaegar);
– Jon’s trip to Eastwatch and the gathering of his crew also needed more details;
– where the hell is the Iron Bank ? Tycho should have had quite a few things to say after the Highgarden gold was brought to King’s Landing !
– Littlefinger’s death… I am forever going to be disappointed by that one ! Lady Olenna, who never got much on an impact on the plot (outside of her following either Baelish’s or Varys’s instructions) and did not connect with any “main” character on any real personal level (aside from Margaery), got a better and more interesting death than the man who engineered both the Crown’s bankruptcy and the War of the Five Kings and who also mentored one of the Stark children ! Hells, even Walder “no agency withouth Tywin Lannister” Frey got a more meaningful and emotionally rewarding demise, for Petyr’s sake ^^ I’ll admit there was something genuinely gripping in seeing Littlefinger moved and lost to the point of tears and the love/betrayal thematic paradox was a truly good one but it deserved so much more screentime and an infinitely better setup, dammit !
ACMEQuote Reply
I dont think the entire wall fell. Just a big chunk of it.
Mr DerpQuote Reply
Game of Thrones goes old school and delivers the goods…
The Dragon and the Wolf made season 7 EPIC!!!!!!!!!
firstoneQuote Reply
I have a hard time deciding whether this or 6×10 was the best episode of the series.
stefan666Quote Reply
So who else thought Jaime and Tyrion were going to die? And I was not thrilled about the Rhaegar Targaryen flashback, I thought it was Harry Lloyd playing him, was it?
TeamTargaryenQuote Reply
None of the Greyjoys knew Theon is neutered? Why did he go for a nutshot on Theon?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
ygritte,
It looked like Harry Lloyd to me. I did not see him in the credits, however. ??
Addy StarkQuote Reply
GinevraQuote Reply
Mildly disappointing. No surprises or twists, valonqar and CleganeBowl punted on until next season, King Jon treated as a big reveal except that it has already been revealed to all but the most dense show watchers, the wall falling in a very straight-forward and not completely sensible way (ice vs ice?), and Littlefinger’s inevitable demise being far more direct than I expected. I was really hoping for some multi-layered scheme here, and got nothing more than Sansa finally internalizing what she already long knew.
Generally I’d say the same about the season as a whole – mildly disappointing. Visually and technically spectacular, of course, but I was really hoping for a Ned’s execution/Red Wedding/Hold-the-Door twist, and got nothing of the sort. Instead, everything ran right down the most predictable courses.
ChadQuote Reply
How fitting that Littlefinger’s last word was “I.”
FirannionQuote Reply
Really? It was a bluff, and Jamie saw through it.
RyanQuote Reply
ygritte,
It did look like him, but would be relatively sure, they cast someone else.
HereBeDragonsQuote Reply
Were Arya/Sansa playing LF the entire time?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Bob Warren,
“The way Bran kept saying that Jon “has to know” has got me wondering if maybe Jon will never find out.”
For me, that was a call-back to the classic line of “you know nothing Jon Snow.”
ramsesQuote Reply
Alfie Allen as Theon was amazing tonight. His work this season had been brilliant as always, but to night he was simply breathtakingly great.
RexQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Calm down with the questions jeez.
stefan666Quote Reply
Ginevra,
yeah, that’s a bit weird. I mean rhaegar’s not there, but Lyanna still has to know his son’s name. Unless rhaegar just didn’t mind. Doubt it will be addressed, unfortunately. Even curiouser considering a certain plotline from the books that the show skipped over.
PhilQuote Reply
Ah, sweet relief! I can go on the internet again without fear of seeing a leak. Oh, and the episode was freaking awesome!!!
But Ghost is still at Winterfell waiting for Jon. Jon does not have to choose, as he told Theon — he can be Stark and Targaryen.
Lonely CatQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Once Tywin ordered Rhaegar’s children to be killed by the Mountain and that was completed…. Rhaegar still thought his child would fulfill the prophecy. So he used the name again for when Lyanna gave birth… he wanted a price again called Aegon
Mary TossellQuote Reply
ramses,
Jorah to Tyrion: Welcome to the friendzone!
onefromawayQuote Reply
I wonder if Tower of Joy and Jons birth took place after the sack of Kings Landing….I don’t know the timeline that well, but if Lyanna had heard about the sack and I’m sure Rhaegar must of brought up his whole Aegon prophecy. She could of just named Jon/Aegon knowing his brother was already…deceased. Dany was born after the sack wasn’t she?
MawkQuote Reply
Bob Warren,
What’s the deal with ice dragon having holes in its wings? What happened since it was drug out of the lake?
Probably nothing. Probably just their attempt to make it look dead. Hmmm
Johnny UtahQuote Reply
Aisling Franciosi !
There is a spoiler no one cracked!
Looks like Harry Lloyd, can’t find the cast list, anyone verify?
BoojamQuote Reply
ACME,
Dude what?
Olenna killed Joffrey. Pretty big plot point.
Dany and Jon have been together non-stop for a while now. They’ve been living on dragonstone and spent a lot of time on the boat. Plus 5 or 6 intimate conversations on screen.
The gold from Highgarden went straight to the Iron Bank. That was what that entire conversation between Tycho and Cersei was about.
JoeQuote Reply
Inga,
You may be utterly right. I am not a leak-reader so I am entirely in the dark. However, I would argue that Littlefinger was a great instigator of conflict between the sisters and much more could have been done with it than what we got. If the sisterly feud is reintroduced next season, I am afraid it will seem desperately rehashed. Been there, done that…
The plot does thicken, indeed 😉
Though, it does not take away from Euron’s intelligence. The man is staying on water; he ain’t dumb ^^
ACMEQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Wait, who are you talking about?
ygritteQuote Reply
🙂
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
NK on Viserion looked really weird. That first scene when Viserion swooped in looked off. Anyone else think so?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Fuckin brilliant.
Steve SnowQuote Reply
I think you’d be surprised. I was recently watching S7 episodes with some friends who did not read the books, nor do they frequent GOT-related forums, and they had NO idea that Rhaegar was Jon’s father. It’s clear to fans who know what to look for, but for the more casual viewer it’s a huge reveal.
AlexisQuote Reply
Absolutely they were!!!
All you Sansa-haters and Arya-doubters can eat shit!
Winter has come!
CraterQuote Reply
Long time lurker, first time posting. It occurred to me that when the Hound says to the Mountain…”You know who’s coming for you, you’ve always known” that it might mean that the Mountain saw a vision in the fire as a child about how he would die, panicked and out of fear tried to sacrifice his brother instead? The Hound now knows because of the vision he saw in the fire.
Not only is this my first post, but it may also be my first tinfoil theory! Btw, love this site and reading all of your comments!
Jons#1Quote Reply
But that music when snow fell on KL… I was in chills.
stefan666Quote Reply
Epic. From one of the worst episodes last week to one of the best. Depth, emotion, intrigue. Loved almost every second.
(Except for the Jon/Dany part…weirder and weirder to me every day. But obviously Jon’s going to freak out when he finds out the truth, break it off, but she’ll be preggers. Sigh. That’s a side drama I could have lived without.).
thisgirlhasnonameQuote Reply
I had Winds of Winter on repeat all afternoon. 🙂
StormbornQuote Reply
Boojam,
According to an article on Vanity Fair the actor playing Rhaegar was Wilf Scolding . They even comment on how he is a dead ringer for Harry Lloyd. I sure thought it was. I spent the whole time studing his face and didn’t even look at Lyanna!
Addy StarkQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
i can’t tell if they were playing DouchebagFinger the whole time. But I’ve got to say…Sansa kicked ass tonight.
– “Do you deny it!”
– “Please I can exp….”
– “Do you deny it!”
Great scene with the sisters reciting their dad’s words.
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Except the other siblings were still alive when Jon was born. Ygritte’s explanation makes sense, but it is still silly.
GinevraQuote Reply
Goodbye Felicia — uh Little Finger. And good riddance. Methinks Sansa has been putting the pieces together her little old self over the past seven episode, so good for her. I knew all that frogging around with the sisters Stark would have a beneficial payoff! Another entertaining surprise was Theon — it looks like he grew ’em back. (In another part of Westeros, so did Jamie. And Brienne connected with her girl power booster.) Also happy to see Sam actually did listen to Gilley after all, if only to connect the dots with Bran regarding Jon’s pedigree. Actually, Bran should have known that already, but …. BTW, has anyone told Sam he’s now the new Lord Tarley? Those were the nice surprises, the rest of the episode was just tons of fun watching what we were all speculating upon actually happen. Great cliffhanger, can’t wait for 2018.
