Game of Thrones: Battle of the Bastards
In the appropriately titled, Battle of the Bastards, we finally get the epic showdown between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton, and it was epic indeed. I don’t like to toot my own horn—what am I saying, of course I love to toot my own horn—but my predictions have been pretty spot on. As I predicted, Daenerys would eradicate the slave masters with her newfound Dothraki horde (and dragons), and Jon defeated Ramsay Bolton to retake Winterfell with an assist from the Knights of the Vale. Now to the breakdown.
Daenerys Targaryan
I thought the scene where Tyrion is fumbling about trying to make excuses for why Mereen is under siege was kind of humorous. Tyrion thought that Dany was going to want to have his head removed, but she seemed pleased that he was able to keep the peace for as long as he did. Tyrion then had to talk her off the ledge when she wanted to destroy all of her enemies, reminding her that she sounded a lot like her father, the Mad King. Dany is turning more and more to the dark side with each episode. At some point, she may even fall into full villain mode.
This episode was a great payoff for all of the Mereen parts of this season. Dany turned it around on the slave masters, ascending on Drogon and burning down their ships. This scene provided some great visuals and awesome special effects as the dragons rained down fire on the enemy ships. I guess this also answered the mystery of just where the hell did the other two dragons went after Tyrion freed them. They were just hanging around until Dany returned. Okay, that part was not handled all that well and remains a bit of a plot hole, but the majesty of this scene made up for it.
Sansa Stark
You know, just when I was warming up to Sansa this season, she showed once again why she is the worst character on the show not named Theon Greyjoy. First, when she pleads that they should be listening to her even though she has no combat experience because she knows Ramsay better than anyone, yet when Jon asks her for advice she tells him to not do what Ramsay wants him to do. That may be the single most useless piece of advice I’ve ever heard. Also, it makes zero sense that she had this side deal with Littlefinger, and never told Jon about it. What possible benefit could she have had of not informing Jon that hey, the Knights of the Vale are going to come on down and help us fight. That information would have been useful, and probably could have saved countless lives. I did enjoy the final scene where she unleashes Ramsay’s dogs upon him. A fitting end for a poorly designed villain.
Jon Snow
What a truly epic battle scene. I think the battle against the White Walkers at Hard Home was better but this was close behind. The fighting was brutal and it put the viewer right in the middle of the scenes. Battle scenes are rarely filmed that close to the action. There were so many great parts to it, such as where Jon is off of his horse and randomly fighting his foes. It’s amazing that anyone could survive that. The part where he nearly suffocated after being trampled on was insane. Then his battle against Ramsay was great payback. For me, the MVP of the fight was Wun Wun. He was lifting up the enemy and tearing them apart with his bare hands. I loved the part where Ramsay was all smug behind the gates at Winterfell, and it didn’t occur to him that there was a giant at the gates ready to batter it down. Wun Wun finally went down after about a million spears and arrows. RIP Big Guy.
This was the rare feel good Game of Thrones episode, where the good guys prevailed and the villains got what was coming to them. It was the best episode of the season and will go down as one of the show’s most memorable episodes. I like the similarities between Jon and Dani. They both use unconventional forces (Dothraki in Dani’s case and wildlings in Jon’s case), and they both use creatures that were thought not to exist (dragons for Dani and a giant for Jon). I didn’t feel bad about Rickon dying because we barely got to know the character, and Rickon is supposed to be about eight years old and the actor playing him looked like he was old enough to drive.
I think in the finale, the High Sparrow is going to go down in flames. When Cersei was plotting about a rumor that she had heard, I think this rumor is going to turn out to be that there is wildfire stashed all over King’s Landing, which she will use to burn down the Faith Militant.
Daenerys Targaryan
I thought the scene where Tyrion is fumbling about trying to make excuses for why Mereen is under siege was kind of humorous. Tyrion thought that Dany was going to want to have his head removed, but she seemed pleased that he was able to keep the peace for as long as he did. Tyrion then had to talk her off the ledge when she wanted to destroy all of her enemies, reminding her that she sounded a lot like her father, the Mad King. Dany is turning more and more to the dark side with each episode. At some point, she may even fall into full villain mode.
This episode was a great payoff for all of the Mereen parts of this season. Dany turned it around on the slave masters, ascending on Drogon and burning down their ships. This scene provided some great visuals and awesome special effects as the dragons rained down fire on the enemy ships. I guess this also answered the mystery of just where the hell did the other two dragons went after Tyrion freed them. They were just hanging around until Dany returned. Okay, that part was not handled all that well and remains a bit of a plot hole, but the majesty of this scene made up for it.
Sansa Stark
You know, just when I was warming up to Sansa this season, she showed once again why she is the worst character on the show not named Theon Greyjoy. First, when she pleads that they should be listening to her even though she has no combat experience because she knows Ramsay better than anyone, yet when Jon asks her for advice she tells him to not do what Ramsay wants him to do. That may be the single most useless piece of advice I’ve ever heard. Also, it makes zero sense that she had this side deal with Littlefinger, and never told Jon about it. What possible benefit could she have had of not informing Jon that hey, the Knights of the Vale are going to come on down and help us fight. That information would have been useful, and probably could have saved countless lives. I did enjoy the final scene where she unleashes Ramsay’s dogs upon him. A fitting end for a poorly designed villain.
Jon Snow
What a truly epic battle scene. I think the battle against the White Walkers at Hard Home was better but this was close behind. The fighting was brutal and it put the viewer right in the middle of the scenes. Battle scenes are rarely filmed that close to the action. There were so many great parts to it, such as where Jon is off of his horse and randomly fighting his foes. It’s amazing that anyone could survive that. The part where he nearly suffocated after being trampled on was insane. Then his battle against Ramsay was great payback. For me, the MVP of the fight was Wun Wun. He was lifting up the enemy and tearing them apart with his bare hands. I loved the part where Ramsay was all smug behind the gates at Winterfell, and it didn’t occur to him that there was a giant at the gates ready to batter it down. Wun Wun finally went down after about a million spears and arrows. RIP Big Guy.
This was the rare feel good Game of Thrones episode, where the good guys prevailed and the villains got what was coming to them. It was the best episode of the season and will go down as one of the show’s most memorable episodes. I like the similarities between Jon and Dani. They both use unconventional forces (Dothraki in Dani’s case and wildlings in Jon’s case), and they both use creatures that were thought not to exist (dragons for Dani and a giant for Jon). I didn’t feel bad about Rickon dying because we barely got to know the character, and Rickon is supposed to be about eight years old and the actor playing him looked like he was old enough to drive.
I think in the finale, the High Sparrow is going to go down in flames. When Cersei was plotting about a rumor that she had heard, I think this rumor is going to turn out to be that there is wildfire stashed all over King’s Landing, which she will use to burn down the Faith Militant.
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