Every name and bit of news provokes a reaction from the men, and yet another argument from Sansa. Jon Snow laying out what’s going on with dragonglass (via Sam) and Daenerys (via Tyrion) sounds like he’s announcing the lineup of a really, really good music festival. The question is how it’s going to impact the bloody path she’s cutting across this world. Meanwhile, Arya learning the fate of the Boltons, and the fact that Jon Snow is now King in the North, certainly gives her more purpose (as if she needed it at this point). Which leads us into what may be the show’s cruelest smash cut to date with that bite of pie. Sam’s preparation for however he’s going to cure Jorah - which includes drinking a lot of rum to dull the pain and biting down hard on a bit of leather to stop the screaming - may have seemed scarier than the procedure itself. Daenerys’ main advantage isn’t her dragons right now it’s getting some of the best advice possible from the smartest people available. Daenerys is already borrowing Tyrion’s words to help her rule, but you gotta admit that this all seems like pretty sound strategy. Olenna Tyrell’s interest in Tyrion’s plan to take both King’s Landing and Casterly Rock is a great character beat, as is Yara’s instant support.
Jorah is given no hope in terms of a cure for greyscale, and he’s basically told to feed himself a sword before he loses his mind. This episode is doing a lot of heavy lifting very early. But the show is already hinting that Cersei has a strategy in place to deal with the dragons. There is an army of very cold soldiers on the way, after all. We’ll see how that goes, but the King in the North sees the wisdom of linking up with a power that includes dragons that breathe fire.
Shit is heating up, especially when Dany states she expects Jon to bend the knee and honor her right to rule. Telling Dany to “summon Jon Snow” is good advice. They pay a different iron price.Īlso, hold on, Melisandre is offering counsel to Daenerys? OK. The Hound facing the results of his actions in the season premiere is one of the few times we actually see the fate of the common folk. We hear this sort of thing, and it’s hinted at from time to time, but we rarely see the actual damage these battles inflict on the civilians of Westeros. These are the stakes: Cersei doesn’t have the numbers or the emotional support of the people, but Tyrion points out that burning Westeros before ruling it wouldn’t be a winning strategy. Tyrion doesn’t waste any time before explaining the board to Daenerys, and by extension the viewer. on HBO.The table was set with last week’s episode. "I believe you have a role to play," she says, adding, "as does another."ĭoes this meant Aunt Dany and nephew Jon will soon meet? There are glimpses of children practicing archery, Lord Royce warning that a Targaryen can't be trusted, and more insidious whisperings from Littlefinger to Sansa.Īnd it seems Daenerys' "unexpected guest" (as teased in the synopsis) is Melisandre, who turns up at Dragonstone. Up North, Jon Snow has clearly heard of Daenerys' arrival at Dragonstone and wants to ally with her and her dragons against the White Walkers. Meanwhile, Cersei Lannister ( declares to Randyll and Dickon Tarly (Sam's family) that "the Mad King's daughter will destroy the realm." "Stormborn" continues the threads spun in the premiere, with Daenerys Targaryen asserting her birthright to rule the Seven Kingdoms. The video was leaked ahead of the show's panel this afternoon at San Diego Comic-Con. A new trailer for "Game of Thrones" Season 7, Episode 2, "Stormborn," teases some major, long-anticipated encounters between various characters.