Hate Dany all you want (because she stumbled into a relationship with Jon and hmph that’s supposed to be Sansa and blah blah blah), but her character’s been trampled over and made too bloody to be fit for rule specifically to serve the purpose of making room for the male protagonist to take her place. Not only that, but the show writers did it in the most ungraceful way imaginable, upsetting even their own actors. And since this post is tagged Jonsa, im gonna assume people are still pissed at Dany for swooping and grabbing Jon’s booty. Personally I don’t ship either (it’s okay if you do, I’m not trying to bash the shippers here), and oh man, on the outside watching you guys pit Dany and Sansa against each other and claim one better than the other for Jon, it just looks catty. If you’re gonna hate either Sansa or Dany, do it for the right reasons.
that scene where Jaime kills Cersei in the throne room with his Ned’s Valyrian steel, claiming justice on behalf of the Starks and fulfilling Maggy the Frog’s prophecy? or when Cersei stabbed him with a knife and he staggered forward and collapsed on the Iron Throne, mirroring when he killed the Mad King? i especially loved when Daenerys walks in and sees his corpse sitting there and understands what he did.
and the part where Sandor cuts of the Mountain’s head and leaves his body burning? talk about symbolism! i’m especially glad that they didn’t kill Sandor off unnecessarily. i also really liked how he lost his eye in the fight and used the strip of cloth to bind it and how it made him look just like Beric.
that part where Grey Worm stopped the Northmen from killing the unarmed Lannister soldiers was really cool too. you could see how conflicted he was about it, but he knew he couldn’t lose himself to hate. i knew he wouldn’t betray Missandei’s memory.
i was certainly concerned about Daenerys throughout the episode, but she really came through in the end. when she realized that Cersei had hidden casks of wildfire around the city and knew that she couldn’t risk the lives of the civilians with her dragonfire. and how she instead flew straight to the Red Keep to take the fight directly to Cersei? really really good.
when Arya saw Gendry across the battlefield and tried to maker it to him but was being held back by the crowds? that was incredible. and how he could hear her scream his name over the noise of the battle and ran towards her voice even when he couldn’t see her? i can’t wait to see them reunite in the next episode.