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!!



2 comments:

  1. A real spoiler! But a great write up, enjoyed reading every word. Stay woke!

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