Game of Thrones 8, Episode 6
THE IRON THRONE
It must have been a rough four days for people who watch both Survivor and Game of Thrones this week, and hate the endings. The polarizing, hysterically similar endings have to happen on the same week! But thank universe, I'm fine. I really think we have a very satisfying ending for Game of Thrones too.
Daenerys, The Last Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
If burning down the city is still not an indicator, it's eerie to see how off the rails Daenerys has got from her victory speech. The war is not over, apparently. Hearing that is already making me tired. At the top of the broken stairs surrounded by a sea of rubble, she then declares a mission to “liberate” the entire world. 🤦🏻♀️
Still, being able to command both the Dothraki and the Unsullied — at the same time — cannot be an easy feat. Looking at the opposite ways they are cheering for their win, I don't know how the two armies survived crossing the sea, not killing each other.
Then we arrive at the inevitable. In the now wall-less throne room, Jon pleads with Daenerys to stop being the tyrant she fought to eliminate. Yeah, that's not going to happen, because Daenerys is not a tyrant; she's a liberator. So Daenerys dies in Jon's hand, and as much as we (well, some of us) get why it has to happen, it's still heartbreaking. But being a good person is not a one-day job. I know. It's f-ing exhausting.
And great job, Drogon, for burning that stupid throne down. Then the guy scoops his mother up and flies away, leaving the madness behind, something that they should have done, like, just a few days earlier. Seriously, Isle of Naath, chilling by the beach with Varys, Missandei, Grey Worm and Daario Naharis? How does that not sound great? 🍹
The Lannisters.
Tyrion tearfully digging out the bricks burying his siblings is another heartbreaking scene. And I should probably write a respectable tribute for them befitting of their legacy... but OMG, according to the internet, Lena Headey got paid $1.2m for just lying under those bricks!
Jon and Tyrion's conversation in Tyrion's cell is good writing — if you want to soften an oncoming blow.
On the other hand, Tyrion's speech to the emergency council a few weeks later is a masterpiece — when you want to pretend that you haven't just burned a plot to ashes.
So what unites people is story? And Bran has the best of it? Sure, it did feel like the entire world came together with bated breath in week 3 for the Battle of Winterfell — but the answer is no and no.
And Daenerys wants to break the wheel that is ruling by dynasty? What did I miss? When did she say this? She has been declaring her claim to the throne because she was born Targaryen since she was 13!
Then we find out that Bran knew he'd be King all along. What else did he know and since when? Because why didn't he say something, again, at least just a couple of weeks earlier? What use is his knowledge then? If I were one of the citizens of King's Landing, the "You were exactly where you were supposed to be" would never cut it for me.
In the end, the emergency council, which membership and voting rights are a tad questionable, agrees to have all the Seven Kingdoms ruled by the Starks after all lol.
The new Crown.
When Tyrion walks into the room for his first cabinet meeting as Bran's Hand, it is quiet and feels weirdly sad. So we are coming to the end. And turns out, they can come to this — five lawmakers sitting at a table, talking like normal people without having to draw swords and daggers every five minutes, and Bronn being made Master of Coin.
The Starks' goodbyes.
It's not perfect but it's a good ending for the Starks. So the pack split and go on to live their own adventures.
"There's still a Night's Watch?" Jon asks Tyrion when he's told he has to return to his old post if they want to avoid another war.
Tyrion's response at the end can also sum up the ending for the viewers, "No one is very happy. Which means it's a good compromise, I suppose."
Image: HBO
It must have been a rough four days for people who watch both Survivor and Game of Thrones this week, and hate the endings. The polarizing, hysterically similar endings have to happen on the same week! But thank universe, I'm fine. I really think we have a very satisfying ending for Game of Thrones too.
Daenerys, The Last Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
If burning down the city is still not an indicator, it's eerie to see how off the rails Daenerys has got from her victory speech. The war is not over, apparently. Hearing that is already making me tired. At the top of the broken stairs surrounded by a sea of rubble, she then declares a mission to “liberate” the entire world. 🤦🏻♀️
Still, being able to command both the Dothraki and the Unsullied — at the same time — cannot be an easy feat. Looking at the opposite ways they are cheering for their win, I don't know how the two armies survived crossing the sea, not killing each other.
Then we arrive at the inevitable. In the now wall-less throne room, Jon pleads with Daenerys to stop being the tyrant she fought to eliminate. Yeah, that's not going to happen, because Daenerys is not a tyrant; she's a liberator. So Daenerys dies in Jon's hand, and as much as we (well, some of us) get why it has to happen, it's still heartbreaking. But being a good person is not a one-day job. I know. It's f-ing exhausting.
And great job, Drogon, for burning that stupid throne down. Then the guy scoops his mother up and flies away, leaving the madness behind, something that they should have done, like, just a few days earlier. Seriously, Isle of Naath, chilling by the beach with Varys, Missandei, Grey Worm and Daario Naharis? How does that not sound great? 🍹
The Lannisters.
Tyrion tearfully digging out the bricks burying his siblings is another heartbreaking scene. And I should probably write a respectable tribute for them befitting of their legacy... but OMG, according to the internet, Lena Headey got paid $1.2m for just lying under those bricks!
Jon and Tyrion's conversation in Tyrion's cell is good writing — if you want to soften an oncoming blow.
"When she murdered the slavers of Astapor, sure, no one but the slavers complained. After all, they were evil men. When she crucified hundreds of Meereenese nobles, who could argue? They were evil men. The Dothraki khals she burned alive, they would have done worse to her. Everywhere she goes, evil men die, and we cheer her for it. And she grows more powerful and more sure that she is good and right. She believes her destiny is to build a better world for everyone. If you truly believe that, wouldn't you kill whoever stood between you and paradise?" ~ Tyrion.
On the other hand, Tyrion's speech to the emergency council a few weeks later is a masterpiece — when you want to pretend that you haven't just burned a plot to ashes.
So what unites people is story? And Bran has the best of it? Sure, it did feel like the entire world came together with bated breath in week 3 for the Battle of Winterfell — but the answer is no and no.
And Daenerys wants to break the wheel that is ruling by dynasty? What did I miss? When did she say this? She has been declaring her claim to the throne because she was born Targaryen since she was 13!
Then we find out that Bran knew he'd be King all along. What else did he know and since when? Because why didn't he say something, again, at least just a couple of weeks earlier? What use is his knowledge then? If I were one of the citizens of King's Landing, the "You were exactly where you were supposed to be" would never cut it for me.
In the end, the emergency council, which membership and voting rights are a tad questionable, agrees to have all the Seven Kingdoms ruled by the Starks after all lol.
The new Crown.
When Tyrion walks into the room for his first cabinet meeting as Bran's Hand, it is quiet and feels weirdly sad. So we are coming to the end. And turns out, they can come to this — five lawmakers sitting at a table, talking like normal people without having to draw swords and daggers every five minutes, and Bronn being made Master of Coin.
The Starks' goodbyes.
It's not perfect but it's a good ending for the Starks. So the pack split and go on to live their own adventures.
"There's still a Night's Watch?" Jon asks Tyrion when he's told he has to return to his old post if they want to avoid another war.
Tyrion's response at the end can also sum up the ending for the viewers, "No one is very happy. Which means it's a good compromise, I suppose."
Image: HBO
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