Episode 5
dragon mother
Varys betrayed Long Ma, but Long Ma thought that Snow, Sansa, Tyrion, and Varys all betrayed him.
The reason is that Long's mother told Xu Nuo not to tell others about his life experience, but Xu Nuo didn't listen;
Sansa knew that telling Tyrion about Jon's life experience would shake the army, so what did she do?
Tyrion, on the other hand, told Varys without consulting the dragon mother.
It can already be seen here that Long Ma has gone into trouble. It was only Varys who betrayed her, and she thought that Snow, Sansa, and Tyrion were all guilty.
Besides, Varys betrayed her because she didn't care about the lives of the people, Varys pointed out her mistakes but she didn't listen.
At first, Long Ma told Varys that if she made a mistake, she must bring it up, but now she has become a tyrant who doesn't listen to bad advice.
Varys is also miserable. He has been with the crowd all his life. When Joffrey was in power, he was wise to protect himself. When Cersei was in power, he ran away and never fought against the king.
He didn't think Joffrey was a wise man, and he didn't expect Joffrey to listen to him, so naturally he never said anything;
He also didn't think Cersei was a wise man. He knew that there was no good fruit to follow with her, so he walked away.
He knew that blunt remonstrance would only be effective for Ming Jun, and he could save his life by pretending to be confused.
Finally, he met Long Ma. He thought that he had met a Ming Jun, so he pointed out Long Ma's mistake, but he did not expect to get into a catastrophe.
In his whole life, he saw the wind and the rudder. The only time he told the truth was to be killed.
When Long Ma set fire to kill Sam's father and brother, I still feel excusable. After all, they swear to death and refuse to be loyal to Long Ma. If they don't kill them, how will Long Ma convince the public in the future?
But now that Varys has a disagreement with her, she killed Varys. It has reached the point of "parties fighting against differences". Everyone must obey her, and no disagreement is allowed.
The foreshadowing of episode 4 came true, "The one who rides the dragon is either a lunatic or a king", and Long Ma became the former.
Long Ma promised to stop attacking once Cersei surrendered, but Cersei had surrendered and she still set fire to the Red Fort, causing wildfires under the Red Fort to run wild. She did what the Mad King wanted to do but failed to do.
Burning people and killing soldiers who have surrendered, she has become the second mad king.
Jon Snow
Long Ma said to Snow that the people of Westeros love Snow more than her, and the implication is that either Snow will give up the throne or she will do it herself.
Snow said, Long Ma will always be her queen.
I guess that Snow will not take the initiative to fight against Long Ma, but Long Ma will start with Snow, and Snow is forced to resist.
Tyrion
Tyrion tells Jaime that he wouldn't have survived as a child without Jaime's help.
The only one who didn't think of him as a monster was James, who was his only relative.
Unexpectedly, this turned out to be the last word he said to James.
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Jaime's fight against Euron was terrifying, and he once thought that James would be killed by Euron, but fortunately it was only a false alarm.
Euron said Jaime killed him, that is, another kingslayer.
My guess was that Long Ma burned the Red Castle and became the second Mad King, echoing the behavior of the Mad King, and then James killed Long Ma and became a King Killer again, creating a kind of "history is always amazing." similar" effect.
I had a hunch that "Jaime will be the kingslayer again", but I guessed that he was killing Longma or Cersei when he did the kingslayer, but I didn't expect to kill Euron.
In fact, only Euron himself considered himself a king. Others would not consider him a king at all, and killing him would not be considered a "kingslayer".
I thought that James would kill Cersei or Long Ma, and then die in battle, but he was buried alive with Cersei.
This kind of treatment is a bit pale. On the one hand, it portrays James as a scumbag, and after sleeping with Brienne, he goes to live and die with Cersei; on the other hand, both Cersei and James die. It's too common, no matter who is killed by anyone, it is far better than being killed by a building.
I just hope that Jaime and Cersei don't die, after all, this way of dying has nothing to do with the shock of Tyrion killing Tywin, Walder Frey and Bolton killing Robb.
hound
The best deal in episode 5 is the Hound and the Mountain.
