#dany made a statement for fucks sake and it was a damn good one

[starry-eyer]

people who think dany was wrong for crucifying the slavers don’t understand what it means to be a ruler. well… i shouldn’t be surprised as these are the same people who believe that sansa will be queen in the north at the end of the series. what a joke.

[teiasviago]

A 2004 Kid Watches GoT S1E1

That’s me, I just finished watching the very first episode of Game of Thrones. I was live Tweeting, but now I’m going to ruminate using my Tweets before watching episode 2.

First off, there’s a lot of problems with this show. It’s nothing obvious, but I feel like I need to say it because it’s a big problem: there’s a lot of unnecessary nudity of women. Sure, the actresses are consenting, but that doesn’t make it right. Just because a character is nude doesn’t mean the camera needs to show her boobs or naked body for fuck’s sake. Maybe if men were also nude as much it wouldn’t be so bad, but they aren’t. The writers of Game of Thrones sexualized women, which is abhorrent and disgusting. They “had” to age up the characters for nudity and sex scenes that were either unnecessary scenes or could not display nude bodies! It’s, quite frankly, disappointing. I just needed to get all that out.

Onto my actual thoughts of the first episode.

YO WHY TF DID THE NIGHT KING HAVE A HORRIBLE DEATH SEQUENCE WHEN THE WHITE WALKERS WERE LITERALLY THE FIRST PLOT THREAD INTRODUCED & THEREFORE THE MOST IMPORTANT?????? (like seriously, wtf. he’s literally the main villain of the story!!)

(okay but like what is the symbolism for?????)

oh lawd Arya is a feisty one and Bran’s super soft oh fuck I love: them. (YOU HEAR THAT?? I LOVE THEM!)

Jon, bby, ur a real Stark. (but seriously he’s literally a Stark. his mom’s Lyanna he’s legit a Stark lmfao no infidelity here, Cat.)

Oh shit NED U BETTER NOT—YOU BETTER BE THE “winter is coming that means white walkers” TYPE OR I WILL RESCIND MY MISPLACED DEVOTION TO YOU.

Omg direwolves i’m OMG JON’S A SMART ONE! HA! WHOULDA THUNK?

Lol Jon’s a real Stark fuck off Theon

If I have to watch Cersei and Jaime be romantic or sexual istg i’m gonna throw up a little in my mouth.

Please don’t hit me w twincest in the first episode prayers as I take a bathroom break (they hit me with the twincest 😭)

Also, King’s Landing is soooo beautiful!

*squeals in Jaime-gasm*

ah...ahaha... He’s so hot i’m STOP LOOKING AT CERSEI JUST STOP STOP STOP IF HE MAKES ANY SORT OF LOOK OF LOVE AT HER I’M GONNA LOSE MY APPETITE.

Oomf me ser why is he so hot my GOD BRIENNE IS SO LUCKY 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵 KBDJDVSIBSJDBDKDBDKDNKDBDKDNDKNDKDBDJDBKDBDNDBDNDBDJD

Okay but in all seriousness, who died? *Opens character guide* ohhh ok idc abt him lol

I was about to press play but...I just wanna appreciate Jaime for a moment. You know? Just...the outfit is...damn.

Also idk if i’m ready for this conversation between Jaime and Cersei. PLAY—

HE LOOKED AT HER WITH KINDA HEART EYES AND LOVING SMIRK (VER. ONE) I’M—

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I had to pause. Idk if i’m ready to proceed. Props to Nik tho bcs damn he knows how to do heart eyes. That’s not easy.

Ok ok ok I just need to get this over with and watch it.

OHHHHHHHHHH THEY THOUGHT JON ARRYN MIGHT’VE LEARNED ABT THEM FU—FUCK—FUCKING!

Issa raven~

Cat! ❤️❤️

Oop is this actually the episode where Bran gets pushed out of a tower? I hope not cuz oof that would suuuuuuuuuck

But also foreshadowing~~~~~~ hot damn if he hadn’t climbed a lotta shit wouldn’t have gone down... Woah.......... Holy crap...

Heyyyyyyy Joffrey!

Oh shit Sansa’s got a crush on the wrong guy.

Skksks Arya turned into Aya sk

Hot damn helmet hair is too sexy. Maybe i’ll just...leave it pause...right here...

No one should be allowed to be this sexy. No one.

Teehee I made a reaction pic lol

Jaime, sister-fucker: Tyrion, I’m disappointed in you for having sex with a whore even though you’re not related.