TargaryenBBQQuote Reply
The CGI at the end was awful
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Completely agree.
There were several moments where I was in awe of the acting. Last week felt so contrived and mechanical to me. This week connected on so many levels.
thisgirlhasnonameQuote Reply
Disappointed in Rhaegar.
“Handsomest Man in the 7 Kingdoms”?
Kath6152Quote Reply
Get used to it. I think its a 15 year old who doesn’t know what he’s watching.
RyanQuote Reply
i was a Sansa doubter. But not anymore! All hail the Lady of Winterfell!
(Arya will always be my queen though)
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Ginevra,
He just so happens to be a HOOSIER…. woohoo so am I! Lol well I was born and raised there… funny you like him!!
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Mawk,
lol by the time Ned arrived in the Tower of Joy, KL was already sacked. You guys need to check your timelines. Ned goes to KL in place of Robert, both to take the surrender and save his sister. Jaime took care of the first, so and then he leaves for the ToJ, where Lyanna just gave birth. So by all means, she should know he (Jon) is the heir to the Throne, and what happened in KL.
JstoruQuote Reply
So they were arguing last week hoping LF was eavesdropping on them?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
I’m the opposite because I loved all the King’s Landing stuff but I hated the rest. Littlefinger deserved a better ending than that poorly constructed Winterfell plot.
Why exactly does a wight dragon breathe blue fire? Blue is a hotter flame than red. I know it’s a fantasy show but the dragons are as realistic as they can be. They don’t shoot magic fireballs. We’ve seen Drogon running out of fire to use when he comes to save Dany in Meereen. So why does an undead dragon, that doesn’t breathe, breathe magic fire? The dragon fire has always looked realistic but those blue flames just looked cheesy. Oh well. It is what it is.
On the other hand, the scene between Theon and Jon was amazing. “You don’t have to choose,” advice that I am sure Jon will need to be hearing himself soon. I thought there was going to be a Theon drowning and coming back in his fight, but they didn’t go there, which was good.
Cersei is the smartest stupid person in all the lands. Long may she reign!
LeufQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Jack, did you enjoy the episode?
I thought it was really good. The night king looked abit off all season, but that didn’t stop the enjoyment of it.
OnedonQuote Reply
I heard a rumor that a Welsh actor was hired, don’t recall the name. And it was a rumor.
onefromawayQuote Reply
Ok was Alfie Allen outstanding or was he outstanding? Loved the Theon/Jon scene which moved me to tears and the beach fight was great. That grin!!! Awesome.
SingedbylifeQuote Reply
Arya & Bran clearly got Sansa’s mind right. Stark Wolfpack is officially united & ready for the War for the Dawn. Watch out Night King. Starks are ready for you…
That Jon/Theon scene was tremendous. Jon just brought Theon back from the brink. He’s no longer Reek & never will be again. He’s a Greyjoy & a Stark… Loved it.
Question? What was up with Tyrion on the boat? He looked very disapproving & maybe even a little shady there. What was you guy’s take on him & his reaction in that scene?
Aegon the IcedragonQuote Reply
That was when Sansa told Littlefinger that Arya was a Faceless Man.
GinevraQuote Reply
What a ride!
Jamie broke with Cersei, Jon (Aegon!) is the legitimate heir to the IT no ambiguity, Lyanna & Rhaegar were in love *RR was predicated on a lie or misconception*, Sansa & Arya were working together to take out Littlefinger and I am so here for that~finally that POS is dead How do you answer these charges Lord Baelish?, Jon + Dany; common we knew this was going to happen, Tyrion being jealous tho?? really?
this doesn’t look good : /, Viserion is a wight, not the draconic equivalent of a WW, AND DOWN COMES THE WALL
Hoo boy, the next however many months is going to be a long, cold wait.
I shall endeavor to dream of Spring
DireWolfHeartQuote Reply
The Dragon and the Wolf is by far …. easily the best episode of season 7
I like the Dragon and Wolf just as much as I like The Winds of Winter.
firstoneQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Is that all you care about? How’d you feel about Theon’s character arc? The actual reveal of Jon’s parentage? Cersei and Jaime’s confrontation? You know aside from budgeting and CGI related things.
EdwardQuote Reply
I think this is just the showrunners combining characters again… There’s been no mention of the names of Rhaegar’s children in the show, so using Aegon for Jon may bring the show and the books back in sync.
CraterQuote Reply
Always the tone of dismay…
GinevraQuote Reply
Littlefinger should have suffered.
TeamTargaryenQuote Reply
Is it Christmas? Did I just get everything I wanted?!!
Did Jaime really leave Cersei? FINALLY?!
Is LF actually dead and did Sansa fully embrace the Stark side?
Yep. Yeah that all happened.
Still trying to take it all in…
RGQuote Reply
onefromaway,
😂
ramsesQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
I was a bit confused by that. How could ZombieMountain grasp the nuances of a bluff? He/it follows commands.
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Crater,
Why would they have been playing Littlefinger the whole time? There was no point to doing so; they could have killed him at any point.
Sean C.Quote Reply
that was stellar!!!! wish rhaegar got more screentime!!
davyJonesQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Baelish does love his peepholes… His reputation proceeded him, so to speak.
CraterQuote Reply
We never find out what Tyrion and Cersei discussed in order for her to “change” her mind. I wonder if Tyrion knows of her plan to not send troops. Or if he’s finally choosing family, if he doesn’t have children himself the Lannister name would die (I’m assuming there are no more cousins left). Would Cersei being pregnant change Tyrions mind? Looking at Jon and Dany together knowing he will have to betray them at some point?
Or he could just be jelly.
MawkQuote Reply
I’m going to assume Tormund and Beric lived. Not only because they’re too major to at least strongly hint that they fell, if not show it, but the last time we saw them they got past the falling part. I was thinking they’d run toward the sea though and that end fell. *shrug*
Rhaegar did look like Harry, but then they probably wanted a resemblance and putting that hair on him would make it more so. Again… *shrug*
I don’t know what to think of Viserion. I’d written a forum post on the topic a while back. I’m going to ignore my questioning of it due to the fantasy genre, but I do question it. If he’s simply a wight dragon I wouldn’t think he’d be able to shoot anything due to the organs not functioning. Seeing what capabilities it had I’d say the NK turned it into a White Dragon Walker… Then I’d have to believe he can turn a dead body into a WW as well and not just an animated dead wight…
ClobQuote Reply
I love Lena’s and Peter’s scenes together so much that I’m honestly hoping Tyrion switches allegiance and becomes Cersei’s hand 🙂
ramsesQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
I suspected that all along, really I did. It would have been highly disappointing for it to have turned out otherwise.
TeamTargaryenQuote Reply
Tormund and Beric are dead?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Aegon the Icedragon,
Tyrion knew before Jon knew that Jon loves Daenerys and Tyrion is looking out for his Lannister family and Fire and Ice together will be a strong alliance… okay I’ll admit I don’t know what Tyrion is thinking.
firstoneQuote Reply
I got the same gift as you and it’s glorious. And we even got a peek at Rhaegar.
And Tyrion eyeing Dany’s bedroom knowing that Jon was in there…that was just a bit concerning. And Cersei was even more calculating than I imagined.
mariambQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Well Rhaegar wasn’t there when JS was born so in reality Lyanna named him …
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Sean C.,
I’m with you on Tyrion as LVP.
Dany would’ve done better naming the Captured Wight as Hand.
Ten BearsQuote Reply
This episode did not disappoint 🙂 So glad Jamie left! Worried for him though. He’s all alone and winter is here.The boatsex was romantic and done well (Got so sick of seeing that word at spoiler city.) The interaction between Tyrion and Cercei was old school Thrones and I loved it. Night king and ice dragon and army that shit was cool and ominous!
