re: Game of Thrones S7 E7 "The Dragon and the Wolf" MAESTERS THREAD NO SPOILERS

Next day thoughts:

I think next season we’re going to see Cersei go “mad” so I wouldn’t be surprised to have any/all of these things combine to drive her over the edge next season:
• She is pregnant but the baby will die. Now she’ll have no heir to plan for and go off the deep end. I could see the show beating us over the head Hodor-style with the prophesy and tie in the next point:
• Jamie- the loss of her lover/best friend/life-long companion, especially with the loss of the fetus, will drive her further into madness. This would allow him to come back and fulfill his Valonqar destiny.
• Euron could betray her. I know the plan was for him to go get the golden company, but after him seeing the dragons and the wight and knowing he’s in it for himself there are several avenues he can take that will deny her the Golden Company.

Some thoughts on the last episode that struck me:
• When Bronn led Pod out of the dragon dome I thought something was about to go down. That increased the stress level greatly.
• Which made this stick out as incongruent even more- I didn’t like that the Wight got within 2 feet of Cersei and the chain was the only thing that kept it from attacking her. We have a situation where all parties hate and don’t trust each other and Cersei’s security detail, especially the Mountain, just allows the Hound to open a box in front of her and this thing to charge her? I would have liked it if the Mountain jumped in front and cut the Wight in half; then the plot with the upper body/lower body/hand could have played out as it did. Just seemed implausible to me and knowing how paranoid Cersei is she’d not accuse the others of an attempt on her life with the way this played out.
• I’m glad Jamie is leaving Cersei and being honorable to help fight for the living but it’s unclear to me what he has to offer. In the books and in this series we see that he’s not a credible/respected figure. Will Cersei allow him to bring any significant number of troops North (that seems unlikely to me as it would undermine her power). So while I like his redemptive arc I don’t see that his defection really brings much to the larger war. Would Dany allow him into her inner circle if Tyrion and Brianne vouch for him? Jamie did kill her father after all. Again, his riding north is good drama but I’m not sure what good one dude without his sword does to defeat the army of the dead.
• I guess the Night King wants the living to know exactly what he’s doing? The wall is hundreds of miles long and sparsely defended but he chooses to breach it at Eastwatch? Wouldn’t a military strategist breach it as close to Winterfell as possible and try to avoid detection?

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Anyone else think it was weird that Sam wasnt paying attention and could give two shits when Gilly was finding out about Jons parents' wedding, and then when Bran mentioned it he spouts up and starts rattling off the details. WTF??

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He did say he translated/transcribed the diary. So, I'm thinking he originally glossed over the information during his Maester-school busy work but knew it all the same. He didn't strike that "Eureka!" moment until Bran said that Jon's Stark parentage was Lyanna and not Ned.

However, you'd figure Sam would have realized the implications of an annulment leading to a legit marriage between Rhaegar and Lyanna in the context of one of the main causes of Robert's Rebellion, which alone would be a big deal.

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Cersei not drinking any wine when Tyrion poured it

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I highly doubt the 'no drinking while you're pregnant' rules applied back then . . . especially when the 'no fricking your brother' rule didn't apply to Cersi. It is a big stretch to argue this point as confirmation she is pregnant.

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This would allow him to come back and fulfill his Valonqar destiny.

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There was no valonqar prophecy on the show. Maggy the Frog's prophecy on the show only dealt with her children's death, and a younger more beautiful woman taking everything from her. But her death by the valongar was never mentioned by Maggy.

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Aegon Targaryen, the Motherfricker of Dragons!!!

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From Jon "yuh know nothing" snow
To Aegon "Gettin' in Auntie's Panties" Targaryen.

All I can say is that Cersei (Lena Headey) was killing it last night. The most compelling and interesting scenes are with her included. The Cersei/Tyrion and Cersei/Jaime scenes we're great.

All you need to know about Cersei's selfishness was when Jon said the million that lived in KL would end up a wight and she replied that it would be an improvement over their current lives. That statement and blowing up the Sept really tell you she cares for nobody but herself.

Why did they use an actor that looks just like Viserys to play Rhaegar in the wedding scene? That shite threw me for a loop.

Methuselah- great point on Jamie. I was projecting a bit and just saw him alone, covering his golden hand and wondering if Dany would allow him into her inner circle. I agree the writers could allow it and his strengths, as you describe, could help the living.

And I think he's happiest in the field fighting and his doing that I think will crystallize his coming around to determining that Cercei needs to die. I think it'll be good TV, if for no other reason they can't really do anything else with him...

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I think he's happiest in the field fighting and his doing that I think will crystallize his coming around to determining that Cercei needs to die

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I can't see any way Jamie kills his unborn child. Cersei either needs to lose the baby or tell him it's not his before Jamie would kill her.