Still, some solid conversation, some humanity is needed, and we receive it from Sam, the most human of all these battle-hardened soldiers and sociopaths. Though, I suppose they’re on the eve of battle. Most of the exchanges between characters with such rich histories have felt very sparse this episode - surely these people have more to say to each other? But the real implication of the scene seems to be that the dragons aren’t going to survive if they stay in the North perhaps fire and ice aren't compatible after all?Īrya has another reunion, with her old frenemy the Hound, who acknowledges that she left him for dead with a certain admiration, while Gendry confirms his suspicions that Arya was indeed a rich girl cosplaying as a low-born. The moment seems scripted for the fans, Daenerys practically turning to the camera and winking. In preparation for the upcoming battle, Daenerys wastes little time in demanding that Jon “ride her dragon”, if you know what I mean. And her pregnancy, or lack thereof, is still a mystery - she’s still drinking wine, though Cersei doesn't exactly seem like the type to take precautions.
At least she’s having sex outside the family now, surely a step in the right direction.
But in the episode’s closing minutes, he sets out beyond the Wall with Ghost, Tormund and the remaining wildlings in a way that seems to hint he may never return.I was expecting Euron to spend the evening with the Mountain, shrieking in agony, rather than exchanging bodily fluids with the queen, but I suppose Cersei has her reasons. Bran proclaims that Tyrion will make amends for his crimes by serving as Hand of the King, Sansa insists that the North remain an independent kingdom and is subsequently crowned Queen in the North, and Arya sets out on her own to discover what is “west of Westeros.” As punishment for killing his queen, Jon Snow is sentenced to live out as his life as a brother in the Night’s Watch. Bran the Broken, as the new King of the Six Kingdoms.
Later, the nobles of Westeros convene in the Dragonpit for Tyrion’s trial and, at his suggestion, vote in Bran, a.k.a. Upon discovering his mother’s dead body, Drogon destroys the Iron Throne in a blast of fiery grief before carrying Daenerys off to an unknown final resting spot.
The series finale sees Jon kill Daenerys to prevent the Mother of Dragons-turned-Mad Queen from bringing more death and destruction to the realm. Game of Thrones ends its storied eight-season run with a controversial episode, yet it’s essential nonetheless. The season 7 finale comes to a climactic close when the Night King brings down the Wall with undead Viserion, allowing the army of the dead to march into Westeros.
Bran and Sam then use their combined knowledge to piece together the truth about Jon’s birth - i.e., that Jon is both a trueborn Targaryen and the heir to the Iron Throne - while Jon and Daenerys, unaware that they’re related, consummate their relationship onboard a ship en route to Winterfell. During a public tribunal in the Great Hall, Arya executes Thrones‘ master manipulator on Sansa’s orders. At Winterfell, it’s revealed that Arya and Sansa have been working together to bring Littlefinger to justice for his crimes against their family. This turns out to be the final straw for Jaime, who, at long last, deserts his twin sister and rides north alone. But in typical Cersei fashion, she later reveals to Jaime that she has no intention of keeping her promise. After seeing a wight with her own eyes at the Dragonpit summit in King’s Landing, Cersei declares that the Lannister army will march north to fight alongside the Starks and the Targaryens in the Great War.