And Jon, dear sweet (former) King Jon I love ya and I know Cercei put you on the spot but….could you not have tried to brush it aside first? Felt bad for him when everyone made him realize his goof tho. He truly shows is a man of his word. He cannot lie.
ygritteQuote Reply
Ten Bears,
Maybe the Hound got to him somehow.
Gator5000eQuote Reply
Lord knows…
If so, it was terribly setup ! If their intention was to make Littlefinger believe they were feuding, then they should have argued in public, or at least in front of witnesses likely to report to Baelish and let him believe his plan was working. Instead, they only ever argued when no one was around so… Blah !
Rex,
Alfie Allen and Peter Dinklage did great this season, as per usual. They, along with Lena Headey, Conleth Hill and Aiden Gillen (as well as Michelle Fairley, when she was around… I miss Cat ^^) always elevate their scenes and characters, no matter what they are given to do. As it turns out, the writers decided to give Allen and Dinklage interesting things to do this year so there is plenty to enjoy ! ^^
Theon’s tormented path to rebirth, so to speak, was a pleasure to witness and granted Alfie Allen enough space and time to remind everyone of how remarkable an actor he is.
Tyrion’s conversation with Cersei was a highlight of this lackluster finale and so was his finale look at Daenerys’s door. His sister was right; the Mother of Dragons is his type of woman and, while not romantically interested in her (at least, I believe), he puts her on such a pedestal and expects so much from her that he is reluctant to accept her human nature, here embodied by her sentimentality and libido. Given that Daenerys still has two treasons to go, including one for love, Tyrion’s current emotional predicament should be a driving force next season.
ACMEQuote Reply
Leuf,
I would say the dragon is more of a white Walker dragon. It was created in the same process as a white Walker (night Walker touching it, as he did with the male babies).
OnedonQuote Reply
To keep him in play, there at Winterfell, thinking he was winning… Keeping their enemy close, while they set him up for the fall.
The couldn’t just cut his throat in his bed… They had to keep the Vale on their side, and little Lord Robyn from asking too many questions.
CraterQuote Reply
Woooooooooooooooow
What a doozy
Absolutely loved this episode
Superb acting and visuals
Winterfell scenes were some of my favourites
Can’t wait to watch it again!!!
Dee StarkQuote Reply
But then he would have seen Arya hand Sansa the dagger. Doesn’t make sense
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Speaking of which….does Captured Wight get a Curtain Call?
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Re Tormund and Beric being possibly dead…..I don’t know!! That’s what it seemed like. OY!
And what’s with Rhaegar looking exactly like Viserys? That’s going to extremely confuse the casual viewer.
noirgirlQuote Reply
stefan666,
What is your conclusion? I am having a really hard time to decide that also.
No OneQuote Reply
Sean C.,
Dany should behead Tyrion. He destroyed her and helped the dead with his stupid plans.
House MontyQuote Reply
If only the chain on the wight had been just a LITTLE bit longer, the episode would’ve been perfect 😉
LadyMelisandreQuote Reply
No One,
I’m gonna have to watch this one a couple more times before deciding.
stefan666Quote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Im guessing that they were NOT playing LF the whole time and didn’t know until Bran told them.. Bran can’t see everything all the time at once and that he maybe just finally figured it out himself and thus told his sisters and that was how they were able to finally come together.. but boy did they play him at the end….. so wished he had suffered a bit more but alas it matters not…. Valor Mughalis (sp)??
Ice DragonQuote Reply
OH SHIT THAT WAS AMAZING
Highlights for me:
JAIME IS NOT DEAD AND IS RIDING NORTH IN NORTHERN STYLE LEATHER I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THESE FEELS. And he puts his fucking golden hand under cover. Jaime: “I swore a solemn vow.” YES! Now go find Brienne.
Arya/Sansa/LF/Bran: Very awesome and satisfying! They played Littlefinger and they played me too. LOVED IT! Especially LF begging for his damn life. YES.
QYBURN THE WIGHT FANBOY!!!!
The Theon stuff was really moving. ;_;
Loved the Convo with Hound and Brienne re: Arya, and Brienne telling Jaime off. UNF.
Other thoughts:
Did they REALLY have Dany and Jon fucking WHILE emphasizing that they are closely related?! Whelp, that is a boner killer…
By the way I do not understand why the Mountain did not kill Jaime – are we meant to think the Mountain understood Cersei didn’t really mean it when she gave the order to kill him?
Jon’s real name is Aegon? Huh? Rhaegar’s first son was named Aegon and would have been alive at the time Jon was born so what? Is this just a reference to book!Aegon?
Tyrion really is in love with Dany… Poor Tyrion!
Are Tormund and Beric dead?!
QueenofThronesQuote Reply
If only….so many problems would have been avoided.
mariambQuote Reply
GinevraQuote Reply
How did they set him up for a fall?
If they were on to him the whole time, they could have accused him at literally any point in the story. The totality of their proof was that Bran said so.
Sean C.Quote Reply
“He loved her. And she loved him.”
Absolute perfection. “The Dragon and the Wolf” was everything that I wanted from a Game of Thrones finale and more. One of my favorite episodes of the entire series, possibly even legitimate competition for “The Winds of Winter”. As time wore out, I kept thought “This is as great as it gets. It can’t possibly get even better.” And then it did! Over and over again!
Special acclaim to Ramin Djawadi’s score. “Truth” and “Army of the Dead” are masterpieces. I’ve been listening to and loving them all weekend, but hearing them in their proper context, accompanying Jon and Dany’s love scene and the fall of the Wall, respectively, they became even more transcendent than they already were.
I can’t wait to watch it again!
JaredQuote Reply
Mr Derp,
Obviously I didn’t mean the entire wall across the breadth of Westeros.. but a much larger section than Eastwatch. People were getting hit a few feet away, then a much more massive section fell.
THEN the army of the dead walked through to kill any stragglers.
It’s game over, man. Unless the plot needs him, in which case who cares about logic.
Grayven ReyneQuote Reply
Viserion looked like he had super speed. Faster then normal.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
noirgirl,
Don’t think so. When Tormand saw wall exploding explosion was moving awaway from him. I think he is on the bit left standing.
DanielaQuote Reply
Onedon,
Except the babies were alive… the dragon was dead… big difference!!
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Elia and her children were killed in KL. Ned arrives. Kicks Jamie off the Throne. A wounded Robert arrives. Tywin displays the bodies to Robert. Ned & Robert have a MAJOR falling out over the murders (never really spoke again until Greyjoy rebellion years later), Ned leaves & lifts the siege of Stannis at Storm’s End, then to the Tower of Joy. Plenty of time for Lyanna to have heard about the other children’s deaths & named Jon/Aegon to fulfill the prophecy.
Aegon the IcedragonQuote Reply
I also thought LF’s death was perfectly executed. The way he went on his knees and started crying felt very natural for a character suddenly unable to use any of his abilities he’s been using for his whole life. They really showed how desperate a character can be after realizing that after all this years of being safe, everything he has ever done comes back to bite him in the ass at the moment he would have expected to be one of his many other victories. He knew he was dead and Aiden showed it to us beautifully.
stefan666Quote Reply
Chad,
I’m glad I don’t live in your bitter and jaded world. I loved it.
RillionQuote Reply
My take on this is that Cersei has a 2 part command with the Mountain. A “get ready” and a “do it.” That way she can leave herself and the victim a moment to manipulate or change the situation. But boy – tonight, twice the Mountain got the get ready order and for Cersei’s brothers who both said “go ahead.” Who knows why Cersei changed her mind. Maybe it was family or maybe the mere fact both brothers called her bluff.
onefromawayQuote Reply
Did Bronn and Pod just both leave King’s Landing? Neither were seen in the episode after leaving the dragon pit.
IanQuote Reply
Really weird that the Mountain didn’t attack even though Cersei nodded at him.
Also, what’s up with the Greyjoy going for a nutshot? They should know Theon was nuetered
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
ACME,
Lackluster? Are you kidding? That was without question one of the best episodes of the series. Podeswa did a hell of a job.
And no, Sansa and Arya weren’t playing Littlefinger the whole time. Sansa fully recognized what Littlefinger was doing when he played the “jump to the worst conclusion” game, wherein it became clear to Sansa that Littlefinger had only Arya’s demise in mind (and that Littlefinger likely planted the note). And Arya’s lesson of “answer a question with a convincing lie” fed into that final scene alone between Sansa and Littlefinger, while Arya giving Sansa the knife was a clear “you know who needs to die” moment, given that it was Littlefinger’s knife. It was a very complex and expert bit of writing. Really well done.
