Tuesday 29 August 2017

Game of Thrones, S7, Episode Finale: The Dragon and The Wolf Review

The Iron Queen and her Twin Lover

What an episode! If you have seen it, You'd be able to understand that those first three words mean a whole damn lot. This season has been expertly paced to make for a deeply satisfying finale. Let's dive in, shall we?

Ready for some juice?


Daenerys made a grand entrance to the dragon Pit with Drogon and Rhaegon for the meet with Cersei for a possible alliance against the undead. What a move to solidify a strong and intimidating presence!

The Dragon pit scene seemed to hint at exactly how Cersei will meet her end.When Jon, Dany and The Hound presented their case to Cersei, they released a wight from a box to prove that the threat was real. The creature immediately ran toward Cersei, gnashing its teeth. This is where things got interesting.

The Hound eventually stopped the wight from attacking Cersei, but not until it was within a couple of feet of her. Did you notice what everyone did in that moment?
That's right, they did nothing. Not a single person sworn to serve Cersei moved to save her. Both Jaime, the man she loves and The Mountain, her personal bodyguard were within arm’s reach of the queen, but they didn't attempt to save her when her life was hanging in the balance.

Look Tyrion! It's Jon and Dany's sex tape


This epic scene also gives us a confirmation of a future "Cleganebowl" as The Hound confronts The Mountain, “Brother, you know who’s coming for you”

Who ever thought having no balls could come in handy?

Theon, after seasons of despair and suffering, was finally able to turn his loss into an advantage, winning a brutal fight thanks to his ability to withstand pain, and a literal lack of balls. Yet his real strength came from his determination to save the sister who had never given up on him and partly from the emotional heart-to-heart he had with Jon declaring him both a Stark and a Greyjoy

You Queens got jokes huh?


Meanwhile, Littlefinger who believed he was pulling the levers at Winterfell got a dose of his own medicine. The joke was on Lord Baelish as Sansa revealed he was the surprise guest at his own trial. Out it all came: his killing of Lord Arryn and Aunt Lysa and, most damning of all, his part in the downfall of the most Honorable Man in Westeros, Ned Stark. Key witness for the prosecution was the omniscient Bran, whose testimony regarding Littlefinger’s betrayal of Ned resulted in a swift execution at the hands of our sweet Arya.
It was a nicely played exit for a character which we all loved to hate, Baelish’s advice to Sansa to suspect the worst of your enemies was used against him. Having led the great and the good of the Seven Kingdoms on a merry dance, this was an ignominious farewell. 

The moment the deal was struck

And the long-awaited romantic union of Dany and Jon finally arrived, just as the show decided to clue audiences in on Jon Snow’s real name and lineage, Aegon Tygarean of Rhaegar Tygarean and Lyanna Stark!
Incest is disgusting, but we'd make an exception for The Dragon and The Wolf not those Lannister freaks. However, it is normal Tygarean tradition to marry within the family, that's how they keep their bloodline pure.
Oh! How satisfying it is to finally see Jon and Dany rock the boat. 

Jon and Dany rocking the boat


The episode finale ends in the ultimate spectacle of the wall crumbling at the blaze of blue flame from the Viserion, the Ice Dragon. So much for the "magical wall" but well, Dragon fire burns hotter than regular fire and is imbued with magical properties, that's why it was able to melt the wall. The North is at the mercy of the Night King's ever growing army of dead men and unless Jon and Dany pause their lovemaking and remember that Winter is still here, The King of the North might not have a kingdom to come back to.

Knows everything, does nothing until the last episode


While we anticipate Season 8 in early 2019, the Drunk Pen would like to know this, If you had a dragon and you were to choose a word to make it breathe fire, what would you choose? Leave a comment!

Seven blessings!

Sunday 20 August 2017

Game of Thrones, S7, Ep. 6: Beyond The Wall Review

The scariest face in all of the 7 kingdoms

The longest episode in GoT history is here and it's 71 mins long! and if you're yet to see it, stop right here! But can you?

