![]() There was a point, last night - as we were grimly struggling to keep track of that is-it-as-bright-as-it-should-be gloom (“huh, I guess Grey Worm is actually still alive?” and “Were Brienne, Sam, and Jaime still alive? I can’t tell”) - where we started to realize that the battle was going to end the way it ended, and it was so very, very dull. Game of Thrones has been coasting on its reputation as an abusive show that kills darlings and jerks tears for a long time these days, only the unimportant people get killed in battles that turn out to end in a gritty victory. None of this should have been a surprise, I guess. LARB’s Collected “Game of Thrones” Coverage Previous episode: season 8, episode 2, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"įollowing episode: season 8, episode 4, " The Last of the Starks" ![]() There are lots of spoilers to this episode below, so if you don't want to know the names and personalities of lots of Dothraki soldiers, or the names and personalities of lots of Unsullied soldiers, or the motivations of the Night King, or what Bran's whole deal is, or precise and logically-consistent descriptions of the architectural layout of Winterfell, then don't look below, because we will be revealing and discussing ALL of those spoilers. Aaron Bady, Sarah Mesle, and Phil Maciak (riding up at the last minute like Melisandre, who you forgot for a minute was even on this show) are back to sort through the wreckage of "The Long Night," the big third episode of the final season of HBO's hit prestige fantasy series, Bones.
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