Game Of Thrones Episode 2 S8
Beyond-the-Wall
Daenerys gets bad news from her boyfriend. Arya has slap-up news for Gendry. Jaime and Brienne respect each other so damn hard. Tyrion drinks and isn't sure he knows much of anything anymore. And in that location'southward so much more than in a unique Game of Thrones episode which devoted its whole hour to exploring the calm-before-the-storm on the eve of the great battle to determine the fate of Westeros.
Tonight there were no deaths, no fights, no dragons (but, yay, the return of Ghost). Titled "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms," the episode took reward of having so main characters in the same identify at the same time to really focus on giving each some quality screen time, demonstrating how the characters have grown and the myriad of ways they chronicle to each other before a devastating battle that we expect volition merits at least some (if not all) of their lives. GoT's action scenes and intense dramatics get so much worthy attention simply the Emmy-winning serial has ever executed its quieter moments equally well; on GoT, two people chatting in room can be every bit powerful equally any swordfight, so this episode past writer Bryan Cogman is an unexpected care for in a vi-epsiode final season that many would presume would just fly past ("a dearest letter to the characters" every bit Cogman describes it). And if you criticized season 7 for its fast pacing and say this episode is "too deadening" then you're just an impossible-to-please person.
Swell Hall: Jaime is brought earlier a tribunal to decide his fate. He was supposed to bring a Lannister ground forces to the party but instead showed upwards empty-handed (and so to speak). Pretty much everybody in the room hates him, many for different reasons, and his reputation is absolutely largely his ain error.
Bran probably has the most personal reason to despise Jaime, but his current programming doesn't allow for these things you humans call emotions and he doesn't fifty-fifty mention the whole pushing-him-out-the-window thing from the pilot, though Bran does drop a "things we do for honey" quote (similar: Just and then you know, Jaime, the Due north does indeed remember what you did). Dany too has a strong case as Jaime killed her Mad King father whom he was sworn to protect (not without a good reason, only nevertheless: When you're a Targaryen queen you don't really just permit prisoners off the hook for such things). Dany stares at Jaime, her confront twitching, and you tin can just feel her thoughts bubbling upwardly from her ancestral retentiveness: Burn them all, burn them all!
The scene explores The Crimes of Jaime and — in a reversal from Tyrion's season 4 trial — there's a final graphic symbol witness who arrives to save him. Brienne finally enters the show and recaps Game of Thrones season iii for the room (she probably skips over all the tedious Bran traveling scenes). Sansa and Dany seem like they're on the verge of being in agreement on at least something, bonding over killing Jaime, but Sansa is swayed past Brienne's testimony. Jon votes to spare him as well. The Kingslayer is saved and you can be certain Dany can't wait to claim the Iron Throne and ditch this whole democratic voting silliness. Nosotros're very happy Jaime's going live. But if things had gone some other manner that also would take been totally justifiable from, equally Obi-Wan said, "a sure point of view."
Afterward, Dany wants to talk to Jon and he's like, Sorry Dany I would honey to conversation merely I gotta do something in that other room that'southward totally not incest.
Daenerys is perturbed. Sansa voted against her. Jon voted confronting her. And Tyrion tin can't seem to do anything correct since season half dozen. "You're either a traitor or a fool," Dany tells Tyrion and threatens to find a new Hand of the Queen. We know the human being is doing the best he can, but he has been rather hapless in his advice to Dany (with the exception of pushing dorsum on her well-nigh vindictive impulses — Tyrion'due south been spot-on when information technology comes to that, but an advisor who will say "hey maybe don't burn people live?" can't be besides difficult to find).
Tyrion and Jaime: Tyrion is kicking himself. Jaime assures him that Crimson is pregnant for real, something many fans have been skeptical about. Merely because Cersei's got a hot pie in the oven doesn't mean she's go a different person; she would have never helped Daenerys merely for the expert of the realm. Cersei as well lives on the coast, later on all, she has some selfish last resort escape options if the Dark King wins. "She'south always been good at using the truth to tell lies," is one specially good Jaime line, and then in that location's a great Tyrion retort: "She never fooled yous. You ever knew exactly what she was and you loved her anyway."