Jon and his motley lot continue their long, cold walk north of the wall on their mission to bring back a Night walker and there is a lot of banter and locker room talk.

Tyrion is back again with his trade mark snarky attitude and clever wit as he hints to Dany that Jon is in love with her. It's priceless to watch Dany blush and stutter in denial. A Daenerys-Jon relationship would have been a beautiful ending to Season 7 except it would be another disgusting incest freak show and here's why.

Rhaegar was the son of the Mad King, Aerys, and older brother to Daenerys and Viserys Targaryen. Lyanna was the only daughter of Rickard Stark, and sister to Ned, Benjen, and Brandon. Since Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar and Lyanna, that means Daenerys is his aunt.

Tyrion convincing Dany to let Jon and his squad perish

Jon and his squad finally come face to face with the Dwight army, the battle is fierce, scary and riveting and they are nearly slaughtered by the undead army but the cracking ice floors  buys them some time to re-group and re-strategize. Jon realises the odds are against them and sends Gendry to the Knights Watch to send a raven to Dany asking for help.
When the fight is hardest and it seems all is going to be over soon for our avengers, guess who shows up in all her might with three flying beasts, spitting fire on the undead? Daenerys!!

Thoros, Brother of the light flaming white walkers

But her good run is marred as the Night King's spear slices through one of the dragons, killing it instantly. A frightened Dany hurries away with the rest of her children and Jon's squad except Jon, leaving Jon at the mercy of the white walkers.

Just before Jon's life is ended, another miracle happens and I honestly feel the writers of GoT were just reaching with this twist. Uncle Benjen Stark shows up out of the blue wielding a chain of fire and trades places with the King of the North.

Jon Snow and his aunty, Daenerys having a moment at his bedside

This episode serves us with one of the most emotional scenes in GoT history, this doesn't top Ned Stark's beheading or the murder of the Starks by Walder Frey. It's the moment Jon  finally calls Dany his queen and literally bends the knee while lying down (hahaha)  It took the death of one dragon to break the man. Well, that's a fair price considering the man's ego.

Somebody finally calls out Sansa for all her foolishness and sheepish behaviour in Season 1 and it's our sweet Arya. The Lady of Winterfell never loses an opportunity to serve us with our weekly dose of her stupidity as she keeps playing right in to the hands of Littlefinger.

<insert synonym for "stupidity" here>

This episode ends in the most frightening way ever! The Night King exhumes the body of the fallen dragon and breathes "life" into it or should I say "death" turning it into a Night Walker Dragon! Will this new beast breathe fire or ice at the whisper of 'dracarys"??

Gentlemen, Shall we?
With one more episode left and too many questions left unanswered, Dany down to two dragons, Jon Snow badly injured, Sansa and Arya at each others throats, The Night King with a dragon, two giants in his ranks and an infinite army of white walkers, Queen Cersei yet to surrender. The final episode should serve the biggest showdown in TV history.

Save the date! 27th of August, 2017!

Thursday 17 August 2017

(VIDEO) Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 6: Beyond The Wall

Tyrion Lannister 

It is no longer news that someone in HBO Spain accidentally clicked the wrong button and leaked Episode 6, "Death is the new enemy" flipping the middle finger to those hackers and their baby threats.

On the downside, if you DOWNLOAD and watch this episode, you'd have to wait 2 whole weeks for the last episode. The choice is yours.
Download HERE

Wednesday 16 August 2017

Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 5: Eastwatch Review

The King of the North 

There wasn't as much action in this episode as we saw in "The Spoils of War" but it brings back some of our old friends.
Thanks to Bronn for saving our One-handed King slayer and Yes! Drogon is unhurt by Qyburn's giant crossbow and is bursting with life.
We see a new side of Dany as she gives the surviving Lannister soldiers two options; "Bend the knee and join me OR refuse and die"
Lord Tarly and Son, Dickon before their death

The brave Lord Tarly and his son, Dickon (what kinda name is that anyway?) defy the Dragon Queen and pay the ultimate price. Well, she was pretty generous to have given people who took up arms against her a choice. But now we know she isn't so different from her father, the mad king.


