“Any lady would be lucky to have you… but that’s not me.” (+10) Go off, Arya! We stan a true queen who knows what she wants out of life. (also +5) Gendry uses his newfound lordship to ask Arya to marry him (+5), and while Arya gives her young love a sweet kiss, she rejects his proposal. Podrick attracts two women’s attention (+5 for a bold come-on), and random newcomer Willa manages to hit on Tormund. Gendry is promoted to Lord Gendry Baratheon of Storm’s End (+25 for a promotion) by Daenerys, who brags to Tyrion that he’s “not the only one who’s clever.” (+10 for a brutal put-down)Ĭaught up in the excitement of Gendry’s new promotion and the fact that they’re not dead, the rest of Winterfell is feeling pretty horny - and I do mean everyone. Even Jon Snow, my go-to choice for this episode’s Least Valuable Character, comments on the possible barf tidal wave situation: “Vomiting is not celebrating.” (+5 for wit) Despite everyone trying their damnedest to get as drunk as possible and retire to bed (a big mood), some good comes out of the celebration. That was a lot of partying - enough that I’m concerned about the amount of vomit that will stain Winterfell’s grounds by morning and how long the line for hangover potions (I assume, in a world of magic, that there are hangover potions) will be. (+10) Some characters, like Brienne, were seen both eating and drinking, but it’s the same category. There’s a good chance that every single person in that room was drinking, especially after the night they had, but points are only being doled out to those who took a swig on-screen: Daenerys, Jaime, Tyrion, Davos, and Tormund. It’s unclear exactly who was eating and who was packing their bellies with strictly wine and ale calories, but points to Podrick, Gendry, Brienne, the Hound, Jon, and Sansa for digging into some meat on camera. Life is about consumption, after all, and everyone is looking to consume whatever they can get their hands on. People are drinking merrily, hitting on each other, and tearing into delicious food.
The scene in the dining hall is like something out of fan fiction. This Game of Game of Thrones installment is all about “The Last of the Starks.” The best word to describe what went down in this episode is “bizarre.” The episode starts in Winterfell where the survivors of the Battle of Winterfell are celebrating their victory after paying their respects to fallen soldiers. Still, that’s for Future Julia to fuss over. Yes, I do mean accidentally bumbling his way onto it, like he bumbles absolutely everything else, and everyone will just yell, “King in the south!” If that happens, I’m going to riot. I’m afraid Jon Snow - sorry, Aegon Targaryen - is going to somehow stumble his way onto the Iron Throne. It’s not that Game of Thrones has jumped the shark, but there’s an eerie sensation gurgling in the pit of my stomach. After last night’s episode, however, when recently knighted Brienne of Tarth turned into a pile of tears because her boyfriend was leaving town to see his twin-turned-girlfriend and Missandei was killed off as a war prop, I have a little bit of hesitation. That is, of course, if the writers don’t mess it up. It’s set to end as a ferocious battle between two of the most badass women in television history: Cersei Lannister and Daenerys Targaryen. Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 8, episode 4, “The Last of the Starks.”Įight years ago, Game of Thrones began as a story about a mediocre man sitting on the Iron Throne.