Tyrion: -_- right. Okay. Fuck off. I love you.

lmao their relationship is really cool

My mom came in the room to talk to me and she was like, “He [Jaime] looks like a shithead.” AND THEN I MENTIONED SHREK’S PRINCE CHARMING AND SHE WAS LIKE

I REMEMBER HIM AND THEY TOTALLY LOOK SIMILAR MAYBE THAT’S WHY I THINK HE’S A SHITHEAD

BSKBDODHDJ I’M DEAD DECEASED GONE LMFAO

This Jaime is peak shithead energy lmao

BWHAHAHA that wasn’t what I expected at all didhjdhd Jaime is kind but he’s closed himself off to everyone but Tyrion 🥺🥺 poor baby 🥺🥺 even Cersei doesn’t know his true self...

God I love this show already WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE RUINED WTF

i have since rescinded my previous statement FUCK why do i care so much...

Lyanna 🥺💕💕

Dany! She’s so pretty! *Bisexual mode activated*

Unnecessary boobage  And why is there MORE incest vibes?????? WTF????? 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Oh, Dany i’m sorry for everything that’s happened and will happen... 😔

Wait—wait lol Sansa’s only thirteen? I THOUGHT SHE WAS LIKE MY AGE AT LEAST HOLY COW WHY’S EVERONE SO FUCKIN’ YOUNG????

I feel old now lmfao

Lol they really did make Joffrey seem nice, didn’t they? 

Oomf me ser UM—right, Jaime’s back, just as hot as always—I mean...

Ned Stark with the great comeback! Jaime Lannister with the sexiest smile of the century!

HAJSHKEBE Arya and Sansa are legit me and my sister. I’m Sansa and my sister’s Arya ksksbdkdb

OH SHIT! OH SHIT LYSA KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED OH SHIT oh ohhh ohhhhhh not good

Oh no Ned...

On another topic, I did this bdjndkdjdjdn

I’m tempted to rewind to Jaime & Ned’s convo just to make another reaction picture... I don’t wanna forget so imma do it now skskks

Here’s the pic:

Wait fuck he was already making heart eyes why did I cover them up

Oh, Dany... I’m so so so so so so sorry. But now she has the dragon eggs, at least.

Bye bye Ned :’(

OMG BRAN’S CLIMBING THE TOWER EYE—I WANT TO VOMIT GOD I’M SUPPOSED TO EAT DINNER RN BUT I CAN’T BECAUSE THAT’S VILE AND DISGUSTING AND ABHORRENT AND—

Ok but the fact that they don’t sound into it makes it a bit better. Only a bit. I don’t think I can eat my Mac n Cheese for a while tho. And I love Mac n Cheese :’(

Bran’s too young for this!

Idk if I can play it...no idk I just no no no no Jaime......... 😔☹️😨😰😖😵🤢🤮🤒

OH MY GOD JAIME YOU ARROGANT, SISTER-FUCKING, KING-SLAYING, BRIENNE-MOCKING, BRIENNE-HURTING, BOY-CRIPPLING, MOTHERFUCKING BASTARD-ASS PSYCHO HOW COULD YOU TRICK HIM LIKE THAT YOU FUCKING MONSTER!

Sorry, Ser Dad, but idk if i’ll be able to look at you for an hour or so

These can go in the trash. Bye. I WANT SEASON 2+ JAIME CUZ THIS ONE SUCKS ASS

[90sgrungewriter]

4. Untitled - Eddie Vedder

Status: Unedited

You were excited to see the Alice guys, it had been a while. A few months now, probably. They were definitely a riot and you wished you could see them more often. They were busy with touring right now though.

Everyone greeted them and soon enough they had beer and pizza of their own. Jeff introduced Ed, and things were going smoothly. They seemed to like him, so that was a  good thing. Not that it was hard to like Eddie, it was actually pretty damn easy.

You talked with Layne for a bit, catching up on lost time. He talked about the new record and Demri, as well as how the tour was going and you talked to him about how your art is going. Layne was a talented artist himself, and you guys always shared your work with each other. You both agreed it had been too long.

As the night progressed, everyone started branching off. Sean was with Mike and Stone whom both had their acoustics in one corner. Jeff, Dave and Mike Starr were talking about god knows what on the couch to your left, and you were talking with Layne, Eddie and Jerry. 

"You really need to check out Dani's record collection, Ed. Its pure gold." Jerry praised. You smiled and looked at Eddie. 

"He's not lying." You spoke seriously. Layne nodded his head in agreement.

"She's got everything from the Who to Metallica. Its epic." Layne mentioned.

