![]() ![]() Remember that they weren't die-hards committed to a cause – they were just young men looking for wages, fighting because it was a job and pledged to their lords only because of where they happened to reside. How could they not? Think back to the season premiere, when Arya shared a meal with a crew of Lannister troops. Most of the surviving Lannister forces ultimately bow before their conqueror. It's a trade-off that has proven divisive amongst fans, but you can't argue with the results – this is a "breather" episode so packed with incident that doesn't even allow for a two-minute restroom break. Game of Thrones has traded logic for the sense of being thrillingly alive in a way it has never been before. Yeah, "Eastwatch" is resetting the board and getting us ready for the next episode, but it's doing so at a pace that demands each and every scene to be vital and alive with character and drama and purpose. Yet, this Just Another Thing That Happens is as thrilling and emotional and exciting as anything else! But it's minor enough in the grand scheme that I'm talking about it here rather than devoting an section to it below. Jorah Mormont is reunited with his Queen after having his incurable disease healed by the best friend of the (supposed) bastard whose father exiled him from Westeros in the first place and it's still the least exciting thing to happen in the episode. Here, in an hour so full of reunions and reveals and thrilling team-ups, it's Just Another Thing That Happens. ![]() In a previous, slower season, this would have been a grand event, possibly the defining moment of an entire episode. Take the arrival of Jorah Mormont on Dragonstone, for instance. ![]()
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