Has Westeros ever been a happier place?
The first three episodes focused on Ice.
Tonight we saw the return of Fire.
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Even Cersei is joining forces with Lady Olenna.
you’re able to bet Dolorous is wishing the mutineers killed him instead.
We start to realize:This might actually happen.
Unless Jon is leaving via some backdoor we don’t even know about.
They enter the courtyard, and Sansa locks eyes with Jon.
They just stare at each other.
It’s a beautiful moment.
You didn’t think I’d just bringyouback, did you?").
They embrace; Twitter explodes.
Then we get a scene with the two catching up.
They’re actually smiling, Jon Snow and Sansa Stark.
Reunions, smiles, apologies, hugs…What show is this?
!We want this scene to be longer.
It’s so cathartic.
And then, just like that, the fun is over.
These siblings have totally different priorities.
Their journeys have led them to each other, yet on a collision course.
“I want you to help me, but I’ll do it myself if I have to.”
Outside, Davos selects this moment to ask Melisandre:Heeeey, so whatever happened to Shireen, anyway?
The Red Woman tries to duck it.
Either Brienne is a lot taller than I realized or Melisandre is a lot shorter.
Brienne accuses Melisandre of birthing that shadow baby to kill Renly, which she’s still annoyed about.
Then Brienne brags to both of them that she personally killed Stannis.
Clearly this is a conversation that’s To Be Continued on all fronts.
NEXT:The Great Southern Conspiracy
Runestone: You know…Runestone?
It’s right by the Bay of Crabs!
(Now youreallydon’t believe me, do you?)
Anyway, this is where Lord Robin is being cared for by his bannerman Yohn Royce within the Vale.
Littlefinger returns, and shows he hasn’t lost his edge.
Littlefinger convinces the young lord to rally his forces to help protect Sansa.
At least he’s keeping Robin abreast of the situation.
Littlefinger is so devious that any scene with him requires a lot of explanation, even the short ones.
King’s Landing: Margaery in her cell, miserable.
The High Sparrow decides to bless her with his origin story.
Ser Loras is in terrible shape.
“Just make it stop, just,” he begs.
This is playing into the High Sparrow’s hands, but who can fault her for making this choice?
Her situation is impossible.
In the Red Keep, Tommen chats with his mom about his wife’s imprisonment.
“You don’t like Margaery, do you?”
Tommen slowly asks, and viewers everywhere facepalm.
This is very useful intel.
So they form a Great Southern Conspiracy to defeat the High Sparrow.
Here’s the plan: The Tyrell army will swoop into King’s Landing to take control.
Kevanwho controls the City Watchwill order his troops to stand down and let this army take control.
The Tyrell forces wipe out the Faith Militant.
And all this comes to a happy conclusion before Ser Pounce tells Tommen what’s going on outside.
As plans go, it’s brilliant, flawless, and I’m sure nothing will possibly go wrong.
We haven’t had much Tyrion this season, but this sequence gives star Peter Dinklage some scene-chewing interactions.
Missandei and Grey Worm very reluctantly back him up on this.
Bold prediction: Dany is not going to be happy about all of this when she gets back.
Winterfell: Ramsay has Osha cleaned up and brought to his chamber.
In retrospect, we can only assume he had her bathed just to mess with her expectations.
She eyes Ramsay’s knife, and we know she’s in trouble.
Somebody might eventually kill Ramsay, but it sure ain’t gonna be Osha.
She makes her move, but Ramsay is ready, and he kills her.
You know, I’m starting to get the impression that Ramsay is a really bad guy.
Castle Black: Dinnertime with the reunited siblings.
We learn the food is bad and also that the beer is bad.
TheThroneswriters are incredible at storytelling structure and dialogue, but they can’t hold a candle to George R.R.
Martin when it comes to describing food.
During mealtime, Tormund is trying to show off his manly meat-eating skills to Brienne.
He doesn’t really seem like her punch in, though.
(Actually, I’m not sure who is Brienne’s jot down.
I wish Melisandre and Ser Davos were at this dinner too so the awkwardness could be complete.
A Bolton messenger arrives with a scroll for Jon Snow.
Guess this message was too important to trust a bird with it.
The letter is brutal.
Ramsay asks for Jon to return Sansa, or he’s going to kill everybody.
Their problem: Ramsay has 5,000 troops.
Jon can muster 2,000 wildlings.
Book-reading fans complained the letter wasn’t in the show.
As is often the case withThrones, the show’s delays are not the show’s denials.
Just when Jon Snow thought he was out, they pull him back in.
NEXT:Naked and Unafraid
Vaes Dothrak: Daario and Ser Jorah survey the situation from a hilltop.
That’s like throwing a snowball at a White Walker.
They grab Dany while she’s on a bathroom break.
Instead of making a break for it, Dany has a better idea.
As she puts it: “You’re not going to serveyou’re going to die.”
They all die a horrible death, except Dany, who just stands there and smiles.
As one commenter on Twitter put it, this is her Carrie-at-the-prom moment.
That Dany is definitely fireproof might rankle some book-reading fans.
But in George R.R.
There’s a couple things I love about this sequence.
Many assumed Drogon would swoop to her rescue, but Dany solving this herself is so much more satisfying.
Also this makes me wonder: Is being fireproof why Dany never gets tan?
This isn’t a joking question.
Even the Dothraki noted how pale she is.
She’s always fair-skinned despite spending so much time wandering the desert.
Perhaps her Targaryen fireproofing is like being coated in SPF 700,000.
Hope the girl still gets enough vitamin D.
So Dany emerges from the flames, clothes scorched off.
Thankfully no one yells, “She’s a witch!
Instead, they all bow down before her.
Even Daario looks awestruck.
Ser Jorah bows down too, but then takes one last peek.
You know, for later.
How many times have long separated Starksalmostreunited in past episodes since the first season?
