This review contains spoilers for Season 7. For those who have not seen it, you have been warned.
Sometimes, we have to keep our expectations in check for Game of Thrones. This episode was not as amazing as the previous episode. There are a few holes here and there, but it can’t be called a bad episode. Let’s review one by one.
Cersei’s pregnancy
Jaime is rescued by Bronn and returns to King’s Landing. Jaime then meets Cersei and tells her how horrible it was to fight the Dothraki and a dragon.
Jaime said that fighting for the Dothraki was like a sport. Also, a dragon has left the Lannister troops in disarray, while Daenerys still has 2 dragons. If Daenerys took out all three, then Daenerys would be unstoppable.
But Cersei doesn’t seem to care. Whatever stands in our way, says Cersei, we will conquer. Even if they give up later, Daenerys is unlikely to forgive them. Cersei already knows the choice before her, life and death. And Cersei is ready for it.
In the next scene, after Jaime tells about his meeting with Tyrion, Cersei reveals that she is pregnant. Jaime didn’t wait until his eyes filled with tears. Cersei then said, “don’t betray me again.”
Many fans speculate that Cersei may be lying to manipulate Jaime. This speculation is very reasonable.
Jaime is a man who dares to follow his own heart. Jaime dares to say “no” to something he thinks is wrong. Or he says “yes” to whatever he thinks is right – even if everyone else thinks otherwise. Jaime killed the Mad King, he did incest with his biological sister, he refused the position Lordship at Casterly Rock, Tyrion’s release, etc. because he thinks he is right.
Cersei knows Jaime’s weakness. The only reason Jaime could ignore his conscience was his love for Cersei. When Jaime had just faced the “horror” of fighting the Dothraki and the Dragons, so that Jaime felt that the war against Daenerys could not be won, Cersei needed another tool to keep Jaime ready to fight for her. Learning that Cersei is pregnant, Cersei hopes that Jaime will not hesitate to fight against Daenerys.
Or could Cersei really be pregnant?
When Jaime entered Cersei’s room, Qyburn was there. Qyburn tells Cersei, “I can give you something.” Although Cersei politely declined the offer. Here, it is possible that Qyburn offered medicine to provide comfort to the pregnant Cersei.
But isn’t that so, in the prophecy of Maggie The Frog (or what many know as Valonqar Theory) says Cersei only had 3 children?
Of course, Cersei being pregnant does not mean she will live to give birth. It is possible that this pregnancy information, if true, is a sign that Cersei will soon die, before her baby is born.
(This Sunday evening at 7 pm WIB, as usual @Thrones_ID will create a #ThronesTheory specifically discussing the death of Cersei or the Valonqar Theory).
Love Blossoms in Dragonstone
Previously, she admitted that “Love Blooms at Dragonstone” was originally just a joke to stir things up hype Jon Snow meets Daenerys for the first time. Many people also use the hashtag #jonaerys because they want the two of them to get married – then they will both sit on the Iron Throne.
OK, this time we are serious.
I can say that Jon Snow and Daenerys are finding more and more points of trust in each other. Daenerys believes in what Jon Snow has always stood for, she’s not always asking Jon Snow to get down on his knees.
The scene where Jon Snow comes face to face with Drogon, Daenerys looks confused because for the first time her Drogon is so confused with someone other than herself. After that, we see Daenerys being very warm to Jon Snow, much warmer than when they first met.
Drogon being tame with Jon Snow is like when our dog or cat gets along with a potential boyfriend, which makes us more confident in that person. Just like if our family likes our potential boyfriend, the greater our chances of having a relationship with that person.
An interesting journey ahead, especially if Daenerys finds out that Jon Snow has a bigger claim on the Iron Throne than she does. Will Daenerys accept it?
Jon Snow Is Not a Targaryen Bastard
After it was confirmed in Season 6 that Jon Snow was the child of the relationship of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, many fans then asked about the status of Rhaegar and Lyanna’s relationship.
Was Lyanna really raped by Rhaegar, as is the common understanding in Westeros? Or did Rhaegar make Lyanna his second wife after Elia? Although the Targaryens have not practiced polygamy for a long time, the practice of polygamy has traditions and historical precedents in the Targaryen Dynasty.
