Luckily, Gendry is able to run back to Eastwatch and send a raven to Dany, who arrives with her dragons. is sound. Riding Drogon, she leads her Dothraki army in a battle to wipe out Jaime’s forces. Meanwhile, the Hound’s old pupil Arya achieves final revenge for the Red Wedding by wiping out every last member of the traitorous House Frey.Introduces: Ed Sheeran as a friendly Lannister soldier.Historic moment: Dragons are back in Westeros.Grade: B, Writers: David Benioff and D.B. Entertainment Weekly is a registered trademark of Meredith Corporation All Rights Reserved. But Bronn, utilizing Qyburn’s modified ballista, manages to land a bolt in Drogon’s side. This follows after the preceding episode when Jon said that they need everyone between the ages of 10 and 60 physically capable to train in combat to defend against the threat of the White Walkers. He does show his "bravery" against those who are too weak to resist him, among them four of his brothers (Harlon, Robin, Aeron and Urrigon) and captives that his subordinates have taken. This is similar to Lyanna. In the books, Arya was not considered to be traditionally beautiful, in contrast to her sister who is widely acclaimed for her classic beauty. Daenerys’ Targaryen's Unsullied are described as a slave army, playing to the, Daenerys' execution of the Great Master she had burned alive and fed to, Randyll Tarly is often portrayed in the novels in a quite negative light, especially his behavior toward Sam and Brienne, but even if he's described as a ruthless and stern man, he is not outright sadistic, often dispensing strict justice that is nonetheless within the bounds of the law, similar to Stannis Baratheon. Winter comes for Littlefinger especially when the Stark kids unite to expose his lies. Even so, it's unclear why he didn't discuss it with her after he boarded her boat right before arriving at Dragonstone - but this may only have been a matter of a few days, and she may have just been waiting for her first. 10 funny mockumentaries to remind us about the absurdity of life, Family-friendly Halloween films for boos big and small, subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos. The battle sequence on Yara's ship took about six or seven nights to film, on their one prop ship set in front of a green screen. This is a moot point for the Unsullied: both their testicles and penis shaft are removed when they are no more than five years old. Of course, Hot Pie also has an ongoing habit of mixing up names, so continuing to call her "Arry" out of habit fits his character. Ellaria responds that there is a boy in every port in Dorne, which Yara responds, "A boy, a girl. He has just walked in there and said Aegon[sic] Targaryen's daughter has arrived with what are essentially nukes, invited him to come down, and he's going to go. It's unclear how effective Qyburn's ballista weapon will actually be, given that they tested it by shooting at a, Notice that the dragon skulls are all different sizes, because they died at different ages - one of them is even no larger than a dog's head. WeissDirector: Alan TaylorPlot: Jon and his squad head out on their wight-hunting mission. This shot somewhat parallels the first scene at Winterfell in the first episode of the TV series when the Starks were introduced: the male and female heads of House Stark (Ned and Catelyn then, Jon and Sansa now) overlooking boys and girls using bows and arrows in the courtyard (Bran was training in the premiere under Robb and Jon's tutelage, after which Arya shoots an arrow from behind Bran), when they are interrupted by a messenger who says that a raven has arrived with a message from the south. WeissDirector: Jeremy PodeswaPlot: After a long journey around the known world, Dany finally arrives at her family’s ancestral home of Dragonstone. As explained in the "General" notes above, the storm she was born during was so massive and dangerous that it destroyed what was left of the Targaryen fleet at anchor. Get your copy of Entertainment Weekly’s biggest Game of Thrones issue ever: 78 pages of exclusive stories and photos on the past, present, and future of the HBO hit. As the episode acknowledges, Randyll fought, Randyll Tarly accurately points out in the throne room scene that Daenerys Targaryen has three adult, Questioner: "A couple of times, we turn to Sansa at Winterfell, and she undermines Jon a couple of times in the episode, and - ", Cogman: " - She's 'undermining' him? "Eldritch Apocalypse": A naval battle between Euron Greyjoy and an enemy fleet will result in Euron's victory. 17 of 23 starring cast members appear in this episode. ), Writers: David Benioff and D.B. Cogman also admitted that Euron's personality isn't exactly the same as in the books. Samwell says the title of the book Ebrose is working on, It may also be a callback to Season 4, when Sam asked Jon what having sex with a girl was like (with, This doesn't mean that Sam could be the literal author of the series. He did not even have the guts to kill Balon by his own hands (it is implied he hired an assassin of the Faceless Men for that purpose).