Eddie nodded his head. "Love the Who." 

"Same. John Entwistle will always be one of my all time favorite bassists." You chimed in.

"Hey I thought I was your all time favorite bassist!" Jeff chimed in from across the room. How the fuck had he even heard you? You gave him a what the fuck look, and that shit eating grin was still on his lips. 

"You could be the ONLY bassist on earth, Ament, and you still wouldn't be my favorite." The guys howled with laughter while Jeff just flipped you the bird. You giggled. You turned and noticed Layne and Jerry had gotten up to grab another beer, leaving just you and Eddie.

"Hey I never thanked you for walking me home last night." You said randomly, just thinking about it now. "You didn't have to, I would have covered for you if Stone asked." He smiled.

"S'alright. I didn't mind." He reassured you. The two of you sat in silence for a few moments, neither of you knowing what to say. You looked around to find Layne and Jerry talking with Mike and Stone now, so they weren’t coming back anytime soon. The silence was starting to get a bit awkward. 

"Man, you sure are a quiet guy, Eddie." You said softly, but made it clear you didn't mean it in a rude way, more of a tease. 

"I get that a lot." He chuckled. "Sorry, don't think I don’t want to talk to you..." You gave him a look that he should just not continue that sentence.

"I didn't think that at all, don't worry." You patted his shoulder gently and he smiled. 

You pulled the pack of cigarettes out of your pocket, taking two of them out and giving one to Eddie.

"I've got smokes in my jacket, I could go get-" he started to stand up but you pulled him back down and placed the cigarette in his hand. 

"Don't worry bout it, just shoot me one next time." He nodded in response. You lit yours first, and notice Ed didn't have a lighter so you lit his too. Damn, if this was in a movie it'd be kinda hot.

You blushed at the thought and looked down, taking a long drag off your cigarette.

Out of the corner of your eye, you noticed Eddie looking at you, but you tried to play it off like you didn't notice. 

"So got a girlfriend waiting for you back home, Ed?" Your curiosity got the best of you. His face contorted in a sour look.

"No." Was his only response. Fuck, you had offended him. You did the one thing that you were trying not to do. Go figure. You didn't know what to say, so you kept your quiet.

"I did. But we broke up. Last night, over the phone. Her name was Beth. She was my angel for 7 years." His voice was monotone. Your eyes widened in shock.

"Sorry to hear." You weren't really sure what else to say.

"I'm not. You wanna know how it happened?" He took a puff of his smoke. "I called her after our show and a fucking man answered her phone. I thought it might have been her brother but boy was I wrong." 

If looks could kill, holy fuck. He was not impressed. You felt bad that that happened to him. How could she? Look at him for christ sakes! He was humble, sweet, and smart. Not to mention hot as hell, and everytime he spoke it could probably make all the girls drool. She must've been stupid as fuck to jeopordize something like that with a guy like him. I mean 7 years? That was a long time for such a young man. You knew you had to say something now, but not really sure what.

"It gets better. I know it sucks now, but it will. I promise. Look forward to what you have ahead of you, you're going to do beautiful things." You tried to give the best words you could muster up but you knew you sucked at it. And you felt bad because of that. Ed only nodded slightly, finishing up his smoke. 

"I'm sorry I'm bad at giving pep talks. I'm trying." He looked at you a little more normal now.

"S'okay. Thanks. I'll keep it in mind." He said quietly. 

"I know I suck at it, but if you ever want to talk to someone I'm here. Even if you just need a listener. People shouldn't have to carry all that weight on their own." You looked straight ahead as you spoke, as you had Andy in mind. You wished you'd have been there that night for him. You should have been there. A few moments of silenced passed before he spoke up again.

"Can I walk you home again tonight?" He asked, eyes boring into yours. You nodded.

"Sure." You smiled. "I'm gonna go grab another beer, you need one?"  

He lifted his bottle to show there was still a good half of it left. You took that as your answer and left for the kitchen.

You were starting to feel a bit drunk, so you decided that this would be your last one before you would head home. It was nearing 10:00 and your class was at 8:00 AM. Gross.

Walking into the kitchen, you head straight for the fridge and grabbed a bottle. Popping the cap off you take a swig and sighed in delight. You loved beer.

Suddenly, you felt someone grab your sides and squeeze, making you yelp out and turn around. Stone was there, a huge grin plastered on his face. "Hey you! Got you good, didn't I?" He laughed, pushing your shoulder lightly. You scoffed. "Fuck you Stone, you scared the shit out of me." You glared at him. He just laughed even harder.

Dickhead.

