re: Game of Thrones S8 E1 "Winterfell" Official Thread

I view this episode as 'the calm before the storm.' Setting up (or continuing) a lot of plot threads. The best is yet to come (but Theon isn't )

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she is acting like a super cold, cocky entitled bitch even moreso than past seasons.

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If you think she's acting like a petulant little bitch now, wait until she finds out that she isn't the rightful Queen of the 7 kingdoms.

I’m hoping we get some resolution to why “there must always be a Stark in Winterfell.”

Garbage of Thrones

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The way the Jon riding the dragon stuff was handled was silly. Seemed like it was played up as a comedy scene. Then the cheesy part with the dragon being jealous or whatever.

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How anyone could defend these scenes is beyond me.

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The dragon ride and kiss at the end was so cringe.

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This.

Other than that, it was fine. Some people over analyze much.

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You know those two guys you love and get drunk with? Here’s 20 million dollars for you to kill them both. It’s totally worth it!


What a fricking joke. No one would ever take that deal that was capable of any human bonding, which Bron is.

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I don’t think Bronn will go through with it, but I’m guessing he is just a diversion and Cersei has a back up plan.

If he does it, great. If not, him telling them that Cersei paid him to kill them will actually make them lower their defenses and her other assassin will get them while they are all drinking and laughing about it or something.


At least that would be her plan. And if he stays loyal to the brothers, then at least she got him out of KL.


Count me in the camp that enjoyed the episode, even The Neverending Story/A Whole New World bit.

It wasn't just "set up". All of the reunions were important and I’d been waiting for years to see them. These were resolutions for characters, not just set up for what is to come. They paid off for the most part even though it was short clips of each.


And Jon riding The Dragon was actually huge, even if the picnic/booty call was somewhat cheesy (is it though?? Dany has always been DTF. Just needed some privacy.) But Jon riding a dragon is going to make Dany understand when The truth about Jon is finally revealed.


The royal procession coming into Winterfell was awesome, and a great call back to the pilot.

Arya/Bran seeing Jon again were such big moments.

I also liked Tyrion seeing his wife Sansa again. Would really not be a bit upset if they ended up together, although I doubt it.

Arya and Hound was a bit disappointing. Would have liked to see a bit more soft touch there, but I get that in his way that was giving her respect.

Jamie seeing Bran was incredible and the perfect ending to parallel the pilot again. Full circle. What a reaction by Jamie. Cannot wait for that scene next episode


Really the only part of the whole episode that didn’t hit for me was the KL stuff. The Bronn scene was a waste of time and Euron is by far the worst part of the show. I just don’t care about him and I don’t believe Cersei would be drawn in by him either. Totally forced and a waste of time. Just nothing else to give her screen time I guess.

Theon’s reaction was solid. Really showed how compelled he is to go back to Winterfell to try to make up for all that he did.


Dany and Sam was great at first, but I did find Sam’s reaction a bit forced. But that being what pushes the reveal to Jon was worth it.

I thought that was rushed, but Jon’s reaction and the shot with Ned’s tomb in the background as they talk about how honorable he was and how his lying to Jon was to honor his mother’s wish to protect him was outstanding. Very good payoff but a bit rushed.


And that’s really my only complaint. It was just too short. They could have made the exact same show, scene for scene, but just given us an extra minute or two for those scenes and it would have been perfect. This show has always been dialogue and plot driven to me, and not getting a bit more from those scenes just seems like such a waste. Let the actors and characters do work. Except Bran. By the old gods and the new he is bad

Instead of the 50 minute actual show time give us 75 minutes or whatever, which is pretty much what they had hinted we would get every episode, and it could have been up there with the best. After only seven episodes in three years and almost two years since the last one, we really deserved it.


Still, it was just so great being back in that world again and seeing it all on screen again definitely has me ready for this final run.

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Her know-it-all attitude sucks and her arrogance is misplaced. She hasn't done jack shite to "earn" anything

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Remember when she was young highborn, naive, and didn't know anything? She thought life was going to be a happy fairy tail. Then she became a prisoner, manipulated, betrayed, bartered, raped, abused, etc. She then saves Jon Snow's life, the northern army, and the family name. We assume she outwits Littlefinger and gets her revenge.

But she really hasn't earned jack shite. I don't she it as arrogance as much as a little bitterness of what was dealt her way.

Whats a fantasy without a little dragon riding and kiss by a waterfall in the middle of a frozen wasteland?

The dragon riding scene was lame, it was built up last season but they wasted it on a Neverending Story type scene.

Overall I thought the episode was good. It got some stuff out of the way, and set us up for the rest of the season.