One of my favourite scenes in the finale was the small but moving one between Jon and Theon, the former odd brothers of the Stark clan.
The (partial) redemption of Theon Greyjoy The whole dragon pit scene was tense and brilliantly executed, with the dialogue and action paired back to allow the magnitude of so many major players being in the same place for the first time work on its own.
You've always know" he said to the Mountain, meaning what? Himself, presumably, keeping those Cleganebowl hopes alive for another season), to Podrick and Bronn nipping off for a well-earned beer. For just a moment, it was like the good old days again.Įlsewhere, the smaller reunions at the tense diplomatic hoedown were handled mercifully lightly, from the Hound's face-to-face with his zombie sibling ("you know who's coming for you, brother. Lena Headey and Peter Dinklage are, by some margin, the best actors in the show and their scenes crackled with contempt, regret and just the smallest trace of a perverted kind of love. Jon and Dany's scenes have been alternatively hammy and wooden (and even woodier this week, more on which later…), but the much anticipated confrontation between Cersei and Tyrion did not disappoint.
Season 7 has been all about major characters being reunited or meeting for the first time, with mixed results. The strongest cast members were together again at last