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‘Game of Thrones’ Recap With Spoilers: ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’

The episode opens in King’s Landing where Dany’s forces arrive for the meeting. The Unsullied and […]

The episode opens in King’s Landing where Dany’s forces arrive for the meeting. The Unsullied and Dothraki each show up on Cersei’s doorstep with Jaime and Bronn overseeing the castle’s defenses.

Dany’s ships approach. Tyrion, Jon Snow, Davos, Varys, and Theon are all on board. The Hound digs around in the bottom of the ship and makes sure the wight is still alive.

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Cersei asks why Dany isn’t with the men and Qyburn says he doesn’t know. Everyone is heading to the dragon pit. Cersei tells The Mountain that if anything goes wrong, he is supposed to kill Dany first, then Tyrion, and then Jon Snow.

Tyrion and Jorah tell everyone in their group, which is being led by Bronn, about the history of the dragon pit.

Brienne and Pod run into the group, as they’ve already arrived. Pod reunites with Tyrion and they have a friendly moment. The Hound and Brienne also have a reunion where Brienne tells him that Arya is alive. Brienne says that the only one needing protecting now is whoever gets in Arya’s way. The Hound smiles. Tyrion and Bronn have a nice conversation about their past together.

In the Dragon Pit

The entire group of outsiders enter the dragon pit and Bronn motions them toward a set of tents. Tyrion looks around at the soldiers guarding it. Everyone looks skeptical. Bronnย invites Pod to leave with him to get a drink while everyone else talks.

Cerseiย enters the pit with Qyburn, Jaime, The Mountain, and Euron. The Hound approaches The Mountain and addresses him. He tells The Mountain, “you know who’s coming for you. You’ve always known.”

Tyrionย tells Cerseiย that Daenerysย will be there soon. Not long after, Danyย rides in on the back of Drogonย while everyone in the pit watches. As she dismounts, Drogonย flies away. Danyย takes her seat next to Tyrion.

Tyrionย is the first to speak, but he’s interrupted by Euronย who threatens Theon. He says that he has Yara and he will kill her. Euronย then threatens Tyrionย before Cerseiย and Jaime make him sit back down.

Jon Snow and Tyrionย then talk with Cerseiย about the army of the dead and why they have to work together. She doesn’t take it seriously. Danyย says that she won’t be attacking until the Night King is dealt with.

The Hound brings in the box that contains the wight. He opens it up and the wightย charges at Cersei. When it’s about to get to her the hound pulls it back by a chain then cuts it in half. The two halves of the creature still try to attack. Qyburnย picks up the wight’sย still-moving hand and Jon Snow shows that only fire and dragonglassย are the only things that will stop them.

He tells Cerseiย that The Great War is here, and that it’s the only war that matters. Danyย says that she didn’t believe it either but she saw the entire army. 100,000 undead soldiers.ย 

Euronย asks if they can swim and Jon says no. Euronย then says he’s taking his fleet back to the Iron Islands. Cerseiย says that he’s a coward as he leaves. She then accepts the truce and says that she will allow Jon Snow to be King in the North if he stays out of the fight with her and Dany. Jon Snow declines the offer, saying he cannot serve two queens. He has already pledged himself to Danyย and won’t back down from that promise. Cerseiย then pulls her truce and leaves.

Brienne then tries to convince Jaime to talk to Cerseiย and convince her to reconsider.

Danyย says that she’s grateful for Jon Snow standing by her side but everyone agrees that he should have lied. He says he will not make an oath that he can’t live up to. Tyrion says that he’s going to talk to Cersei.ย 

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In Cersei’s Castle

Tyrion is escorted to Jaime’s company by The Mountain. Jaime says that Cerseiย won’t listen to him. He tells Tyrionย goodbye before letting him into Cersei’sย room.

Tyrionย tells Cerseiย that he doesn’t want to tear their family down and that’s why he convinced Dany to meet with her. Tyrionย tries to bait Cerseiย into killing him since she hates him so much, but she can’t do it. Of course, he then pours himself a drink, and another for Cersei.

Cerseiย asks why Tyrionย supports Danyย and he says she will make the world a better place. Cerseiย then touches her stomach at one point and Tyrionย noticed. He calls out her pregnancy.