This question is later answered in Episode 5, accidentally by… Gilly.
(This is like a not funny joke from D&D. Get super important information from insignificant stories and characters)
When Gilly was reading the book, she came across a sentence issued by High Septon Maynard “annulment” (marriage annulment – a type of divorce) to Prince Rhaegar Targaryen and remarriage at the same time to someone else in the realm of Dorne.
Does that mean, Jon Snow is a legitimate child – no bastard – by Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. And so she has a greater claim than Daenerys to reign on the Iron Throne.
Although, there are also those who think it is based on “Right of Conquest” The Targaryens no longer have the right to the Iron Throne, because they were defeated by Robert Baratheon in Robert’s Rebellion. Therefore, the one who has the right to occupy the Iron Throne is a descendant of Baratheon, namely Gendry.
Who knows. Regulating who has the right to sit on the Iron Throne is as difficult as managing the traffic jam at the Mampang intersection on a Monday morning.
“Chaos is a Ladder” in Winterfell
Then we arrive at Winterfell, where the lords of the north she was complaining to the Lady of Winterfell, because she couldn’t find the King in the North in Winterfell. Lord Glover feels that Sansa should be Queen in the North. Yohn Royce says that the Knights of the Vale came and fought for Sansa.
In a way we are witnessing the struggle and dissatisfaction with Jon Snow.
Arya, who had arrived at Winterfell, observed this situation. Arya observed Sansa who seemed calm. Arya also secretly observes Littlefinger, who appears to be conspiring with Lord Glover and Yohn Royce.
Arya also sees Maester Wolkan give Littlefinger something important – something that seems capable of revealing the conspiracy that Littlefinger is planning.
Arya enters Littlefinger’s room and finds a scroll containing Sansa’s letter to Robb Stark:
“Robb, I am writing to you with a heavy heart. Our good king Robert is dead, killed by wounds he received in a boar hunt. Father was accused of treason. He conspired with Robert’s brothers against my beloved Joffrey and tried to steal his throne. The Lannisters are treating me very well and giving me every comfort. I beg you: come to King’s Landing, swear allegiance to King Joffrey and stop all strife between the great houses of Lannister and Stark.”
If you remember, this is a letter Sansa sent Robb at the end of Season 1, which was written because of Cersei’s threats. Because of this letter, it was the first time Robb called Bannermen of the North to fight the Lannisters.
When Arya leaves the room we see that Littlefinger deliberately let Arya find the scroll. Arya falls into a trap. So what is Littlefinger’s plan here?
Previously, Littlefinger tried to win Sansa and Bran through the good relationship between him and the Stark family. Arya’s presence changed Littlefinger’s strategy.
As we already know, Littlefinger’s strategy is to create conflict so that he can gain personal advantage from the conflict (Chaos is a Ladder). The conflict that is currently building is between Sansa and Arya. The scroll of the letter will make Arya more distrustful of Sansa, because she does not know the fact that Sansa was forced by Cersei to write the letter.
To be honest, it’s still hard to know what kind of plans and benefits Littlefinger will get from Sansa and Arya’s conflict. What is clear is that if the Stark family is not solid and is in conflict with each other, it will be easier for outsiders like Littlefinger to manipulate each other, as Littlefinger put the Starks against the Lannisters.
Or could it be that Arya is already two steps ahead of Littlefinger?
We believe that Littlefinger’s journey will end in Winterfell. And maybe this event is what started it. Arya and Sansa clash, but then Bran perhaps explains the truth, which then leads to Sansa and Arya working together to secretly kill Littlefinger.
On the other hand, I personally feel happy that Littlefinger is back in the game. One of the things I like most about Game of Thrones is the political intrigue or “Game of Shadows” that Littlefinger, Varys, and Tyrion often play against each other. In Season 7, unfortunately this is very minimal, because it is focused on war and battle scenes.
I’m glad that Littlefinger is back playing political intrigue on the North (although I hope it doesn’t work this time), rather than just watching Littlefinger lick Sansa’s feet in hopes of one day being handed power.
Episode 6 Predictions
After being exposed to a lot of spoilers from episode 6, I decided not to write a prediction for episode 6 like before.
* To the leaker of episode 6, you had it!
