1. Roose Bolton, Ramsey's father, wasn't a king. Roose was made the Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North by Tywin Lannister for betraying Robb Stark.
2. As much I hated Ser Alliser Thorne, I respected him. He stuck to his convictions (even though they were wrong) and died for them. You are right that he is failing to see the big picture that the White Walkers are coming.
3. Lena Headey was awesome as Cersei and doesn't get enough credit for portraying a character that we just love to hate.
4. The children, the little birds, are the network of Varys's spies. Now they are Cersei's spies.
Very excited for the next episode. Please post it quickly!
Howie
2024-12-07 16:35:03 +0000 UTC
We know you have one more in the chamber havitz 😂
SegwayKid55
2024-12-07 11:04:04 +0000 UTC
Indeed we do :)
Hans Engelen
2024-12-07 01:55:37 +0000 UTC
As for your question about the kids, they were the spies and little helpers of Lord Varys. Not dissimilar from the Baker Street Irregulars in three of the Sherlock Holmes books (well 2 novels and 1 short). Holmes too used a gang of street urchins as gatherers of intelligence and to perform small tasks. The idea being that nobody pays kids, let alone street kids, much attention so they are excellent in that role.
Now that Varys is out of the picture, they clearly have taken up with the new spymaster (Cercei named Qyburn the new master of whispers). The fact that they work for rewards like candy or other little handouts is a bonus. Although if I read between the lines of that short exchange Qyburn (the doctor) had with the little boy, I suspect he and his mother were victims of an abusive father (the boy looked bruised and Qyburn inquired if his mother's jaw was healing). I also suspect Qyburn made the father disappear from the looks it.
Hans Engelen
2024-12-07 01:52:43 +0000 UTC
We need more!
Pretty please with a cherry on top 🍒
Eric Vasquez
2024-12-07 01:46:56 +0000 UTC
I love Varys' curly shoes, and the Grand Maester sh*tting his pants when he saw the Mountain. I had to rewind it and doublecheck the first time I watched cuz the fart sound threw me off haha
Bob
2024-12-07 01:17:46 +0000 UTC
Jon died, so oath fulfilled.
Scott S
2024-12-07 01:13:23 +0000 UTC
How hooked are we on these reactions eh ... It's scary.
edit: On the one hand I can't wait for the next one, on the other hand whatever will we do when the show ends!