If you’re The Hound, cutting off heads and genitals with an axe (this is another scene everyone’s going to be talking about), then you’re good because you’re getting revenge on the thugs who killed your friend. Bio. Whether it's Daenerys' Hitler-lite crusade, the Starks' belief that the North belongs to them or Cersei's refusal to relinquish control, they all, for better or worse, know exactly where they stand. Game Of Thrones muses on honour, duty, love and home while spilling its cast's blood. Her whole defence against the High Sparrow has been predicated on her access to Qyburn’s Monster, AKA FrankenMountain, and her plan to have a trial by combat. 6.8 No One. Une des plus populaire des théories pour cet épisode 8 de la saison 6 veut que la Gamine abandonnée et Arya sont en quelque sorte la même personne en raison de la magie de La Maison Noir et Blanc des Sans-visage. A red sun pierced by a gold spear, on an orange field. ... Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! For more on the series finale, here's why that A Song … Game of Thrones season 8 episode 6 review: Misjudged and hammy finale lacking emotional resolution The final ever outing failed to deliver that crucial coup de grace of making you feel … Read Ron’s review of the previous episode, The Broken Man, here. There were complaints about violence against women; now women are firmly in charge and the ones doing the violence rather than being on the receiving end of Ramsay Bolton. His 'redemption arc' is becoming more of a squiggle It seems only fitting that I review Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 6 as I started with Game of Thrones Season 1 Episode … The crowned black stag of Baratheon enclosed within the fiery red heart of the Lord of Light. This Game of Thrones series finale review contains spoilers for GoT S8, Ep 6, "The Iron Throne." Game of Thrones: Season 6 Episode 8 Preview . This review contains spoilers. There are going to be three scenes in this episode that everyone will be talking about. (“I choose violence.” is a delicious line from the pen of Benioff and Weiss, and it’s knocked out of the park by Lena Headey). I find his love for Cersei a little hard to get on board with at times, given how objectively abhorrent she is, but it's interesting to see a character being so unpredictable from season to season. prophecy that Cersei will be killed by one of her brothers, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Still, at least she has finally escaped her stagnant Braavos storyline, and can return to the Stark cause. One of them is the resolution of Arya Stark’s adventure in Braavos. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Follow. And read the nine questions we’re pondering from No One, here. Everyone in Westeros has the capacity for evil; even noble Brienne fought dirty to best The Hound. Mark Mylod has another great fight scene to his credit; the chase between Arya and Waif was Terminator 2 levels of awesomeness, and it made sure to check every chase cliché on the list while still being surprisingly brutal (just listen to the landings Arya has and try not to wince). The episode’s most exciting moment is the clash between Arya and the Waif, who has been tormenting her for months and has now been sent to kill her. There were complaints about Theon’s torture; Arya’s similar breaking and rebuild at the hands of the Faceless Men ends up being triumphant, rather than depressing (though to be fair, Arya didn’t lose any important body parts). He showed stone cold malice when dealing with Edmure but then a softness when allowing Brienne to escape. Thus far in the show his character arc has gone from 'massive jerk', to 'still a massive jerk but admirable in how he withstands imprisonment' to 'maybe he's starting to redeem himself'. Except Jaime Lannister, who was given a considerable amount of screen time this week in order to establish a little more complexity in his character. Yes, they have fought in the past, and they’re possibly still going to fight since Brienne serves the Starks and Jaime is a Lannister, but throughout the episode, their scenes are wonderful in their interplay. … A silver trout on a red and blue background. Even the stalled Daenerys plot in Essos seems to finally be paying off, if only because she’s got her long-promised Dothraki horde. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Written by showrunners Benioff and Weiss, the episode saw an improvement in dialogue, which has been a little clunky in places this season, and again prospered by not trying to deal with every single sub-plot in the same episode. While the two are on opposite sides of the Riverrun debate, Bronn is willing to teach Pod all the things he won’t learn from someone like Brienne, who is one of the most honourable knights in the kingdom despite not being Ser Brienne. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Alyssa Rosenberg. A white falcon and crescent moon on a blue field. Unlike Reek, we’ve seen enough of Arya’s training to know what she went through, but not so much that it became a snuff film. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Follow. This was quite welcome and is all probably down to the fact that next week is set to be an absolute bloodbath. This third strand had waned a little in season 6 as he returned to Cersei's side, but showed glimpses of returning in episode 8 as he was reunited with Brienne, about the only character who can appeal to his sense of guilt and honour. What is hype may never die. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Everyone seems to realise this except for perhaps Cersei Lannister. Unfortunately for her, as usual, she tips her hand and gives away her secret killing machine, and all it took was one ripped-off head in front of cousin Lancel to let the High Sparrow know that a trial by combat against an unstoppable killing machine is a bad idea, and since the Sparrow has King Tommen’s ear, well… Cersei once again chose short-term satisfaction over long-term success. She knows how to be a Water Dancer, and she was good at chasing cats, and she’s now able to combine that skill with the dirty fighting skills taught to her by the Waif and Jaquen during her time training as a Faceless Man. A black mockingbird on a yellow field; Petyr Baelish's self-fashioned sigil. A forked purple lightning bolt on a black starry sky. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. There have been lots of dropped characters, and it seems like they’re all coming back this season for various reasons. Spoiler warning: this article is for people who have watched the Game of Thrones finale. Game of Thrones is full of characters who are very sure of themselves. The Hound, for example, has made a complete turn around thanks to the good work of Septon Swearengen. Gamd of Thrones episode 8 review: The inner turmoil of Jaime Lannister. Follow Us. It’s a lesson that she’s learned well; it’s also a lesson for Pod to learn from Bronn.