THIS EPISODE WAS NOT BAD! JUST BECAUSE IT WASN’T RAGING BLOODY BATTLES AND INSTEAD CHARACTER/RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT MAKE IT BAD!
These people just survived death, they needed this. CALM YOUR TITS.
Okay, now that I got that out of my system...
Gendrya 💔
As much as I’m saddened by the direction of their relationship, I knew it wouldn’t happen the moment he asked her to be his Lady of Storm’s End. In Season 1 when she was in King’s Landing with Ned, she and her father discussed how she would grow up to be a lady with a noble lord and her response was “that’s not me”. Exactly what she said to Gendry when she turned him down. I have no doubts she loves Gendry, but that isn’t a life that she wants - she never has. Does this mean the end for them? Idk to be honest. I’ll be sad if it is.
Braime 💔
Now this one was more than a little sad and frustrating. For... who knows how many seasons now, we’ve seen Jaime and Brienne’s relationship grow and change. And finally last night we see them finally give into their desires for each other. I’ll admit I was good either way with how they would take the relationship; whether they would just stay friends and comrades with a mutual respect for each other, or they would finally fall for one another. I was good either way. But last night... Yay that they finally relented to their feelings, but then to just rip that rug from out under us and them. Just damn. I think he could have found real happiness there with Brienne, someone who loved and respected him. And I think he would have stayed if not for what Sansa said. And omg that bitchy little smirk she had about it, that pissed me the fuck off. I get you don’t like Cersei, but COME ON. That’s her fucking brother who still cares and loves his sister, maybe not to the degree it once was, but ffs Sansa. Jaime came up there to fight, maybe not be a complete bitch?
I’m not sure Jaime’s end game with Cersei. Is he going to King’s Landing to save Cersei? I think unlikely on that one. Is he going to kill her himself? I think that one more likely. I honestly think in the end that Jaime will kill Cersei, and the prophecy that the witch gave her will be fulfilled - that her younger brother would kill her. Cersei always thought that meant Tyrion, but Jaime is younger than Cersei too.
Side Note: I did feel a bit bad for Tormund when he realized the truth between Brienne and Jaime. The hope shattered on his face :( Though I knew that one more than likely wasn’t going to happen, it was still sad to see it.
Jonerys?
I’m not sure how this end up. They both obviously love each other. But like Tyrion and Varys were talking about, them being related might not be a big thing to Dany who is a Targaryen and that was normal for them, but Jon was raised in the North where that wasn’t done. I also think they would make a good pair to rule together, not one over the other. Unlike Varys I don’t think Dany would be able to bend Jon to whatever she wants. Jon is a strong man with morals and honor that he will stick behind, which is why he sided with Dany about the march. He swore her they would fight for her, he was going to keep his word whether Sansa and Arya liked it or not.
It’s Your Choice
I want to know what Sansa and Arya’s reaction was to the reveal! How did they take it? My husband thinks with what happened next was the reveal how they took it. Sansa’s worry and Arya leaving for the Capital. Idk, I just wanted to see/hear their reactions when Bran told them. How much disbelief was there? Any arguments? How did Arya take it? The sister that was the closest to him and just got done telling him that he was her full brother.
I will say I was vastly disappointed in Sansa at revealing Jon’s secret to Tyrion. All because she doesn’t like Dany, not that she has given Dany much of a chance.
Hounds
The exchange between Sansa and Sandor Clegane was nice and sad all at the same time. A little bonding moment, a laugh over her choice of punishment on Ramsey, and him really realizing how much she had changed since the last time he saw her. She was no longer the little bird that she once was, and even though the road to get to this point was terrible she’s glad she’s not that ‘little bird’. I’m not sure what to add on to it. It was what it was.
Please Don’t
I think Tyrion will have to end up killing Varys, because I think Varys will try to betray Dany. I agree that Dany is not in a very good place right now. Even more so now with the death of Rhaegal and Missandei, but I’m hoping that when Jon gets there it will help curb her rising anger to drive in the right direction.
Honorable Mentions
I understand budgets and whatnot, but the fact that we hardly saw Ghost these last few seasons and when we finally do see him it’s only a couple minutes only to ultimately be sent North with Tormund (so we’ll more than likely never see him again) without so much as a good bye from Jon bothered me - made me wanna go hold my puppy. Was anyone going to clean him up? Especially his MISSING EAR?!
And then there was one dragon. It was heart wrenching to see Rhaegal get shot out of the sky like he did. He was just getting back into the grove of flying with a busted ass wing and then... WHAM!
