Silent Currents and Undercurrents: Review of the first episode of the seventh season of "Game of Thrones"

Verlie 2021-12-29 08:01:56

"Dragons, there are darker things," Leo said. "The grey sheep closed their eyes, but the guard dog discovered the truth. The ancient power has awakened, and the shadows are about to move. The age of miracles and horrors is coming, this It is also the era of the gods and heroes."

------"A Song of Ice and Fire Volume IV: A Feast of Crows"

is expected to come back many months later than in previous years, "Game of Thrones" finally returns NS. Although from the first episode, the spoilers circulated abroad are almost 100% accurate, they are still so fascinating when they become images. Due to reasons such as funding and content, this season has been compressed to seven episodes, but from the first episode, the rhythm is very calm. All forces are taking a break. The water in Westeros has instantly become very calm, but here In the calm, an undercurrent of anxiety is surging.

Alicia

at the beginning of this episode, and that is no good side of human tissue graduate Alicia. Who is not. Stark's study results show, for the make-up of Fred Wade went out of her easy weasel family , Is simply a walking weapon of mass destruction. The Frey family, a prince in the poor riverland, was just cut and wiped out.



What makes me feel more emotional is the phrase Alia said: "The North will never be forgotten." In the original book of "A Song of Ice and Fire", Governor Mandalay of Whiteport, who pretended to take refuge in the lion's house, also said this to the onion knight Davos Seaworth. He said that he was in the "red wedding". On the son who was killed with the Stark family, "They killed him...but that doesn't mean I have forgotten it, and the North will never forget it." Soon after, the three children of Frey's family were made into human meat pies by Mandalay adults and taken to Winterfell.

In the last season, the section where Alia made Frey’s son into meatloaf and fed to him was based on this material, and wanted to make people embarrassed. Wadfrey’s short-sightedness and stigmatization led to the first tragedy on the continent of Westeros, and he also made himself pay the price of the whole family. He played "Castmay" during the "Red Wedding" massacre of Stark's side. "The Rainy Season" has now become Frey’s own commentary. The song sang "Now the sound of rain resounds through his hall, but no one hears it anymore", Twin River City has become the second Castel May, the ghastly standing castle, to everyone on this continent Tells about the tragic end brought about by violating the rights of guests.

After killing a weasel with a household register, Alia continued on the road, heading to Junlin City to kill the few remaining people in her notebook. However, on the way, she met a group of Lion soldiers who rushed from King's Landing to Twin River City to maintain order. They were sitting in a group eating rabbit meat and singing songs. Although they were not as brutal as the Lion soldiers that appeared before, but However, Alia did not take it lightly. From the details of the lens, we can see that from dismounting to sitting down, Alia has been staring at the placement of these soldiers' weapons, as if she would draw her sword to kill the group at any time.



It’s the first time since watching a show for so long that I worry about the soldiers of the Lion’s family. Because they are too literary, literature and art will inevitably be anti-war, so this is a group of very gentle and kind young men. They are not talking about where to burn and kill. Captives, but their own family and their children. Indeed, since Robert's rebellion, the Westeros continent has almost never ceased. The princes of all sides have fought for power year after year, but ordinary soldiers have to face life and death again and again. Here, Alia's eyes softened, because she hadn't been home for many years, the warm winter city that had loved her loved ones. It is very possible that the appearance of this group of soldiers changed Alia, so that she no longer went south to assassinate Cersei, but returned to Winterfell to reunite with her family. While the princes on the Westeros continent were still playing the Game of Thrones in the

Northern Territory

, the army of alien ghosts that really smashed the scene was approaching the whole world step by step. In just one minute, we saw the giant The alien ghost army, and the horrible thing is that the giants who mingled among the savages have also become a member of the alien ghost army, which is undoubtedly worse for the human beings who can hardly resist the invasion of alien ghosts. But at this moment, Brandon couldn’t stand. Stark also came to the Great Wall, which means that the surviving children of the wolf family are moving towards reunion step by step, and Bran, who possesses the power of the Green Prophet, will become Jon. A right-hand man against the army of ghosts?



In Winterfell, Sansa and Jon had a disagreement over how to deal with the perfidious Amber’s and Karstark’s, but Jon was undoubtedly the most correct one, because he was one of the few in this room. Many people who have fought with alien ghosts can eliminate their enemies, but they are undoubtedly helping the alien ghost army on the way to invade. With the overall situation as the most important thing, he must consider how to stop the death army from going south. As for Game of Thrones, he is not interested.



Jon is not interested in Game of Thrones, but there is one person who is always interested, and that is Littlefinger. The little finger who climbed from a small civil servant to the guardian seat of the valley by relying on tactics all the way will naturally not be willing to watch the wolf brothers and sisters sing "Family Carnival" there. The differences between Jon and Sansa let him see that he is in the Game of Thrones. A further opportunity. It’s a pity that Sansa is no longer the silly white sweet who could only embroider in Winterfell. Under the guidance of "teachers" such as Geoffrey, Cersei and Littlefinger, she is already familiar with the rules of the game of power, so to speak. In the entire Winterfell City, the only person who can compete with Littlefinger in power.



