Game of Thrones - The Winds of Winter - Review. Game of Thrones returns tonight, so I thought this was a perfect time to quickly (haha!) re- cap “The Winds of Winter” to jog our memory after that brutally long hiatus. As always, the episode was written by the creative team of David Benioff and DB Weiss and it was directed by Miguel Sapochnik. This episode felt very much like clearing house to streamline the show for the run to the finish. One of the criticisms I’ve heard of the novels is that there are just too many characters and the storylines get bogged down. Clearly, this is something the show is trying to avoid (not to mention the cost of paying a cast of thousands!). As the episode begins Cersei (Lena Headey) listens to the bells calling her to her trial.

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We see her, Margaery (Natalie Dormer), Tommen (Dean- Charles Chapman), and the High Sparrow (Jonathan Pryce) preparing as the bells toll. Loras (Finn Jones) is prepared for his trial – fittingly – by Lancel (Eugene Simon).

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I loved how the music slowly crescendos as everyone files in for the trial, and Margaery joins her father, Mace (Roger Ashton- Griffiths) in the crowd. The setting of the High Sept is striking as always – and another loss! Margaery looks around, already suspicious that Cersei isn’t there.

Tommon’s servant (Aron Hegarty) comes to tell him the trial we be getting started soon, and it would seem that Tommen is in no hurry to get there. Grand Maester Pycell (Julian Glover) is happily getting ready as well, and if we’d forgotten what a troll he is, we’re reminded by him sending his prostitute away without paying her.

He’s stopped on his way to the Citadel by one of the Little Birds, who whispers something in his ear. He thinks he’s been summoned by the King and finds Qyburn (Anton Lesser) instead. The Little Birds stab Pycell to death. Qyburn expresses regret, but “sometimes before you can usher in the new, the old must be put to death.”Loras freely admits to all of his crimes, and humbles himself before the seven and accepts whatever punishment the gods deem appropriate. The High Sparrow seems to promise mercy from the Mother. Loras renounces his title and promises never to marry or have children.

He promises to serve the seven gods. Mace has to be held back by Margaery as they carve the pentagram (I know it's not really a pentagram) into Loras forehead. Tommen is finally ready to leave, but he’s stopped by Gregor (Hafpor Julius Bjornsson). Meanwhile, Cersei drinks wine and waits. Margaery confronts the High Sparrow about mutilating Loras – he’d promised he’d be spared! The High Sparrow insists that he’s kept his word and that Loras is free to leave right after the Queen Mother’s trial. Margaery asks where Cersei is, and Lancel tells them she hasn’t left the Red Keep.

The High Sparrow sends Lancel to get her, but Margaery knows something is wrong. Lancel sees a little bird run away and sends for the others – he knows something is wrong too, and follows the little bird into the tunnels under the keep. The little bird jumps out of the dark and stabs Lancel. Lancel sees that he is surrounded by barrels leaking green goo – wildfire.

It’s a terrific sequence as Lancel crawls to try to save everyone as the candles burn down to the wildfire, but he’s too late. Margaery’s suspicions grow, and she looks around the crowd.

We see that Kevan (Ian Gelder) is also there. Once again, Margaery tries to alert the High Sparrow. She knows that she hasn’t really submitted to him, so clearly, neither has Cersei. The High Sparrow is blinded by his own arrogance, thinking he’s achieved totally domination. Margaery tells him that Cersei knows the consequences of not attending her own trial, so she has no intention of suffering them.

She tells everyone that they need to leave, but they bar the doors. Cersei watches and smiles as all of her enemies are emulated in the wildfire and the High Sept is utterly destroyed. Tommen also watches with horror. While I was glad to see the end of many of these characters – because they deserved to die! If you’ve been missing Waddingham, you can see her on 1. Monkeys where she’s also delivering a terrific performance.

Cersei has Unella tied to a table and pours wine over her, ordering her to confess. She wants her to confess to enjoying torturing Cersei.

She tells Unella that she understands because doing things because they feel good because that’s why she does things – like drinking, killing her husband, and fucking her brother! And then Cersei tells her that she killed the High Sparrow – and everyone else.

Unella is ready to die, but Cersei says “Today? You’re not going to die today! Cersei comments that Unella has always been quiet – she’s found the perfect match for her – Sir Gregor! Who is also quiet. She leaves the two alone, saying “shame, shame” as she closes the dungeon door on Unella’s screams of horror. Heady is terrific in this scene, and it’s one of the wonderful aspects of a show that is so well written and acted that you can feels satisfaction for Cersei getting some closure even while you hate her for all the evil that she’s done herself.

Tommen’s servant delivers the news of what’s happened as Tommen watches the fire burning out. Download The Sims Epsxe Emulator Ps1 Free. This is a beautiful scene. We see Tommen in profile just in the beginning, getting a close up of that “weak chin” – and a reminder of how young he is.

And then Tommen does the first thing he’s not hesitated about. He turns and takes off his crown, walks purposely out of frame as the camera never strays from the devastation, and we can only view it as what is happening in Tommen’s own head. We hear his footsteps, he walks into frame and simply lets himself fall out the window. It’s fitting that he’s not proactive enough to jump.

Cersei is almost emotionless as she views Tommen’s body. She’s already accepted the Witch’s prophecy and was expecting his death – maybe not then, of course. Qyburn wants to know about a funeral now that the High Sept isn’t an option. She tells him to burn the body! And she tells him that Tommen should be with the rest of the family, so bury the ashes where the Sept used to stand. The action jumps to House Frey where they are having a celebratory banquet. Walder Frey (David Bradley) is toasting the recapture of Riverrun with the Lannisters.

Jaime (Nikolaj Coster- Waldau) is not impressed by Frey. Bronn (Jerome Flynn) is in fine form, however, and gives Jaime a hard time when one of the serving wenches (Sabrina Bartlett) is clearly interested in Jaime – “you don’t even have to do anything!” “You just sit there like a rich slab of meat and all the birds come packing.” Of course, the two are missing the point – that’s not actually a serving wench. His first mistake is bringing up Jaime’s father.

Jaime is not thrilled to have killed the Blackfish – a great warrior – but Frey is even though he had nothing to do with it – and that is his modus operandi. Frey has never done the honorable thing of fighting in an actual battle, and Jaime calls him on it.

Frey next steps in it by calling them both Kingslayers. They killed their kings for very different reasons. Jaime feels great guilt for killing his king even though he was mad and the greater good dictated that he should. Frey killed Rob Stark for personal gain and petty revenge for imagined insults. Jaime has the last say when he reprimands Frey for always having to call upon the Lannisters to come and fix his problems – why do they need him? Sam (John Bradley), Gilly (Hannah Murray) finally arrive at Oldtown, and we have yet another magnificent city with fabulous sets. I can definitely forgive the loss of the High Sept in exchange for this library!

As they approach the Citadel, they see thousands of white ravens released to announce the arrival of winter. Sam doesn’t get a very warm welcome from the Citadel Maester (Frank Hvam). Apparently, they haven’t been informed that there is a new Commander of Castle Black – or that Maester Amon has died.