One more Sunday, one chapter less to go. He second episode for the eighth season of Game of Thrones saw the light this morning (Spanish) without apparent emission problems by HBO, so that today we can focus on the details and curiosities of the chapter without talking about anything else. Ready to go over everything you may have missed? Forward.
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Episode 8×02 of Game of Thrones: details and curiosities
I remember the first time I was recommended to give books a try. Game of Thrones they explained to me that this was not really a fantasy story (no matter how many dragons or White Walkers there were in it); was above all a relationship history Between families, between people. Such a description of a saga that on TV has stood out especially for its moments of action caught my attention, but I firmly believe that this chapter 2 has come precisely to reaffirm what they told me at the time: that above all else, Game of Thrones is based on his characters and how they are related.
Far from starting with the great final battle, as many expected, this episode, called "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms»(«A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms») has basically focused on the night before the arrival of the White Walkers and how the different characters residing in Winterfell they face their previous hours and psych themselves up before the high probability that they have to die There is practically no action, so the chapter develops and is sustained between conversations, confessions and concessions.
I am not going to bore you with a summary of what happened (you have already seen the episode for a reason), so instead, we are going to focus on those details that have most caught our attention or curiosities that you will surely like to know about. 8×02:
· Arya and Gendry have revolutionized half the internet
Too long waiting for this moment, say many. Arya and Gendry have been known since the beginning of Game of Thrones when she was a child, so seeing them finally declare their love for each other (well, or at least, physical attraction) has been quite a surprise… or not. Many predicted that this would happen and it exists the theory that Gendry, despite being a bastard, is actually the prince Goshawk Ahai, the legendary character described in the novels who is destined to end the darkness (read the White Walkers) and become the new king of the Seven Kingdoms.
The prophecy says that Azor Ahai must forge his weapon by killing someone he lovesSo many believe that arya will die and that it will be at the hands of Gendry -this theory was already circulating on the network even before the start of the eighth season. By the way, did you know that in the books it is Gendry who is strain by Arya and not the other way around, as we have seen in the series?
Be that as it may, the reactions on the internet to this meeting have not been hard to come by, and of course, with it their memes. There is a choice:
Everyone running to Google to see how old Arya is #GOT #Game Of Thrones
???????? pic.twitter.com/V9xuiamHdA— ﾌ乇尺尺ㄚ ᗪ卂尺Ҝㄖ (@murphyslaw0405) April 22th 2019
Gendry: I'm sure he's thinking of someone else.
Arya: I hope Bran didn't see this. #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/43Flsc2go2—Repo Aegon Targaryen (@leanromerook) April 22th 2019
[SPOILER ALERT]
Me watching Arya become a woman pic.twitter.com/X8wlHslqvF— Floki (@FlokiTW) April 22th 2019
The song that Podrick sings could hold more tracks than you think
At one point in the peculiar meeting between the Lannister brothers, Brienne of Tarth, Tormund, Ser Davos and Podrick, the latter sings a beautiful song with which he intends to liven up the little time that they all supposedly have left. The name of the song "Jenny of Oldstones» and is again performed at the end of the episode by the popular British indie group Florence + the Machine -You have a video to listen to it a little below.
The lyrics tell us about duncan targaryens (son of King Aegon V Targaryen and uncle of the Mad King, father of Daenerys) who gave up his rights to the Iron Throne for love, to marry a poor woman. Is the series letting us know that Jon or Daenerys will renounce the throne for the love they have? For the moment, the revelation of the first about his origin has not sat well with the Mother of Dragons.
· The title of the episode is a nod to another George RR Martin saga
George RR Martin has more books besides Song of ice and fire, on which it is based Game of Thrones. And precisely one of them (well, three) is the ones that the title of this second chapter winks at. The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in English) is the name given to the compilation of the first three Tales of Dunk and Eg, whose story begins during the reign of Daeron II Targaryen, ninety years before of the events we are now seeing.
See offer on Amazon· Has Bran confirmed the first death of the season?
According to some fans and media, Bran has become spoiler official with this chapter, revealing the next death of one of the main characters. what you are reading Specifically we talk about Jaime Lannister, who is already in the pools as the first to fall in battle. Because? Well, precisely because of a conversation that the Kingslayer has with Bran. The Lannister knight apologizes to the little Stark for pushing him out of the keep window years ago, to which Bran responds (much in his Three-Eyed Raven vein). super psychic) that now matters little compared to the battle that is coming their way.
Jaime then asks if that feeling will remain."después» (once the battle is over), to which Bran replies: and how do you know there is an after?
While for some it is nothing more than a question in the air in the face of the uncertainty of what is to come, for others it is nothing more than the indirect advice from Bran to Jaime that there will be no after between them and that Cersei's brother will die in battle. It could also mean that the one who dies is Bran, although with four chapters left it would be too soon for him to die - being as important as it seems to be because of his link with the Night King.
"It doesn't matter" but...
We have already talked about how Bran seems to have forgiven Jaime for what he did to him, but he has not lost the opportunity to return it with a phrase much more loaded with meaning than it seems at first. And it is that when Jaime defends himself in the extraordinary council about everything he has done (and what he would do again for his family), Bran replies: "The things that are done for love ..." -leaving our protagonist Lannister quite surprised. Perhaps you have not fallen, but that is precisely the phrase that a young Jaime sang with tinkle just before pushing Bran out of the window. "The things I do for love...". Bravo. [Via Buzzfeed]
· Behind the scenes
And nothing like a "behind the scenes" to find out more details and see a little better everything that comprises the recording of an episode like this. HBO usually always publishes this type of content with which fans can see statements from the producers of the series, from the actors and review the whole story a little better (and its ins and outs of the set). All an unmissable.
· Episode 8×03 trailer
Nothing like closing this "review" with a preview of what is to come. HBO has already put into circulation the trailer for episode 3 of the eighth season, so you just have to settle in, press play and prepare for what is coming. Now, yes, yes, the strong emotions begin.