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A Crushing, Crazy Penultimate Installment of \u2018Game of Thrones\u2019 [RECAP]<\/b><\/p>\n

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Well, that was something. As has become a bit of a tradition, the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones<\/em> was an action-packed, narratively dizzying affair that\u2019s sure to leave fans divided.<\/p>\n

There was so much wanton destruction and dramatic character choices, we\u2019ve got a ton to unpack in our recap below.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Dragonstone \u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Tyrion finds Daenerys to let her know that Varys is totally talking behind her back about how she\u2019s not the rightful heir to the throne. Oh, she knows. It\u2019s a real betrayal, not just by Varys but by Tyrion (for telling Varys) and Jon (for telling Sansa, who then told Tyrion). It\u2019s not long before Dany calls<\/a> the Spider out to the beach to be like, \u201cHeard you were talkin\u2019 sh*t.\u201d Varys seems at ease \u2014 maybe he was able to get some express delivery ravens to spread the news before he was busted \u2014 and the eunuch and Tyrion share a tender farewell before Dany just gives him the dracarys. R.I.P., Varys.<\/p>\n

Dany is not having a great time as of late, what with losing another dragon, most of her army, her best friend and most trusted advisors. Now, her hair\u2019s a mess, she\u2019s not eating (what some believe may have been poison from Varys, if you believe what\u2019s out in the blogs \u2026 ), she can\u2019t meet her deadlines, she always wants to go to Krispy Kreme. In short, she\u2019s depressed.<\/p>\n

She even tries to hook-up with her ex that\u2019s totally bad for her (because he\u2019s her NEPHEW!), and Jon is still not having it. She makes it clear that Varys had to die because Jon let out the secret which Sansa then used to undermine her. Sansa killed Varys just as much as Dany did. (Ok, I guess slightly less.) The message is clear: This is what happens when her rule is not respected.<\/p>\n

Tyrion tries for what feels like the millionth time to convince Dany not to slaughter all the innocents in King\u2019s Landing, but, come on, you know she really wants to. He gets her to begrudgingly agree (or at least not outwardly disagree) to call<\/a> off her attack if the bells of surrender ring.<\/p>\n

That piece of the puzzle sort of locked, Tyrion finds his brother imprisoned. He frees Jaime so that he can make his way into King\u2019s Landing, ring the surrender bell and make a hasty escape with Cersei down to Essos via everyone\u2019s favorite whore-smuggling tunnel. <\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, in Blackwater Bay \u2026 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Euron\u2019s ships are all ready with their dragon-slaying scorpions locked and loaded until \u2026 what\u2019s this? Dany is flying in from behind and taking out the entire fleet in quick, fiery succession? Turns out those scorpions are less effective without the element of surprise. <\/p>\n

For good measure, Dany does a loop around and takes out all the scorpions atop the walls. Then she fries the the entire Golden Company.<\/p>\n

Did someone stop by Staples? Because that was easy.<\/p>\n

In all the fracas, Jaime wasn\u2019t able to get to the bell, and instead he finds himself in a slugfest with Euron Greyjoy. It\u2019s a hard-hitting affair that results in Jaime getting stabbed a few times in the midsection before driving his sword through Euron\u2019s guts and giving it a good twist. Euron smiles up at the sky feeling satisfied that he just dealt Jaime the blow that will eventually kill him. R.I.P. Euron. (But not Jaime. Yet.)<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, at Kings\u2019 Landing \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

OK, so Dany just flamb\u00e9ed all of Cersei\u2019s forces; Tyrion, Jon and Grey Worm are awaiting her command. She perches on Drogon atop the wall when the bells ring out. The city is surrendering. The remaining Lannister forces throw down their swords before Jon and Grey Worm. They\u2019ve won. It\u2019s over.<\/p>\n

Not so fast. Daenerys takes off, burning every single thing down around her. Buildings, soldiers, innocents, all of them. If she can\u2019t be loved, she will be feared, and she is pulling some seriously scary stuff.<\/p>\n

Qyburn comes to tell Cersei that the time for glowering on the balcony is over, and they should head to stronger shelter. The Greyjoy fleet is burning, the scorpions are all gone, the Golden Company really should\u2019ve brought the elephants, etc. Even Cersei realizes it\u2019s over.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the castle, Arya and the Hound arrive in the maproom. It\u2019s clear that this is not going to end well for the Lion Queen, so Sandor convinces Arya to let go of her vengeance. The queen will die today regardless. If Arya stays, she will die too. Arya leaves, but not before thanking the Hound and calling him \u201cSandor,\u201d in a nice nod to the humanity he\u2019s grown to display.<\/p>\n

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She bails, while Sandor meets Cersei, Qyburn and the Mountain on the shambling steps. Clegane Bowl is here!!!! Qyburn tries to intervene, but the Mountain just tosses him aside, leaving him in a big, dead heap. R.I.P., Qyburn! You were very weird, and literally everyone saw your monster destroying you coming but you! <\/p>\n

With Qyburn gone, Cersei hilariously slinks by so the brothers can go at it. The Mountain loses his helmet, and he\u2019s immediately 50 percent less scary. I mean, he\u2019s still impossible to kill, which is pretty scary, but the makeup \u2026 well, let\u2019s just say he looks like a bottom two finish after a makeover challenge on RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>. After trying everything he can to destroy him, the Hound tackles his brother off the side of the tower and into the flames below, killing them both. R.I.P., Mountain, you were a weird zombie hulk. R.I.P., the Hound, one of the purest (and surliest) characters we\u2019ve met in Westeros.<\/p>\n

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Cersei makes her way down to the maproom, and that\u2019s where she meets up with her brother-lover, Jaime. They try to make a hasty escape to the tunnels as planned, but everything is blocked by rubble. Finally, Cersei breaks. She doesn\u2019t want to die, but Jaime reminds her \u201cNothing else matters \u2026 Only us.\u201d And that\u2019s when everything collapses, the ultimate symbol of power in Westeros crushing them to death. R.I.P. Cersei and Jaime, it\u2019s weird that I was oddly touched by your romantic farewell.<\/p>\n

That leaves Arya racing through the streets trying to make her escape as Dany and Drogon rain down fire all over King\u2019s Landing. It\u2019s a brutal, stressful flight, but Arya manages to survive. She comes to, covered in ash and blood. She finds a white horse (Bran? Is that you?!), and she heads out of the city.<\/p>\n

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So now Daenerys has won, the Lannisters are wiped out (save for Tyrion), but there\u2019s still 80 minutes left. Surely Dany must be stopped, but how? And how many more folks will meet Drogon\u2019s flames before she meets her end? How does Sansa factor in? Who else won\u2019t make it to the final credits? <\/p>\n

Sound off in the comments!<\/p>\n

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