Hot Pie is taken aback by her brusque attitude, since he knew her before she was influenced by The Hound or The Faceless Men. But crucially, before he leaves Winterfell he solidifies his relationship with Sansa and antagonizes Petyr Baelish.Ĭersei Lannister in "Stormborn" HBO Valar MorghulisĪrya’s segments of “Stormborn” hold two emotional reunions: First she meets Hot Pie, who traveled with Arya and Gendry back in Season 2 when she donned the alias of “Arry” the boy.
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Jon is too progressive-minded for Westeros. Even Lyanna Mormont isn’t in Jon’s corner about cozying up to the Mad King’s daughter. This decision goes over about as well as his Wilding-friendly policy did at Castle Black. It’s also the lure of Daenerys and her forces as potential allies against the Night King. His rationale for this journey isn’t just the dragonglass Sam Tarly’s letter informs him about, either. This time, he’s departing for Dragonstone to meet Daenerys and her Hand Tyrion. In “Stormborn” Jon continues his streak of making unpopular decisions as a leader. You’d think Jon Snow would have learned from his past experience of making unpopular decisions and having his own men kill him as a result, but nope. *Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones* season 7, episode 2, “Stormborn.” The North Remembers Meanwhile, the calm before this storm is jam-packed with fan-service like Arya’s reunion with Hot Pie and references to characters long gone like Jeor Mormont, Ned Stark, and even his father Rickard Stark. Everyone else is keen to continue fighting.
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Euron Greyjoy’s fiery ship battle is a stark reminder that Jon Snow is pretty much the only person who wants to ignore politics and focus on the impending White Walker invasion.
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If the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 set the table for the wars to come, the second brings an appetizer to those wars.