Jon having a romance with Drogo 


Jon has a moment with Dany as he pets her dragon and the beasts appears to like him too. The chemistry between these two keeps building.
The look on Dany's face when Jon says he's going Eastward to bring a Night walker resembles the look of a woman whose lover is going off to die. She makes a weak attempt to stop him but the King of the North is strong-headed.

The royal incest couple celebrating a new child 

Tyrion makes a play to convince Cersei to fight the Dwight with Daenerys by talking to Jaime. Jaime brings this news to the Queen and it's certain he's unsure about winning the war. Cersei drops a bigger bombshell that she is with child (Eeeeeeeeew). They hug and kiss passionately (Double Eeeeew) and she ends the scene with a warning to Jaime "Never betray me again"

Sam and Gilly uncovering the truth about Jon's ancestry 

Our favorite fatso, whose father and brother got roasted for not bending the knee to Dany, rebels against the Maesters of the Citadel, who keep ignoring the warning of the looming Dwight army. But just before he leaves, Gilly reads aloud from an old book and reveals that Rhaegar (Jon's secret real Dad) had his marriage annulled and remarried in Dorne which was where Ned Stark found his Sister Lyanna with child. This means Jon isn't a bastard after all and is a legitimate son of Rhaegar and Lyanna and is a full-blood Tygarean with a legitimate claim to the Iron Throne.
Ser Jorah kissing Daenery's hand

In Winterfell, Arya confronts Sansa after walking in on the Lords of the North planning to make her the Ruler of the North in Jon's absence and she doesn't defend his name. Arya's Ninja training comes in quite handy as she grows suspicious of Littlefinger and starts following him around. Little did she know that his evil genius had her exactly where he wanted her and leads her directly to the note that Sansa wrote to Robb under duress in Season 1. Littlefinger has once again proved his genius in driving a wedge between the Stark sisters.

Sansa's letter to Robb in season 1


The brothers of the Light join up with Jon's squad and they head for the Dwight army at Eastwatch to bring back a Night Walker. Isn't this a suicide mission?
7 men against an army of immortals??? They look like the avengers only with less sense and more bravery. We look forward to episode 6, stay tuned for spoilers.

2 more episodes left! Stay woke!!



Sunday 6 August 2017

Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 4: The Spoils of War Review

Daenerys and her gang 

The shortest episode of Game of Thrones in HBO history is here and the biggest battle so far is fought and if you haven't seen it, well, Spoiler Alert!

Lord Petyr Baelish scheming his way 

Petyr Baelish is at it again with his antics trying to worm his way into Brandon Stark's heart but he meets a disconnected, emotionless individual and even Meera gets her own dose of the cold attitude of the Three eyed Raven.

Arya! Oh Arya! Our sweet Arya finally arrives home and the biggest Stark reunion yet is set!

Dany, Misande and Jon Snow

The long talked about Dragon glass stash at Dragon Stone is finally found. Jon and Danny take a walk through the cave and uncover evidence that the Children of the Forest and the First Men once fought the Dwights together and this finally convinces Danny to believe Jon's tale and she promises to defend the North if Jon buys her flowers, takes her shopping and of course BENDS THE KNEE!

Danny gets wind of Casterly Rock's capture, Olenna's death and panics as it's obvious she's losing the war. The mother of Dragons threatens to take flight with her children and melt the Red keep as she's fed up of Tyrion's clever plans.

Lady Brienne and her squire, Podrick

We get a brief glimpse of our darling Arya's sword skills as she spars with Lady Brienne. Baelish and Lady Sansa watch her and are impressed beyond words.