"So are you having a good time? Hows Eddie doing? He's quiet isn't he?" He rambled on.

"Yes, good, and yes." You answered all three questions in one statement.

"Good!" He swung his arm around your shoulder. "Mookie has another gig this Friday night! You in?"

"I'll think about it." you tried to hide your smile.

"So that’s a yes, I'll pick you up before the show don't worry." 

You just shook your head and stayed silent. You knew you'd probably be there anyway.

"I'm heading out soon, man. I got an 8 AM class tomorrow." Your face contorted in disgust about having to be up that early again. He shook his head, a disapproving look lay upon his face.

"Lame." he removed his arm and you two made your way back toward he living room. Before you could go any further, he pulled you back.

"I'll walk you home, you know how creepy this street is at night." he gave you a thumbs up and started to walk away so you spoke up. 

"Oh its alright, Eddie told me he would walk me again tonight." Stone turned around and his smile faltered a bit. "You stay here and get hammered, no worries!" You reassured him, giving his arm a light squeeze.

"Oh. I see." Was all he said, and walked away. Weird?

You made your way back over to where Eddie sat, who was now talking to Sean and Jerry. You were glad they were getting along. 

You drank the rest of your beer, and talked with the three boys about a bunch of random shit. You looked around as you took your final sip, setting the empty bottle down on the table. Everyone looked like they were having a good time, and you were a bit upset to leave. But you knew you would kick yourself tomorrow morning if you stayed out any later.

You stood up and walked around, bidding farewell to each of the boys. Jeff tried to convince you to stay, and he almost won. 

Soon you and Eddie were once again alone, walking in the cold night. You were definitely glad you didn't forget a sweater this time. 

"What about you?" Eddie broke the silence this time. You gave him a confused look, not sure what he meant.

"Sorry, I meant do you have a boyfriend at your place waiting for you?" You chuckled a bit.

"Oh. No, I don't. And I don't think I will anytime soon." You looked straight ahead. Eddie said nothing, but was still looking at you.

"Oh."

"Yeah. The last one was crazy enough to convince me all guys are. I'd rather not." You laughed dryley. He was still looking at you.

"You can talk about it if you want." You noticed you were almost at your apartment.

"Maybe some other time." You tried to change the subject, not wanting to end the night on a depressing note. He nodded, letting it go. You made it up to your building doorway, and stood in silence, neither of you knowing what to say. 

Eddie shuffled his feet a bit before he spoke up.

"I never thanked you for making me feel so welcome here." His eyes were glued to his boots. 

You smiled. You were glad to hear that. "No problem, Ed. I'll see you Friday? Your gig, I'll be there." You stated. He nodded.  

"Goodnight, Dani." He waved lightly, and turned to cross the street.  

You entered your building and made it up to your apartment. You set your purse down on the bed and think of the night you had just spent with your friends, a smile creeping its way onto your lips. You were glad to spend the time with Eddie, and also seeing the Alice guys. 

Suddenly, you started hearing the familiar sound of raindrops hitting your window. Within seconds, it was raining like mad and you thought of poor Eddie, walking home in this. 

You ran to your window to close it and noticed Eddie standing at the store across the street, a new pack of smokes in his hand. He was underneath the roof by the doorway, probably waiting for the rain to subside. You watched him for a few moments. You weren't worried about him seeing you, as he didn't even know what apartment was yours anyway. You waited a few minutes but it didn't look like the rain was going to subside. 

You yawned, you were getting tired but you couldn't just go to sleep knowing Eddie was going to have to walk in the pouring rain. You didn't know what to do. You glanced around your apartment, and your eyes fell to the futon you had in the living room.

Next thing, you were opening your window.

"Ed! Eddie!" You shouted trying to get his attention. He turned to look up and seen you waving your arms.

"Come back! I'll meet you downstairs." And with that, you closed your window. You looked down to notice your floor had gotten a bit wet from the rain. You cursed, you would just have to grab a towel and wipe it up later.

When you got downstairs to the entrance of the apartment building, Eddie was waiting for you inside. Needless to say, he was pretty wet.

"It doesn't look like the rain is gonna stop anytime soon." You stated the obvious.

"Yeah. I guess... I mean, I'm not made of chocolate." He joked. You laughed.

"I have a futon in my living room, please let me sleep guilt free? I can't let you walk home in this you'll get sick. And we can't let that happen right now!" He didn't say anything, but turned to look outside once more.

"I don't want to intrude. I could just call a cab..."

