![]() ![]() “They say every time a Targaryen is born, the gods toss a coin and the world holds its breath,” Varys tells Jon early in “The Bells.” It’s a sentiment that Cersei mentioned way back in season 2 it’s apparently a Westerosi saying. The only saving graces of that fight came from the Hound: both in his mercy in trying to spare Arya Stark from heading on the same path of destructive revenge he was on and in finally embracing what he feared most to take one of Westeros’ most brutal men out of the picture. With King’s Landing burning in the backdrop, it seemed kind of silly to have these two large men fight each other like they were in a bad action movie for much of the fight (which seemed to get more screentime than Jaime and Cersei’s final moments), it played out that way. Qyburn died at the hands of his own creation.Īnd then there’s Cleganebowl, the overhyped fight between the Mountain and the Hound. Euron Greyjoy, who started the show killing a ruler and taking a job from a more qualified candidate, died with the belief that he accomplished more than he actually did. Harry Strickland, the leader of the Golden Company, turned out to be entirely inconsequential and was taken out with little thought by Grey Worm. And Jaime wouldn’t have died in King’s Landing if he weren’t first freed by Tyrion in the first place. ![]() Cersei, who’s had very little to do this season, goes out not with the kind of roar she’s excelled at for eight seasons even as we’ve cursed her actions, but with a whimper. Sure, Jaime may have gotten his wish to die in the arms of the woman he loved as he and Cersei were crushed by rubble, but for him to get there, it involved Jaime-who destroyed his reputation for killing the Mad King to save the Seven Kingdoms-telling Cersei that he never really cared for the people of King’s Landing and that it was always them and their unborn child. ![]() Nor was Cersei and Jaime Lannister ’s end. Sure, he knew what was coming, but it wasn’t particularly satisfying. He’s then sold out by Tyrion and sentenced to die by dragonfire. Having learned of Jon Snow’s parentage, he starts to make moves to put Jon on the Iron Throne despite Jon not wanting it. Varys has consistently been one of the best players of the game, but by the time he met his bitter end, one promised to him last season, his power had long since diminished. We finally saw some major players fall in “The Bells,” but the execution of those ends will surely leave fans torn. Sure, a lot of characters died, but as for the who, critics wanted to see main characters, or even more important characters, die than Theon Greyjoy and Ser Jorah Mormont. One of the biggest complaints out of “ The Long Night ” was how few characters of consequence actually died in it. And even among the unscathed, you see some characters start to question the depths of their own loyalty. A girl who’s become so accustomed to war has finally had enough of it. If you wanted to see Dany burn King’s Landing to the ground, seeing all of those bodies burn might leave you feeling otherwise. We got all of that, thanks in large part to Miguel Sapochnik’s masterful direction, in painstaking detail. Some of the characters who met their ends have been with us from the beginning. For now, we’ll mostly have to keep speculating, but much of what we’re left with will surely leave us feeling uneasy. But the wrath and ruin that Daenerys Targaryen brought to King’s Landing after her victory against Cersei Lannister took that to another level, bringing fire and blood not only to her enemies, but to thousands of the people that she swore to save in an episode that shocked, stunned, and ultimately left viewers feeling cold.Īs we reach the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones, we’re left to wonder just how much of what we’re seeing-whether it’s in the actions, the deeds, misdeeds, the end results, and the revealing of characters’ fates-will end up in George R.R. We’ve seen it time and again on the Blackwater Bay, at Castle Black, at Hardhome and beyond the Wall, at sea, on a field of fire, and in Winterfell with two entirely different backdrops. Game of Thrones is no stranger to the horrors of war or what it brings to everyone caught in the line of fire. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the most recent Game of Thrones episode, “The Bells.” ![]()
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