![]() That's partly because the season has been moving so fast ( in some ways), and partly because both characters are so damn stoic - especially given their penchant for putting their duties above their personal desires.īut there's something undeniably perfunctory about the escalation of their relationship, like the writers know we have to get them together, but aren't all that confident about the steps necessary to organically grow that bond, despite how perfect they are for each other on paper. ![]() Similarly, the series has been going to great pains to telegraph Jon and Daenerys' supposed attraction (we've now had both Davos and Tyrion commenting on it like a couple of cheerleaders), but so far it's been a whole lot of tell and not much show. Perhaps the showrunners want to save all of their heartbreaking character deaths for the final season to really twist the knife as we enter the home stretch, but to have made it through two huge clashes without losing any of the characters we care about (sorry not sorry Thoros) is both unsatisfying and frankly unrealistic, given how gleefully the show used to dispatch its heroes and villains when we least expected it. These moments of peril are designed to keep viewers on the edge of our seats, believing any of our darlings might be killed at any moment, but one of the main criticisms of Season 7 so far - especially following the Loot Train Attack - is that these battles have no stakes. ![]() Why did the Hound arbitrarily start throwing rocks at the wights after they'd been at a stalemate for a day? Because we needed the stress of having the Magnificent Seven Six caught in the middle of a life-or-death battle when Dany swooped in, of course! (But not before Gendry had time to sprint to Eastwatch, send the world's fastest raven to Dragonstone and cross his fingers that Dany was more decisive than Tyrion.)Īll your favorites are meeting in the 'Game of Thrones' finale and there's gonna be a rumble While every TV show and film relies on a certain number of plot contrivances to move the story forward, there's no excuse for just how many illogical, convenient or frankly boneheaded moves the characters made in "Beyond the Wall," aside from as a lazy excuse to heighten the tension or introduce the next twist. ![]() Beric Dondarrion proved that he's more than a pretty face by pointing out that if they succeed in killing the Night King, all the others will fall - but with the arm on that guy, they're gonna have a tough time getting close enough to do any damage.īut despite some truly spectacular set pieces - Dany's triumphant arrival and the decimation of the wights was more cinematic than most big budget blockbusters - and satisfying character dynamics, the thrills of "Beyond the Wall" couldn't completely obscure its many narrative shortcuts. The episode also provided some vital revelations about the vulnerabilities of the wights, who can apparently be destroyed, vampire style, if you kill the White Walker who made them. What the latest episode means for the dragons on 'Game of Thrones' The dragon's fall was a horrific moment, made all the more visceral by the incredible visual effects, which rendered the death with near photo-realistic believability (or as realistic as a dragon can look, anyway), and arguably more blood than we've ever seen on the show - at least since the Red Wedding.Īn HBO video confirms that the dragon that bit the dust was Viserion (although it was admittedly hard to tell in the desaturated blizzard that they were flying around in) - which makes sense, because if all of the fan theories about Jon being a dragon rider are true, it would be pretty fitting for him to forge a bond with the one named after his late father, Rhaegar, which means Rhaegal has to last at least into Season 8. (Sidebar: Who knew that the leader of the White Walkers was a world-class javelin-thrower? Still, he's clearly no match for Gendry, who's a lock for the gold in the men's decathlon at this year's Westerosi Olympics.) □□□Īfter the Loot Train Attack of episode 4 proved the sheer destructive force of just one of Dany's dragons in battle - enough to make even Jaime Lannister reassess his sister's chances of winning the war - episode 6 served to level the playing field, as the Night King managed to kill one of the massive beasts with seemingly no more effort than it takes to lob a softball. I guess Drogon wasn't the dragon we needed to worry about this season. Entertainment > TV Shows This recap is dark and full of spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 7, episode 6, "Beyond the Wall."
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