![]() ![]() How do you end sprawling, high-pedigree show like Game of Thrones? That's a tough task. Weiss and David Benioff's decision to curtail season 7 and 8 into shorter seasons necessitated the fast pace that hamstrung these stories. Jaime going back to Cersei despite Cersei sending Bronn to kill him and Daenerys' abrupt descent into the Mad Queen were both massive eyebrow raisers. ![]() But a startling act of treachery directed at young Bran may end up postponing their respective departures.Yet there were issues that were conspicuous to say the least. Unable to refuse his old friend and king, Ned prepares to leave for King's Landing, as Jon Snow decides to travel north to Castle Black to join the Night's Watch, accompanied by a curious Tyrion. Robert arrives at Winterfell with his wife, Queen Cersei, and other members of the Lannister family: her twin brother Jaime, dwarf brother Tyrion, and Cersei's son and heir to the throne, 12-year-old Joffrey. Meanwhile, across the Narrow Sea in Pentos, Viserys Targaryen hatches a plan to win back the throne by forging an allegiance with the nomadic Dothraki warriors by giving its leader, Khal Drogo, his lovely sister Daenerys's hand in marriage. Returning home, Ned learns from his wife Catelyn that his mentor, Jon Arryn, has died in the Westeros capital of King's Landing, and that King Robert is on his way north to offer Ned the position as the King's Hand. A Night's Watch deserter is tracked down outside of Winterfell, prompting swift justice from Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark, and raising concerns about the dangers in the lawless lands north of the Wall. ![]()
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