Before, people thought that the Hound would kill the magic mountain in season 8, which means that the director must not shoot like this, in order to be out of the norm.
Sure enough, the Hound couldn't kill the Demon Mountain at all, and at the critical moment, the Demon Mountain even wanted to explode the Hound just like the Red Venomous Snake did.
Killed by the magic mountain, or perished together? He chose the latter. After all, since he died horizontally and vertically, he might as well pull a pad on his back.
The Hound came to the Red Keep, not to kill Cersei, nor for the Iron Throne, but to kill the Mountain with his own hands.
He almost died back then, and the reason why he survived was because there was one thing left unfinished.
It is true that he can't kill the Demon Mountain, but he can die with the Demon Mountain, and he can be considered dead without regrets.
Arya
Gendry asked Arya to marry her and be the Lady of Storm's End, but Arya refused.
Now that Cersei is dead, and Ma Long has become a tyrant, all the people on her list are dead, and it seems that she is going to kill Ma Long, and then ride around the world.
Episode 4
Although the anti-ghost is successful, there are still many potential problems.
Long Ma and Snow had a major disagreement. Long Ma's desire to control was too strong. She told Snow not to tell others about his life experience, and told him to keep Bran and Sam secret.
Snow has always been a very honest person, without any scheming, just as he wanted to let the savages enter the Great Wall regardless of objection, just as he had to go to Long Ma regardless of objection, and just as he still told Sansa and Ellie about his life experience Asia.
One side is love, the other side is family, he has no way to choose one and abandon the other.
He wanted the best of both worlds and ended up offending both sides.
He didn't listen to Long Ma's words, Long Ma must be unhappy;
Sansa learns that Snow has priority over Ma Long, and will naturally support Snow.
In the words of Varys, there is no such thing as a co-rule of Longma and Snow. Longma is too strong, and she will definitely make Snow obey, and in the end, Longma is still a dictator.
Episode 5 is about Long Ma and Snow defeating Cersei, and Episode 6 should be about the civil war between Long Ma and Snow.
Cersei said that she ruled the land, Euron ruled the sea, and their children would be the masters of both land and sea.
She was just taking advantage of Euron. Once Euron was useless, Cersei's character would definitely make him die badly.
Cersei is still cunning and cunning, letting the people enter the Red Fort. If Long Ma wants to catch Cersei, she will inevitably hurt innocent people.
This kind of practice has happened many times in history and in film and television works. Either you won't get the throne, or you will accidentally hurt the people, and you will be in a dilemma.
Long Ma eventually became the person she hated the most. Her original intention was to liberate the people, but now she can do anything to ascend the throne.
She kept saying that she wanted to liberate the world from the tyrant, but she did not know that she had become a tyrant herself.
Destiny is really magical, Long Ma is the one who cares about the throne the most, but step by step let people leave her;
Snow is the one who doesn't care about fame and fortune, but has become what people want.
Intentionally planting flowers will not bloom, inadvertently planting willows and willows for shade. The more you want to get something, the less you get.
As Varys said: The best ruler is perhaps the one who doesn't want the throne.
Now that Varys has abandoned Long Ma and turned his allegiance to Jon Snow, will Tyrion be far behind?
Hyena tells Sansa that if she had followed him, there would have been no Littlefinger, little Flay, and nothing.
Sansa said, "Without Littlefinger, Little Flay, and others, I'd be a "birdie" all my life.
Here's the cliché again: what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
It was Joffrey, Littlefinger, and Flay that made Sansa stronger, and it was precisely because Sansa was strong that she was not defeated by Joffrey, Littlefinger, and Flay.
All the right and wrong, luck and suffering, make you who you are, without any link you will not be who you are now.
Brienne didn't become a couple with Tormund, but with James, which is also the best ending, after all, it began to pave the way for their relationship as early as season 3.
Compared with Cersei, James and Brienne have a deeper relationship. They used to share weal and woe and weal and woe. Although this experience is difficult, it is also very rare. Once we overcome the difficulties together, the relationship will definitely improve a lot.
