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(Side note: did the Dothraki just not have wight-killing weapons then? What was the plan if Meli didn't show up?) Davos, who still hates her but also is a very practical man, lets her into the keep and she tells him that he need not execute her, she'll be dead before dawn. Sam is terrified Tyrion is resigned Arya and Sansa stand on the wall together and Jaime, Brienne and Pod get in line.Īnd then, who should show up on the front lines but good ol' Melisandre, back from her banishment and ready to help, setting all the Dothraki arakhs on fire. In a nearly wordless opening scene, we see our characters, be they soldiers or not, ready for the battle. The battle starts off on a high note before very quickly losing its narrative propulsion. But the real battle that the writers unfurl in the final three episodes has to outshine frozen zombies and blue fire-breathing dragons.
GAME OF THRONES EPISODE 3 SUMMARY SERIES
It would have been a shame for a series as complex and thought-provoking as "Thrones" to be reduced to a battle between plain good and plain evil. Perhaps the most difficult thing about wrapping up a series as expansive and dense as "Thrones" is figuring out what the show is actually about, and what its legacy will be. It would just feel less jarring if we hadn't spent so many seasons being told that the White Walker threat was the one that really mattered.ĭon't walk alone with winter coming: All the news, recaps, thoughts and plot analysis right to your inbox In many ways this makes sense for the series – especially since the Night King was such a boring, simple villain – to pivot back to a battle for the Iron Throne in the end. Like the Tyrells and the High Septon before him, the Night King was wiped out so the series could focus on what really matters. As the teaser scenes from next week's episode showed, the greatest evil of the series is defeated so now, I guess, it's time to get back to petty fighting over the Iron Throne? And despite the high death count, most of our major characters still made it out alive, an illogical outcome considering the enemy.Īnd now it's time to just move on. The editing was sloppy at times, and it was hard to tell who was where and how they got there. The scenes were often so dark that it was impossible to see the action unless it happened to include fire (thanks a bunch, Drogon and Melisandre). There was beauty and brilliance in "The Long Night," from the fire motif to Sansa and Tyrion's moments to its exceptional score.