If you pause it on the scene where Sam is reading the book about dragon glass, you too can read the book… it has some answers and interesting implications.
Watched it on NowTV so no ads, it seemed to be over in 10 mins.
Spoilers follow.
Enjoyed that, opening scene was awesome, I was a bit confused – I was sure that geezer was already dead…
Ed Sheeran – why? I sort of expected another band of young and stupid solders to try to get a bit rough with Arya and regret it, for about 2 seconds, but no – a nice little chat around the fire.
Enjoyed it, what does the Hound seeing stuff in the flames mean?
I find it a bit confusing at times, but he saw the dead army marching towards a Castle where the wall meets the sea. It’s unmanned or lightly manned at the moment so it makes for a good crossing point for the dead army or it may also be the location of the source of Dragon Glass, about the only thing that can kill them, Sam noticed it when he was reading the old books.
I can accept dragons, faceless men, white walkers, hordes of the undead etc etc, but Ed Sheeran sharing “a new one” round the campfire?? 😯 😮 really is a possibly shark jumping step too far.
I mean Wilco Johnson as executioner was great casting. Though hang on, I could see a scene involving the two of them playing out pretty well…
Let’s all just hope that next episode see Ayra riding into town somewhere with no more mention of bumping into a ginger busker em route and we call all just forget about it.
^^^ yep, in fact it looked to me that the huge rock the throne was perched on was made of it so I guess there’s a crap load there! Only a matter of time then before JS heads that way and “encounters” the dragon lady 🙂
Wasn’t the Hounds vision of the same castle referenced by Jon Snow – he sent either the ‘disloyal’ houses or the Wildlings to guard, can’t remember which. But then, he knows nothing.
Can someone remind me if the explanation for how The Hound recovered and fell back in with the Brotherhood has been given or if we’re still waiting to find this out.
Short version we know is lovejoy found him while scouting/nicking antiques for his community and when he turned out not to be dead gave his the second chance. Then some of the brotherhood (I think) slaughtered the guys and the hound had a word. Decided to stay with them for something to do.
For me winterfell felt deliberately cold and tense (that and Sophie Turner isn’t that good at times) Masie Williams wouldn’t be taking orders from. Jon Snow