Missandei and Greyness Worm: Missandei says howdy to some northern children and the kids abruptly leave. There was much speculation after last week'due south premiere near a shot of Northerners glaring at this duo, with some wondering if the North was racist. From what I've gathered, the intended subtext is that well-nigh people in the N accept never seen a person of color earlier, and since Missandei and Grey Worm are foreigners from across the body of water in an invading Targaryen queen'due south army, they're regarded with skepticism and suspicion. So it's not exactly about race, but also kinda about race equally the 2 are fifty-fifty more than alien-seeming to the N than the rest of Team Targaryen.
"When Daenerys takes her throne, there will be no place for usa here," Grey Worm tells her. Missandei and Grayness Worm brand a plan to leave and go live at the beach after Dany takes the Iron Throne (which sounds similar the all-time post-war plan yet).
Sansa and Dany: Last week Jon suggested to Dany that she just needed to get to know Sansa. Well, here she is, totally making a solid endeavour.
Sansa sits straight-backed, practically looking down her nose at Dany.
While Dany is trying to apply a niggling softness, a little amuse and flattery, find some common footing — hey, we're both stiff women in leadership roles being paid lxxx cents on the dollar, permit'due south be besties and smash the patriarchy.
Sansa cracks a little: "I should have thanked y'all the moment you arrived," she admits, which is truthful. Dany even takes Sansa'due south hand. They're belongings hands! This is so weird. Could it all work out just fine?
So Sansa simply has to ask: "What about the North?" Which is a valid concern. The North fought hard for their independence and want to go along it. Just, you lot know, perchance Sansa should focus on winning the war against the Army of the Dead first, take coulple tea and lemmoncake dates with Dany, and so bring that up?
Dany apace slides her hand back. Tin can't believe I actually tried to hold her hand! It's like Sansa is literally playing with burn here.
They're interrupted by the render of Theon Greyjoy.
Ah, thinks Dany, one of my loyal allies has returned to my service!
And Theon goes direct into Sansa's arms and says he wants to fight for her. Slap-up. Juuuuust swell. However very smartly constructed, using the obgligatory render of a graphic symbol to sow more division between them.
Strategy meeting: Could this exist the last Standing Around a Map scene on Game of Thrones? If then, it'due south a doozy. Bran reveals the Night Male monarch wants to strength Westeros into an "countless night." "That's what decease is, isn't it?" asks Sam. "Forgetting. Being forgotten."
Since the Night King's marking is on Bran and he'due south being tracked, the plan is for Bran to get to the Godswood and to try and lure the Night King there where he will so be attacked in some unspecified style. Dragonfire is mentioned just information technology'due south also not articulate if dragonfire works on him. Theon volunteers to guard Bran. You'd think somebody would say, Um, maybe somebody else? Any other volunteers? Simply Theon seems sincere enough. Davos will pb the men in the front end of the castle holding off the dead for equally long as he tin can. The castle front end has a long trench with wood spikes to hold a line and broken pieces of dragonglass atop the ramparts like a zombie invasion version of a walled English language garden set up to keep out hooligans.
Certain characters less skilled at fighting — such equally Tyrion, Samwell, and Gilly — will exist downward in the crypt with the children. We're repeatedly told the crypt is "the safest place." You know, the place storing all the corpses when the Army of the Dead is attacking? That program seems airtight. This is one of those Tyrion ideas, isn't information technology?
At the end of the strategy meeting, Dany again tries to talk to Jon merely he'due south all: Deplorable, I aunt talk right now. Can't! Tin't talk correct now!
Jaime/Brienne: Jaime asks Brienne "for the honor" of serving under her command in the boxing. Nosotros've seen Jaime evolve in all sorts of ways throughout the serial. Just is this the first time nosotros've e'er seen the human being apprehensive himself before some other person? His arrogance has been a defining trait for and so long. And being a leader in a fight is probably a situation that Jaime would feel nigh confident about. Brienne is so shocked she doesn't even know what to say.
Later gathered around the burn, Brienne is telling Tormund (who arrived too along with Beric and Dolorous Edd) that women tin can't be knights. Tormund is all "I'd knight you 10 times over" which makes knighting audio like something that's not actually knighting. Jaime points out that any knight tin make a knight and "I'll prove it." He unsheathes his sword. And suddenly the whole moment turns and we realize: This isn't casual chat. This is now a anniversary. "Do you lot desire to be a knight or non?" Jaime asks.