"Nonsense. Don't worry I'm not trying to make a pass on you. Just dont want MY head on a platter if I get you get sick. Please?" After a few seconds, he reluctantly agreed. 

"Great, come on." You lead the way to your apartment as he trailed slowly behind you.

Stepping inside your apartment, you were fully aware of how much of a mess there was. Art tools scattered all over your small living room, such as brushes, mixers and canvases and of course, paint splattered clothing. 

"Sorry about the mess. Obviously wasn't planning on have a sleepover." You joked. He laughed.

"You made that sound pretty funny." He giggled. He fucking giggled. 

You showed him around your small apartment, there wasn't much to it. You had a small kitchen, and a decent size room. Tiny bathroom. But you didn't really care, rent was cheap and it was close to your school and friends. 

Eddie looked around, and seemed intrigued. You had some artwork that was finished laying around and he observed quietly. You felt a bit awkward and hoped he wasn't judging them too harshly. 

"Anyway, uh-" you stuttered "the futon is yours. I'll go grab you a pillow and some blankets. I'm sure I have a spare change of dude clothes for you too, your shirts all wet." You approached him and wrinkled his dampened brown t-shirt through your fingertips. 

What the fuck did you just do that for? You casually let go and backed away. Oh god. What the hell Dani.

"Ok." He nodded. You turned away before he could say anything else, or you could do anything more stupid. That was awkward. 

But you kind of liked being that close to him? In a strange way. You couldn't deny the goodness that radiated off the guy and you knew immediately that he was nothing like your ex. So what the hell was stopping you?

You shook your head, you would think about this some other damn time. You grabbed a pillow and a warm blanket, then scrounged around looking for something for him to sleep in. You found an old over sized grey t shirt that probably once belonged to Stone or one of the guys, and some basketball shorts you were sure would fit him. You made your way back to the living room. Eddie was sat on the futon, eyes laying on your open sketchbook. The drawing was of Andy. Your heart sunk a bit.

"Here you go." His eyes darted up to you and he stood up. You must have startled him.

"Sorry I was just...it was already opened...I-"

"Eddie shut up." You smiled wide, a real smile. You did not want to think of Andy right now, with Ed here. You smiled because he was cute when he got embarrassed. Did he seriously think you would get mad at him for looking at your open sketchbook?

"I would love to stay up and talk but...I've got an early class. Feel free to stay up and sleep in." You quickly added. "you can watch TV, make yourself comfortable. Just lock the door whenever you leave tomorrow. Don't feel like you need to rush out either, I mean-" this time, he cut off your rambling.

"Dani shut up." he mocked. You shook your head, giving a light laugh.

"You've been hanging out with Stone too much." He shrugged his shoulders.

"Maybe."

You locked eyes for a few moments, and you cleared your throat.

"Goodnight Eddie, if you need anything I'll be in here." You made your way to your room.

"Goodnight Dani." He spoke softly.  

You closed the door behind you and got ready for bed. You brushed your teeth, and hopped into bed. Stealing a quick glance at the clock, it read 1:03 AM. You sighed. 

Great. You closed you eyes and drifted off to sleep, thoughts of Eddie clouding your mind.

[kitten1618x]

GoT Afterthoughts 7x03 The Queen's Justice (Jonsa Edition) SPOILERS

I’m sorry for the delay, but ffs this is LONG! Well ...now we know that this week's episode title was def. referring to Cersei, let's get to it. 

We begin this week with foreboding music -Jon and Davos riding the crashing waves onto the shores of Dragonstone -which I still highly prefer the exterior to the interior -though, I suppose it fits the "mood". Little bit of banter between the boys, and after a friendly introduction and a smiling face, Missandei asks for their weapons. A skeptical and non-to-pleased looking Jon obeys, then turns to watch warily while the Dothraki take their rowboat as well. Okay Gendry, you can row up at any time now ...we may need you as the getaway boat. 

So they proceed up the long winding staircase (which has more steps than Dany does titles) and not even a full 3 minutes into the episode, Sansa is already brought up in conversation. I'm dead serious - 02:30 minute mark on the dot. I actually only know this, because at this particular moment, I paused the DVR to grab a snack -but I like how in what is supposed to be such a J/D-centric episode (er-meh-gerd they're finally meeting!!!), Sansa takes precedence. Good call D&D ...I see what you did there. 

Now about that conversation -is it odd that Tyrion would bring up Sansa in passing conversation with Jon? No, not at all -she is a connection that they both share, but ....

T: Sansa, I hear she's alive and well? 

J: She is. 

T: Does she miss me terribly? (clearly he's attempting a bit of a joke here). 

