Talk about a show starting with a bang....
Awesome episode and an amazing season overall. That opening scene with the music was really well done and really set the scene for knowing something really big and bad was about to happen... and in one quick moment soo many characters are dead. Let's see... Kevan Lannister, The High Septon, Margery, Loras, Lancel. Also Pycelle killed outside of the explosion.
Then poor Tommen. Knew he was going to off himself with the way that scene was shot. Actually felt really bad for him in that moment.
Finally the end of Walder Frey. I thought his scene with Jamie was great and how Jamie called him out. As soon as they kept showing that one girl there, I knew that had to be Arya and that Walder was toast. Not only him, I guess his two baffoon sons as well were killed.
See ya Darrio, enjoy Mereen. Pretty big moment for Dany to leave him behind. If the story was longer, I'd say what are the chances he betrays her? But I kind of just see that as the end of the Mereen storyline, finally.
And we return to Dorne and it looks like the new alliance from the South will be the way of Dany and her Dragons into Kings Landing. Olenna made a smart move going down there for the alliance because that is obviously where the likely winner of the game of thrones is. I guess no shock for where Varys went, makes sense for him to go there.
In the North we see Jon become the new King of the North in a pretty awesome scene. Very similar feeling and chills from when Rob was named King of the North. The most interesting part was LF chilling in the back and the only one without a smile. He definitely had the look of thinking about how he needs to scheme things now since it didn't end the way he expected (marriage to Sansa and him being King of the North). He's definitely going to be getting his next season I think when he next makes a move behind the Starks back. Also, Lady Mormont is fucking awesome. I'm glad she has seemed to become a regular on the show now. Also the Manderlays finally!
While the flashback to the tower of Joy may have been a huge reveal, it was probably my least favorite scene of the episode. Just predictable since we all knew how it would play out. I'm also not sure the scene clearly made it known who the father was. It had been implied before in the show so I feel like everyone should know, but they didn't really say it or make it clear how important it was that Ned was taking that baby and making the promise. Either way, huge reveal finally.
And Cersei is sitting on the Iron Throne. Looks like her, Gregor Clegane, and Qyburn will be ruling with no immediate threat after taking out all of her local threats in one swoop. Obviously she's going to get hers once Dany gets there, but for now she is safe on her throne it seems... and clearly psychotic. Jamie's look showed that he is clearly in disgust with her now.
Ugh a year of waiting...