And what EXTRAORDINARY acting from Gillen. He made me legitimately feel bad for him as he was about to be executed.
This episode is a clear award-winner.
Gigoran MonkQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Oh dang, that’s a very good point!
Arya SnarkQuote Reply
Gfx,
2 out 3 aint bad!
RillionQuote Reply
Rillion,
Right? 🙂 I’m really glad the flashback happened!
GfxQuote Reply
This episode was the longest in the series and it utilized every second in order to bring every looming conflict to a head. And that’s why it’s one of the special episodes to me. It didn’t waste time doing anything. Nothing seemed to be for naught.
Theon’s character arc this season has been nothing short of incredible. Jaime’s relationship with Cersei is finally toxic enough for him to pull back from her clutches. Things that we’ve been wanting and praying for are coming to fruition. Infinitely satisfying. And although the Jon and Dany love affair will be polarizing to fans and people in the Thrones universe alike, I felt it was handled extremely well.
EdwardQuote Reply
Mawk,
Omg I remember there was talk about George calling Tyrion a “villain” at one point in the past. Not sure during what season or even if before show. What I do know is that he is said to be whitewashed in the show and that is quite obvious because we all think of him as a total good guy. Think about it those who are sullied, could the Tyrion you know from the pages turn around and betray Dany and Jon?
ygritteQuote Reply
Loved it. Thought the CGI with Viserion was awful though. The first time he swooped in looked horrible.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
I think yes, and no.
I believe the tension between Sansa and Arya in the last two episodes was genuine. But Sansa is entirely aware of the games LF plays, as is Arya from her time with Tywin at Harrenhal. And when Bran gave Arya the knife, we had the first hint that the siblings were aware that LF was playing *some sort* of new game.
LF didn’t know when to pull back and let things play out, and continued to egg Sansa on. But this time she was on the lookout for his manipulations. It stands to reason the siblings would confer to uncover the truth. Ultimately I think Littlefinger’s inability to keep his sticky hands out of stuff was his ultimate downfall.
thisgirlhasnonameQuote Reply
Aaaaaargh… so is Tyrion foreshadowing the deaths or something bad for Dany/Jon’s union??? Uuuuuuugh… can one thing go RIGHT for Jon/Aegon??
Ice DragonQuote Reply
It’s was good to see Grey Worm in the finale… 😀
it would have ruined the season if he wasn’t. 😀
I am surprised Daenerys didn’t have a few unsullied with her at the Dragon Pit.
firstoneQuote Reply
stefan666,
I agree with what you wrote, the LF “take down” was great. I especially liked that when Sansa was outing him on pitting sister against sister that she went back to Cat and Lysa! So glad Bran was there too. And Royce standing by Sansa like he should.
I was patient with all the stuff that was happening between Arya and Sansa in the prior episodes and trusted it was for a reason and I felt like it paid off beautifully.
onefromawayQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
Cause, she never gave the order. The Mountain drew his sword in anticipation of the order.
RillionQuote Reply
The best strategy for the Night King now would be to hit Kings Landing first before venturing North. Would grow his army with all those Southeners and they have no way of fighting against him. While in the North he will be met with strong resistance.
Night KnightQuote Reply
That felt like a mid-season episode. Except for Viserion with his new rider, bringing the Wall down. 😀 What will happen to Tormund and Beric???
The end of the episode brought back the three families involved in this 8-season long “game”. The three Stark siblings back together, the remaining Targaryens together, and in love, but the three Lannisters apart, scattered in different directions.
Overall, The Spoils of War is my favorite of this season.
KayQuote Reply
Gigoran Monk,
Gillen was great in his last scene. Littlefinger was a familiar face as he’s been there since day 1 and we liked trying to figure out what he had up his sleeve next. For that reason, I will miss him. Kind of not really lol. He had to go for the well being of our Starks. Plus REVENGE for Ned, finally! 🙂
ygritteQuote Reply
You must be super quick to see that…. I just saw NK riding my Ice Dragon and was like Whao….
Ice DragonQuote Reply
DireWolfHeart,
I didn’t take Tyrion as being jealous of Jon and Dany. I thought he was just worried and thinking of the complications.
DirecatQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
You know what? I was still riding a post-LF execution buzz throughout the ice dragon scene and didnt notice
Ten BearsQuote Reply
Why can’t that romance end in ambiguity?
Don’t what to see something obvious happen.
BoojamQuote Reply
Here are my scattered thoughts. Firstly, The Hound and Brienne meeting again and then talking about Arya made my fucking DAY! Loved their interaction. Cleganebowl was teased! I got so hyped! XD
Theon then made me cry my eyes out when he was talking to Jon. Love Alfie Allen. So many emotions…
Ah, I was so so happy they showed Rhaegar and Lyanna’s wedding… but then Jon and Aunt Dany banging made me yell at the screen. Bran needs an express raven right now!
My last thought is this: you just KNOW Tormund survived that! At least I’m hoping. They didn’t show him dying and I’m really hoping he’ll pop up out of the ice next season. I need a rewatch tomorrow. I thought it was amazing. Finally Jaime leaves Cersei (Lena was incredible btw)… finally! I’m pretty satisfied with the episode.
AryamadQuote Reply
Also, D&D evidently forgot that they cut Mirri implying that Dany would never have another child. That only happened in the book.
Sean C.Quote Reply
WELL THAT WAS ICONIC!!!!! wow..Jonerys sex scene!!! Viserion as a ice dragon!!!! Little Finger is finally dead!!! UHULL! I feel like this was easily one of the best finales the show had!!!!
thi targaryenQuote Reply
Jesus, if you’re going to ask 50 questions on this board, the least you can do is read the answers.
Jaime knew Cersei was bluffing and wouldn’t have the mountain kill him.
And maybe its possible that that one guy didn’t know Theon got neutered?
These answers take 3 seconds of practical thinking. Instead you are adding 50 comments to this board so that all of the more reasonable posts get lost in the shuffle.
RyanQuote Reply
Yeah seemed he would bite the biscuit, but didn’t.
Well the the costume department better be stuffed with warmer clothes for the Unsullied and the Dothraki.
Yeah I wondered that too, the Unsullied seem favored as much as the Dothraki.
She has them as escorts earlier in the season
BoojamQuote Reply
Direcat,
I don’t know..he looked hella jealous..
thi targaryenQuote Reply
I know firsthand that that scene was redone at the last minute…. so be a bit lenient… my sister is married to the head CGI man (DEAK FERRAND)… he was asked to delay his vaca to redo that scene at the last minute..
Ice DragonQuote Reply
onefromaway,
Royce was a nice touch.
LF: I order you to escort me back to the Eyre!
Royce: Yeah right.
Ten BearsQuote Reply
The devils at HBO better deliver the Targ baby they are promising.I have already picked the names.If you have to kill Jon at least let him hold his child first.Also play that Theon-Jon scene at my funeral.Best thing ever.Also Tyrion,dumb ass,Cersei would never agree to that in any world lol.She would always betray them.
JennyQuote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
You’ve mentioned the cgi enough. No, it wasn’t perfect but still very good considering the difficulty of the entire scene. Even the biggest budget films have wonky cgi at times. I think the blue flame was the main thing that made it odd.
ClobQuote Reply
So viserion is not the ice dragon (if such a thing exists) since that was fire breathe right? Which is why it was melting thise massive holes in the wall.
DanCQuote Reply
FWIW, I didn’t think the undead dragon was breathing ice, I thought he was breathing blue fire (which in certain conditions indicates an even hotter flame).
I *was* surprised that the Wall fell purely from the fire/ice impact. All this talk about its magical properties (literally) fell by the wayside. I always believed the wall would fall at the end of this season but the dragon being the sole reason for its destruction didn’t connect with me.
I still loved loved loved the episode.
thisgirlhasnonameQuote Reply
This was really amazing. Loved every bit of it. I just wish they’d have rescued Yara already. Scared for her.
Random question: do you guys think we’ll see Daario again before the show ends?
Hi-FiQuote Reply
Night Knight,
I think you are right about the Night King going straight for King’s landing.
