Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy
Episode: 2
Episode title: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Air date: April 21st 2019
Starring: Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Lena Heady, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Bradley, Gwendolyn Christie, Alfie Allen, Conleth Hill, Rory McCann, Jerome Flynn, Kristofer Hivju, Joe Dempsey, Jacob Anderson, Iain Glenn, Pilou Asbæk, Gemma Whelan, Richard Dormer, Anton Lesser, Daniel Portman
Description: The battle at Winterfell is approaching. Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) is confronted with the consequences of the past. A tense interaction between Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) follows.
Review: The second episode of season 8 does two things: it shows beautifully what has happened so far, what journeys everyone took and how it changed them. But is also looks ahead, preparing for the inevitable battle against the white walkers. This make it the second episode in a row that is not action packed. But a lot happens. Strong dialogues and great conversations between the characters. ATTENTION: SPOILERS AHEAD!
The episode opens with Jaime, standing in front of Sansa, Daenerys and Jon. He’s not exactly the most welcomed guest at Winterfell and especially Sansa and Daenerys have doubts. It’s Lady Brienne that convinces them to let Jaime stay and fight alongside them. Because he has changed and is now an honorable man.
There is a moment between Sansa and Daenerys, the first real conversation between the two. They are at odds with each other, but also seem to agree on some level. Until Sansa brings up the fate of The North. She won’t let anyone else rule it, ever since the Starks have taken it back. So what will happen to The North, if Daenerys sits on the Iron Throne?
Bran and Jaime talk. Jaime is the one responsible for crippling Bran. But somehow Bran forgives him. Jaime is not the same man because of the push and Bran is not the same man because of the fall.
And Theon also returns to Winterfell, willing to fight. And Sansa is particularly happy with his return, after he helped her escape Ramsey.
When night falls in Winterfell, we see the characters come together. Reminiscing about the past, their journeys, the upcoming battle. My favorite part was where Lady Brienne, Jaime, Tormund, Podrick, Tyrion and Davos gather around a fire. Talking about all the battles they have won, everything they’ve been through and what to expect next. The moment where Brienne finally becomes a knight, is hands down my favorite part of the episode (and hints to the title of this episode).
There was also some romance and it was pretty surprising. Arya wanted to know what it was like to be with a man, before she dies in battle. And Gendry is that man. I think many of us still see the little Arya from the beginning, but she’s all grown up now. Arya and Gendry hooking up is something we wanted, but this scene felt a little unnecessary.
Someone we wanted to see for a long time is back and if you blinked, you could’ve missed it. It’s Ghost, Jon’s direwolf. Where did he come from and why was it just that one scene that we saw him in? Great that he’s back, but I wanted a bit more.
Jaime and Tyrion had a few moments together and it’s the first time that they can finally be brothers who are freed from Cersei. Tyrion was also questioned as the hand of the Queen, by his queen Daenerys. She admits Tyrion has made mistakes and she isn’t afraid to tell him. Tyrion knows that he might hand over this task. Maybe to Jorah, who has been Daenerys’ most trusted and loyal servant since the beginning.
Speaking of Jorah. He met up with his cousin Lyanna, who is planning on fighting in battle herself. And Sam handing over his family sword to Jorah, because Sam is not a fighter.
At the end, we see Daenerys meeting up with Jon in the crypt. Jon is standing in front of Lyanna Stark’s statue. When Daenerys asks Jon who it is, Jon tells her about Lyanna Stark. And with that Jon tells her the truth about him. Daenerys doesn’t believe it at first, but knows what it means. But there is no time to think about it, because the battle is about to start. And right when the dead arrive, the episode ends.
The episode has some sort of melancholy. Meetings we were hoping for happened and it’s a great build-up to the upcoming battle. Episode 2 is definitely the beginning of the end. I think this was a goodbye to some characters, because we are definitely going to lose a few in that battle that will happen in episode 3. I’m afraid for a few people: Jorah, Brienne, Theon and Grey Worm. For some reason I think they will not return from battle.
It’s a great episode. The perfect build-up for next episode. Which makes it even more unbearable for us to wait another week.
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