J: *silence as he stares down at Tyrion like he damn well better explain himself*

T: *looks over his shoulder, to see that Jon is not amused, quickly explains* A sham marriage, never consummated. 

J: I didn't ask. 

T: Well it was, it wasn't. Anyway, she's much smarter than she lets on.

J: She's starting to let on. 

T: Good. 

So, what exactly was the point of this conversation? If Tyrion just wanted to know if Sansa was well, and the narrative wanted to establish how clever Sansa is, they could have done that without all that "missing me and marriage sham and unconsummated" banter in between. We as an audience already know all of these things, so how does that little nugget of information help in furthering the narrative? To put it quite simply -it doesn't. Again ..I see you D&D, I see exactly what you did there. 

A bit more banter between the boys -Tyrion's ironic statement about Starks not faring well in the South, as to which Jon replies that he's not a Stark (shut up baby, yes you fucking are!) and BOOM! Cue: Drogon swooping down over the crowd, and Jon and Davos hitting the deck like a bunch of dropped wet rocks. You will NEVER convince me that was coincidence. Dany is in full control of her Dragons now, and that was a total (cheap) intimidation tactic. 

PS: Jon is wearing leggings! Show me tha booty! 

Cut to Varys and Melisandre perched high above on a cliff and watching the welcoming committee march up the guests. Varys prods her on why she won't greet them considering she spoke so highly of Jon Snow. She replies with how she's "brought fire and ice together and she's done her part" -I believe this is a deliberate misdirection from the writers. We already know that Jon is fire and ice on his own -the characters do not, and you know the dark ship is going wild over this line right now, but don't any of you pay it any mind. It's like a magicians trick -slight of hand ..look over there, while we do this over here. 

Varys still has a healthy skepticism of this religion and these priestesses -and I'm still 1100000% with him. Melisandre is going back to Volantis (spelled right??) it seems -but will return to die -just like Varys. Ohhhh prophetic. And damn but these red witches get under his skin! Why???? I must know!

Poor Jonny-boy walking into the throne room looks nervous AS HELL, with the Mad Kings daughter perched on that wiggy-ass throne, and half of Dany's face is bathed in shadows, and she's once again cloaked in all black -shadows, darkness = symbolism at its finest folks. Hiding ones face half in shadow is a popular trope to emphasize that someone has a "sinister side" , and wearing all black is also a trope - "evil wears black." 

Now, for arguments sake (and because I like to play devils advocate -the Nights Watch also wear all black, and Jon did too -however, Dany's wardrobe went from bright white (innocence and purity) to black upon coming to Westeros.  

So as Missandei rambles off all 101 of Dany's titles (like I swear they do this purposely to annoy us at this point), Davos shoots back with "This is Jon Snow and he's King of the North". (See this juxtaposition they just shoved RIGHT IN OUR FACES???). LMAO -by the way, I just fucking adore Davos! He is a damn precious dewdrop, and I will fight you if you say otherwise! 

D: You are here to bend the knee?

J: I am not. 

Who else screeched with glee here? Huh? Huh? 

Bend the knee. Bend the knee. BEND THE KNEE. 

I'm not going to rehash this entire exchange, but a few important things that stuck out to me: 

Jon's primary focus is "us", "we" -he's concerned about saving people.   

Dany's primary focus is "Me, me, me!!"  

 It is interesting how she asked that the father's sins not be passed onto the daughter -reminiscent of Jon's own words regarding the Karstark and Umber children. I wonder if this is a sort of foreshadowing that by not being more wary of Dany's Targ temper, it just may bite him in the ass later.   

 Also Dany is a hypocrite. "Don't blame me for my ancestors -blah blah blah, but bend the knee because of my ancestors." Sigh.   

I'm insanely curious why Jon didn't want Davos to tell them he'd been resurrected -or why Melisandre left that little tidbit out too??? 

 Jon is now essentially Dany's prisoner.  

Dany's narcissism is growing by the day. I can't believe people don't understand what GRRM (D&D) are deliberately doing with her character! This is an actual quote: "Do you know what kept me standing all those years in exile? Faith. Not in any god, not in myths, and legends. In myself. Daenerys Targaryen. The world hadn’t seen a dragon in centuries, until my children were born. The Dothraki hadn’t crossed the sea, any sea. They did for me. I was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms. And I will."  

Varys delivers the news that Dany's  fleet is gone, and then Theon is fished from the sea by his people. And let me slip in here that if you're one of the people bashing Theon for jumping overboard because he so clearly suffers from PTSD -you're a shit, and you need to stop. That's not something that just suddenly disappears ...he will struggle with that for whatever is left of his life. He's gonna rescue Yara ...I just know it. 

