The best episode of the season and maybe the show's best episode yet. As I'm writing this, I'm getting emotionally exhausted thinking about what happened. I haven't fully processed my thoughts yet. I feel like I was gut punched in a way only Game of Thrones could do. I had a feeling something bad was about to happen, but not at this level.
They're all dead. Two of the major players of the series, Catelyn and Robb, dead. Talisa and her unborn child, dead. Talisa repeatedly getting stabbed in the stomach was horrific in a way most horror movies never even come close too. For me, that was the most brutal killing I've seen in a tv show or movie in a long time. Catelyn slitting the the throat of Frey's wife and then screaming as she spews blood from her own throat getting cut, is something that'll be etched into my memory for probably as long as tv show goes on.
And everything seemed to be going so well. Poor Arya was about to reunite with her family only to have them die when she was literally at their doorstep. That sense of fear she talked about with to the Hound was confirmed. Good foreshadowing by the showrunners. There were even moments of joy and comedy at the wedding ceremony. Turns out the Frey girl to be married is actually pretty, you could see Edmure's face lighten up. Things were going too right...
So some other stuff happened this episode right? Pretty significant things actually, but are ultimately overshadowed by that ending. Jon Snow kills some of the wildlings and rides off on a horse, leaving Ygritte behind looking like she had a broken heart. Bran and his group get surrounded by wildlings, then goes full Jedi and helps Jon win his battle. Jorah, Daario and Grey Worm sack and win a city for Daenerys.
Overall, a masterful episode of TV I will never forget. I'm still in shock.
Observations:
-“A man can’t make love to property”, you could almost see Daenerys swoon.
“Someday, I’m going to put a sword through your eye and out the back of your skull”, badass Arya line of the day.
- Speaking of Arya, I'm kind of glad the Hound knocked her out. She's going to be in a dark place now.
- Hodor is afraid of lightning, it appears. Hodor, Hodor, Hodor.
- Grey Worm fights with efficiency and badassery.
- The Lannisters have won.
- I usually watch episodes twice before I write my review. I couldn't bring myself to watch this again so soon...
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