Brienne kneels and Jaime knights Brienne, giving her the position and recognition that she's sought all her life. It'due south an incredible scene, a rare moment of pure joy on this prove. So much of the drama and emotion plays out on Brienne'due south confront as she gradually processes what'southward going on. I'm not crying, you're crying! EW actually asked Brienne extra Gwendoline Christie which scene she's almost proud of throughout the entire serial and she said it was this one ("I remember the knighting scene," Christie replied. "I thought about it so much and what it means to me conceptually. It's then emotional for the character to get something she wants and to exist best-selling.")
The episode's title is "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" and it actually refers to both Jaime and Brienne. 1 is a man privileged to accept the position of a knight his entire adult life still never lived up to its ideals. The other was disadvantaged and struggling for recognition her whole life even so always living up to the lofty position's standards. At present in this episode, they're both becoming the person they've ever wanted to exist. (The title as well could be a bit of a play on words, equally many GoT titles are, because if y'all squint it could read like "A Nighttime in the Seven Kingdoms," which is what this play-similar episode set entirely during the eve of battle feels like — quick, somebody mountain this as an off-Broadway play).
Courtyard: Davos and Gilly (a proper noun my autocorrect keeps changing to "Giddy") are tending to refugees streaming into Winterfell. The kids are beingness systematically separated from their parents and detained in cages (just kidding, as if fifty-fifty Westeros would be that cruel).
They come across a daughter who has one-half her faced burned off. Davos and Gilly are reminded of Shireen (Stannis Baratheon'south innocent young girl who was burned live in a failed attempt to use magic to plow the tide of a war). Shireen taught both Davos and Gilly to read, however neither of them knows that. As the episode's author Bryan Cogman points out ameliorate than I tin in our interview for this episode, what's really absurd about this scene is that Shireen's name is never spoken aloud, the viewer is thinking about her, and Gilly and Davos are thinking about her, all the same neither of the characters is enlightened of the impact she had on the other.
Arya-Hound: After their tense meeting last week, Arya only chummily goes and joins her sometime traveling companion for a drinkable. The Hound, of class, is drinking solo. During a recent GoT rewatch, their scenes together traveling the Westeros wasteland were some of my favorites in the serial then it's keen to get a footling more than of them. Arya wonders why The Hound is here fighting for a cause since causes aren't his thing, and he replies: "I fought for you." Just one of many of the rather heartwarming moments in this hour.
Gendy and Arya: Gendry has made that weapon Arya designed. It's a staff similar the 1 she used to railroad train with in Braavos, fighting the Waif, only with a wight-killing dragonglass spike on top. She starts asking Gendry some awkward questions, like how many girls he'southward slept with. He tells her 3, which seems to exist an acceptable number. He also casually drops that he's sort-of royalty too, you know. For somebody who'due south not trying to flirt Gendry keeps saying all the right things.
"We're probably going to die soon," Arya says. "I want to know what information technology's similar before information technology happens."
Gendry is pretty shocked, unable to believe that Arya Stark, of all people, wants his, uh, hammer.
They kiss and Arya gets undressed. Gendry sees all her scars and is a bit stunned. Clearly, this is not the same daughter he met all those years ago.
Some thoughts: Arya has e'er been focused on survival and training and revenge. She's never been remotely interested in sex. Simply then again, she'southward never had the space to permit those thoughts to form along with some other person for those thoughts to class around. She'due south hither. Gendry'due south hither. She likes him well enough. He'southward older — merely not that much older. Arya wants to experience this whole sexual activity thing before she might die. Since her training in flavor 1, Arya's internal mantra has been "Not Today." Well, tomorrow might be Today. And so what do you do the dark earlier Today?
And honestly, while everybody else in Winterfell is spending their final nighttime drinking and singing and giving out swords and promotions and discussing their dead parents, Arya has the best thought hither.
All the same, as viewers, this is admittedly a little strange for united states because nosotros've known Arya since she was 11. Should we look away? On Twitter I noticed some taking criminal offence at this scene, suggesting that Arya fooling around with Gendry somehow diminishes her. Only do we want all our stiff female characters to be like sexless Marvel superheroes who only express their strength through fighting? There are other ways to show strength — like being totally vulnerable with another person.