Vicerys turning Lannisters to ashes

Dany keeps her word and launches a surprise attack on the Lannister army that took High garden. The battle is majestic and fierce with Dothraki savages running at the Lannisters from all sides and Vicerys breathing down fire from the first whisper of "Dracaris"


Arya unsheathes her Valeyrian steel dagger

The secret weapon is finally unveiled and Vicerys takes a huge arrow to his right side and goes down. This episode is by far the most suspense filled as Jaime Lannister has a close shave with death by fire. He tries to be smart and run through Danaerys with a spear as she tends to a wounded Vicerys but her Dragon turns around in the nick of time and breathes fire on our one-handed kingslayer. But he's pushed away from the blaze by Ser Bronn.

Jaime and Bronn looking confused in the face of attack

The entire Lannister army has been decimated along with her ally, House Tully and Queen Cersi is down to one ally, Euron Greyjoy. Dany is down to at least 2 dragons, a fierce Dothraki army, an unsullied army that's stuck in Casterly Rock and a potential ally in Jon Snow.

With 3 more episodes left in the season finale, How will Queen Cersei be defeated? Will Arya deal the final blow with her new Valeyrian Steel dagger? When will the fight against the Night Walkers begin? Will Jon eventually bend the Knee? Will Viscerys survive the wound or are we down to two Dragons? More to come


Thursday 3 August 2017

Game of Thrones, Season 7, Episode 3: The Queen's Justice Review


Dany, The Foreign Invader

The Northern fool heads all the way to Dragon Stone to see the Foreign Invader. We've waited for this scene a long time and it didn't disappoint. Their conversation is filled with points and counterpoints with both making solid points to prove their case as Jon tries to persuade her to leave her fight with Cersei and fight the Night Walkers with him and Dany demands an oath of fealty from the Bastard of Winterfell.

Euron GreyJoy delivers on his promise to return with a gift and delivers Ellaria, her daughter and Yara Grejoy and Cersei makes a cryptic promise to marry him but we know that's never happening.

Cersei Lannister, Queen of the 7 Kingdoms


Cersei reaffirms her position as The Queen Mother of Evil as she carries out the perfect revenge on Ellaria for murdering Myrcella, making her watch her daughter go through a very slow and painful death that might have felt a bit "above and beyond," but this was all still within her right as a wronged, grieving mother.

Just when we thought we've had enough of the Lannister incest freak show, they decide to do the nasty and this time they aren't hiding it, confirming all the town gossip, "I am the Queen of the 7 kingdoms, I shall do as I please" she says

Lord of the North, Sansa Stark

Sansa for the first time ever is doing a good job of leading as Lord of the North in Jon's stead but all that "Lord swagger" crumbles as Bran arrives Winterfell and she tears up. We can't wait for Arya to arrive, that's if she didn't turn around after meeting Nymeria.

Sam locking arms with Ser Jorah. 

Back at the Citadel, Sam Tarly's little experiment with Ser Jorah pays off and the Knight is back to full health and should be swinging his sword in Dany's ranks soon.

Like last week's episode, "The Queen's Justice" ended with a big battle, but one of a different sort. Sure, it all didn't turn out well for Dany's forces in the end, but the entire sequence felt different. Here, as the Unsullied army stormed Casterly Rock, Tyrion's voice led us through the plan and we finally got to learn about Tyrion's time as the lowly sewer master of the Rock.

It was all still a big diversion though, and a way for Cersei, who's pretty damn good at this strategy shit, to knock out Dany's other important ally - the Tyrells. So while we were all excited to finally see Casterly Rock this week, the show magnificently tricked us by also showing us, for the first time, Highgarden, and that was the actual important war tactic. Tyrion was duped (again) and we were duped. It was a superb double-duping.

Jaime Lannister and Olenna Tyrell before her death 

The final scene of the episode, between Jaime and Olenna. It was awesome to see him show mercy to Olenna by allowing her to die painlessly but then it was also great to see her spit that charity back in his face when she told him that she was one of the masterminds behind Joffrey's agonizing death. We all knew that she was behind Joffrey's choking, but Jaime and Cersei didn't. I don't know where Jaime fell on the verdict side of things, but we all know Cersei blamed Tyrion and Sansa.

