Game of Thrones Recap: Hardhome
A battle with the dead in the north, other than that, another episode with no surprises. Game of Thrones seems to be running low on steam. Its trademark twists have not taken place so far in the new season. We’ve reached a slow point, which suggests things are about to get crazy.
King Tommen Baratheon is officially on death watch. The realm will not tolerate such a weak king. There are powers moving to free Cersei but with the queen and Loras still imprisoned, their grip on the throne is incredibly weak. I doubt Olenna will bother with the alliance anymore. Her best move is to allow the trial to go forward and get an official recognition of Tommen’s incestuous origin, nullifying his claim to the throne. At that point Tyrells could choose independence or align with Stannis.
Stannis marches on Winterfell but his army struggles through the winter. A siege probably won’t succeed without some help getting inside the walls. It would be a dull outcome for Stannis to be defeated again due to his own brashness. The Red Priestess wants his daughter for a sacrifice, which places a difficult decision for the true heir: kingship or his daughter.
Sadly, the daughter is now on death watch as well.
Jon Snow impressively convinced some of the Wildlings to join the Night’s Watch in the defense of the wall. An epic battle with the army of the dead and the white walkers demonstrated his bravery again and improved the chances of this bizarre alliance to hold. We also learned Jon’s sword can harm the white walkers just like dragon glass. It is Valyrian steel but I am not sure if that means there is some dragon element to it or what.
In Mereen, Queen Daenerys listened as Tyrion made his case, as well as one for Ser Jorah. Jorah was not welcomed back into her service but his life was spared. Tyrion persuaded her to accept him as an advisor, giving her some badly needed expertise on Westeros. He is a semi-idealist, wanting to end war and chaos in his homeland. I am not sure he is fully convinced Daenerys is the right ruler for the task but seems willing to give it a try.
Looks like events are coming to a climax in the north. Stannis will face off against the Boltons. Lady Sansa and the surviving Starks have one hope to have their House restored. The White Walkers are coming and Jon has learned how to kill them.
What about Bran? What about Rickon? Still no answers. HBO is lucky there is no other show like this on television, otherwise I’d say their ratings are in danger. The plot is moving too slowly for me.
If we don’t get some answers soon, I will… probably keep watching.
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