Welcome back Meereenese, to your weekly review of Game of Thrones. The episode I shall be recapping is episode 8 of season 6 — ‘No One.’ Let’s get started!
Riverlands
While some of the Brotherhood Without Banners members are fooling around, Sandor finds them and brutally kills them with his axe. He continues searching for their leader, and ends up coming across Beric Dondarrion and Thoros of Myr, who found the remaining responsible men first. Sandor bargains with Beric and Thoros to be allowed to kill two of the men, which they finally allow him to do —but only by hanging them. Afterwards they sit around a campfire, and Beric and Thoros try to recruit Sandor to join the Brotherhood in heading North to fight the White Walkers, claiming that the Lord of Light gifted Sandor with such a talent for violence for a reason.
Riverrun
Brienne and Podrick arrive at Riverrun where the siege is taking place. Brienne tells Jaimie that she has come to recruit the Blackfish and the Tully army for Sansa to retake Winterfell. Jaimie points out that they are preoccupied at the moment with the siege, as the Blackfish refuses to surrender the castle. Brienne proposes that if the Blackfish surrenders the castle, then in return he will be allowed safe passage to lead the Tully army North. Jaimie agrees, giving Brienne till nightfall. When Brienne speaks to the Blackfish he says he cannot help Sansa’s cause, as he will never abandon his home. Brienne then asks Podrick to find a maester to send a raven back to Sansa, telling her that she has failed. In the meantime, Jaimie speaks to Edmure Tully and attempts to get him to cooperate with his demands. Jaimie threatens to kill every Tully, including Edmure and his newborn son, in order to be reunited with Cersei. Edmure finally agrees to help. The Tully soldiers lower the drawbridge, surrender the castle and capture the Blackfish as per Edmure’s orders. The Blackfish helps Brienne and Podrick escape, fighting off solders before dying. As Jaimie is informed that the Blackfish is dead, he sees Brienne and Podrick rowing away on the river. They gaze across the distance into each other’s eyes, before waving farewell (Tormund better watch out).
Meereen
Tyrion and Varys walk down to the docks, listening to the Red Priestesses preach about Daenerys being chosen by the Lord of Light. Tyrion bids Varys farewell, as Varys is leaving for Westeros in search of allies with boats. Varys warns Tyrion to not trust the Red Priestesses. Later on, Tyrion settles down for a drink in the pyramid with Grey Worm and Missandei. He tries to teach them how to relax and make jokes, which eventually yields results, thanks to some wine. Just when Grey Worm starts smiling at Missandei, a fleet sent by the Masters arrives and attacks Meereen. Missandei warns Tyrion that they have come to reclaim their “property.” The Master’s fleet continues to bombard the city alight with fire, and Tyrion, Missandei and the Unsullied try to think of a plan of defence. A loud noise is heard outside the impenetrable pyramid, Drogon has touched down with Daenerys Stormborn.
King’s Landing
Qyburn informs Cersei that the Faith Militant has been allowed inside the Red Keep. She goes out her room to meet them, and they tell her that the High Sparrow wants to speak with her, which she refuses. They threaten violence if she disagrees, to which she replies, “I choose violence.” Gregor easily disposes of a Faith Militant member, so they back off for the time being. Later on, Cersei attends a royal announcement made by her son in the Throne Room. King Tommen announcnes that trial by combat will now be banished throughout the Seven Kingdoms as it is too violent. Qyburn reports back to Cersei about a certain rumour she had ordered him to investigate on. He tells her that it is “more, much more.” (Perhaps the High Sparrow has a secret lineage?)
Braavos
Lady Crane returns to her chambers after performing her Cersei routine, which is revamped with Arya’s critiques in mind. She finds Arya wounded and hiding in the corner, and helps stitch her wounds. Arya asks what happened to Bianca, the actress that wanted Lady Crane dead. Lady Crane answers that she mutilated Bianca’s face, so that no company would ever hire her. Lady Crane gives Arya milk of the poppy to sleep, but Arya wakes up later after hearing a loud crash in the room. She finds Lady Crane’s dead, twisted body with the Waif smiling proudly at her handiwork. Arya runs and jumps out the balcony onto the street below, with the Waif in close pursuit. She sprints down an alley, sliders under a cart, slips into a nearby men’s sauna and waits a bit before exiting. The Waif finds her again though, and Arya is forced to jump and tumbles down the steps of a market, with the Waif still coming at her. Arya clutches her bleeding stomach and proceeds down lonely alleys leaving a trail of blood on the walls as she goes, which the Waif follows. Arya leads her to an abandoned dark building, lit by one faint candle. She came prepared —Needle is in her hand, but the Waif also has a weapon. Arya cuts the candle, snuffing the light out. At the house of Black and White, Jaqen finds a bloodtrail and follows it to the source —the Waif’s face has joined the many faces on the wall. Jaqen turns around and tells Arya that she is finally No One, but Arya disagrees. She declares, “A girl is Arya Stark of Winterfell. And I’m going home.”
What does the next episode look like? Watch the Season 6 – Episode 9 trailer below.
Can I just say how relieved I am that Arya is alive and sorta well? I know there were a ton of theories out there about how Lady Crane was also a “No One,” but I wasn’t feeling it. It was pretty obvious with that smile from Jaqen at the end, that whatever his purpose was in training Arya he achieved it. Maybe the Many-Faced-God simply wanted her to be trained, and Jaqen achieved his goal? Just watch her infiltrate Winterfell, and kill Ramsay Bolton please. What was your favourite moment from this episode? Thoughts on the upcoming war? Comment, share and like below, or tweet me @SohoDoll. And as always, “Valar morghulis.”
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