In the first episode of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones", there is a rare scene where the whole episode is full of literary dramas and no martial arts. In the second episode, we found that this episode is also a pure literary drama, but please cherish it, because it may It's the last long play of the whole play.
Although this episode is purely literary, the elements of humor and banter are minimized. Facing the upcoming battle for survival, everyone is worried, they meet, they say goodbye, they are enjoying the last time as living people, because Everything is about to change.
The episode begins with an interrogation. Jaime, who came to Winterfell alone, is obviously unable to escape a strict scrutiny, but the interrogation process is very short and simple, because everyone understands that Jaime is what Cersei called " Army", more strictly speaking, Jaime has left Cersei's influence.
It is worth noting that here is enough to see a brotherly love detail. We all remember that when Jaime and Tully and their son were attacked by Daenerys, Tyrion stood on the hill in the distance and watched his brother rush to the dragon without fear of death. Shouting "run, fool"; now, in the halls of Winterfell, facing his brother's death again, Tyrion can finally stand up and stand up for his brother, even if he wants to. In the face of Daenerys' anger, he must seize this opportunity. James has always protected him everywhere. Now, he has to shield his brother from the wind and the rain. After seeing Daenerys nodding, Tyrion exhaled heavily, because he didn't know whether Daenerys, who had directly burned Tully and his son to death, would treat his brothers again. Start.
I think Daenerys's kindness this time is mainly because of Sansa and Brienne's face. Daenerys is an outsider after all. At this time, James is already a disabled person with little ability, and he has The city lord of Winterfell came forward to bail, she had no need or way to give orders according to her own will like in the past. But this also made Daenerys's dissatisfaction with Tyrion erupted. She thought that Tyrion's belief that Cersei would participate in the human-ghost war was either bad or stupid, and she stood up at this time regardless. To defend my brother, it is obvious that I have a different idea with myself.
And in the dialogue after the meeting, we can see that Daenerys' goal is always the Iron Throne, and she came to the North to fight the White Walkers for political power and love reasons, and if Cersei sends troops at this time Coming to the war will greatly consume Cersei's military strength and facilitate Daenerys' defeat of Cersei after the war. But her own Prime Minister's misjudgment of Cersei made Daenerys suspicious, and she began to wonder if Tyrion was capable, could join her, and do his best to eventually seize the Iron Throne.
This also worries Tyrion. Daenerys is a charismatic and political monarch, but her sometimes suspicious and cold-heartedness is also worrying whether she will become another version of "crazy". King", after all, Daenerys has the blood of the Mad King flowing in her veins.
Next was "time for ironing". Arya came to the forging room to watch Gendry build a dragon crystal weapon. By the way, he performed a set of flying knife stunts for him. The old man was startled, after all, whoever had three knives suddenly flying from the wood behind him would be scared to pee. After throwing the throwing knife, Arya said big brother, don't you think I'm good? Gendry looked at Arya's back and smiled, thinking, this girl is so powerful! I like! !
To be honest, this plot is actually not necessary. It can only be explained that it is a "emotional drama" that paved the way for the plot that happened between the two of them. It's just that this emotional drama is too straight.
Beneath the heart tree, James finally mustered up the courage to face Bran, who was pushed down the building by him, and repented for the sins he had committed in the past. But Bran didn't mean to blame James. After all, without James' push, it would be impossible to achieve Bran today, but judging from all the scenes Bran had seen before, it was inevitable, so James pushed His going downstairs was only a part of fate. At this time, Bran's words also hinted to us that James will die in this battle. And this hint will appear many times in the future.
As for the next meeting of brothers, in my opinion, it does not have much connotation, and the main function is to lead to the meeting between James and Brienne. There is one more detail here that makes me a little happy, and that is Podrick, who is training the rookies on the sidelines.
In the previous seasons, Podrick has always appeared in a slightly joyful image. He has a dull expression and a honest person. He can't do anything except the amazing work on his crotch. He was also released in the last season. Renee played like grandson in training. But here, we can see that Podrick has grown a mature beard, and his swordsmanship has been greatly improved. He can already train others, and he can't help but give people a sense of "the child has grown up".
The following "Jaime Conversation" is full of heaviness. In the past, when the two of them talked, James would always make fun of Brienne, but now, all the "non-serious" characteristics of James have been removed, and he is like An old knight's demeanor and conversation were cautious, but this made Brienne feel a strong sense of discomfort. The next words made Brienne even more shocked. James said that his martial arts were not as good as before, and he hoped to play in front of Brienne's army, which surprised Brienne, because the golden lion in front of him had been attacked even before. Caught also looked like he would never bow his head, but now he took the initiative to lower his body and prayed that Brienne would bring him to participate in this war. The lion turned into a puppy, which made Brienne unacceptable for a while.
And here, it can also be seen as another hint that James will die, because he himself admits that his martial arts have deteriorated greatly, but he still insists on joining the front-line troops against the White Walkers, for the honor of knights is of course one aspect. , but in my opinion, James at this time has been discouraged by everything, he just wants to die in the great war like a righteous knight.