Danaerys Stormborn seems to be losing this war having lost two battles and three allies. Will she unleash her dragons? What secret weapon does Cersei have for the dragons? Will Jaime tell Cersei about Olenna's confession? Is Arya walking around in King's Landing in another face?
4 more episodes! It's a game of thrones, you lose you die.

Tuesday 1 August 2017

Chronicles of a Corps Member: Day 7

Soldier x Bloody Civilian 
What's good D?

The first day of the month and God heard our prayers and sent down then rains very early in the morning and  even the soldiers had to spend more time in bed. We heard the beagle at 5am and nothing felt more refreshing cos for the first time in 7 days, we had up to 7 hours sleep.

Had our morning parade as usual and the rest of the day had us locked in with bullshit motivational speakers and lectures about sex and condoms.
The guy once said "Never apologize for who you are"
He's obviously never been charged to court.
This week was supposed to be the fun week, cos drama and dance competitions were slated for 7:30pm.

Platoon 1 Dance Crew

I finally found my problem! Too much talent!! That right there is my problem.
So I rehearsed with the dance crew and I was on the bata drums. We were going head to head with platoon 5 for the dance category that night and had to keep changing our moves during practice cos they kept stealing our moves.

Fast forward to show time!
Update: We killed it!!!

We made such sexy rhythm with the drums, It was almost like out sticks and palms were making love with the drums. (If you've seen the  Nick Cannon movie, Drumline. You'd totally get this) and our dancers had the moves!

Met another beautiful chic, Tasha. Yes, prettier than the one in Power. Witty, Smart and friendly. Tired of typing man, all that drum beating makes my fingers ache right now.


Sunday 30 July 2017

Chronicles of a Corps Member: Day 4


Hey D!

This episode came late, for obvious reasons.
Nothing! Absolutely nothing you do at home will prepare you for 3 weeks of going to bed at 10pm and waking at 3am and I never hespererit.

The party was a giant disaster by the way, kicked off late and the soldiers still came to send us to bed at 10. Who leaves a night party at 10pm?

I once told you of the good thing about the white shirt and shorts we wear, now here's the worst thing about it. Wait for it!

It's practically impossible to hide an erection in these shorts. You either sit in one place and wait for the "young man" to cool down or you start walking funny tryna put your third leg in between you two legs. I shuffled between the two styles to save my honor.

I created something good out of the disaster, knocked down a few bottles at the bar with my goons and did some dirty dancing with the gyal dem.

Tomorrow is Sunday or "Sane day" like I call it as it's the only day we wake up when we like and do as we please until 4pm when our slave masters resume their tyranny.

I'll be catching up on episodes of my favorite series and clearing my mails. See you Monday, fam.
Ciao

Saturday 29 July 2017

Chronicles of a Corps Member: Day 3



Today is the day we can officially be referred to as National Youth Service Corps Members because it's Swearing In Day. All the drills and parade routines we practiced was for this day.
We looked good in our khaki get up! (Please zoom in on exhibit A above)

For being a nice dude on the first day, some platoon member gifted me a tin of milk, lady of course.

The FCT Minister was invited and it was a pretty big deal. We got punished for making fun of the minister's hausa accent during the "repeat after me"
You know how northerners put "kwo?" at the end of questions.

There's a line in the Youth Corp anthem that says "under the sun and in the rain"
It was just lyric to me until it started raining after the parade. Shit got real so fast, they made us sit in the downpour and then the sun came and our clothes dried on our bodies. Camp will be fun they said!

My platoon is on duty tomorrow, which means we gotta cook for the entire camp. We apologize in advance.

Say what you like about the Service Corps, but I think the aim is being achieved. The stereotypes I used to have about the Northerners, I now realize how silly they were.

Night party tomorrow, can't wait! Gotta rock the gyal dem!!

