Unsurprisingly, Joffrey's behavior after his father-uncle injures Bran Stark secures him a few justified slaps from Tyrion. A few scenes later, the crown prince is seen bullying Mycah, an innocent boy having a playful joust with Arya, proving that he has learned nothing. Therefore, it's heartening to watch Nymeria pounce on Joffrey and attack him, forcing him to plead for mercy.
Sadly, King Robert orders the Direwolf's execution, a sentence that is inflicted on poor Lady simply because Nymeria disappears by then.
Cleganebowl is the fan name given to the much-awaited battle between the brother-nemeses, Gregor and Sandor Clegane. The Hound enters the Red Keep and massacres her bodyguards before standing face to face with the Mountain. This fraternal conflict isn't so much a minor squabble as it is a deathmatch, and the brothers are evenly matched at first. Sandor is unable to "kill" Gregor, however, because of the latter's unquantifiable state of existence courtesy of Qyburn. In the end, they both topple off the tower and to their doom.
Ramsay Bolton's unflappable demeanor is rudely broken when Sansa brings a House Arryn battalion to support her brother at the literal last second. Jon Snow follows Ramsay as he runs back to Winterfell and locks the gates behind him, a move that is utterly useless against the overwhelming strength of Wun Wun the giant.
The self-titled Lord of Winterfell desperately tries to cheat his way out of a sticky situation once again, but his archery attacks are comfortably blocked by Jon Snow, who then proceeds to pound Ramsay's face into the ground. They both create some conflict, particularly in their interactions with Jon Snow, but their presences show that the Wildlings are willing to fight alongside the Watch, sowing the seeds for mankind's stand against the dead at Winterfell in season 8.
If you asked most fans what their favorite battle across the 2 final seasons was, most would likely point to the Battle of the Goldroad, a showdown that saw Targaryen forces meeting Lannister forces in the open field for the first time in the series. This is made worse, however, by the fact that Jaime and Bronn are given some serious plot armor for this battle.
Jaime quite literally drowns in a full suit of armor only to be rescued by Bronn, and Bronn himself comes way too close to death too many times during the Battle of the Goldroad. Considering how poorly utilized he is in season 8, Bronn should have died here, rescuing Jaime. The episode itself is both well-directed and well-produced with some of the best visuals in the series and snappy dialogue, but the actual story surrounding the hunt is… dumb.
Of the crew heading North, only Thoros dies. Although reception to the final 2 seasons has soured fans on Game of Thrones post-season 4, most tend to agree that the series up to season 6 and season 6 over season 5 in particular is still worth a watch.
The Battle of the Bastards might very well be the best-directed battle episode in the series from a pure spectacle perspective, and it does a great job at highlighting the ideological differences between Jon, Sansa, and Ramsay while paralleling Jon with Dany. But this episode has me re-re-re-pondering Bran's role in all this. On the surface, it's a deflection and admission of adolescence incomplete. But I don't think Bran is talking about age and maturity. He exists in some non-human way, and I think it may yet play out in a forceful way.
So there Bran is at the end of the episode waiting on an "old friend. That despite their earlier meeting in the very deliberately parallel pilot episode, where Jaime does something horrible "for love," they meet again?
That Bran's ability to zip through time and space has found him meeting with Jaime again? Or time again and again? With only five episodes remaining, this theory continues to trouble and haunt me. So much in this big story requires resolution that a Doctor Who version of Bran could be a real narrative problem if not naturally threaded through the story that we know so far. But then I keep going back to the circular figures.
Sometimes they're minor and sometimes they're major. I do believe that the show's creators — and also George R. Martin, author of the books — are trying to say something about cycles in humanity. I mean, they've changed the nature of seasons as far as we know them. But the show's most identifiable line will always be, "There's no cure for being a On this very grand canvas, the seasons change slowly and stick around for generations.
Even in that setting — like ours, but slowed to a DJ Screw-like crawl — the cycles persist: Family allegiance and family grudges, ambition, greed, etc. But in a display of fiery glory, Drogon tipped the scales, and almost took out Jaime Lannister in the process. One must never underestimate Brienne of Tarth. This confrontation, over the safety of Arya Stark, was brutal, and proved once again that Brienne was a determined and skilled fighter.
Their duel-turned-fistfight would help send Arya down a new path. Can you say tension? With Jon Snow and company surrounded by a horde of White Walkers, it looked like the end of the line could be near for anybody — and was, unfortunately, for the beloved Thoros.
Luckily, Daenerys had dragons. Heartache, high stakes, mammoths, and giants. This battle took us all on an emotional journey, with impressive fight choreography, and series-changing moments for some of our favorite characters, especially Jon Snow. We had seen trial by combat before, and even for Tyrion Lannister.
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