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!