A BASTARD MUST DIE (And How Game of Thrones Ends Season 6 with a One-Two Punch)




       Season 6 of Game of Thrones has ended and a lot of fans are saying that it is probably the best season of the show, owing to the strength of its last two episodes, Battle of the Bastards (Ep 9) and The Winds of Winter (Ep 10, Season Finale). There’s a word that best describes these two episodes: stunning. It bolsters my suspicion that TV, really, was invented for Game of Thrones.

       Battle of the Bastards features a mind-blowing battle (see fantastic GIF above) between Ned Stark's bastard, Jon Snow and his wildlings-fortified army and Roose Bolton's bastard, Ramsay Bolton and his soldiers. And yes, Ramsay Bolton finally dies in this episode, but not in the battlefield. Sansa feeds him to his dogs, which is a far more fitting death for this repellent character.

       The Winds of Winter is literally an explosive episode. It is here where Cersei unleashes her villainous fury and finally gets rid of the pesky Sparrows, including the High Sparrow, by blowing them to kingdom come. And as a bonus, she also gets to torture the "Shame woman." Unfortunately, her son, King Tommen ends up as a collateral damage. Depressed by the knowledge that his wife, Margaery, died together with the Sparrows, the young king jumps from his tower’s window to his death.

       This is also the episode where Arya finally gets his revenge on Walder Frey. She makes pies out of his sons and feeds them to him before she slashes his throat, making a lot of fans happy. I was hoping that Frey’s death would be a lot more brutal and dramatic, but it’s okay.

       And this is also where Danaery’s and her dragons finally sail to Westeros.

       True to one of its taglines, Valar Morghulis (All Men Must Die), the body count just won’t stop in Game of Thrones.

      Here’s a YouTube video showing all those characters who perished in Season 6:



       Tears for Hodor, Osha, Wun Wun, Tommen and Margaery. Hurray for Walder Frey and Ramsay Bolton. 

       Excited for the next season? It will take another year.

       Shame! (ting ting ting!)

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