Game of Thrones: Blood of my Blood
This episode saw the day of reckoning for Arya Stark, Daenerys possibly pivoting from the virtuous queen doing noble things like freeing slaves to becoming a blood thirsty conqueror, and the return of Benjen Stark just in time to save his nephew.
Daenerys Targaryan
In this episode, Daenerys seemed to turn the corner. She seemed to be in full out conqueror mode as she drove her Dothraki hoard into a frenzy as she rode on the back of a returning Drogon. I’ve heard some theories that Daenerys by the end of the show is going to be full out evil. After all, she is the daughter of the Mad King. I don’t buy that, but she is no longer the innocent and lovable Danni that she started off as.
Bran Stark
Bran was still out of it as poor Meera dragged him along through the snow as he was uploading a couple thousand years worth of information. Of note, were several images of the Mad King and Jaime Lannister. Bran is now the three-eyed raven and is only in part the boy he used to be, but unfortunately his data upload had to happen in fast forward mode. When I saw the rider come to their rescue I knew that it was going to be Benjen Stark because I couldn’t think of another character who it could possibly be. Benjen came just in time for his nephew, and looks like he will now be Bran’s protector, a job far too big for Meera. One interesting thing about Bran. Even though he is going to be the protector of Westeros against the White Walkers as the new three-eyed raven, he is also responsible for humanity’s doom. Because the Night King touched him, the White Walkers were able to penetrate the barriers in that cave created by the Children of the Forest. In that same vain, the White Walkers can’t penetrate The Wall because of similar magic protection. That is what protects Westeros against the White Walkers. The moment Bran goes south of the wall, that protection is gone. This makes Bran both the protector and destroyer of humanity.
Sam
All I can say is what a complete and utter a**hole Sam’s father, Randyll, turned out to be. He’s a bully and a creep in every aspect of his being. The way he dressed down Sam and Gilly was pretty rough. I liked the fact that Sam took Heartsbane, his sword, from the mantel. Now he can use it against the White Walkers. From here, Sam and Gilly along with little Sam will go to Old Town where Sam will study to become a Maester, but what I think the real goal for him will be to find information to help Jon Snow defeat the White Walkers.
Arya Stark
As I predicted, Arya did not go through with killing the actress. It’s not as simple as just deciding not to go through with the assassination. Jaqen told her that one way or another, a face would wind up in the wall. The implication is that if she didn’t go through with it, they would kill her. With her new fighting skills, and now that she has Needle back, she will take out The Waif when she comes after Arya.
Tommen Baratheon
Every time I see Tommen, I want to punch the kid in the face. He is softer than a family pack of Charmin toilet paper. Jaime was ready to kill some Faith Militant, but his son not only shot that down, but relieved Jaime of his duty as the head of the Kingsguard. Jaime is going to now try to take back River Run from the Blackfish, who is the Grand Uncle to the Stark children. This is a story line from the book that I found to be fairly useless, but I imagine they will try to spice things up in the show.
Daenerys Targaryan
In this episode, Daenerys seemed to turn the corner. She seemed to be in full out conqueror mode as she drove her Dothraki hoard into a frenzy as she rode on the back of a returning Drogon. I’ve heard some theories that Daenerys by the end of the show is going to be full out evil. After all, she is the daughter of the Mad King. I don’t buy that, but she is no longer the innocent and lovable Danni that she started off as.
Bran Stark
Bran was still out of it as poor Meera dragged him along through the snow as he was uploading a couple thousand years worth of information. Of note, were several images of the Mad King and Jaime Lannister. Bran is now the three-eyed raven and is only in part the boy he used to be, but unfortunately his data upload had to happen in fast forward mode. When I saw the rider come to their rescue I knew that it was going to be Benjen Stark because I couldn’t think of another character who it could possibly be. Benjen came just in time for his nephew, and looks like he will now be Bran’s protector, a job far too big for Meera. One interesting thing about Bran. Even though he is going to be the protector of Westeros against the White Walkers as the new three-eyed raven, he is also responsible for humanity’s doom. Because the Night King touched him, the White Walkers were able to penetrate the barriers in that cave created by the Children of the Forest. In that same vain, the White Walkers can’t penetrate The Wall because of similar magic protection. That is what protects Westeros against the White Walkers. The moment Bran goes south of the wall, that protection is gone. This makes Bran both the protector and destroyer of humanity.
Sam
All I can say is what a complete and utter a**hole Sam’s father, Randyll, turned out to be. He’s a bully and a creep in every aspect of his being. The way he dressed down Sam and Gilly was pretty rough. I liked the fact that Sam took Heartsbane, his sword, from the mantel. Now he can use it against the White Walkers. From here, Sam and Gilly along with little Sam will go to Old Town where Sam will study to become a Maester, but what I think the real goal for him will be to find information to help Jon Snow defeat the White Walkers.
Arya Stark
As I predicted, Arya did not go through with killing the actress. It’s not as simple as just deciding not to go through with the assassination. Jaqen told her that one way or another, a face would wind up in the wall. The implication is that if she didn’t go through with it, they would kill her. With her new fighting skills, and now that she has Needle back, she will take out The Waif when she comes after Arya.
Tommen Baratheon
Every time I see Tommen, I want to punch the kid in the face. He is softer than a family pack of Charmin toilet paper. Jaime was ready to kill some Faith Militant, but his son not only shot that down, but relieved Jaime of his duty as the head of the Kingsguard. Jaime is going to now try to take back River Run from the Blackfish, who is the Grand Uncle to the Stark children. This is a story line from the book that I found to be fairly useless, but I imagine they will try to spice things up in the show.
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