Tyrion doesn't look enthused about this, but hopefully that's not foreshadowing. Sure, he had to pass on his info to King Robert, who didn't have the highest opinion of the Targaryens, but Dany decides not to hold it against him as Varys has downgraded his doing it for "the realm" to just doing it for the "people of the streets." In a very James Comey sort of way, Varys manages to side-step pledging individual loyalty to Dany, instead pledging to tell her to her face if she stops serving the people. Early on in "Stormborn," Dany questions Varys after having supported the Targaryen restoration to the Throne back in Season 1. It was a big week for people without testicles on Game of Thrones! Big enough that we can split them into a separate category based on the two eunuch characters who get moments to shine this episode: Varys and Grey Worm (I'll get to Theon in a second). Let the Dothraki loose on one city, because why not? Or, maybe a grand entrance under the threat of being the "Queen of Ashes" can go a long way. With the rebel Greyjoys and the Sand Snakes apparently unable to take King's Landing after the Tyrells take on Casterly Rock, strategies might have to shift. Some of the early Targaryen planning sessions seem to be moot, though, given the events at the end of the episode. Melisandre doesn't totally trust the prophecy, but she tells Dany and Tyrion to at least recognize Jon Snow as a powerful ally, which he will become, next week. Missandei's translation corner aside, the nature of the Azor Ahai prophecy continues to be vague. Azor Ahai incarnate! He's a Beowulf-like hero endorsed by the Lord of Light, and if you want more on what exactly that theory is and means for the rest of the series, you'll need this full-on explainer.Īpparently the prophecy is genderless, although Melisandre isn't clear at this point if Jon Snow or Daenerys is the Prince she's been searching for, only that the bastard son of Ned Stark plays a pivotal role in this tapestry of conquest. The most interesting twist on the Targaryen story this week: Melisandre shows up at Dragonstone (where she previously burned people alive and took sexually intimidating baths) to let the gang know that Daenerys might be the "Prince Who Was Promised" a.k.a. That's why she decides against becoming what Tyrion and Varys say will be a "Queen of Ashes." The alternate plan: her Westerosi soldiers will lay siege to King's Landing while her foreign faction devastates House Lannister by attacking their ancestral fortress, Casterly Rock Then, of course, there's her father the Mad King, who doesn't have a great reputation beyond Ser Barristan Selmy (RIP). Remember: that iconic Throne was constructed from the melted down blades of those who opposed them. The Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms under the Iron Throne using the force of dragons. HBOĭaenerys contends with her family's history in Westeros. Ellaria Sand might have the loyalty of the Dornish people, but only because she dared to avenge Oberyn Martell, not because she's been a good ruler. The two Greyjoys haven't actually ruled the Iron Islands, with Theon having not even grown up there, and having a disastrously short occupation at his old home, Winterfell, in Season 2.
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Olenna, who Dany recognizes as having the most experience, was unable to keep a Tyrell within throwing distance of the throne despite all of her guile and skepticism over clever men (although didn't she conspire with Littlefinger to poison Joffrey?). Of course the Tyrells, Greyjoys, and Sands advocate for a quick and immediate attack to take King's Landing none of those houses have ever risen to take the Iron Throne and have little experience leading. Also in the room are the allied powers of Yara and Theon Greyjoy, Lady Olenna representing House Tyrell (as one of the last living members), and Ellaria Sand representing the Dornish.
#GAME OF THRONES SEASON 7 EPISODE 2 SOCKSHARE SERIES#
Now Daenerys Stormborn sails to Westeros with a Dothraki horde.įor those of us who enjoyed what little bit of Daenerys and Tyrion ruling Meereen last season offered, the first half of "Stormborn" witnesses a series of high stakes planning sessions with the big players of the Targaryen alliance: Tyrion, Varys, Grey Worm, and Missandei. No one can forget Aegon I taking the Seven Kingdoms with his three dragons, or the manner in which Aerys II killed both Brandon and Rickard Stark to start Robert's Rebellion. The biggest shadow looming over all the the Houses in this week's episode is the reputation of House Targaryen.