Add to the list of stupidities: That scene with Bronn was completely pointless.
You're going to promise him a castle and kingdom because he's got a crossbow on you, but you're not going to send the guards after him immediately after he leaves the room?
And why would they be compelled to keep a promise given under threat of death?
I think it's all about Moments now. They had several seasons of well plotted out intrigue but now they are coasting into their Crowd Pleasing Payoff Moments. Brienne being knighted. Arya killing the Night King. Brienne and Jaime having sex. Presumably Dany going Dracarys on King's Landing. Cleganebowl.
Apparently when GRRM went over the story arc with D&D originally they had three Holy Shit plot twists. One was Shireen getting burned (which doesn't seem as HSQ as the Red Wedding, but maybe whatever), the second was Hodor's story, and the third twist has yet to be deployed. So I do expect we'll get at least one twist in the last couple episodes.
From Reddit:
So Jaime knighted her, bedded her and left her the next day?
A one Knight stand.
and the third twist has yet to be deployed
Do we know for a fact that it's yet to be deployed, or could it have been something like Arya killing the Night King?
Also, I've just been catching up and spotted this:
I have now achieved maximum nerd.
Remember when Jon B. went to theremin camp? You have now reached that level.
Hey!
I highly recommend the New Yorker's recapper. She's Cleo on TWoP-levels of funny.
I'm pretty sure Cleo never wrote for TWoP. She did those hilarious OMGWTF POLAR BEAR recaps on LiveJournal.
Do we know for a fact that it's yet to be deployed, or could it have been something like Arya killing the Night King?
I was wondering the same thing, Jon.
A one Knight stand.
Ha! I needed that laugh, Hec. Thanks for sharing.
In addition to the other valid complaints about poor story decisions, I have one!
Tyrion appealed to Cersei's maternal instincts to save her unborn child; shouldn't have Crazyface Scenerygnawer Greyjoy gone
"BUH? How did you know she's pregnant!!!"
? Because she only just told Crazyface that she's pregnant, right?
or could it have been something like Arya killing the Night King?
Nope, because there is no Night King in the books. That was a D&D invention and they decided to have Arya have the killshot three years ago.
Tyrion appealed to Cersei's maternal instincts to save her unborn child; shouldn't have Crazyface Scenerygnawer Greyjoy gone "BUH? How did you know she's pregnant!!!" ? Because she only just told Crazyface that she's pregnant, right?
The point there is that Tyrion was informing Knockoff Jack Sparrow that he wasn't really the babydaddy. Sowing discord and whatnot.
I'm pretty sure Cleo never wrote for TWoP. She did those hilarious OMGWTF POLAR BEAR recaps on LiveJournal.
I am corrected!
Aside from the fact that Dany and her fleet did not spot an enemy armada on a clear day when they had air surveillance, can I just note how ridiculous it is that Euron hit a dragon's undulating neck three times from 300 feet away when they clearly could have never practiced on a moving target before? So noted.
I'm ready to stipulate that anything involving Show!Euron is bad and wrong.
Mostly I thought this episode was fine. I don't judge Brienne for crying that what she thought was a chance for happiness turned out to be a lie. I'm not surprised Jaime is still a conflicted murderous rapist when it comes to Cersei, no matter how woobied. I'm glad Arya and hound are together so she can do the mercy kill after Cleganebowl injures him fatally; I think that will end her arc and I'm okay with that. Sansa was extra spiteful this episode which I DID find annoying, they can't figure out what to do with her. Tyrion told Varys because Tyrion secretly agrees with him, I think; it was maybe a mistake but Tyrion's confidence has always outstripped his actual success, just like Jon. He really, REALLY doesn't want Innocents to die, and I think he will find a way to stop it. The dragon dying is a good thing - stakes need to be up and dragons being vulnerable matters for that, and he was injured and surprised, so I'm okay with him being hittable.
Wasn't the cleanest or best ep by any means but it was better than Dorne and I'm intrigued by some of the setup.