Why people say that travel is the most test of lovers, the reason is that there will be many difficulties and differences in the process of travel, which makes it easy for you to see that the other party will tolerate you everywhere, or is not suitable for you at all. The experience of James and Brienne being arrested was undoubtedly much more difficult than traveling, and their relationship naturally deepened after they overcame the difficulties together.
Between Cersei and Brienne, Jaime ultimately chose Brienne.
Made Brienne a knight, expressed her intentions to Brienne, apologized to Bran, and fulfilled her promise to resist ghosts... All wishes have been fulfilled, no worries, and finally I can go and make a break with Cersei .
Episode 3
The foreshadowing of the 7th season finally ushered in the final battle of Winterfell.
Arya is no longer the Wuxia Amon of the year, and she also shoulders the heavy responsibility of protecting her sister. Give Sansa the weapon, tell her to hide in the crypt, and go to the battlefield to fight the White Walkers.
The Night King, who was not afraid of Longyan, also died under Arya.
It wasn't Ma Long who killed the Night King, it wasn't Snow, it wasn't Theon, it was Arya.
Just as it wasn't Jon who killed Walder Frey's family, it wasn't Sansa, it was still Arya.
She used her strength to prove that she was no longer the little sister who needed the protection of others, and that she could also take the lead and be on her own.
Of course, Arya also has a bit of a protagonist aura, not sure if it's because Martin's wife likes the character the most.
The protagonist's halo is there, but she was strangled by the Night King, then switched the weapon to the other hand and assassinated the Night King. The plot is still very tense, even the first time I thought she was going to die, no. As for killing the Night King very easily.
Although Sansa didn't go to the battlefield, it was understandable.
Women have the power to be brave, but also have the power to be gentle. It doesn't mean that you have to fight the White Walkers to be strong.
Arya and Lyanna Mormont were brave, but so was Sansa, who chose to face reality and admit she was powerless.
Like Sansa said to Tyrion: If you're outside, you're going to die.
Since you know that going out is a dead end, it is better to hide in the tomb.
Bran's role is to lure the Night King into the enemy's interior, and then be caught in a single net.
The plot of Bran's line is completely different from previous speculations and leaks.
However, there are still 3 episodes in the future, so it is not ruled out that there is a possibility of reversal.
Lyanna was impressive as early as the first two seasons, both by actively championing Jon as King of the North, and by saying that she wouldn't sit by the fire and do needlework while men go to war.
Not only did she say it, she did it, and she even perished with the White Walkers.
Perhaps for her, dying on the battlefield is the best destination.
It is also regrettable that Jorah, who persuaded Ma Long and Tyrion to reconcile as early as episode 2, also asked Ma Long and Sansa to discuss what happened after defeating the White Walkers.
Everything has been explained, obviously with the determination to die.
In order to protect Long Ma, he vowed to fight until the last moment, even he himself did not know where he had the strength to continue fighting.
He didn't die until all the White Walkers were dead, seeing that Mother Dragon was safe. He completed his mission and left office with honor.
I thought at least one of the two Mormonts would survive, but I didn't expect it to be wiped out.
Sam also joined the anti-ghost army as a member of the Night's Watch, but it turned out that he was really unfit for war and could only hold everyone back.
Eddie saves Sam at the cost of his own life, knowing that Sam has a bigger role to play.
It was Sam who saw in the book that Longjing could kill the White Walkers, and he practiced it himself, and it was he who told Snow that there was a Longjing Mountain on Dragonstone Island, and that's why Snow went to Long Ma to form an alliance.
Sam and Tyrion are similar in that their strengths are the mind and the strategic level. It is like Einstein making an atomic bomb is far more valuable than going to the front to kill the enemy.
At the same time, we can also see that Sam is a very contradictory person. On the one hand, he knows that he has no talent for fighting, and on the other hand, he wants to prove himself.
People always accept the fact that no matter how hard they try, they can’t do anything, and they always want to try their best after facing the reality. This is human nature.