Thursday 27 July 2017

Chronicles of a Corps Member: Day 2


Hey D,
D! Can I call you that?  I feel our relationship has evolved beyond this official nonsense.

I think these soldiers are mad at us for getting an education and graduating or I'm just a weak pussy,  at least I wasn't part of the 5 people who fainted during drills today. The Red cross had a field day!

Just day 2 and I've been called more names than when my neighbour caught me with her daughter. Otondo, white fowl, Unbeliever, Elede, Babalawo, Uncircumcised and these are the nice ones.

I made a few friends. Met an Hausa boy, let's call him Otio. Otio has one of those noses that consumes half the oxygen in the room. Boy had so much scars on his back, I was curious and asked about it, he told me at home, every Friday is "Whip day" and his father beats them just in case they had done something he didn't know of during the week. He smiles a lot for someone going through so much abuse at home and I liked that about him.

My friend Josh who lives in Abuja and served in stream 1 dropped by the camp to see me. We had lunch at Mammy and he said he liked the previous post so I'll try to keep up.

Babes, babes, babes. There's a girl I call Sugar... Wait, Soldiers are here, it's Lights out. Tomorrow man. Bye

Wednesday 26 July 2017

Chronicles of a Corps Member : Day 1


Dear Diary,

First off, I wanna say God bless the soul that thought it wise to make white bump shorts the main camp clothing. White shorts have an unusual way making these girls assess look more attractive. Okay snap out of it!

I was made Platoon leader by default and I don't know if it's cos I was early or my dentition and trademark corner smile blew the female officer away. I like to think it's the latter.

Being a leader comes naturally to me, so I wore that Prada suit like the devil. Everything is so godamn expensive here, rip offs everywhere.

I had to be in charge of registering my platoon members and I have to say Hausa girls are the finest women the world is yet to see. Igbo girls are overrated tbh.
(forefinger pointing to the sky)
Insha Allah, I must give pesin pikin belle before I comot for this Abuja walahi.

Gotta sleep man, these soldiers promised to give us hell at the parade ground tomorrow. And please ignore those morons tryna start a family on a #19,800 salary

Tuesday 25 July 2017

Game of Thrones, Season 7 Episode 2: Stormborn Review



Yes! Episode Stormborn kicks off with a bang, literally.  There was some steamy sex scene and HBO finally gives us our weekly dose of succulent breasts and rounded bottoms. We'll get to that in a few lines.
QUEEN DAENARYS ACCUSING VARYS

Daenerys hatches her plan to take the Iron Throne along with Olenna Tyrell, Euralia Martell and Yara Greyjoy. She briefly accuses Varys the Eunuch of being a snake which he swiftly finesses his way out of with the fine words "I CHOSE YOU, MY QUEEN"

The Red Priestess, Melisandre who served Stannis Baratheon arrives Dragon Stone with a prophecy on her lips "It is a long night, only the prince that was promised can bring the dawn" She hints at Dana and Jon being very instrumental in bringing light to Westeros.

Dany hears of Jon's exploits in the North and invites him to come over to Dragon Stone so they could both hangout, watch some movies, talk shop and oh yeah, Bend The Knee!
MISANDE AND GREY WORM ABOUT TO GET FRISKY

You have to applaud Tyrion's battle Master plan as both strategic and genius.  As part of the battle plans, the unsullied army have to travel to Casterly Rock. An upset Misande goes to see Grey Worm and they confirm all the sexual chemistry we've seen from these two. Grey Worm pours out his heart like a child, referring to her as his weakness. Kisses her awkwardly, She gets naked and they make sweet love.

It seems our favorite fatso, Sam Tarly may have found a cure to Ser Jorah's greyscale infection. Although crude, gross, and painful, it's the only shot we've got at seeing the might of Ser Jorah in Daenerys' ranks once again.

