Canadian Politics Today

Tyrion is now the tallest Lannister!

I was just reading yesterday that "Khaleesi" and "Daenarys" have become popular names for girls. I assume those parents will have to have a long chat with their daughters some day.


SO ANYWAY

This episode was called "The Bells", which is fitting because the ringing of the bells was the dividing point.  Up to there, it had been crowd-pleasing stuff-- Cersei's forces being trounced, insufferable Euron's navy being obliterated, Cersei watching it all helplessly... I found this part really satisfying actually.  Cersei being so confident that somehow she'd still come out on top... seeing everything turn to ashes for her, seeing the realization slowly dawn on her that she was ruined, that was something we've wanted to see for about 8 years, and seeing it finally happen was sweet.

And then the bells ring, signalling the surrender... and Dany thinks about it for a moment and is like "you know what? I'm still mad. I'm not done yet."  And Grey Worm is like "ALSO STILL MAD."  They've foreshadowed this side of her for a long time, so it's not a shocker, but it was still pretty jarring.   She told Jon earlier that she'd have to rule through fear. In earlier seasons we saw her do some incredibly ruthless things in her pursuit of power, always justifying with her belief that she was a more just ruler than those she was replacing.  She lacked the self-awareness to realize she was morphing into the tyrants she'd set out to oppose.  She went past the point of no return this episode.   I get it, I understand this choice... but it was still kind of heartbreaking to see a character that we've cheered for from season 1 go over to the dark side like this.


At the start of the episode we saw Varys writing memos for his little birds to smuggle out.  I assume we're to believe enough of those got out for word to spread all over the seven kingdoms.   But now they've got a dragon queen on the throne and nobody in the land has any weapon that can kill a dragon and there are no armies left that can stand up to Dany's remaining forces. So... how they get out of this jam is a mystery to me. Should be a very interesting finale.


 -k