Both Bran and Dany had visions of the destroyed throne room in the Red Keep with snow coming down. Bran also had visions of a dragon flying over Kings landing.
ShaunQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Thanks so much for posting these Ginevra!
ygritteQuote Reply
Tyrion, on Jon and Auntie:
So Tyrion might be a bit disheartened because he had a wee crush, but I think he is mostly worried for especially his queen but also Jon Snow.
GinevraQuote Reply
I thought for a brief moment that we were really going to get a major plot twist…that Cersei was going to be convinced and join the fight. I know, would have been totally out of character for her…which is why I thought it was going to be a huge twist to the ridiculous plan. Alas, Cersei went back to being Cersei.
Loved this episode! Glad Jaime escaped Cersei s perma-smirk
Johnny UtahQuote Reply
This season’s finale was ok. Unfortunately, the irrationality of the previous episodes continues.
Why would Daenerys, both of her dragons, her ally Jon Snow, and her entire council, including her Hand, show up in King’s Landing, especially when they know they are dealing with a crazy mass-murderer like Cersei and a psychopath like Euron who have giant dragon killing cross-bows and wild fire is still buried under the
city? It was an incredibly stupid risk to take when it could have been accomplished with just Tyrion, or Davos, the Hound, the wight and some Dothraki? They would have had the same result without the risk.
At Winterfell, while I enjoyed seeing Littlefinger die, there was no revelation as to how Sansa came to know all of Littlefinger’s betrayals. Obviously that indormation came from Bran, but I would have liked that explained.
However, even after witnessing Littlefinger’s “trial,” I still don’t see any credible reason for the insane Sansa/Arya fighting that happened the past couple of episodes. Assuming Bran told Sansa about Littlefinger’s treacherous acts, Sansa could have executed Littlefinger at any time after Bran’s return without play-acting with Arya; and, if she and Arya weren’t play acting, then it makes no sense as to why the death of Littlefinger just healed their relationship.
Viewers finally got what so many were hoping for, a sex scene between Daenerys and Jon. Unfortunately, the reunion between Pod and Tyrion had more passion. I’m sure Dany will get pregnant too. Yawn.
I agree with many who have commented that the CGI on zombie Viserion didn’t look very real, and the Wall coming down (partially) was not as exciting as I thought it would be, but it advances the story to its conclusion, so good. I’m just glad the Night King and his zombie army didn’t use those chains from last week to scale the Wall.
My favorite scenes were between Cersei and Tyrion ( Lena Headey is brilliant), Jaime finally growing a spine and leaving the wicked witch of Westeros, Theon growing a pair and marshaling the Ironborn to rescue Yara, and seeing Rhaegar and Lyanna getting married, although I don’t understand why Lyanna named the baby, Aegon, when Rhaegar already had a son named Aegon. I also liked that they began shooting King’s Landing with the blue filter they use for scenes in the North.
Can’t wait for Season 8.
PrincessmaraQuote Reply
Larry, Daryl and Daryl? 😂
PigeonQuote Reply
Seriously. Lena was awesome. She’s had several astounding scenes this season (like the one with Ellaria in the dungeon). I kind of thought they’d done all they could with “complex Cercei” and this season would be one-note “evil Cercei”. But even in evil mode Lena manages to convey Cercei’s fears and insecurities and vanities and vulnerability and vengeance. Masterful.
She deserves an Emmy…too bad this season doesn’t qualify.
thisgirlhasnonameQuote Reply
I would agree. Sansa lets LF know that she knew he was trying to divide her from Arya once she considered his worst motives for doing what he was doing. Then the jig was up. She went off to Bran and that was that.
When you listen to the charges Sansa makes, she knew or suspected much of it – but there is no way she could have known about LF swearing to serve than betraying Ned. The only way she could have learned that was speaking to her brother – who sat at her side throughout.
She knew that because of Bran; Bran confirms it to us as he explains what his visions saw LF do.
Sansa may have been sucked in for a time, but LF cannot hide from Bran once the 3ER is motivated to look. And ultimately, Bran was motivated. That was all it took.
Steel_WindQuote Reply
She did. Jaime said “give the order then” and Cersei nodded at the Mountain and he pulled the sword out. Jaime then just walked by.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Jack Bauer 24,
oh yes, certainly
Arya SnarkQuote Reply
Glad to see you FINALLY sussed it out :O
Black RavenQuote Reply
The episode was well executed, but, just like Arya’s end of season 6, it showed that a whole lot of earlier footage was just a waste of time.
There was no real plot development in winterfell all season. None whatsoever. The scene we got today could have been part of episode 4: Everything in between was badly sold and meant nothing. We could cut the scenes and IMO it would make the series better. There were so many other things that could have been done with that time.
Still, now we know that ticket preorders are open for Cleganebowl 2019.
BobQuote Reply
He finally got his comeuppance….. some will be pissed he didn’t suffer longer or harder but for me it was efficient….. perfect ending for him … begging and getting no mercy
Ice DragonQuote Reply
OK that is the post where I stand up and clap. Well done. #EveryWightMeatInThisRoom
Shock MeQuote Reply
Hi-Fi,
Bet you Daario rides with the army from Essos.
IanQuote Reply
Jon Aegom Stark Targaryen!!!!
Loved the finale!!!! Struck the right tone in yet another excellent season!
The closing scenes were epic! They will stay with me for a long time!
loco73Quote Reply
The Dragon and the Wolf.
John and John.
BarberaQuote Reply
thi targaryen,
Perhaps, just my interpretation. I’ve never thought Tyrion was in love with her romantically.
DirecatQuote Reply
Ian,
The one Euron is supposed to get? Would he betray Dany like that?
Hi-FiQuote Reply
Don’t Dany and Jon have a bigger problem to solve first rather who gets the throne?
BoojamQuote Reply
YES… THIS
Ice DragonQuote Reply
And then this video also addresses a problem in the dragons being together.
https://youtu.be/E6XNRVKP-es?t=5m36s
GinevraQuote Reply
So Tyrion takes another loss. He believed Cersei lol? How many botches is that for him this season?
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Also, CLEGANE BOWL is for sure happening in season 8!!!!!!!!!
thi targaryenQuote Reply
Quite a mixed bag, this season finale was… All in all, I found it lacking, though there were some genuinely great moment.
The great moments :
– anything involving the Hound because he is awesome ! From his decision to poke the zombie in the box to his confrontation with his equally undead brother, from his calling Tyrion a c*nt to his little smile at the end of his conversation with Brienne, it was all fantastic ^^
– the scene between Tyrion and Cersei. I had been waiting for their reunion since the end of season 4 and it did not disappoint one bit; the emotional “humph” was there and so was the ever-shifting power dynamics between them. These siblings love each other in spite of everything, including themselves, hence Tyrion’s willingness to sacrifice himself to his sister’s whim and her incapacity to order his death. Brilliant all around !
– Brienne’s character development. She is starting to recognise that an oath is neither a blank check nor a prison, that conflicting imperatives and priorities can matter more that honour and that blind allegiance is a form of cowardice. A remarkable and salutary shift in Brienne’s perspective
– the ice dragon… Shlocky yet awesome ! I love it !
– the revelation of Jon and Daenerys’s competing claims in relation to the Iron Throne during their sex scene. It was narratively relevant and set up the upcoming conflict nicely. Sexposition at its finest 😛
– Euron getting the f*ck out of there. It made me laugh ^^
– the dilemma surrounding Jon’s decision to tell the truth about his allegiance to Daenerys. It was both intelligently introduced and maturely argued. Both sides had convincing arguments and admitted flaws. Jon defended his compulsive truthtelling with aplomb and pertinence, I liked it an awful lot. It also, once again, reminded us how wrong Jon is about his “father” and indicated how impactful the revelation of Ned’s lying habits will be for Jon next season.