In front of the fireplace, Daenerys is lost in thought, apparently feeling cheated by Tyrion in this matter to Cersei, whether Tyrion is "bad" or "stupid," at this time Daenerys must be thinking "clothes are not as good as new, people are not as old as old".
As the so-called "whatever you want", at this moment, Jorah Mormont broke in, and we can see that at the moment of turning around, Daenerys's face was full of smiles. After Jorah entered the door, he unabashedly expressed his jealousy that Tyrion could become the hand of the king, but he also frankly admitted to Daenerys that for assisting the queen to rule, in addition to Tyrion doesn't have the right person anymore. Afterwards, Jorah suggested to Daenerys that it was time to have a good talk with Sansa.
This is a very realistic suggestion. After entering Winterfell, Daenerys, the nominal ruler, and Sansa, the actual ruler, have never had a sincere exchange. This is a very dangerous thing. To give an inappropriate example, the relationship between the two of them is like Chiang Kai-shek and Zhang Xueliang before the Xi'an Incident. If the communication is poor, a mutiny is very likely, although Daenerys has an army in hand. , but at this time, she is in the hinterland of the North, and the army's sustenance and food must be supplied by the forces of the North. Even if Daenerys wants to save face, she must put down her body and have a good chat with Sansa when she thinks of this.
Daenerys opened the conversation with Tyrion first, then Jon. These two men had accompanied them both, and it was these two men who linked the relationship between these two strong women. After that, Daenerys reassured Sansa again, saying that you can rest assured that you are my elder. Sister-in-law, we are a family, and our family has no two words.
Sansa was very moved after hearing this, and immediately said "two words". As a woman politician who has lived through the storm, Sansa is now a very pragmatic person, and she asks a question that Daenerys can't avoid but can't answer: What happens after the war is won?
This question can be said to hit the nail on the head. You Daenerys is still thinking about the Iron Throne. Now it is only out of love and interest to join us in the fight against the White Walkers, but if all goes well, you sit on the Iron Throne and we What about the Starks and the North? Back then, the North was forced to surrender to the Targaryens under the threat of dragons. Now we have recaptured the North ourselves. Now we are united only because of Jon. If she died, what would Daenerys do with the North? At that time, will the two families repeat history once again, and decide the status of the two sides through a tragic war?
Daenerys was at a loss for words, and she took Sansa's hand warmly just now and retracted it. Indeed, this is a difficult question for people to answer. At this embarrassing moment, a person appeared to resolve the embarrassment, and that was Theon.
Sansa and Daenerys were surprised to see Theon, because neither of them thought Theon would be alive to appear in front of them again. For Daenerys, Theon's appearance is just the return of a loyal minister and a good general, but for Sansa, Theon's appearance is another family member.
Let's recall that although Theon has always appeared in Winterfell as an adopted son, he is also a "brother" who grew up with Sansa. Although there has never been any direct emotional expression between the two, this kind of almost The bond equivalent to family love exists, just as Sansa said "family love is complicated". At this time, Theon said that he would fight for Winterfell and fight for Sansa, which is tantamount to extending a warm and affectionate hand to Sansa who was out of desperation, so Sansa hugged tightly. live him.
For Theon, this was also the time for him to wash away his shame. He once said to Robb that he would always be loyal to the North, but he betrayed Robb, and he himself accepted the punishment of fate. After the ordeal, he understood many things, and this time he had to fight for loyalty, which also indicated that Theon would not survive this war.
Next, is the scene where Davos puts out the meal. In this scene, there is a little girl with a scar on her face. Although this little girl appears bluntly and deliberately, the purpose is to make the audience fall into memory killing, but I still like it. Recruited.
We can see that at the moment of turning around, Davos was in a trance. At that moment, we, like him, thought this little girl was little princess Celine. This strong little girl in front of you makes people unable to think of the little girl who used to be the closest to Davos, but she has long been swallowed up by fire in the ice and snow in the north, and now she sees Celine again in a trance, right? Are you telling us that Ser Davos will also perish in this northern blizzard?
But this memory killing was soon interrupted by the return of "Deyun Society" Ask them if they bought the barefoot chasing car plug-in in the game "PUBG", but these are not the point, after all, there is not much time left for Westeros.
The return of "Deyun Club" also brought information that the White Walkers were about to arrive at Winterfell, so the horn sounded, and all members of Winterfell entered a state of battle.
In the conference room, the generals from all walks of life were all gathered to conduct the final battle deduction in front of the sand table, but Jon soon discovered a problem, that is, the thief was captured first, and where is the king of the White Walkers at this time?
"Of course he came to me," Bran, the god of big data, said at this time, yes, you know that the night king is not a fool to catch the thief first, and he will definitely come to Bran, the terminal server, at that time. What's more, the Night King also installed a positioning device on Bran. Hearing this, Sam also said something with emotion. The simple translation is that Bran is no longer alone at this time. He is the last library, the last database, and the last encyclopedia of mankind. Now, the civilization of human beings on Westeros has come to an end.