"Chaos is a ladder. Many people want to climb up but fail, and they never have a chance to try again. They fall and die... Only the ladder is real, and climbing is the whole life." This It is a famous saying that Little Finger once said, and he has also confirmed this sentence throughout his life. However, in the Game of Thrones, no one will be an eternal winner. The wolf brothers and sisters are now armed and intelligent, and the green prophet Bran, who is about to reunite with them, has been making chaos and using the chaotic little finger. I'm afraid I'm going to make a big mess this time.





The game of King’s Landing Thrones has been played to this day, and basically all players have been replaced by the second generation, and they are constantly growing. Cersei, who has always been cruel and brainless, seems to have grown up after experiencing the Sparrow Rebellion and the death of Toman. As the current orthodox ruler of Westeros, Cersei has to face enemies from all sides, but she is not panicked at all, because she finally learned the essence of her father Tywin, that is, "some Victory depends on swords and spears, while others depend on pen and paper and crows."



So the allies came, and Euron Greyjoy, the new king of the Iron Islands, came to King's Landing with his iron fleet. Euron here is just like some RAP singers, crazy and arrogant, completely different from the gothic rock fan in the original work, he will marry Cersei as soon as he comes up, and also mocks James' severed hand. But this also contrasts the fact that Cersei is not what it used to be, because if in the past, I am afraid that Cersei would have let Yulin Tiewei drag this second item out, but now, Cersei wearing the crown is more calm and calm. Calmly and calmly talked to Euron about the conditions, it seems that she has become more and more aware of the Game of Thrones.



hound



The hunting dog, who abandoned evil and followed good, followed the Lightning King and his group on the road to the north, and his mood was constantly changing. From his burial of the dead, he deliberately saw that the hound had slowly defeated his own demons and became more and more like a "real" knight. And I think the biggest change for the Hound is that he not only overcomes his fear of fire, but also sees a vision from the fire. In the fire, he saw an army of strange ghosts approaching the Great Wall, which means that the Hound is very likely to be The person chosen by the Lord of Light will become a true warrior in the forthcoming fierce battle.

Sam

Hound saw from the fire the Great Wall of Extremis, which was about to be attacked by strange ghosts, but the doctors in the learning city naively believed that the Great Wall of Extremis could stop the army of strange ghosts, and people could spend this cold winter as before. Therefore, He was unwilling to disclose any knowledge about strange ghosts to Sam, nor did he allow Sam to contact him.

We have heard a saying since we were young. The successful experience of good students lies in not "let me learn" but "I want to learn". How can our "killer" Mr. Sam be comfortable with carrying books, putting meals, and flushing the toilet? How about doing rough work without touching the mysterious and seductive knowledge? So Sam has another skill, which is stealing, no, the matter of scholars should be called stealing.



Sam, who had been reading all night, finally found an important clue from the ancient books, that is, there are a large number of dragon crystals on Dragon Stone Island, and dragon crystals are the key weapon to defeat the ghosts. When Sam said with excitement, "This is very important, Jon needs to know this news", I almost thought he was going to pick up his phone and send WeChat, but on the continent of Westeros, the speed of the raven is equivalent to Wechat. Jon, who is concerned about the country and the people, will definitely rush to Longshi Island as soon as he learns the news, but now on Longshi Island, there is already a new owner.

In this episode, Sam also encounters Qiao La Mormon who is infected with grayscale disease in the Xuecheng. According to Sam's ability to "peek through the books", he will definitely find a cure for grayscale in the vast sea of ​​books in the Xuecheng. It seems that the crew still doesn't have the heart to let Sir Big Bear take the lunch.

After Longshi Island wandered

on the sea for "more than a year", Daenerys' army finally came to Longshi Island, the first stop of the expedition to Westeros. Dragon Stone Island not only has strategic significance for Daenerys, but also has another special significance, that is, this is the place where she was born and the place where she escaped from this continent.



Now she is back, not just a few people when she left, but a huge army. In the war room on Dragonstone Island, you face the sand table of Westeros and gently said to Tyrion, "Shall we start?" This sentence seemed relaxed, but powerful. Because of this sentence, a storm of blood and fire will be triggered in Westeros, and the Queen's era is about to come.

View more about Dragonstone reviews

Extended Reading

Dragonstone quotes

  • Euron Greyjoy: In my experience, the surest way to a woman's heart is with a gift. A priceless gift. I won't return to King's Landing until I have that for you.

  • Sansa Stark: They respect you, they really do, but you have to...

    [Jon laughs]

    Sansa Stark: Why are you laughing?

    Jon Snow: What did father use to say? Everything before the word 'but' is horseshit.