The not-so-great moments :
– the “romantic” wedding of Lyanna and Rhaegar… I might have regurgitated a bit in my mouth ^^ A married man with children, who left his wife and said children in the care of his psychotic father, marrying a young woman he had barely met yet already impregnated is not Disney material ! The writers better not try to sell us this bad-idea-of-a-relationship as a great love story; I expect more from their cynicism
– Jaime leaving Cersei. Now, do not get me wrong, I am glad he did leave and I thought the reference to trust and the worth of one’s word after too many lies (“I do not believe you”) was very clever and appropriate. However, as far as I can tell, Cersei is still supposed to be pregnant so Jaime’s decision to abandon her, ergo their child, goes against his most interesting development so far, namely his eager acceptance of and enthusiasm about fatherhood. Paternity, in Jaime’s worldview, is a symbol of responsibility, something which he spent most of his life running away from. Myrcella and Tommen’s deaths were supposed to have changed that but now… I am not certain.
– Littlefinger’s death was mostly anti-climactic, which it should not have been. While it was very interesting to see him so utterly lost and human (to the point of tears), that was about all the scene had to offer, along with Sansa’s ultimate acknowledgment that love and betrayal can walk hand in hand and that, in his own twisted way, Littlefinger probably did truly love her. The season-long setup was at best confusing, at worst dumb, and the payoff was expedited way too quickly. One does not simply kill Littlefinger, as a famous Sean Bean character would say ^^ There is so much more to take from the man than his life ! How triumphant would it have been had the Starks killed him after manipulating him into granting them access to his fortune and his network of informants ? Now perhaps, next season we will see “Littlefinger” (read, Arya with Baelish’s face) use all his power and contacts, possibly even double-crossing Cersei, in the Direwolves’ interests but how much more rewarding would it be were the real Petyr to be manipulated into doing so and then killed by the Starks ?
Overall, it was fine but not great. I think this finale really made me realise this season would have greatly benefited from an (or two) extra episode.
ACMEQuote Reply
ygritte,
I doubt it.
At the point that interview was done, aCoK wasn’t even out. Tyrion was still very firmly Team Lannister at that time (he even fights against Robb’s army at the Green Fork) so, yes, from the Stark perspective he is a villain.
QueenofThronesQuote Reply
Tyrion Lannister could be on team Cersei Lannister now….
and probably is.
firstoneQuote Reply
Ginevra,
No they weren’t. Ned left King’s Landing in anger with Robert b/c he wanted Tywin to be punished for the death of Rhaegar’s children (and Jaime to be punished for killing Aerys). Then he went to the Tower of Joy and found Lyanna as Jon had just been born. Jon was born well after Aegon and Rhaenys died.
Also, the annulment really annoys me. Tons of Targaryans have had multiple wives, there is no need to annul the marriage to Elia for Jon to be legitimate. This better not happen in the books! I’m watching you George!
JBQuote Reply
Wight Teacup Piglets #TheOtherWightMeat
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Yes! But it’s not absolutely clear when it began. My feeling is in Ep 5 when they have their first argument where it can be overheard and Arya tails LF and finds the scroll.
Ten Bears,
Great scene with the sisters reciting their dad’s words.
Yes, only that scene on the battlements seemed spontaneous and allowed them to act naturally. Everything else was planned. Arya strode into the Hall fully armed and confident. Maisie has shown such an array of emotions this season it leaves me dizzy. And Sophie did well too. The dragon pit was a bit of a letdown for me, but the Wight scene and the CleganeBro confrontation weren’t. I’m almost as happy about Jaime leaving as about anything else. Oh, and that finally two acquaintances caught up on Arya. And how nice Houndie and Brienne see eye-to-eye. And I-Viserion: WOW!
Ginevra,
Jack Bauer 24,
That was when Sansa told Littlefinger that Arya was a Faceless Man.
Glad you brought that up, Ginevra. Now we know why the sisters had that encounter with the Faces. So LF would know how she learned about it. And Jack, they assumed LF could eavesdrop, but with the door closed he couldn’t see the dagger handover. Arya did it totally silently, probably as a signal to Sansa to finally spring their trap.
Some fans are disappointed Littlefinger didn’t suffer more or go out like a badass, etc. He was an entertaining character and the prime mover of all GoT evil masterminds, so their gripe is understandable. Whether the sisters intended it or not, they humiliated him like Ned was humiliated by the false confession. Before the very Lords he had manipulated, Lord Know-it-All was reduced to a pitiful, sniveling piece of shit who tried to talk himself out of his fate and then went down on his knees to beg for his life. So unlike the dignity with which Ned died. Aye, and LF died by his own dagger, which he had stolen back from Ned’s desk. Tell Westeros: the North remembers, and Winter came for House Baelish.
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My predictions for the last season:
1. Theon will kill Euron and free his sister. They will end up fighting in the great war near the end.
2. Cersei is going to die. There is no way she can live out the series. She has to die at the hands of Tyrion or Jamie, and both are heading north. Which means at some point the Night’s King has to force them south….
3. The North will eventually be lost. How far south the arm of the dead gets will be interesting. I can see them getting as far as Kings Landing…. Or perhaps to Dorne. Never know.
4. Some major twist is going to happen for the last season. Something with Bran or the Night’s King (or perhaps they are one and the same. lol.)
The BastardQuote Reply
Benioff and Weiss didn’t explain the WF plot at all in the behind the scenes video. Some people say they were playing LF the whole time and others are saying they weren’t
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In the cast commentary video above, Peter says it is just a bad idea for them to be romantically involved, too many complications, and “romances don’t end well” in GOT.
I think Tyrion has a spot in his heart for Dany but right now he is thinking about how much needs to get done and how many different groups need to work to together and Jon already complicated things in the Dragon Pit and now he could be doing it again.
But Jon needs to impregnate Dany so the Targaryens can continue and that would take care of the successor problem Tryion was talking to Dany about, so maybe Tryion will feel differently later.
onefromawayQuote Reply
Highly doubtful. Even Jamie isn’t on Team Cersei anymore.
The BastardQuote Reply
I TOLD YOU SO
I TOLD YOU ALL
Y E S
[SPOILER] ARYA, SANSA, YEEEESSSSS [/SPOILER]
Pardon me. That is all.
FrostballQuote Reply
“All over in an instant. Where’s the punishment in that?”
Ten BearsQuote Reply
I doubt it. No way they would kill them off without us seeing it happen, or them having such a lame death falling off a wall, lol.
JerryTQuote Reply
There’s 6 episodes left. NO way they have time for a Theon sub plot. Plus Theon has a few men and Euron will have the entire Golden Company and his Greyjoy fleet.
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
Exactly! I knew some would get the reference.
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Jared,
ABSOLUTELY AGREE. The entire flashback with Lyanna and Rhaegal and Then Dany and Jon was absolut PERFECTION. The soundtrack also..wow! A MASTERPIECE
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It qualifies for the Emmy’s, just not until next year’s awards.
ClobQuote Reply
I’m still bored to tears by Dany and Jon, but the rest of the episode was fantastic.
Between my brother and I, I’m not sure which of us hit a higher note of delight when LF finally got his freaking Winterfell Necktie. After it ended, I told him, very seriously, “My life is now a better and happier place because a fictional character is dead.”
KGQuote Reply
Those Greyjoy were with Yara they should know about Theon
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
It qualifies for next year, I believe. Right? If not the full series category, then the miniseries, surely.
GinevraQuote Reply
I agree he has a soft spot for her and loves her as a queen and a hope for a better world, just not romantically.
He sees all the problems ahead with their relationship. Even more so once Jons parentage us known.
DirecatQuote Reply
i think Tyrion batted 0.000 this season
Did any of his “clever plans” succeed? I think not
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Ice Dragon,
there must some reason why they had the NK used chains to pull Viserion out of the water; and not resurrect him like he does with wights. Why did night king touched him, it would explain the speed and blue flames. White walkers have increased strength etc
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My favorite part was snow falling over KL/Jaime riding North/the music playing
Jack Bauer 24Quote Reply
😂😂
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Jaime’s been on the wrong side of honorable most of his life, after he stabbed the Mad King. But he *wanted* to be honorable. In the show, we’ve seen his inner conflict and bravado and shame time and time again – in his interactions with Brienne, his chat with the Blackfish, his dinner with Walder Frey, when people would mock him for standing outside Robert Baratheon’s chambers standing guard, even when someone long ago had a book out talking about how there wasn’t much written about Jaime.
When we saw him standing on the map, I got the impression he was finally getting to do what he always wanted. Fight evil. Be honorable. He was in his element. Then Cercei pulled the rug out from under him. I think for the very first time, Jaime realized he could be the man he always wanted to be, or he’d be the man Olenna had described.