There has never been a tougher time to be King of the North and Jon Snow is once again caught in the web making the seemingly right decision that displeases everyone, even the fiery Lady Lyanna Mormont. The decision to ride for Dragon Stone at the behest of a Lannister and bend a knee to a Tygarean in exchange for Dragon glass, Dragon fire and a large army. Ned Stark's bastard proves his exceptional leadership abilities to us once again.


LORD BAELISH WITH THAT DEVIL SMILE

Jon's sojourn to the Mother of Dragons leaves control of the North in the hands of dumbo the Oldest Stark, Sansa which to be honest is a sucker move. Lord Baelish thinks this is an opportunity to worm his way into Jon's heart and Sansa's bed but meets a choke slam and death threat from king Jon.
HERE LIETH THE FACE OF THE MAN WHO HATH NO BALLS

Euron Greyjoy returns as promised with the largest fleet of ships ever and attacks the Donnish-Greyjoy ship army destroying all their ships, killing the donnish first daughters and captures her Queen. The battle climaxes when Euron faces off with Yara, he overpowers her and holds her hostage, leaving Theon to redeem himself and save the day, but he panics in the face of carnage and jumps into the sea. Well, we didn't expect much from  a man with no balls testicles
ARYA MEETS HER DIREWOLF, NYMERIA 

Arya on her way back to the North reunites with her direwolf, Nymeria but he turns his back on her! Does this predict further doom for House Stark??


Things to look out for in the coming episodes:

  • Jon's meeting with the Mad King's Daughter 
  • Euron Greyjoy alliance with Queen Cersei 
  • Sansa ruling the North in Jon's stead
  • Some more lovemaking from Greyworm and Misande 
  • Arya's reunion with Sansa
  • Ser Jorah back to full health 



Tuesday 18 July 2017

Game Of Thrones, Season 7 Episode 1: DragonStone Review


WINTER IS HERE
The year long wait is finally over and it was totally worth it. The first episode will leave you astounded right from the first scene! So the girl who hath no name Arya Stark "became" Walder Frey and murdered all the men who had a hand in killing members of the Stark family. The North remembers!

The strategy meeting at Winterfell with all Jon's bannermen for the war against the dead blesses us with another glimpse of the fiery 10 year-old Lady Lyanna Mormont as she shuts down Lord Glover's attempt to stop girls from training for the War (If Lyanna Mormont had just one dragon, this war would be over in 2 episodes. lol)

Sansa stark who has been nothing but useless and annoying sweet and innocent since Season 1 suddenly becomes a War Strategy expert and begins to question Jon Snow's decisions in the meeting, he promptly shuts her down as it should be.

The Night king is marching to the wall with his Army of the dead and there are Giants in his ranks and you have to feel sorry for their opponents. Bran and Meera have made their way to the Ice wall and declared their identities. 

CERSEI AND JAIMES AT KING'S LANDING

Queen's Cersei is deluded as she still thinks she's "Queen of the 7 kingdoms" but Ser Jaimes Lannister is quick to remind her that they have control over just 3 kingdoms at best. King's Landing has enemies to the East, the South, the West and the North and and one potential ally, The Ironborn who wants Queen Cersei for a wife before he gives her his fleet of ships.

At the Citadel, Sam the fatso is studying with the Maesters to find a way to defeat the White Walkers and he finally reads about a Mountain of dragon glass beneath the ground at Dragon Stone. Jon needs to know about this! 

It's surprising that with all the wisdom of the Maesters, they would know that beans is a laxative and try to switch up their diet but No!  All they eat is beans...and guess whose job it is to take care of their feaces. Poor Old Sam Tarly

And Yes! Ed Sheeran made a guest appearance, even though he only got two sentences out (besides his singing) and was just sitting there like "Shape of You"at the top of the UK charts for 6 weeks. But damn! That man can sing.

Ser Sandor Clegane's association with the Brotherhood without Banners makes us see an emotional side to the Hound. They are headed to the Night's Watch to help the Wall against the White Walkers. Will these agents of the Lord of Light have a role to play in vanquishing the "Wights"?