It was Melisandre who lit the trenches when the dragon mother couldn't see the people's orders and couldn't command the dragon to breathe fire, and when the warriors holding torches were killed one by one.
But she didn't expect the White Walkers to put out the flames with their bodies, clearing a way for the other White Walkers.
Although Melisandre couldn't resist the pace of the White Walkers, at least she could contain the White Walkers for a while and buy everyone a little time.
At the beginning, she pitted Stannis countless times, and this time she also did her little in the war to achieve self-redemption.
Theon has always been a mortal character, the point is not whether to die, but how to die.
It is more honorable to die on the way to assassinate the Night King than to be killed by a minion.
This death at least cleared his shame and grievance, and cleared his title of "stinky guy". Not to mention greatness, at least to die rather than yield.
The third episode of season 8 is similar to the sixth episode of season 7, in that everyone is saved when everyone is about to die.
It does feel a little tragic enough, but after all, no one wants these people to really die, and if it is too smooth, it will be too fake.
Therefore, this kind of result, which is about to be wiped out in the end, but survived, is undoubtedly the most compromised, not too cruel, and not too challenging.
Everyone was busy fighting the White Walkers, but Cersei was happy.
How comfortable you are now, and how miserable you will be later.
Episode 2
dragon mother
James is Long Ma's father's enemy, and Long Ma naturally doesn't want to see him.
In addition, Cersei promised to lead the troops north but did not keep her promise, and Jaime was her younger brother and lover, so Long Ma did not fully trust Jaime.
Tyrion didn't see that Cersei would break her promise, so Mother Dragon didn't give Tyrion a good look, and she even said that maybe Tyrion would join James to stab her in the back.
In addition, the dragon mother also said to Tyrion: Cersei is still sitting on the Iron Throne, if you can't help me get it back, I will ask you to be clever.
In fact, it's not entirely Tyrion's fault, after all, Long Ma didn't see that Cersei would go back on it.
She didn't see it herself, no one said anything; and Tyrion didn't see it, she criticized Tyrion, which was a bit unfair.
Fortunately, Jorah Mormont helped Tyrion speak, which made Long Ma a little more awake.
So Long Ma told Tyrion to stay in the crypt, because there are countless people who can fight, but he is the only one who is smart.
Tyrion is someone who doesn't put his thoughts on his face, he never says what he thinks.
The less he talks, the more terrifying, because you don't know what he's thinking, what conspiracy he's brewing.
Jon Snow
Snow is still so innocent. He did not wait until the end of the war to tell Long Ma about his life experience, but told Long Ma before the war, which also put Long Ma in a dilemma.
Because Jon Snow's father Rhaegar is the elder brother of Dragon Mom, Rhaegar's son has a higher inheritance right than Rhaegar's sister.
In other words, compared to Long Ma, Snow has priority in inheritance.
When Long Ma learned about Jon Snow's life experience, her first reaction was that she couldn't accept the fact, so she could only comfort herself with "there is a problem in this" and "Bran and Sam lied to him".
She had been preparing for the Iron Throne for many years, and everything was seamless. Just when the Iron Throne was within reach, she did not expect to have a nephew suddenly.
Here is an unreliable guess: If Jon Snow is killed in battle, then Long Ma will be the only legitimate heir to the Iron Throne.
In order to achieve this goal, Long Ma has the possibility of blackening.
Sansa
She didn't like Long Ma, but still said she thanked Long Ma and apologized for her previous attitude.
In fact, her point is not to say thank you or apologize, but to say some sweet words first, and then bring out the main point to be said later: after defeating the Night King and Cersei, what will happen to the North?
Knowing that you should be polite before soldiers, and know to stabilize the other party before speaking, her emotional intelligence has improved a lot.
Mother Long did not answer her, indicating that Mother Long did not allow Sansa to disloyalty to her.
It seems that if they can really beat the Night King and Cersei, there will be a fight between Sansa and Long Ma.
