Jaime knighted Brienne in Episode 2, and it was a beautiful culmination of both characters' arcs, fulfilling their relationship without needing to shoehorn in a romance.
Jaime and Brienne got together-but only, it turns out, to make it more of a gut punch to her when he went riding back to Cersei anyway. Considering how much fan service this season has featured, it's frankly shocking that we didn't get to see the rest of that chat. Ghost's casual dismissal was almost as bad as the episode cutting away from Jon telling his sisters his true identity-a conversation fans have been awaiting for decades. The suits at HBO breathed a sigh of relief for the show's CG budget, while fans cried out at the injustice of Ghost being treated like he's just as unimportant as Daario F***ing Naharis. Ghost showed up for the third time this season, only to immediately be written off the show, without so much as a pat from Jon.
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It's clear what they're trying to do, and it's clear that they failed at it-because I just can't figure out why Jon and Dany wouldn't just make the smart choice, unite the North and South, and usher in a new age of Targaryen rule.Įlsewhere in Winterfell, "The Last of the Starks" was full of fan service-although much of it was misplaced. The blame for that falls squarely on this episode's writers, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who also wrote the previous episode (and the next two, which isn't a great sign for the rest of the final season). Because Sansa and Arya still don't trust the queen who sacrificed half her forces to defend their home? Because Varys worries that Dany would wear the pants in the relationship? All this scheming and plotting and self-sabotaging feels contrived, because in this case, there's one clear path that makes the most sense, and no one's managed to come up with any adequate justification for why they can't just do this one thing the easy way. Obviously, it's Game of Thrones, so it can't be that easy, but the show hasn't presented an adequate reason why not. The easiest resolution to this whole conflict would be for Jon and Dany to get married, announce his identity to the whole Seven Kingdoms, and be stronger than ever, together, a united front of Targaryens here to take their rightful seat back. Characters like Sansa and Varys should be smarter than this (although they weren't smart enough to remember that crypts are full of corpses, so who knows?). They're in the endgame, and now is no time to be sowing inner conflict on your own side. Jon's explanation that he has no desire to make a claim to the Iron Throne (which apparently took place offscreen at some point) isn't good enough for the Dragon Queen, and what do you know? This episode proved Dany's worst fears right: Now that Jon's secret is out, there's already talk of how much better he'd be at ruling.īut why? Is that conversation justified? Jon has proved time and time again that he has what it takes, but so has Daenerys. And sure enough, it wasn't the worst episode so far in Season 8.īut there's just something off about the way Game of Thrones' final conflict-the one between Cersei, Dany, and Jon/Aegon-is taking shape. With the bar set so low, Episode 4 was always going to seem better in comparison. Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4, titled "The Last of the Starks," in a way had it easy: It couldn't have possibly been worse than the nonsensical Episode 3, "The Long Night," which many fans feel betrayed the very core of what Game of Thrones is. Now Playing: Game Of Thrones Episode 4 Recap Breakdown: The Last Of The Starks (Season 8) Finally, if you're looking for the easiest way to watch the last two episodes of Game of Thrones, our sister site CNET has you covered.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's B e sure to check out all the Easter Eggs hidden in this episode, why Missandei says "dracarys" and our rundown on the discussion around the possibility of more dragons being in Westeros. The long-awaited Cleganebowl with the Hound and the Mountain also looks like. It doesn't give a ton away, but we know another battle is coming, this time for control of the Iron Throne and Westeros. If you're caught up, you might be interested in the Episode 5 preview trailer or the just-released Episode 5 photos HBO shared online. Episode 3 was maligned by many below, you'll find our take on this past Sunday's Episode 4, which dealt with the fallout from The Battle of Winterfell.
With this season consisting of fewer episodes than usual (just six, although most of these are longer than average) and so many storylines to wrap up, it's been a controversial one. Only two episodes of Game of Thrones remain before Season 8-and HBO's hit show-come to an end.
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