I loved it.
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If he’d grown a pair, he’d have lost that fight 😉
KGQuote Reply
If they were playing the whole time, then Arya and Sansa must have been filming those moments alone so LF could watch later. I’m thinking they might have run out of film. And so my thought is that they only conspired this episode.
GinevraQuote Reply
Well I would say “take our way of thinking ” out of the equation and based on their way of thinking “its not so weird” they are just being truthful to themselves… as it was stated earlier in the series “we love who we love” … my guess is the new moray’s of the new world will be their biggest downfall…. traditions within the family are to be with their siblings or “Aunts”…. brothers and sisters… but the new “enlightened” way of thinking is this is wrong … so my heart is not feeling so good for Dany/Jon’s union…. I am praying Im wrong but am guessing this is the bittersweet finale GRRM is hinting at… ;(
Ice DragonQuote Reply
lol Jack Bauer 24 is obviously trolling you guys and you are falling for it.
Anyway great episode. So sad it’s over for another year
JohnQuote Reply
I can’t believe LF is the only one who thought about it.They just need to get married.That would solve everything.I mean they will get there but seriously what’s taking them so long??lol
JennyQuote Reply
Yes, it will be entered for nominations in the 2018 Emmy Awards. It qualifies as a Drama since it exceeds the 6 episode minimum.
ClobQuote Reply
I enjoyed the Brienne/Hound reunion. I was pleasantly surprised that it was so friendly considering their last encounter was a brutal fight that left him for dead, and I loved how they were just talking and laughing together about how much of a badass Arya is lol. I’m hoping to see him reunite with Arya next season. That will definitely be interesting. A reunion between him and Sansa would be interesting too.
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I loved this finale. Surprisingly short on action (though w/ Podeswa directing, that was a blessing), but not on emotions. The last 40 minutes or so were GoT gold. Thought the Dragonpit stuff was…OK. They salvaged it with good execution and small moments like the Hound smiling about Arya. The wight charging Cersei was genuinely well done, and that went a long way to selling it. My big complaint was it just went on too long. By my watch, over a half hour. And the payoff to the Sansa/Arya storyline was terrific. Hard to believe it could be 2 years before the show comes back.
I’m wondering though if the cutaway from the Tyrion/Cersei scene left the door open that he betrayed Daenarys because he found out about Cerise’s child. I’m not sold his stalker-isa peering outside Dany’s door was meant to be romantic. The scene last week w/them arguing about succession seems to hang over Tyrion’s motivation here.
RavynQuote Reply
I don’t know. The rules are slightly complicated between the dates and “hanging episode” stipulations. But I hope so. She deserves recognition.
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YASSSS JAIME!!!
YASSS SANSA!! And Arya, too!
OK, now gotta watch it a second time. The hairs on my arms are all standing up, I’m so thrilled!
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Joe,
Olenna killed Joffrey by following Littlefinger’s instructions. Without his material support and planning, she never could have done it therefore her agency was extremely limited. As such, her impact on the overall story was virtually non-existent compared with Littlefinger’s.
Gigoran Monk,
I may have expresssed myself poorly but I am not saying that Littlefinger’s death was not emotional ! There most certainly was something to it : the manner in which this controlled and controlling man started crying like an abandoned child, a lost boy when he realised none of his skills would save him, the desperation with which he looked at Sansa (whom he did, in his own pathological way “loved”) when she refused to talk to him in private and did not grant him her own affection in the form of forgiveness, etc. There was a real and truly interesting emotional weight to the scene.
However, said weight was solely brought by Aidan Gillen’s acting for the over-arching narrative context was lackluster : the lack of a meaningful setup for the “twist” to land successfully, the absence of consideration for the specificity of Baelish’s position and advantages…
The same scene, with the same acting on Aidan Gillen’s part, would have, in my highly subjective opinion, worked much better had it been the culmination of a season-long extensive manipulation. As it was, it felt, to me, rushed and almost incidental.
ACMEQuote Reply
I think it is left open to each viewer to decide. Unless B&W, the directors, or actors come out and say when the game started, it is left to interpretation.
I am wondering now if Bran, Sansa, and Arya talked a lot more about LF and what to do about him when the three of them were first together in the Godswood. So, that would mean the plan was set almost from the moment Arya returned. But…I’m not sure, I’ll watch the season again and see.
onefromawayQuote Reply
In the end he’s dead… and that is all that matters in the end game!!
Ice DragonQuote Reply
Gigoran Monk,
Oh thank for that! I’m fed up of the Nit brigade and it’s so refreshing to see subtlety in writing rewarded by insightful watching!
JadeJQuote Reply
Did Cersei have a baby bump?
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Watched it twice now. It’s 5.10am here, way past bedtime, so just some quick thoughts:
YAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!! LF’s chickens came home to roost big time. He has always been one of the biggest villains in the story for me and I have been waiting a looooooong time for this! Loved Yohn Royce’s “I think not” when ordered by LF to help him.
Loved the reunions, esp Brienne and Houndie. I never wanted them to fight each other to begin with.
Jaime FINALLY sees sense.
Acting in the dragon pit was awesome all round and loved Qyburn’s reaction to the wight’s hand.
Wilf Scolding (Ragger) really looks like Harry Lloyd in profile, although having what looked to me like exactly the same hair certainly helped.
Loving Euron’s brand of crazy. Someone called him “mad as a chair” which I really like too.
Definitely fave episode of this series 😀
edit: forgot Sam was really funny too.
Lulus MumQuote Reply
Everyone who did was dead or captured or an enemy.
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We’ll all dig into it more later but want to bring it up now. Cersei’s big plan to buy the mercenaries… the Golden Company. “20,000 men and some elephants too,” or something like that she said. With that we’re just back to where we were before this season really, minus one dragon. Does Cersei just think she can keep buying marshmallows to roast and win?
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Rewatching now…
ClobQuote Reply
People need to stop calling each other names and attacking one another. Your posts will be deleted when you cross a line.
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The WF payoff would have meant more to me if the drama there didn’t come off as manufactured. Nothing about it felt natural. Other than that I loved every minute of LF on his knees begging for his life. Just wish it went down in a more coherent fashion.
Heck, you can be cryptic like M. Night with Bruce Willis’s character in 6th Sense. There was no “aha!” moment with what went down in WF this season though. Tis a shame. The acting was top notch. The writing? Yeesh.
SO GLAD JAIME IS FINALLY BEING BOOK JAIME FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!!
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There is no way the Golden Company would take that contract.
They are aware of how bad ass the Dothraki are, and probably wouldn’t want to fight against all the Khals united.
They know how skilled the Unsullied are and would weigh that accordingly.
Along with all of that they have to face dragons as well.
Yeah, they are telling Cersei that they have other obligations and can’t help her at this time.
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D&D openly come out and say that there will be complications and problems between Jon and Dany because of his parentage…. This sounds soo similar to them teasing the Starkbowl that never happened at the end of last season, that I now believe that there will be little to no problems between them lol. I suppose it’s only a matter of time before someone suggests marriage and everything gets resolved.
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I would argue that Tyrion did well in the long game.
He succeeded in saving his brother (can’t wait until they reunite – might be awhile though since I think Jaime will go to Winterfell), and preventing Dragons from melting very many Westerosi. And, as far as he knows, he succeeded in Uniting all of Westeros together – but of course Cersei is a liar. No one knows that but Jaime and Euron, however.
QueenofThronesQuote Reply
Who were the fleet with him? Random Greyjoys who never heard Balon’s son was maimed?
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The entire wall didn’t fall. Just Eastwatch. They could have run in the direction of Castle Black atop the wall toward the west. But yeah doubtful.
I do expect both Beric and Torment to make for Winterfell with what remains of the Night’s Watch since there is no longer a working wall to defend.
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This was a fantastic episode. Just…wow. My personal acting awards go to Lena, Nicolaj, Aidan, Rory, Alfie, and Pilou.
The Dragonpit scene (and buildup to, and afterwards) was my favourite. All of those reunions. All of those first meetings. That first look between Tyrion and Cersei…the talk between Sandor and Brienne (!!!), Sandor and Gregor, Tyrion and Podrick and Bronn, EVERYONE. That wight scene. Damn. Just damn.
