Jon finally arrives at Dragonstone and informs Varys that the Northern army is close to King's Landing. He's worried about Daenerys. Jon senses Varys is plotting against her and Varys confirms it. All Varys cares about is the right leader on the Iron throne and he's afraid she'll burn King's Landing to be Queen. Tyrions overhears all.
He makes his decision and rats out his best friend to Daenerys. He's backing the wrong horse. I'm very disappointed in you little man. She is too. Varys only knows Jon's truth because Tyrion told him. And Sansa told Tyrion. It's another reason for Daenerys to hate her.
Varys hears footsteps approaching his room. He knows this is it. He accepts his fate peacefully and marches before Daenerys. Out of the darkness behind her looms Drogon. And just like that one of the best supporting characters and one of the few genuinely caring people in Westeros is burned to a crisp.
A horrified Jon studies her calm demeanour and wonders how she can just murder a close advisor like that. Afterwards Daenerys and Grey Worm grieve together for a lost friend and lover. Both are crushed and both are raging. This won't end well.
Her next meeting is with Jon. She's crushed by his betrayal in telling his family of his secret. Further crushing comes when he rejects a romantic overture from her. He doesn't want to nail his aunt which is fair enough.
Everyone is turning their back on her. Everyone is leaving her. She feels no one loves her. Without love backing her claim for the Iron Throne the only thing she has left in her arsenal is fear.
While planning the attack on King's landing Tyrion pleads with her not to thrash the city. He convinces her that the people of King's Landing will surrender using the city bells when they see the power of Drogon. She relents and agrees that if she hears the bells the city will not burn.
As Tyrion walks away she informs him that Jaime was captured trying to sneak into the city. Then she tells him if he fails her again he'll go the way of Varys. As they talk the people of Westeros flood into the city walls of King's Landing. The place is packed to busting with refugee women and children.
At Daenerys war camp the Hound and Arya Stark arrive. A soldier asks as to their business. Arya says she's here for Cersei and the soldier recognises her name straight away. The word of her encounter with the Night King has travelled far and wide.
Tyrion uses his power to get in to see his brother. He knows Jaime will die if he goes back to Cersei. He begs him to find her and go on the run. He knows it's not going to happen though. This will be the last time they ever meet and they both know it. It's a truly upsetting moment. He frees Jaime and gets to be the bigger man for once.
The next morning Blackwater bay is full of Euron Greyjoy's ships. The Golden Company is ready for battle against the Unsullied outside the gates of King's Landing. The walls are lined with huge dragon killing crossbows. The defence of the City is looking powerful as Arya, The Hound and Jaime sneak through the crowds.
It's not powerful enough. Drogon with Daenerys on his back swoops out of the sky and decimates the Greyjoy fleet. Euron survives by the skin of his teeth. It's epic. The full power of the dragon is unleashed as he flies along the walls of the city and blitzes the crossbows like they are made from balsa wood.
The Golden Company vs the Unsullied looks like it's going to be a tasty fight until they are taken by surprise by dragon fire and half are wiped out instantly. Then the Unsullied mince the remaining ones. All that survives is a white horse. That was way too easy. This is all way too easy. It's all going to go wrong.
The Unsullied and the remaining Dothraki ride into the city and liquidise the King's guard and Drogon flies overhead taking down the rest of the city's defenses. A terrified Cersei watches the chaos unfold from the Red Keep with Qyburn and the Mountain. She did not expect this. She underestimated the dragon queen.
Jon and Greyworm lead the army through the city and face off with a battalion of King's Guard. They know they are defeated so drop their weapons. Then Tyrion enters the city and waits and hopes for the sound of the city bells that will signify its surrender. Daenerys lands Drogon on the walls and waits too. THE TENSION.
Then it happens. The bells chime. The relief on Jon & Tyrion's face is immense. There's no relief on Daenerys' face though. She wants blood and she's going to take it. The Dragon Queen unleashes hell. King's guard soldiers and civilians die in their 1000's. She's turned into her father, The Mad King. This is what he wanted.
Greyworm snaps and leads a massacre of the surrendered guards. It's a hideously violent moment. Heads, hands and faces are cleaved off. The "good guys" go on a murder and rape spree. The bloodlust is in the air. Jon is horrified. Meanwhile Drogon and Daenerys are an airborne genocide machine. There's no going back for her.
Jon tries to stop is happening and Greyworm is mega pissed at him. It's all too far gone now. The tide of blood can't be stopped. Men, women, children, everyone dies. Tyrion, watching from a distance is distraught. He definitely should have listened to Varys.
Finally Daenerys decides to attack the Red Keep. Cersei's time has come. Qyburn and the Mountain grab her and drag her out. On the beach below Jaime is on his way to the secret entrance she's going to use to escape. When who should he meet but a still living Euron who had the same idea. Swords are drawn.
A mighty fight kicks off. Both love Cersei and Euron is a jealous man. He's stronger too and Jaime only has one hand. Jaime manages to defeat him but only after he's mortally wounded himself. Slowly bleeding to death he sets off for the sister he loves (I know, I know) while scumbag Euron dies laughing on a rock.
The Hound & Arya have arrived at a crumbling Red Keep. The Hound saves Arya one final time by convincing her to give up on revenge and save herself. It's a lovely moment as she calls him by his given name, Sandor, for the first and last time. She leaves and he continues on to face his brother and his fate.
A roof collapse takes out most of Cersei's guards. There's only her Qyburn and the Mountain now. She commands the Mountain continue on with her but he ignores her demands. Qyburn's orders then come to nowt as his head is crushed and the scene is set for Clegane VS Clegane. Cersei discreetly shnakes away.
It's an epic fight. Two monsters facing off. Cersei's alone and terrified. Just when she thinks her goose is cooked Jaime comes to her aid. The one man who truly loved her. They embrace amongst the collapsing ruins and fire. She realises he's mortally wounded and her heart breaks for the one man she truly loved.
The Clegane brothers fight continues. It's brutal. The Mountain just won't die. The Hound knows he can't beat him. His eyes are gouged as he stabs his undead brother through the head. He then runs at him and both fall 100's of metres into the fire below. RIP Hound. It was the only way you were going to go and you went out like a champ.
On the streets a terrified Arya tries to escape. Death and destruction are everywhere as Daenerys and Drogon continue their rampage in the sky. She falls and gets trampled numerous times before she escapes. A woman drags her to safety and they hide out from the fire.
They can only stay there for so long before the walls collapse she so convinces them they will be safer running. They survive about 30 seconds before a wall of flame evaporates them.
Jon and Ser Davos order a retreat of the Unsullied, Dothraki and Northern armies. If not they'll die in the flames too. A dazed and bleeding Arya has survived by the skin of her teeth but if she doesn't get out now she'll never get out.
Jaime and Cersei are beneath the Red Keep but find their way out blocked by rubble. Their last chance is gone. This is it for them. They embrace as the keep collapses on them. The Lannister siblings die in each others arms with Cersei weeping for her unborn child.
It's all over. The assault on the city has stopped and the fires are out. The surviving white horse from the Golden company is found by Arya and she uses it to escape. She's traumatised but she's alive. And she's seriously pissed off.
An amazing hour of Television. Shocking, brutal, terrifying, amazing. 3 big storylines to to a head here. The end of the Lannister siblings, the meeting of Sandor & Gregor Clegane and Daenerys Targaryen finally giving into her demons and becoming her father. There's no going back for her now. Surely she won't end up on the Iron throne now.
Next up - The Iron Throne
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