Arya
She asked if Gendry was a virgin, and asked him how many times he had done it, which showed that she was jealous and that she began to care about Gendry's private life.
One of them is Robert's son, and the other is Eddard Stark's daughter, and I guessed they would be a couple, but I didn't expect it to go so fast.
I thought it would be done step by step, but it turned out to be one step at a time, and proceed directly to the last step.
Bran
James finally said that "sorry" to him.
For these three words, he waited for 8 years.
Although he is no longer Bran, but a three-eyed crow, who sees through the world and doesn't care about everything, it doesn't mean that he doesn't need that apology.
It was James who pushed him down and made him break his legs. He didn't want to retaliate or take revenge. He just wanted to hear James say "sorry" to him, and that was enough.
James said: What about after (I help you fight)?
Bran: How do you know there's an after?
This sentence is very scary to think about, yes, who said they would definitely defeat the Night King?
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James had talked about how he wouldn't be so easily accepted by everyone, he killed Long Ma's father, had a fight with Sansa's father, and broke Bran's leg, basically offending everyone. all over.
But he still wants to come to Winterfell, because running away can't solve the problem, because he said he will fight for the living, and he must keep his promise.
He said to Brienne: I'm not the James I used to be.
Not only did he say it, he did it.
Jaime tells Tyrion that he too was tricked by Cersei.
In Tyrion's words, Cersei never lied to him.
He had always loved Cersei until she was who she was.
He had a love-hate relationship with Cersei, and if he survived the war, maybe he'd kill Cersei himself.
Brienne
When James and Brienne were kidnapped, James made up a lie about "Sapphire Island" to prevent Brienne from being defiled, and he had a hand cut off.
James was later released, but he recalled that Brienne was still inside, and went back to save Brienne.
Even though he only had one hand, he bravely asked Brienne to stand behind him, and let her step on his back and turn out of the arena.
So instead of defending herself, Brienne openly supports Jaime. She was willing to vouch for James and to fight alongside him.
Not only to repay James, but also because what she said was true: James was a decent man.
Not only did James not look down on Brienne because she was a woman, but he respected her and said he would join Brienne's command.
In addition to this, he also knighted Brienne.
Brienne kept saying she didn't want to be a knight.
It's not that she doesn't want to be a knight, it's just because it's stipulated that women can't be knights, and she can't help it.
Finally, James gave her the chance.
She killed Stannis to avenge her former king, defeated the Hound, protected Sansa, and fulfilled the mission Catelyn entrusted to her... Everything she did, finally got what she deserved.
tomond
The first thing he cared about when he got back to Winterfell was Brienne.
During the pre-war mobilization, he also made a fancy confession to Brienne.
By the fire, he also told Brienne that this might be their last night alive.
This five-five and three-coarse man also has moments of tenderness.
This person who "reads countless people" and once slept with the giant's wife when he was 10 years old knew for the first time that besides "sex", there is another thing called "love".
Theon
The man who once invaded Winterfell said on this day that he would fight for Winterfell.
The one who wanted to burn Bran and Rickon to death now says he wants to protect Bran.
There have been mistakes, and there have been repentances. Perhaps dying in battle is the best destination for him.
Lyanna Mormont
As early as season 6, Jon found her, hoping that the Mormont family could help him in his crusade against the Bolton family.
At that time, we can see the heroic and fearless spirit in her.
As Davos said: If they were half as brave as the young lady, the Boltons would be doomed.
In Season 6, Episode 10, she was also the one who persuaded people to allegiance to Jon, and she was also the first to take the lead in admitting that Jon was the King of the North.
In season 7, she added that she wouldn't be sewing by the fire while the men were at war.
By season 8, she still refuses to hide in the crypt and fights the enemy on the battlefield.
She proved to people that she doesn't just talk, she does what she says.
Summarize
Tywin may not have imagined that his two sons are now guarding Winterfell.
No one would have thought that those who once fought with the Stark family are now guarding it together in Stark's castle.