Now we're in Kings Landing and Euron is parading Yara and the Sand Snakes through the city. Like, I'm so torn, because I hate this dude, but I also kinda love him? His teasing of Jamie is PRICELESS, if not highly inappropriate. It's also pretty clear to me that Cersei has no intent on marrying him. In typical Cersei fashion, she'll keep him at arms length while she uses him, and then dispose of him when he wears out his usefulness -clever girl that she is. 

And now we're in the dungeon where the Sand Snakes are chained -after a bit of tormenting them, she takes Tyene the same way they took her daughter -with a kiss of death. As a mother, I truly feel for Cersei here as she talks about Mrycella -for both of these mothers actually. Say what you will about Cersei, but Lena is a fucking GODDESS! She owns this role so well. Like, I can't stand Cersei, and yet, I literally cheer for her sometimes. One thing is for certain -people better stop underestimating her ruthlessness. And my God, the Sand Snakes -magnificent acting with no dialogue!

After a romantic romp with her dear brother (and damn, Jamie has a sweet ass), she boldly allows the servant to see them together -she's queen now, and apparently has no more fucks to give. It's time for the Lannister's to pay their debts, and she's off to meet with a rep. of the Iron Bank. Using the sharp negotiation skills she inherited from Tywin, and the same "foreign invader/mad Kings daughter" approach that she used to sway the Lords, it appears she gets what she wants and the Iron Bank will extend her the credit she needs - "gold wins wars." 

We jump back to Dragonstone, where our brooding prisoner/hero is staring forlornly at the sea. He's a Northern fool who didn't listen (to Sansa). Tyrion tries to appeal to Jon's good side, and talks up Dany a bit, while simultaneously trying to help him. He's looking to strike an alliance -"use each other to further your own needs approach", and after a somewhat comical conversation with Dany (thank God because we need a bit of levity surrounding her scenes) -he urges her to let Jon mine the dragon glass. I think Tyrion does truly believe Jon is telling the truth. The knife in the heart comment comes up again -and again, I wonder why Jon didn't want them to know about his resurrection -but clearly, it's important because it was brought up again. 

Now Jon approaches Dany who's gazing off towards the sea and watching her Dragons soaring in the distance. Sounds kinda romantic, right? Well not really, as during most of this conversation they stood facing opposite directions, barely making eye contact -save for a few moments. Shipping goggles are fully affixed here, but compare this to the way Jon and Sansa are always staring into each other's eyes (usually in softly lit rooms). Just sayin'. 

Jon comments on Dany's Dragons, and she tells them that she named them for her brothers -Viserys and Rhaegar. This made me smile. And what I find so amusing about this, is just a few nights ago, I had a Nonny send me an ask referring to the general audience possibly forgetting that Rhaegar (Jon's daddy dearest) was Dany's brother --well, there you have it, Nonny, the narrative just delivered your reminder. Heh heh heh. ;)   I don't think that Dany believes Jon about the WW/NK yet (and really, we can't fault her) but he is getting his dragon glass, and in the meantime, it keeps Jon hanging around -more time to woo him to their side. 

And we head North to Winterfell (finally) to see that the Sass QitN is pretty freaking good at this ruling stuff. Like really, did we ever have any doubts? She's preparing for the enemy coming from both sides, because she's clever as hell (and I'm so proud of her!!!). Can't-take-a-hint Lord Creepyfinger is at it again -whispering in her ear with his creepy-creep-ness, and our girl once again, deliciously puts him in his place. Look, this constant talk of Cersei with Sansa, and the fact that she's lived and learned from her -plus this emphasis on how well she's taken up the helm at "ruling" and caring for her people, all while Tyrion, Jon and LF are all saying how smart she is ...I'm really starting to get the feeling that Sansa is THAT queen. Ya know -the one from Cersei's prophecy ...  

"You'll be queen, for a time. Then comes another, younger, more beautiful, to cast you down and take all you hold dear." 

I usually try not to get tin foilish in my recaps, but this is the Jonsa edition after all, so bear with me. Sansa has literally learned from the master of ruthlessness, and I truly believe all this emphasis on that this season, is setting up the fact that Sansa will be the only one clever enough to see through Cersei's scheming, won't underestimate her, and in fact, be the one to bring her down. Sansa, if not indirectly, could be linked to all of Cersei's children's deaths (all she holds dear): 

She was betrothed to Joffrey, who after he cruelly tortured her for a time, discarded her for Margaery. Being the clever old bird that she was, Olenna got Sansa to open up about Joffrey's cruelty, which ultimately led to his death.  

