Wine, Wall & Dragons Season 8 Episode 5 - the penultimate episode of the entire series
Have a feeling this episode might be an epic of GOT
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Varys is writing a note to send via Raven about Jon’s true identity. A little girl appears to be working with Varys on poisoning Dany’s food. Varys has made “his choice”.
Jon Snow returns - he and Varys are chatting on the beach. Varys wants “the right ruler on the iron throne”. Every time a Targaryen is born the world holds its breath.
Jon says, “she is my queen”
Tyrion tries to see Dany in the Dragonstone “Map Room”. Dany knows exactly how Varys found out. They’ve got Dany looking “Strung out”. She’s fixated on getting the “Win” at all costs.
Greyworm and the unsullied come and get Varys. He knows he’s in trouble. Leave’s his rings behind.
Tyrion “tells on himself” to Varys. Varys says “he hopes he’s wrong. Good bye old friend.” Takes it like a pro.
Drogon pops in out of nowhere and burns Varys to a crisp.
Dany, sitting by the fire - she gives Greyworm Missende’s necklace. He throws it in the fire. Jon Snow comes by for a chat.
Jon says, “i don’t want it”. “Far more people in Westeros love you than love me.”
Jon and Dany with another love scene gone awry.
Tyrion is trying to “reason with Dany”… she’s playing for blood. Tyrion begs her to call of the attack if they ring the bells. She never verbally agrees with that request.
Dany tells Tyrion that she’s captured Jamie. “Next time you fail me, will be the last time you fail me.”
Meanwhile at King’s Landing, Cersei is opening the gates for all kinds of “Small-folk” to use them as a deterrent for a siege. Probably not a good look for those folks.
Dany’s army has gotten bigger again. Davos is in the house.
Tyrion asks Davos for a Favor.
Hound and Arya arrive to the party.
Tyrion wants to be alone with Jamie. Tyrion is going to release Jamie. Jamie’s back to being a heel. Tyrion has an escape plan for them. Tyrion is a dumb dude. He’s trying to do the right thing, but he’s aligned with the wrong people to do it.
Ominous Cello Music - and there’s Euron Greyjoy.
Arya and the hound rolling right into the City - he’s wearing a hood, she’s not. Jamie rolls into the city.
Golden Company (Sans Elephant) are ready.
Cersei looks out onto the City — she’s feeling pretty Glib it seems.
Jamie Gets shut out of the City — Arya and Hound are the last two into the walls.
The wind picks up. Euron looks at the sky, Drogo is in Free Fall — Navy shoots and missed and Dany is Blowing up ships left and right with Drogon.
The Gates of the city explode - Drogon goes nuclear on the Golden Company. Elephant wouldn’t have mattered.
I kind of love it!
Tyrion walking amidst the bodies outside the walls. Kyburn tries to tell Cersie it’s over. She’s in full delusion mode.
Jon is in a standoff with the Lannister Men. Lannister’s Tap out
Slow Motion - Dany coming straight for the Read Keep
Bells Ringing but she’s come too far — i agree with Dany’s decision to come for Cersei — but burning the people in the streets seems a bit much. And Grey Worm Snaps and the the fighting resumes. Bloodshed upon bloodshed.
Once you defeat the Night King. Humans really aren’t a match any longer.
Cersei realizes she is no longer the coldest killer in the 7 kingdoms.
Full Heel turn — but i still feel like Dany is an antihero versus a villain.
Jon is horrified. He has to kill one of his own guys.
Jamie and Euron have a standoff. Of course Euron comes ashore at the exact spot Jamie’s at.
Jamie gets stabbed with his own sword?
Cersei keeps saying the Red Keep is safe place. Has she seen Drogon?
Kyburn takes Cersei to Maegor’s Holdfast.
Jamie gets stabbed again. But drives a Sword all the way through Euron… he says “another King for you, but I got you.” “I’m the man who killed Jamie Lannister”.
Quite the showman
Hound and Arya - He saves her from herself perhaps? “Sandor, thank you”
Here we go! Clegane Bowl. “Hello Big Brother”
The Mountain Smashes Kyburn like a bug!”
Cersei leaves, Hound v Mountain
Jamie shows up for Cersei — it’s pretty pathetic that they give these two “a hero’s embrace”.
Hound puts sword all the way through the mountain… he’s not quite phased. Pulls sword back out.
Arya gets trampled upon. Hound is in trouble vs. mountain. Both fighting for the lives.
Cool how they show Arya and Hound taking similar “bumps” in their respective battles.
Hound stabs mountain like 12 times.
Mountain does for the eye ball smash.
Hound puts knife in mountains head.. He pulls it out.
Hound flips and charges him, they both fall out of a tower and into a raging inferno
Arya is alive and covered in ash and blood. Probably in concussion protocol. She avoids a tower closing in on her. Ends up with a bunch of scared civilians including the lady who saved her. She’s gonna lead an escape of the city.
The Dothraki are having a field day in the city.
Jamie and Cersei are in the Basement in the hold fast with all of the Dragon Skulls. Jamie’s way out is sealed shut.
Cersei wants her baby to live, and doesn’t want to die. She had like a million chances for it to not come to this.
Jamie “Nothing else matters, only us.” Jamie and Cersei get buried under the entire castle.
Arya somehow still alive - Looks like she’s in the will Smith movie where he’s the only person left in NYC.
Arya finds a lone horse - that’s fortuitous. Is this horse real? Or is she dead? She rides out of dodge.
Fade to Black - hell of an episode. Jamie, Cersei, Varys, all dead. Mountain, Hound, Euron, Kyburn, all dead.