this was maybe already discussed: did Gendry refer to himself as Rivers last night? wouldn't his surname be Waters? (I guess they haven't established all the bastard surnames so this is just being nitpicky, but whatever)
I saw some discussion about this and it seems like Gendry’s name is kind of murky, but Rivers wouldn’t be it under any of the possible options to take.
It would have made more sense for him to make a comment about not even having a name at all before this and now suddenly having not only that but a title. Even if that title was given by someone with absolutely no power to do so.
Oh, yeah, I didn't catch that, but you're right. Gendry is sort of an odd case, because he wasn't born in the Stormlands, where the Baratheons rule. He's born to Robert presumably in King's Landing, which would make him a Waters based on geography. If going by where the Baratheon's ancestral home would be, the Stormlands, he'd be a Storm. Rivers is the name for the Riverlands (aka, Riverrun/House Tully and Frey), so him being Gendry Rivers makes literally zero sense. He wasn't recognized as a bastard until Stannis and Mel told him of his father, so prior to that he wouldn't have one of the bastard surnames at all
It seems like a moment meant to shout out the book readers but they whiffed it. Lol. Nothing wrong with simplifying naming rules of course, but him just having no idea what he would be called seems much more in character. Too bad all the amazing people who could teach him to read and write are dead now. Except wait..... maybe Gendry will be the child Davos runs off with and he will get to pass on what he learned. I have to go cry now.
remember folks, this upcoming episode airs on Mother's Day. i wonder if one or two certain mothers say goodbye.
Thoughts! - Jon’s speech was very moving - Tormund going away with that super young looking girl was a little uncomfortable.. - We cut away from Bran telling Arya and Sansa wth!! - I don’t like Bronn now, I will not weep for him if he dies. Jamie was right, a cutthroat like him doesn’t deserve highgarden - not gonna lie though not knowing what’s gonna happen made the Bronn scene a lot more intense. I literally jumped when Bronn fired a warning shot at Jamie. - Arya gonna also kill Cersei? I don’t see that happening at all, I don’t see Arya surviving..or the Hound. But whatever happens with them as long as they’re together it’ll be good! - Jon’s distant non goodbye to Ghost sucked. But honestly I felt like Sam also deserved a slightly more heartfelt goodbye. Like Jon turned away from them a bit too fast but maybe that’s just the editing idk. - it does seem like Jon is not coming back from KL. Sansa talking about how stark men don’t do well in the south felt like alarms going off. I can definitely see the next episode mirroring The mad king burning the starks/“burn them all!”/Jamie’s knife in the back - What the f Rhagal got hit with an bolt out of nowhere OMG NOOO - They really really should have been more prepared for Euron, but the sequence following Tyrion was pretty cool - I’m wondering if Yara is gonna come back into play this season, she’d be the best person to take out Euron - Hoping Bran has something else up his sleeve this season.. - For a second I was freaking out the episode would end with Cersei killing Tyrion.. - Poor Missandei :( - Cersei is truly a monster next episode is gonna be vicious
also, is it too early for us to discuss what we think the final scene will be? will it take place in current time or do a "one year / five year / ten years later" thing? will be it be vague as hell? will there be anything after the credits? any bets / feelings?
lastly, i don't think Dany snaps. they played that up all episode but i wonder if that's a swerve and she comes out with a smart, logical plan that is seen as smart and logical and everyone's like, "whoa, no Mad Queen" or whatever and people embrace her as Queen and her and Sansa split the realm (or at least the north or something).