Damn, I love Olenna Tyrell. She's the Betty White of the GoT universe. Old. Sassy. Inappropriate. Gives precisely zero fudges.
So...
1. Solo -- you nailed it! Deathbed promise!!!
2. What's next for Queen Cersei "Guy Fawkes" Lannister?
what, can Varys bend time and space to get from one place to another? Fantastic episode, though very predictable. And boy, those northern lords are a fickle lot.
Damn, I love Olenna Tyrell. She's the Betty White of the GoT universe. Old. Sassy. Inappropriate. Gives precisely zero fudges.
That was a heck of a finale. The Sept didn't surprise me, although Margaery buying it did. (Shouldn't have, but did.)
Tommen surprised me, though kind of understandable.
Walder Frey's fate was well earned, but I also liked Jaime's putting him down, dropping the mic and walking off.
Loved the scene in Dorne, loved Lady Mormont shaming the Northern lords.
Fine, fine episode.
Again, much of it just feels...perfunctory. Like checking a box off of a list. I hope next season is a bit better paced in this regard. I don't need massive action every step of the way, but I can't help but be amazed at how one season with the purple wedding in the MIDDLE of it, and Watchers on the Wall at the end of it, was so much more satisfying than this season where HOLY CRAP a ton of important stuff happened!
So, as much as I lament how drawn out Martin makes his plotlines, I can't help but think that he's also going to have them wrap up in a much more satisfying fashion than just "Then this happened, and that happened, and bim bam boom, there's yer ending."
what, can Varys bend time and space to get from one place to another?
Neither. According to this wiki page, Alysane Mormont is the neice of Jeor Mormont (the late Lord Commander), and first cousin to the soon-to-be-late Jorah.Speaking of the Lady Mormont, I forgot, whose daughter is she? Is she an oopsie of the Bear's or is she Ser Jorah's daughter?
Speaking of the Lady Mormont, I forgot, whose daughter is she? Is she an oopsie of the Bear's or is she Ser Jorah's daughter?
I think this is kind of the unique voice/style of GRRM's world. I don't always like it, but it certainly keeps me on my toes as it sort of defies traditional western storytelling. There was a line in the books (as reported by my wife; I've only seen the show) about people really just being "meat," and in the end that's how many of the characters are treated. The drama is what happens between point A (birth) and B (death), and there's no promise of duration for that drama or of B containing any inherent drama of its own. That pattern arrived early on, when Ned lost his head. Rob Stark's murder. Stannis' death. Renley's. They all cut the thread of a promised narrative unexpectedly, and unsatisfyingly in a direct way. Sometimes these deaths reflect on those who survive them - Stannis' death meant something to Brienne; Jamie returned home to discover the aftermath of the massacre he'd once broken a sacred oath to prevent - this time around, committed by the only person he loves in the world. It's like we can't have expectations for any thread. When one we've been following is snipped, we need to look around to see where its color is reflected and continues in that way. This is certainly unusual and defies my deeply-ingrained expectations. While it wasn't perfect by a long shot, overall this is the first season I've enjoyed in a while.
Although I did enjoy this finale, I do agree with Solo overall, they really wasted far too much of this season with setup and waited until the final 2 episodes of this season to wrap things up finally. I understand and appreciate setting things up but there comes a point where you have to start resolving things, otherwise it tends to get rushed because you've spent so much time setting things up that you've run short on time to resolve things properly so you end up rushing the conclusion. I can't help to wonder though, how much of this, this season, was a result of book 6 not being out yet, I wonder if the writers were really dragging their feet this time in hopes that book 6 would be out in time before the end of the season to use at least some of it.
As for this episode itself, despite its hurried and rushed plot lines it was still very satisfying. I loved Arya's part in it, very satisfying to see another SoB character buy it and at the hands of one of our heroes to. Then there's the Lady Mormont, that kid does a very good job in the role and if she were real person, I'd follow her into battle even though she's only an 8 year old girl, she's got more guts and balls than many of other lords in the North.
Speaking of the Lady Mormont, I forgot, whose daughter is she? Is she an oopsie of the Bear's or is she Ser Jorah's daughter?
..Her line is ended, unless the Tyrells have a distant "Cousin Matthew" who can take over the house. Or a ******* lying around who could be legitimized.