And too, as one wise reader pointed out commenting on our Maisie Williams interview: Arya has committed all sorts of brutally tearing acts over the years, and nosotros've cheered that on, simply Arya enjoying romantic intimacy and being shown slightly undressed, that's objectionable?
Another thought: This could too be seen, in a style, as another season ane callback: Male monarch Robert'due south wish in the pilot was for Stark and Baratheon to join their houses via a marriage between Sansa and Joffrey. Now here's Arya and Robert's son Gendry getting together.
The camera cuts away as they get closer and we don't encounter any more than. But if Gendry's rowing and running prowess is any indication, Arya probably had a practiced time.
Podrick'southward Song: The fireplace scene is 1 of those group scenes that GoT writers always say is just brutally difficult to do, especially when it'southward merely characters chatting and there'due south no plot mechanics to motility forward. We get this oddball collection of Tyrion, Jaime, Brienne, Podrick, Davos and Tormund just hanging out having a drink considering why not?
They're about to break information technology up and Tyrion wants everybody to stay together a bit longer. Tyrion is speaking for all of us hither. Can't we have more? Does Game of Thrones have to end? And more than specifically: Does this have to be the last episode of all these characters together? Because we know this massive battle isn't going to happen without killing some of them, right? Many somebodies? All the bodies?
Tyrion suggests a song and Pod casually whips out another i of his hidden talents and breaks into a rendition of "Jenny of Oldstones," a song referenced in George R.R. Martin's books but with mostly original lyrics here. The vocal'south origins involve a Targaryen prince and forbidden love and giving up a crown and a war that resulted from their honey and so, yeah, this is pretty on indicate.
In an alternate universe somewhere, at that place'due south a CBS version of Game of Thrones where Podrick reveals a different surprising new skill each week.
The Crypts: Finally Jon is going to tell Dany his big secret and she finds him down in the crypt. Viewers everywhere turn off any remaining lights in their Tv room in order to see Jon and Dany'southward facial expressions. At this signal, I want anybody else who learns Jon's secret to too get brought into the crypts to be told, like it's some rite of initiation into his parentage guild.
They're standing by Lyanna Stark's statue and Daenerys notes that she always heard the Prince Rhaegar was kind but that he kidnapped and raped Lyanna. Jon is like: Well, about that, I have good news and bad news…
Jon explains to Dany that the prince and Lyanna were married and strongly declares "my proper noun is Aegon Targaryen" and that he's actually her nephew. And then all this time they've been sleeping together they're actually related and that—
While Dany's reaction is basically: Iron Throne? Iron Throne! Iron f—king Throne?!
There's a lot of stiff emotions playing out on both characters' faces here. Clearly, these two are going to need some serious time to discuss all the ramifications of this devastating—
"HHHUUUUAAAAAAA" (or any sound a horn makes).
And that's our fourth dimension!
The Army of the Expressionless is at the gates. It's the final season guys, gotta get the action moving over again. Just great chore, Jon Snow, dumping that mess into your girlfriend's head right before she has to fight the Night King, really set her upward for victory. Is that your idea of a pep talk? "You're sleeping with your nephew who has a improve claim to the i and only thing you've wanted your whole life — at present go out there and impale a million zombies!"
Similar Tyrion told Jon in the flavour 7 finale: "Accept y'all ever considered learning how to lie every now and and then, only a fleck?"
Not even lie, in this instance. Couldn't Jon even concord off a bit longer on telling the truth?
Of course not. Jon may not have Ned Stark's name, but he has Ned Stark'southward total inability to withhold devastating information even information technology means preventing a potential disaster. I wouldn't blame Dany if instead of fighting the battle she hopped on Drogon and flew downwards south to visit Cersei in King's Landing where they could get some brunch, drink mimosas, and complain about their air-quote/center roll "noble" Westrosi men.
So this motility isn't very strategic of Jon, merely it sure is strategic from a Game of Thrones entertainment standpoint — because that was a neat ending and now we're on the edge of our seats for what's to come.
And with the preview for next week, it's now public that the massive battle episode yous've heard so much well-nigh takes place in episode 3 and not, as near fans assumed, in episode v or 6. Which must make you wonder: If the big battle is in episode 3 … and so what happens in the final three episodes? That'southward an fantabulous question. None of the photos or trailer footage yous've seen from HBO has been from the black-boxed back half of the last season of Game of Thrones.
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