Well, the final episode is wrapped up, and thus ends one of the most watched/pirated book to screen adaption in television history.
Since there’s already plenty of articles floating around the net about what was right and wrong with the last episode, I’m going to list a few things off just to get them out of the way.
AWESOME:
The scene with my favorites, Sam, Bronn, Tyrion and Davos, all trying to organize how to rebuild the city.
Sansa showing the most backbone against the wheel of fate and declaring the north as an independent kingdom – and becoming queen to boot.
The imagery of Daenerys’ last scenes, especially the dragon’s wings rising behind her as she walked out to address her victorious troops.
FLAWED:
The pacing of Danny’s death; it felt too early in the episode, then things just kind of happened afterwards in a disjointed way. I’m still scratching my head as to where the Dothraki disappeared to, I expected them to be raping and pillaging their way across the continent the moment Daenerys died.
The weather. Was it still winter? Spring? Mid-summer? We went through all of them in the space of a few minutes. Pick a season and stick with it, people.
The rebuilding. King’s Landing seemed hunky-dory after a few weeks. I think recovering from the devastation left by the Mad Queen is something that would take literally generations to achieve. Weren’t there tens of thousands left homeless and starving from the last battle? And what about Meereen?
As for Bran the Broken, I have no strong feelings, although it can’t help but feel it would have been more fitting for Jon to die. At least the man who knows nothing finally learnt from Ned Stark’s mistake; personal honor and loyalty is a wonderful thing, but not at the cost of killing untold multitudes in preventable wars.
But you’ve seen all this already. Let’s take a moment instead to goodbye to my favorite character, Sir Davos Seaworth.
(I tried to find a nice photo, but honestly every shot is him looking worried or slightly grouchy).
Born amongst the poor of Flea’s Bottom at King’s Landing, Davos rose to fame by smuggling food supplies to Stannis during Robert Baratheon’s uprising, earning the title “The Onion Knight,” and losing his fingertips on one hand as punishment for his past smuggling crimes. Strangely, Davos still served Stannis loyally, striking up a warm relationship with Stannis’ scarred daughter Shireen.
Davos did his best to sway his lord against Melisandre’s (ultimately mistaken) prophecies, but Stannis sacrificing his own daughter to the “Lord of Light” was finally enough to break the smuggler’s spirit and Davos spent the rest of the story accompanying Jon Snow, eventually being named as Master of Ships in King’s Landing when the series ends.
Why is Davos my favorite? Because in a world of power-crazed megalomaniacs, Davos was the “Dad” of the show, standing by the people he cared for and gently but firmly guiding them to do the right thing.
Favorite moments? Learning how to read with Shireen, consoling the young soldier before the battle with the Night King, and stopping the lords arguing when they were going to elect the new King of Westeros.
Safe journeys, Onion Knight – I’ll miss you.
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