Winterfell

Can someone tell me why Littlefinger gave Brann the dagger. Like did he think that if he gave Brann the blade of the person that tried to kill him he would be happy. Besides he’s a cripple what’s he going to do with it, which is part of the reason why Brann gave the dagger to Arya. Brann also ends up scaring Littlefinger with the line “Chaos is a ladder.” My best guess as to why Littlefinger was startled was because that was a line he said before. Brann also gets to show off more of his inhumanity by not giving two shits about Mira leaving Brann. Mira was right in saying that Brann died in the cave. He’s been reduced to just a walking—technically wheeling—plot device.

We see Arya has finally made it to Winterfell, which Brann apparently knew. We see her show off her sneaky skills by escaping the guards, but TBH the guards were very stupid anyway. Sansa reunites with her in the crypt and while touching it is quite awkward. They never really got along before. Arya tells Sansa about her list, but Sansa laughs as if it was a joke. But after Brann talks about Arya’s list via omniscient visions, Sansa appears impressed. Though that appears to have vanished for reasons unknown—probably because Brienne is not loyal to her only but Arya also—after that awesome Arya vs. Brienne fight. I’m glad Arya hasn’t forgotten her lessons from Syrio Forel even though she credited her training to the House of Black and White. Jon needs to get back to Winterfell soon so we can have the full Stark Reunion.

Dragonstone

Back at Dragonstone, Missandei and Daenerys chat about her concern for her man’s safe return when Jon interrupts to show Daenerys his discovery. Apparently the Children of the Forest were at Dragonstone and made carvings about the White Walkers. And Daenerys finally believes Jon and agrees to help him…if he bends the knee. SIGH. Again with this bend the knee crap. Well Daenerys has certainly been persistent. Jon tries to tell her that the North won’t accept a Southern ruler—they have every right not to—but Daenerys thinks that Jon is resisting because of his pride. Like Jon doesn’t know you or how you plan to rule. She constantly wants to burn everything to the ground, so he has every right to be hesitant.

But then Daenerys learns of the debacle at Casterly Rock and begins to think that Tyrion is devising up failed plans to save his family. Ouch. Poor Tyrion. Dany wants to burn everything to the ground with her 3 dragons—like a true Targaryen—and asks for a second opinion from Jon. And Jon pretty much agrees with Tyrion in saying that if she burns everything to the ground people will fear and despise her rather than trust and love her.

We also get Davos teasing Jon about staring at Dany’s chest and the 2 trying to learn more about Dany through Missandei before a Greyjoy ship is seen in the bay. And Jon semi-threatens Theon, but spares him because he helped Sansa escape. Poor Theon. Though he deserved it, he can never catch a break.

King’s Landing

So apparently Cersei is getting help from the Golden Company. I think they are mercenaries the Iron Bank hire to punish those who don’t pay their debts. I’ve never read the books.

Daenerys VS. Jaime

It’s nice to see Bronn again. Also it’s nice to see he hasn’t changed much. Jaime gives Bronn a full bag of gold, but still isn’t satisfied. Classic Bronn. But what happens next is probably the best fight scene in the whole show. We see Dothraki charging towards Jaime’s army. Jaime thinks he can defeat them, even though the constant reminder is to never engage Dothraki in an open field. But where’s Dany, you ask? She comes gliding through the clouds on Drogon. Not so confident now, are you Jaime? So Dany’s army basically overpowers them. But fortunately, Jaime brought along one of those scorpions that Cersei had made. And to my surprise, they actual work. Thanks to Bronn, Drogon got shot in the shoulder and was forced to land. And of course Drogon destroyed that device. But while Dany tried to pull the spear out of Drogon, Jaime gets the bright idea of trying to kill Dany while her guard is down. I’m pretty sure we were all thinking the same thing as Tyrion: Jaime is a fucking idiot! Bronn literally has to ram Jaime into the water before he got a face full of fireball. Then the episode ends. WOW.