Thrusting Sansa into a marriage with Tyrion who then were both accused by Cersei of murdering Joffrey. Sansa escapes due to LF's scheming, leading to Tyrion's trial by combat with Oberyn as his champion. When he is killed by the Mountain, Ellaria exacts revenge on the Lannisters by killing Mrycella.   

Due to Joffrey's death, Tommon becomes king, and takes his brothers widow for a wife -the same family responsible for Joffrey's death -who only murdered him because Sansa confirmed his cruelness. Tommon falls hopelessly in love with Margaery, and upon her death, commits suicide.   

It's also important to note, that Cersei is technically the one to blame for the deaths of all of her children, although she will never see it that way. While I was studying up on this prophecy, I also stumbled onto this from one of the book wiki sites:

When will I marry the prince?

Cersei is talking about Prince Rhaegar, whom Tywin Lannister intended to offer her to for marriage. Maggy tells Cersei that she will never marry the prince, but will marry the king. This foreshadows King Aerys refusing Tywin’s offer, Robert’s Rebellion, and Cersei eventually marrying Robert Baratheon after he is crowned king.

I just find highly coincidental that Cersei was almost wed to a Targaryen prince (and Jon Snow's father, to boot), and if we're all correct in our assumptions that Jonsa is in fact endgame (it is, by the way) then Sansa will take that from her, too. Which also strangely ties Sansa to -going from in the beginning of the story, wanting the prince who was actually a bastard, to getting the bastard who is actually a prince. Just sayin' ....

Okay, back to the show. 

Bran has arrived at Winterfell! I repeat BRAN HAS ARRIVED AT WINTERFELL!! And we are treated to yet another beautiful Stark reunion -minus "the nuzzle" -I repeat MINUS THE NUZZLE!! 

They are catching up in the Godswood, and the first thing out of Sansa's mouth (when she's in what she perceives is a safe space, and she's allowed to be vulnerable) is "I wish Jon were here". Ship them or not, there's a reason that they both mentioned each other in this episode -if only to remind us (the general audience) that they are, indeed, on each other's minds. 

Bran is quite emotionless, and I guess I get it. He needs to disconnect and emerge himself completely in this whole 3-eyed Raven deal, because the NK is coming, and he doesn't have much time to hone his powers. In light of their reunion, the writers chose to have him bring up the horrors Sansa suffered at the hands of Ramsey Bolton -to prove his power. I've seen some speculate that this was in fact Bran seeing a future Sansa wedding, and this very well may be, as he admitted himself that it all comes to him in bits. Part of me REALLY wants to believe that, but I think this had more to do with choosing something that would shake Sansa enough to know that what he says is true (cuz come on, he does seem a bit eccentric and cray, peeps). Or maybe it's both? Take it for what you will. 

Jorah has been successfully cured of his greyscale, and he is off to find his Dragon queen -and just ffs, I ship them so hard !!! They (Jorah/Sam) will meet again -although, I hope it's not on different sides of the battlefield. *cough* Targbowl. 

Sam doesn't get rewarded, but you can def. see that the Archmaester IS proud of him. Oh my heart! 

And we're back to Dany's war room. Two allies are down, her armada is gone. She wants to take her Dragons and go burn Euron's fleet -oh, I'm so shocked! But, her wise council talks her out of it, and Tyrion narrates the scene of Casterly rock being taken, while quoting his bro, Bron (like -I can't wait for these two to reunite). The siege is successful .....or is it? Well, NO -because Cersei is a BOSS! 

Euron has effectively taken out the rest of Dany's ships, and trapped GW and the remaining Unsullied at Casterly Rock (which by the way, is gorgeous, and it's about time we see it) -with limited supplies, and no one to come to their aid, they will likely die. 

So where is the rest of the Lannister army? Capturing High Garden, of course (and now Cersei will have their riches, as well). The battle scenes are skipped, and we see Jamie seek out Lady Olenna, who admits to being outsmarted. She warns Jamie that Cersei will be the death of him, and calls Joffrey a cunt (lmao, I love her), before swigging down the poison Jamie offers her. And right before the credits roll, she SAVAGELY admits to Jamie that she was behind Joffrey's murder, and she wants Cersei to know that. Daaaaaammmmmnnn!

And that concludes my Afterthoughts  ...see you next week. 

Oh, and Jonsa is endgame -spread the word.