Danyย and Jon talk in the dragon pit and she says that she respects what he did. She says that the pit marked the end for her family. This is where the dragons wasted away and the Targaryensย became small without them. Jon says that she isn’t like anyone else and that the witch who said she wouldn’t have kids might have been wrong.ย 

Tyrionย returns to the pit by himself. He’s immediately followed by Cerseiย and her knights. She says that she will march her armies north and they will fight alongside one another against the dead.ย 

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In Winterfell

Littlefinger and Sansaย are talking about Jon and why he isn’t back yet. They have learned that he bent the knee to Daenerysย Targaryen. Littlefingerย suggests that maybe Jon wants to marry her and form an alliance between the North and the South. He suggests that Sansaย remove Jon as King in the North. She says that Aryaย won’t go along with it, then tells Littlefingerย about Arya’s time with the Faceless Men.

Sansaย then reveals that Aryaย came to Winterfellย to murder her so that she could become Lady of Winterfell.

At Dragonstone, Dany and her crew talk about the strategy going forward. Jon says that the Northerners need to see them as allies and that they should sail to White Harbor together. She agress.

As Jon leaves, Theonย wants to talk to him. He says that Jon risked everything to tell the enemy the truth. Jon says everyone needs to be honest in order fight together. Theonย says Jon has always been the one making the right steps, and that he has always tried to be a good person as well. Jon says that Ned is still a part of Theon, even if he doesn’t realize it. He forgives Theonย for what he’s done to his family. Jon says that Theonย doesn’t need to choose anymore, he’s a Greyjoy and a Stark. Theonย needs to go save his sister and Jon tells him to do so.ย 

Theonย then goes to the shores and tells the other Greyjoyย men that they have to go save Yara because she’s their queen. He admits that he’s a coward but that he’s loyal to Yara. The leader of the men spits in face, telling him to run away. The two begin fighting and Theonย is getting beaten at first. He keeps getting put down but he continues to get back up. Theonย then wins the fight and orders the men to find Yara. They agree and begin to sail.

In Winterfell

Sansaย tells a soldier to bring her sister to the great hall. Arya arrives to see all of the Lords of the North gathered before Sansaย and Bran. The door shuts behind her.

Sansaย lists off a list of things Aryaย is guilty of, but then addresses them to Littlefinger. This is his trial. She says he murdered Lysa Arrynย and he says he did it to protect hit. Sansaย also says he conspired to murder Jon Arryn. Littlefingerย tries to talk his way out of it but Sansaย says that he was the one who started the war between the Lannisters and Starks, leading to Ned’s death. Bran speaks up and says he saw it, then Aryaย pulls out the dagger he said belonged to Tyrion. Littlefingerย pleads with Sansa, but she calls him out for selling her to the Boltons.ย 

Littlefingerย turns to the Lords and pleads then gets on his knees and begs Sansaย for his life. He cries and says he loves her, but she says he betrayed her. Aryaย slits his throat with the dagger and Littlefingerย dies.

Back in King’s Landing, Jaime is talking strategy with his men. Cerseiย asks him why he’s planning to go North. She says that she was lying and that they aren’t helping Jon and Danyย against the Night King. She says their armies won’t help stop them. Their child will rule Westeros, she says. Jaime pleads to help fight. Cerseiย says the dragons are vulnerable and that when the Night King depletes Dany’s army, they will be able to win. She says that Euron went fetch the Golden Company for her. Jaime then walks away from Cerseiย once and for all.

As Jaime rides out, snow falls over King’s Landing.

Sam Arrives in Winterfell

Sam goes up to Bran’s room and talks with him. Bran tells him that he became the Three-Eyed Raven and that he can see things that happened in the past and around the world. Bran says that Jon is on his way back to Winterfell with Daenerys. Bran says that he needs to know the truth. He says that Jon is the son of Rhaegar and Lyanna.ย 

Sam then says that Rhaegarย actually wed Lyanna, making Jon a legitimate son. Bran goes back in a vision and watches Jon’s parents get married. Bran says that Robert’s rebellion was built on a lie.

Jon knocks on the door of Dany’sย chambers. He enters without saying anything and closes the door. Tyrion sees him go inside. He says Jon’s real name is Aegon Targaryen. Jon and Dany are then seen in bed, having sex.ย 

Bran says Jon has never been a bastard, that he’s the heir to the Iron Throne. He says that they need to tell him when he arrives.

In Winterfell, Sansa and Aryaย talk about Littlefingerย and that they’re grateful for each other. They both say they miss their father.

Bran is sitting by the tree, wargingย to a raven at Eastwatch by the sea. Tormundย and Bericย walk along the wall. The look out over the northern side of the wall when they see the army of the dead approaching.ย 

The Night King appears on the back of Viserionย and he puts an enormous hole in the wall using blue fire from his mouth. Tormundย runs down from the perch with all of his soldiers. Eastwatchย begins to crumble and Tormundย watches as the wall comes down. The dead begin marching into Westeros.

The end.

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