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Honorable Mention: Viserion, the Kevin Durant of dragons.
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The Night King even knew exactly where last night’s battle would go down, as the location of the fight was the exact same spot he was at when Bran saw him in his vision a few episodes ago. A lot of people have grown upset at how slowly the White Walkers have traveled south since “Hardhome” but it’s now looking like it was all a part of the Night King’s plan to guarantee a dragon traveled north of the Wall. The only explanation for why the Night King didn’t kill Jon and company earlier was because he wanted a dragon, perhaps to take down the Wall. How soon until we see Viserion perched atop the Wall? Could that be this season’s closing shot?Īlso, I now firmly believe that the Night King has the gift of vision, similar to Bran. And now he has a motherfuckin’ ice dragon. With an entire ice-zombie army at his disposal, including some terrifying giant bears, the Night King was already a heavy favorite in the Great War to Come™. It had been too long since “Hardhome,” and we desperately needed a reminder of just how powerful the Night King is. Riser of the Week: The Night Kingįorget the prince – the Night King is the villain who was promised. It’s his fault we’re not getting to experience his version. And if you’re going to blame anyone, blame Martin. So while it’s not perfect, be glad that we have it at all, because if it were up to Martin, we might never get to see how this story unfolds. But now they’re on their own, with only the general destination in mind. Martin and his brilliant source material. For six seasons they’ve had their hands held by George R. But it’s not exactly fair to Benioff and Weiss. So sure, it’s easy to question the showrunners – David Benioff and Dan Weiss – and ask why it was a good idea to have seven men take on the army of the dead just on the off chance of capturing a wight so they can convince the honorable Cersei Lannister to pause her fight for the throne and help out in defeating the White Walkers. With every Queen of Thorns mic drop comes a plotline ball drop. For every Arya avengement, we get an Arya bafflement. For every Drogon incinerating the Lannister army scene, we get a eunuch sex scene. And that has been the unifying theme of Season 7: good and bad. Like Jaime Lannister, “Beyond the Wall” was equal parts good and bad.