So Theon was the first to come out and say to protect Bran, we all remember that he once pushed Bran out of bed and told him that he had taken Winterfell, and now Theon told Bran that he would defend him to the death , The atonement spirit on Theon once again flashed light, and it also indicated that he would die without a doubt.
In the end, the meeting decided that a small group of elites should ambush around the Heart Tree to protect Bran and take down the Night King, and the rest of the army would face the Legion of Death outside the city. Does this tactic feel familiar? That's right, in "Avengers 3", the heroes of the Avengers did this. As for the result, everyone knows, so we can only pray that the heroes of Winterfell will end up better than the Avengers. Alliance is better.
After the meeting, everyone knew that their end was coming, and no one seemed to think they would survive the war. Tyrion took a chair and sat next to Bran. It was a long night, why don't you tell your story.
Next is another farewell scene. Grey Worm and Missandei, the young couple who fell in love in the revolution, made an appointment that when the war is won, they will leave together to see the sea and have a good life. But just like the killers in all the movies, as long as I finish this order, I will wash my hands and then I will have an accident, the promise made by Grey Worm and Missandei is undoubtedly a big flag. what.
The camera came to the top of the wall of Winterfell again, and a magical scene appeared. Bai Ling, who had been offline for a long time, suddenly appeared and stood there honestly, not moving except for his head, as if the screenwriter was telling us " Don't you just want to see Bai Ling? Just give it that and let you see enough"
Of course, the "Three Brothers in Black" on the wall is quite embarrassing. Back then, the three of them were still ignorant teenagers who swore their allegiance to the Night's Watch together under the heart tree. Now one of the three is the former commander-in-chief. One is the current commander-in-chief, and the other has become a learned man. Time has really changed so many things.
"The last one alive, remember to burn the other two," the somber Eddie used to end the wall talk, but it wasn't the first time he'd said it, in the eighth of season four. In the episode, he also said the same thing, but at that time there were also their good brothers Glenn and Piper.
On the wall, the "Three Brothers in Black" were reminiscing about the past, and the "Alliance of Adversaries" in the house also had a good conversation. James and Tyrion brothers, "Beauty" Brienne and Podrick's master and servant, "Onion Knight" Davos, Savage Tormund, these people can be said to have been hostile to the Stark family However, now they are gathered in the Stark family's castle to fight for this city. Fate really likes to make fun of people.
Here, Tormund told a story of "Giant's Milk". After telling the story, he took a big gulp, making his crush Brienne and others disgusting to death. This tells us a truth, don't Do what you think is MAN in front of people you like and potential rivals because it makes everyone uncomfortable.
After the embarrassment, a few people chatted again, and Tormund brought out the theme of this episode "Knights of the Seven Kingdoms". Brienne, who has been demanding herself with the knight's creed all her life, was pointed out and still not a real knight. The regret, and James immediately stood up and exercised the right to grant Brienne the knighthood in the name of a knight.
"Get up, Brienne of Tarth, knight of the Seven Kingdoms", James who said this was full of pride and pride, and this moment also made me burst into tears, because I was not only for cloth Renee was moved by the fact that she finally got the knighthood, and she thought of the scene in the book when James was named a knight. James, who wanted to live as a knight like the "Dawn Excalibur", ended up in a mess. Throughout his life, he now believes that Brienne will become another "Dawn Excalibur", and at this moment, James also seems to see Arthur Dayne, who was proud to give him the knighthood.
In my opinion, this is also another hint of James' mortal death, his mission has been completed, the instrumental role of this character has ended, and there is only a glorious sacrifice left.
As for the meeting between Arya, the Hound and the Lightning King on the other side of the wall, there is no reason.
Next, it's time to talk about bed scenes. Although Aaliyah is already an adult, in my mind she will always be that quirky little devil, so when I saw Aaliyah's sex scene, the uncontrollable outbreak of the old father's plot in my heart was unacceptable for a while, and This scene was so sudden and hard, as if Arya didn't leave the show, it would be a waste of time.
But Arya has a saying that provides a slightly more plausible explanation for the scene, which is that she wants to know what sex feels like before she dies. We all know that after the training of the Faceless, Aaliyah has long since become a killer with no emotions, but at this time she wants to feel the love of a man and a woman, which shows that Aaliyah is really afraid, she Afraid that she really can't escape the hand of death, so at this time, she should cherish the last time.
In the end, Podrick sang a tragic ballad, "Jenny of Wasteland," in which everyone was making their final preparations for death, as in "The Lord of the Rings: The King" The same song that Pippin sang before the battle of Minas Tirith in "The Return" puts an epic tragic veil on the show, and when the song ends, Jon finally confesses to Daenerys. , he is actually the last remaining male of the Targaryen family. Just when Daenerys was still in shock, the army of the White Walkers had already arrived at Winterfell, and the battle of life and death was about to begin.
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