That's the beauty of Game of Thrones: there are no absolute good guys, and no absolute villains, just the living and the dead.
episode 1
Long Ma finally came to Winterfell, and Sansa ostensibly loyal to Long Ma, but the two fought openly and secretly, and perhaps a civil war will be staged before the death army strikes.
Sansa and Erya meet the dragon for the first time.
Compared to Jon Snow's nervousness when he first saw the dragon,
Sansa and Erya had no fear at all, but with calm and excitement, the little girl of the year finally grew into a queen.
Snow riding a dragon for the first time, and flying with the dragon mother, interpreting the Dragon Warriors.
Between protecting the throne and protecting the North, Jon chose the latter. He sacrificed the ego and took care of the overall situation, but it caused many people to lose their allegiance to him, which is really chilling.
If he didn't go to Long Ma at the beginning, and honestly be his king in the north, now people will obey his orders. But he didn't want to do it.
From undercover savage to letting savages enter the Great Wall, to forming an alliance with Long Ma, he is always willing to bear the infamy and misunderstanding for people's lives.
As Sam said a long time ago: Sometimes a man has to make a difficult decision, and even if it seems wrong to others, he knows that it is the best long-term plan.
In addition, Snow finally knew his own background, what choice should he make?
Brandon, Sam, and Snow all knew about it, and sooner or later everyone else.
If Jon Snow continues to be with Long Ma, his background will inevitably become a weapon for people to attack him.
Cersei is a true warrior who endured humiliation, worked hard, and tried to win at all costs, even using her body as a bargaining chip.
At the same time, she is also very vicious, even her own younger brother is not spared.
Bronn is also in a dilemma. If he doesn't kill James and Tyrion, he will die. If he kills them, they will be killed by Cersei. If they stand on the side of James and Tyrion, there may be a chance.
Euron was really blown away, to mention Jaime in front of Cersei.
Ned Stark, who had done this last time, was already dead, and Euron must have died horribly later.
Asha rescued Theon (though Theon didn't go with her), and now Theon has finally repaid.
The phrase "you are my queen and I am at your disposal" brought tears to my eyes.
Touched, on the one hand, Theon has smoothed out the edges and corners and is no longer self-righteous; on the other hand, Asha's years of hard work have not been in vain, and after all, everyone has recognized it.
The first time Sam meets Long Ma, he learns that Long Ma killed his father and brother.
In fact, Sam's father and younger brother are loyal to Lannister. Even if they don't die today, they will die at the hands of the Stark family one day.
Rationally speaking, but emotionally, Sam still couldn't accept it. He even went to Jon to see if Jon was on his side or Long Ma's side.
However, Snow chose the latter, or chose to fight the Night King with Long Ma.
It's true that Sam is his brother, even the only brother, but he has to think about the bigger picture, and he can't disrupt the plan to destroy the White Walkers for Sam alone.
Gendry and Erya meet again, Gendry calls each other "Miss" again, Erya also tells him not to call herself "Miss" again,
Attentive viewers will find that this is the case when they first meet.
At the beginning, Gendry had already seen that Er Ya was disguised as a man but didn't say it;
Erya also lied to the guards that the person they killed was Gendry, thus saving Gendry's life, and later asked Jaqen to help, saving Gendry's life again.
One is Ned Stark's daughter, the other is Robert's son, and the two are destined to become best friends, even beyond.
James also saw Brandon, James' eyes were very complicated, remorse, self-blame, guilt, and shame intertwined, but Brandon's heart was not disturbed, after all, he had become a three-eyed crow.
After so many years, James finally had the opportunity to say "sorry" to the little boy back then, and then let go of his old grudges and fight against the White Walkers together.
In addition, Tormund the savage returned to Winterfell, wondering whether the person who wanted to have a child with Brienne could successfully confess;
Hound and Erya meet again, facing Erya who kept him to die, he doesn't care about the past;
Varys looked at Long Ma and Snow, and the phrase "nothing will last" is meaningful...
The first episode was full of information, and the nine-year foreshadowing finally ushered in a climax.
There are too many divine dramas, and "Game of Thrones" may be the most "god".
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