I am one of those people who get up at 02:50 in the morning to watch the Express From The US broadcast of the final season of Game Of Thrones at 03:00 Monday mornings om M-Net (South Africa). Crazy, right? But if you have been following the final season there is only one word to sum the season up thus far – crazy! It’s full-on war with each episode showing us bloody battles and some of our favourite characters killed off in a wink, and episode 5 continued this bloody trend…
EPISODE 5
It was most probably the most important episode of the season. A lot of fan favourites died, Daenerys went Full Targaryen. Tyrion committed treason. The loyalty of Dany’s remaining supporters — including Jon Snow — is now in question. The Cleganebowl happened. And Arya decided to choose life over vengeance. In episode 4 Daenerys lost one of her dragons and one wondered, “Will Daenerys be the Mad Queen or will she turn out OK?" She did not turn out OK.
QUEEN OF ASHES
Drogon destroyed the Iron Fleet and overpowered the Lannister Army. Bells were ringing the sweet sound of surrender. Daenerys had previously told Tyrion she wouldn't raze the city if the city surrendered early enough. The surrender came early enough, but wow did Daenerys burn everything down anyway. As the city was falling, Jaime Lannister was racing to find Cersei. On his way, he's confronted by Euron, whose fleet had just been Drogon'd. He asks Jaime if he wants to try and kill another king before they all die, but Jaime isn't interested. Then Euron mentioned that he slept with Cersei and it was immediately on. The two scuffled, and Euron stabbed Jaime twice in the ribs. It looked like ye' ol' Kingslayer was a goner, but he got his second wind and impaled Euron against a rock.
CHEERS CERSEI!
Jaime manages to reach his twin sister in the nick of time -- in the nick of time to die together, anyway. Fans have theorized for years that Jaime would be the one to kill Cersei, but nada. Love is love, apparently. Jaime and Cersei rush into the dungeons, where dragon skulls of old are kept, hoping to escape through to one of King's Landing's backwater bays. Alas, the path is blocked by bricks and debris. They embrace. Cersei says she wants their child to live. Jaime says they're all that matters. The ceiling falls on top of them.
CONCLUSION
With all this death and destruction, one can only now wonder who will finally sit on the Iron Throne? 3 episodes to go and we’ll have an answer, but feel free to theorize and let us know!
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