Cersei and Dany taking each other out would be a rather poetic end. Would be a nice callback to E1 with the Direwolf and Stag who fought each other to the death only this time with Lion/Dragon.
My scattered thoughts: - I thought for sure Tyrion was going to die when he walked up to the wall to talk to Cersei directly, my heart was pounding that entire time. I thought Missandei was going to die last week so I wasn't really surprised that she died now, still super sad though - Dany is going to be fully unhinged next week I think. Not only is she getting jealous/wary of Jon, she now just lost Rhaegal and Missandei right in a row - I'm so glad it seems like Tormund is gonna live. He's one of my favorite characters but I really hope that was his final apperance - Definitely still think Jaime kills Cersei - I knew Varys was gonna become important in the second half of the season - My theory for the rest of the show (spoilers just in case) They succeed in killing Cersei next episode and put Dany on the throne. In episode 6, Dany, fully power hungry now, makes some kind of move to try (or maybe even succeed?) to silence/kill Sansa, expecting Jon to be onboard, but he's not and kills her, making him the reluctant holder of the throne. Maybe he destroys the throne? I really loved this episode btw
I do feel sympathy for Dany when I think about the overall situation she’s in. -Jorah, Missandei, and Grey Worm were her closest allies/friends in the world and in two eps she’s lost two of them, plus Grey Worm isn’t really a “friend” anyway. -Tyrion and Varys are the only others who actually knew what she was like in Meereen but she’ll clearly never fully trust them (rightfully so). -Jon is the only other person who actually gives a shit about her but he’s a moron who’s stuck between her and his family and also her potential usurper even if he doesn’t want it. -Literally nothing political has gone well for her since coming to Westeros. She’s lost most allies, two dragons, and most of her army, and doesn’t have shit to show for it. If I were in the same spot I’d definitely feel extremely paranoid of everyone around me, and also a combination of vengeful/apathetic. Like at this point she definitely cares way more about personal vengeance than taking the throne
I forgot to say that Bronn really was a dick this episode. I somewhat felt like he was just trying to convince himself he hated both of them so that he could do it guilt free. But also he’s always been a selfish dick haha. Lord Bronn Blackwater of Highgarden tho. Also, I feel like next episode should be called “The Dragon and the Lion”, right?
It's a bummer we only got a one liner of yara taking back the iron islands. Wonder if we will get anything related to her reaction regarding theon.
How did Bronn just waltz in to winterfell with a crossbow and fin Jamie and Tyrion? I know the ineptitude of the winterfell gate guards has been shown but come on.
I dont think it would be too hard for bronn to talk his way around that - he has been an ally to jaime and tyrion for the entirety of the show thus far.
But yet he couldn’t be like “hey they are going to ambush you at Dragonstone” or “you’re a good man, Rhaegal”
Having the Starbucks in the shot is inexcusable, but it’s not something that I’m going to get hung up on or probably ever think about again unless it’s brought up.
lol....Not the first time they've had the coffee cup incident. Jaime is holding a coffee cup during Joffrey and Margery's wedding ceremony IIRC
Yeah I never would have noticed it, because even during a rewatch I'd be studying Dany's face more than anything else.
That cup being there is hilarious, but there's stupid little shit and bloopers in every series, so it's not a big deal to me. The more I think about this episode the more I like it. I'm not interested in getting tangled up in stuff like with the ballista or them being able to sneak up and shoot them when they're not looking or other logistical nitpicks like that. I'm sure pretty much every show could be nitpicked to death if you hold them to that kind of standard, so it's easy for me to ignore here. I'll go back to the Brienne/Jaime sex scene and that still is the only thing I dislike about it and the more I think about it the more it annoys me. It makes me think of Mad Men (spoilers in case people here hasn't watched that whole series) in that I always viewed their relationship more like a Don/Peggy relationship: extremely close peers who are equally talented and admire each other and how LAME it would've been if one night they got wasted and hooked up at the office. How uninteresting and typical would that have been? Ugh[/spoilers] Otherwise, I think it was a great episode and was on par with episode 2, or maybe even slightly ahead of it due to the last 5-10 minutes or so.
Its just super indicative of laziness/carelessness. I have been massively disappointed with the writing the last few seasons but shit like this makes me wonder if everyone else who works on the show is putting in their best efforts.