​Episode 6 – The End

Opens with Tyrion walking through his destroyed home. Jon and Davros are with him as they walk past the burned bodies. We see the mother/daughter and the horse toy again. Tyrion breaks off from the group to find his family. Jon and Davros run into Greyworm executing the few soldiers that DID survive. Jon decides to take the issue up with Dany directly and Greyworm kills the men. Tyrion has a moment in the map room with the ash falling like snow as he continues towards the escape tunnel. He climbs his way through the rubble hoping that his siblings escaped. He sees Jaime’s golden hand in a pile of rocks and weeps as he clears the rubble from his siblings faces. We cut to Arya watching Jon walk through the Dothraki (WHO SHOULD BE DEAD) and Unsullied on his way to confront Dany. A very large Targaryen banner is draped over the wall and Greyworm looks like he’s been there even though he was slitting throats two seconds ago. Dany arrives on Drogon and there’s an awesome shot of her with dragon wings. 

Dany is speaking without a mike/speaker to her army which is made of three different cultures with three different languages. She starts speaking direct to the Dothraki from her platform. Very tyrant like. Oh and she promotes Greyworm to the same job he has been doing? Dany switches over to speaking to the Unsullied as Tyrion arrives. She never speaks the common tongue for the Westeros men. Brave little Tryion walks up to Dany and publicly throws away his Hand pin. Dany arrests him and walks back to the Keep. Arya sneaks up on Jon and says she knows a killer when she sees one. Also, Jon didn’t know Arya was in King’s Landing during the battle until this moment. Jon goes to speak with Tyrion in his cell/room. Tyrion asks Jon what’s on the other side of dying since Jon did die. Jon admits he can’t justify Dany’s actions, but she’s still the queen. GIVE HIM BETTER LINES. Tyrion says Dany is Fire and Blood – the family motto. Jon goes on to try to justify Dany’s action, but Tyrion points out Jon wouldn’t have burnt the city down. Tyrion points out that until now she was destroying evil men and they encouraged her. Now she is confident in her judicial power and is taking it too far in an effort to achieve her destiny. Tyrion goes on to say he loves Dany but not as successfully as Jon. WHERE DID THIS COME FROM? IS IT ROMANTIC LOVE? Tyrion explains Dany is a threat to the people and will keep killing, but Jon says he can’t stop her. Tyrion points out that Sansa and Arya will not bend the knee. Jon has to choose what to do to decide everything. Let Dany kill everyone or take advantage of his claim. 

Jon comes across Drogon hiding under the snow (or is it still ashes) acting as Dany’s watchdog. Dany is in the throne room letting her victory sink in. We get a lovely twist on the theme song playing in the background. She sees Jon walk in and reminisce about what she imagined the throne would look like. Jon kills the mood by scolding her for the killing. Jon asks Dany for forgiveness for Tyrion and for the people. She says no. These are necessary steps for a world of mercy. Jon asks about other people’s opinions and Dany answers they don’t get a say. Dany says let’s rule together. Jon says I am Groot – I mean, you are my queen. They make out, then he stabs her. I like that Jon was the one to kill her, but the death was a little too quick and not bloody enough? I guess it was a heart wound and I’m not an expert, but I was expecting a little more. Jon weeps over her and Drogon shows up. Drogon nudged Dany’s body like he was trying to wake her up. He looks like he was gonna burn Jon and I’d finally get my he can’t burn moment, but Drogon took it out on the throne instead. It was forged by dragon fire and was destoryed by dragon fire. So the big question is, why did Drogon burn the throne? Does he realize that the throne was the reason for Dany’s conquest, madness, and death? Anyway, he picks up Dany’s body and peaces out. 

Cut to weeks later?? 

Tyrion’s still in his cell and gets escorted by Greyworm to a council of every important character left – even Edmure and Robin make appearences. Sansa is upset that Greyworm is still keeping Jon as prisoner. Yara is defending Greyworm because she swore to follow Dany who freed them from Cersei’s tyrant reign. Davros again is the peacekeeper between everyone. Tyrion somehow talks his way out of his problems again by telling them to choose a new king or queen. Edmure Tully stands up to make his case (he is experienced) but Sansa tells him to shut up. Sam stands up and pitches democracy, but everyone laughs. They ask Tryion who he would choose and he says BRAN? BITCHFACE, THREE EYED RAVEN BRAN?? Because of stories? I get they were going for the shock factor, but come on. Make him a maester or historian or advisor, not king. And Bran responds with WHY DO YOU THINK I CAME ALL THIS WAY?? Did he know this the whole time? Anyway, everyone votes for Bran except for his own sister, Sansa. She declares the North will remain an independent kingdom. Tyrion names him Bran the Broken which I think is insulting. Tyrion hated being called the Imp so he calls Bran the Crippled. Bran names Tyrion his Hand. Tyrion and Greyworm protest it. 

Tyrion goes to Jon’s cell and says the compromise is to send Jon to the Night’s Watch. BTW since Jon can’t take a wife or father children that is the end of another house. Jon asks Tyrion if what they did was right. Tyrion said ask me in 10 years. Greyworm accepted the justice of a life sentence? Does he realize Jon’s going back to his wildling friends and his neglected dog? Not a huge punishment. The Unsullied leave Westeros and sail for Naarth. WHICH IS SO SWEET. Greyworm is going to liberate his dead girlfriend’s people. Jon says goodbye to the Starks. Sansa’s like I’m sorry you’re going to the Watch and I’m ruling the North. Arya announces she’s sailing west of Westeros. Jon asks if she has her needle and I cried. Jon apologizes for not being there for Bran, and for like the third time, Bran is like you were where you needed to be. 

Brienne writes Jaime’s story in the Kingsguard book – leaving out the bad parts of course. Ending his page with “Died protecting his Queen.” Poor girl. There’s a redhead up north who would appreciate you. Tyrion shows up for the first small council meeting. He’s so nervous, it’s adorable. Sam’s finally Grandmaester and delivers A Song of Ice and Fire written by Archmaester Ebrose (who?). Tyrion is curious to know what is written about him and Sam says he’s not even mentioned. Bran arrives, asks where Drogon is, says he’ll find him, and leaves. PODRICK IS A KNIGHT. HE’S SO GROWN UP IN HIS ARMOR SUIT. Tyrion makes Bronn Master of Coin and Lord of Highgarden. Davros is Master of Ships. Jon arrives at the Wall and is greeted by Tormund and Ghost. Sansa is Queen in the North. Arya is sailing west on a ship. Jon (Lord Commander?) and the wildlings go beyond the Wall for some reason. There’s no threat so maybe the people are going home? Why don’t they stay at the castles? Isn’t it still Winter? Why is there still a Night’s Watch at all? 

Overall it was disappointing. But a petition to have them remake the season is ridiculous. It is really hard to end a series and make everyone happy. Especially a show with this amount of hype. We didn’t want the series to end and we all had our own theories on how it should end. It was never going to meet our expectations. I’m just curious how the show’s ending will effect the books. George RR Martin gave David and Dan the outline for the ending. He told them his plan was to have Dany go mad, Jon kill her, and Bran be king. It’s just the way the tv show delivered it was rushed and confusing. I think Martin would have done better and maybe still will? Or will he change the stories because of angry internet comments?