DAENERYS STORMBORN AT DRAGONSTONE

Daenerys Stomborn's army finally arrives at Dragon Stone and her Dragons are a beautiful sight to behold! Dany has an emotional homecoming and we see her walking through the dank, deserted halls of the castle Stannis abandoned. She pulls down the Baratheon banner hanging in the throne room and then walks to the model of the Seven Kingdoms, her silence all through is deafening! until she says "Shall We Begin?"  Yes! let us begin!!

Things to look out for in the coming episodes:
  • Jon's quest to find the Dragon Glass stash at Dragonstone and a potential "clash" with Daenerys
  • Arya Stark's mission to kill the Queen
  • Queen Cersei's alliance with the Ironborn
  • Daenerys Stomborn's plan of attack on King's Landing

Monday 6 March 2017

THIS CHRISTMAS, I WAS READY!!

CHRISTMAS, The holiday that transcends race, religion, creed and sexual orientation because there is something for everyone. It was that time of the year, it was Christmas and the whole family had to come together for the big dinner. I was going to have to space shuttle to Mars, It had been a long while and I missed the weird traditions we had back home.

We come from a long, proud, Martian tradition of talking trash. Long ago, opposing Martian tribes didn’t actually fight, we just made fun of each other. When we had disagreements, we didn’t fight unlike you guys with your nuclear weapons. We always found ways to turn our pain into something positive by making fun of each other, we called it “Roasting”

But you see, at the time, I was broke, unemployed, out of school, unmarried and was a huge disappointment to my family in Mars and I was gonna be the obvious target at the dinner table. I had to do something real quick. I called my Earth friends together and we learnt some “Word-Fu”. This Christmas, I was ready for them, if anybody came for me at the dinner table. I was gonna give them fire!!
My time on Earth taught me a lot of roasting skills and my family in Mars did not see it coming. I took time studying everyone and knowing their flaws. I was gonna be giving them some serious clap back.

D-day came real quick, I space shuttled to Mars in time to make it for the Big Dinner, and it wasn’t long before the first shot came. I had barely taken my seat at the end of the table before my Aunt Maya hit me with, “I see that acne didn’t go away” I looked up and said, “I see that your husband did” Everybody went “Daaaaaaaaamn, boy that was dark”  Aunt Maya didn’t see that coming.

We all start eating, and Uncle Dave starts asking me about school, I tell him, “Yo Uncle, I dropped out last year” He smirks and says “Why boy ? Your grades fall back?” Everybody is giggling, I look at him say “Yeah they did, just like your hairline” My cousin starts coughing from laughing too hard. Aunt Maya cuts in “Boy, where your manners at?” I smile and say “Where your husband at?”

Everybody bursts into laughter, they begin to take shots at each other and I’m beginning to get comfortable. Then Uncle Jozi notices the bird tattoo I got on my left arm, He goes “Boy, you know tattoos are a life time commitment” and I’m like “Yeah, but your marriage wasn’t” He frowns and says “I see that attitude didn’t go away”

But I see your wife did

Everybody is tearing up in laughter, I was on fire and they were gonna think twice before coming at me. My eldest aunty, Gilana, walks in the room (she’s single by the way) and is happy to see me. It’s not long before she starts being nosy and asks me “Boy, you married yet?” (In my head, I’m thinking, you didn’t just go there) I smile and ask her “You found your baby daddy yet?”

Grand ma butts in quickly “What happened to that lil girly of yours?” “Just like your teeth Ma, She’s gone!”
Now, I’m visibly angry and the room is tense, so I take a beer and my headphones to go sit outside. My Aunt Maya, yells after me “I wasn’t drinking at your age” I yell back “You can’t drink when you’re 16 and pregnant” and slam the door.

I’m smiling at myself, I feel like the cock of the walk. I turn the volume of my headphones all the way up and jam to some Earth rap music. I book the next shuttle back to earth. This was definitely my best Christmas Dinner.

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