Aidan killed it (haha) – sad to see him go, and I feel LF’s cleverness was wasted this year. Stalled. Ah well. I knew it was coming.
Disappointments – Sansa. Sorry, you all know I’ve disliked her until this year, but I thought Sophie was quite good for the most part this year. I like the Sansa/Arya/Bran coming together as a family, but…..dammit does Sansa have to turn into a block of monotone wood when she’s being ‘serious’? I don’t know if this is Sansa, or Sophie, but it drives me crazy. I don’t buy the ‘smart and justified’, she just looks and sounds damn bored or annoyed. Maisie was somewhat better (and I love the ‘clean’ kill – no theatricality), but I’ve just been disappointed in how things have gone with them both the past 2 episodes. I was really hoping to go ‘yesssssssss!’ this episode, but it didn’t quite come together as I hoped. Oh well.
Bran and Sam I DID enjoy. Bran had some emotionally, urgency. I really liked their scene.
Dany/Jon – thumbs up
Rhagegar/Lyanna – surprisingly I didn’t care for it. Dang! Rhaegar’s wig was actually distracting.
The Wall – falling was awesome. NO on Viserion, not great, not awful. Tormund and Beric are alive IMO.
Gods, I loved the Dragonpit!!!!
PigeonQuote Reply
She is going to die, but not at the hands of Tyrion or Jaime.
The show has not kept the prophecy of the Valonqar. There is a reason for that, and imo, that’s because we went off script when Cersei survived her trial by battle – when Tommen change the law removing the trial by battle and Cersei then blowing up the Sept of Baelor to survive.
That wasn’t George’s plan, imo. Not even close. He has been setting up so-called “Clegane Bowl throughout AFFC. He makes it quite clear through Ladt Taena that Cersei must choose a champion from within the Kingsguard. She will, by having Robert Strong appointed a Kingsguard (aka, The Mountain reanimated). What she doesn’t foresee is that the Church will choose Sandor Clegane as champion in the service of the Seven. And Sandor beats the Mountain. The little brother wins. That’s how Cersei loses her trial and then her head. And that’s the Valonqar the prophecy in the books refers to.
Cersei is not going to survive The Winds of Winter in the novels.
But the show isn’t the books. They love Lena Heady as a villain, as an actress, and for all the possibilities she brings the stripped down version of the overly complicated plot that is the show. D&D don’t have a complicated Dornish subplot and a false Dragon to act as enemies to Daenerys’ conquest in the endgame. And they don’t have Euron with a Dragon Horn and all kinds of Highgarden sacking crazy Ironborn either, sailing up the river.
“The Sept of Baelor?” Killing a swath of characters in one seasons ending scene in TWoW? Won’t happen; not in the books.
Face it: as far as the novels are concerned, we’ve been “off script” for a long time people. That doesn’t make the show bad and the books better; however, it does make them different.
I repeat: there is no valonqar prophecy in the show. Given that the show-runners had Magy the Frog deliver part of that propohecty, they could have given the rest. They didn’t. That has to mean something.
So is Cersei dying? Yes. But who’s going to kill her? Jaime? No.
Because after the Hound Kills the Mountain, there will be only one left on her list. And she’ll do it to avert a disastrous attack on Jon and Dany’s rear as they are desperately holding back the Undead tide.
Arya is going to kill Cersei; that will prevent the rest of the southern army from attacking Daenerys at the last moment – and avert disaster.
The Many Faced God, the only God there is, is the god of both Life AND Death. And the forces of the Undead have no part to play in that intended cycle. The Many Faced God will ensure the forces of the Undead are defeated. Arya has been his instrument all along.
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Drogon seemed uptight and sadder this episode, and rightfully so. Rhaegal wasn’t even speaking and couldn’t get away fast enough. Ghost left for Bear Island long ago with Lyanna, sensing something wicked this way comes.
Hodors BastardQuote Reply
Why would he fall for Cersei’s lies?
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Princessmara,
Yay for Theon! Alfie was so good in the scene tonight. He’s always good, but I really took notice again of him tonight. I hope he gets to return the favor and becomes a hero to his sister.
And when Jon told Theon he doesn’t have to choose, he’s both Greyjoy and Stark that totally foreshadows how Jon will feel about himself when his true roots get revealed.
ygritteQuote Reply
Yes! I was like: Jaime is SO HAPPY right now!! He gets to be a hero finally!
Jaime: Yay! Cersei has changed and will be good queen Cersei the wise and we can live happily every after! Yayyyy!
Cersei: lol no. You’re so dumb. Like wow – I should just kill you probably.
Jaime: …my precious dream… ;_;
QueenofThronesQuote Reply
Ginevra,
Oh dang, that’s a very good point!
Sean C.,
no, they have to make sure the Vale are loyal to them first. If they don’t win over at leasts Yon Jon Royce before then they lose the whole Vale army.
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LF loooves his peepholes and I assume at least some of the arguments they staged, guessing that LF has spies. But, some of it may have been legit tension. I don’t see a problem with either possibility.
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That is not happening in the books. The Hound is nowhere near King’s Landing, and there’s no reason he would be there in service to the High Sparrow. That goes against everything the Elder Brother and the Quiet Isle are about.
The valonqar was omitted almost certainly because D&D thought it was too spoilery, as the obvious answer is the correct one.
Sean C.Quote Reply
If they are going to have aerial battles next year with dragon rider vs dragon rider, they will really need to improve the effects.
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Loved the finale!!
I have tons of questions and am getting ready to start reading the comments but quick question:
I’ve noticed Tyrion’s growing love for Dany all season. His fleeting glances, longing and sad looks. I.e.: when he noticed Dany’s love for Jon when he left Dragonstone. He looked sad and resigned. Then his absolute desperation when he begged her not to go beyond the wall. He was madly in love with her and was genuinely sick that she might die.
And who could miss that look in the hallway during boat sex. Sadness? Resignation?
Which leads me to my question. Is he going to betray her?
Cersei left the pit and told everyone to basically bugger off. Tyrion has his private conversation with her, then they return to the Dragonpit and Cersei promises to join the fight.
But then she tells Jamie they are not going.
Why did she bother to return to the dragonpit, if the result is the same, she’s not sending her armies north.
Did she hatch some kind of plan with Tyrion in that room? Why on earth did she let him walk out of there?
Because I’m wondering if that look in the hallway was resignation and sadness that Dany doesn’t love him, or guilt because he is going to betray her.
Tyrion has always boasted of his loyalty to his family no matter what.
Lady SnowQuote Reply
They’d know he was maimed but they might not know to what extent. Yara certainly wasn’t going to spread that detail around. They could know but all they needed to know was that he was weak. That would have been enough for him to dismiss them. And the guy he killed on the beach was the only one who had to be surprised really.
Shock MeQuote Reply
I have never bought The Hound = Valonqar. The prophecy says “when your tears have drowned you, the valonqar will wrap his hands around your neck“. The Hound defeating the mountain does not qualify, sorry.
Whoever kills Cersei in the books will kill her in the show. I still don’t know who but someone will literally wrap their hands around her neck.
QueenofThronesQuote Reply
Ohhhhh I forgot about that bit of info….. lordy this is going to be a LONG COLD WINTER…. yikes.
Ice DragonQuote Reply
WOW! That really exceeded expectations!
The meeting was masterfully executed although I thought the repartee was better in Beyond the Wall. The face to face with the Clegane brothers was priceless. Who is coming for the Mountain?
The resolution of the the Littlefinger situation gave me cause to cheer. I’d been hoping for that since season 1. You go Arya girl!
Is Ser Jaime off to command the Lannister armies incognito? Or is he just off to volunteer to fight the AotD.
Wasn’t that Viserys that they used to depict Rhaegal? If that’s the case then it’s the cheesiest thing they’ve ever done. Maybe it was just the hair….
Tormund? Beric? Tormund has advanced northern survival skills and Beric well he must have been resurrected five times for a reason. I hope they can make it to Winterfell.
Do you think when Jon’s parentage is revealed Daenarys will think it a Stark ruse to claim the throne? I don’t think they are like that. Two Targs are better than one and if they DO make a baby that resolves the succession.
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“That would have been enough for him to dismiss them.”
What do you mean?
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