Well, all the buildup and this didn't disappoint, we'll see if the season finale can exceed this but I doubt it. The combat was visceral and well done, reminded me a lot of armored MMA except for the weapons being much more deadly of course. I wonder if they've taken some cues or had advisors from that scene here.
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I was watching the final conversation … on the couch, knees up, bracing myself.
Also i like that they made the fatal blow connected to a father freaking out about his son - adds to the brutality and “accidentality” of it.
Finally, all that singing was … Dothraki - at least according to subtitles ?
Gods what an episode!
I wasn't sure while I was watching, but I really liked how they brought Ser Arlan into the sequence. Telling a little story of Dunk as a parallel to Egg. I would have loved to see more fighting from Lyonel Baratheon, but this is Dunk's story (and Egg), so they deserve center stage.
And of course the Baelor reveal. I knew it was coming, but it's so hard to watch.
Yes, I also hope we see more about Lyonel, too good a character to get almost no air time this episode