Jonesing For A Thronesing: Episode Two Thoughts And Episode Three Predictions (4/23)

Dang – another filler episode. Quite a few loose ends were tied up – now we have to be moving on to the good stuff, right?

Thoughts on Episode Two:

*Stormin’ Mormon =SM, Tommy Nuggets = TN, Buzz = B

SM:

• Daenarys is a B and weird for caring more about the throne than nagging her cousin (aunt?).
• Tormund and Brienne deserve each-other.
• Never again Arya. (I think the nude stuff made SM uncomfortable).

TN:

• What’s to think about? I nailed everything!

B:

• Quite a few story arcs were wrapped up in this episode.
• We didn’t see the following characters at all – Cersei, Euron, Yara, Bronn, and The Night King.
• Jon did a good job explaining his bloodline to Daenarys. She had a very rational take – how does she know that his brother and best friend are telling the truth?
• Daenarys is obsessed with getting the throne.
• Sansa is working on a backup plan incase Jon and Daenarys blow it.
• The Brienne story is exhausted now that she is knighted.
• They mentioned that the crypts are the safest place in Winterfell way too often this episode.

Episode 3 Predictions

SM:

• Night King is not at Winterfell – he is going to take out the Golden Company and make them slaves.
• The Night King speaks in this episode.
• Cersei has to go ask The North for help.

TN:

• The Dead rise in the crypts of Winterfell.
• The good guys win, but barely and it’s very costly (almost decimated).
• The Night King flies to King’s Landing to create another army.
• Deaths: Breinne, Podrick, Beric, Ed, Theon, and Jorah

B:

• The Night King is going to the Crypts first, he is going to raise the dead down there and infiltrate Winterfell that way.
• Theon redeems himself by protecting Bran.
• Jamie dies, sacrificing himself for Brienne.
• Other deaths: The Hound, Eye Patch Guy, Tormund, Podrick, Davos, Gilly, Jorah, and Lyanna.
• Bronn arrives in Winterfell, just in time to save Tyrion.

How We Fared With Last Week’s Predictions

SM: 0 – 3

• Jon does not tell Daenarys about their actual relationship. WRONG
• They kick Jamie out of Winterfell and don’t let him help. WRONG
• Jamie turns into the new Hodor as he pays his debt to Bran. Undecided
• One or some of the Dudes who were at Last Hearth get caught by the Night King and are held hostage – but not turned. WRONG
• Cersei is not pregnant. Undecided
• We hear the Night King Talk. Undecided

TN: 7 – 0

• Jon reveals who he is to Daenarys. CORRECT
• No key deaths this week. CORRECT
• Brienne gets “Knighted”. CORRECT
• Ghost makes an appearance. CORRECT
• Theon arrives in Winterfell. CORRECT
• Jamie is accepted in Winterfell after Brienne vouches for him. CORRECT
• The episode is a major lead-up to Episode 3. CORRECT

B: 0 – 1

• Jamie is about to get kicked out of Winterfell – Bran is able to convince everyone to let him stay. Not Quite
• Jon does not tell Daenarys about his true identity. WRONG