Night of the living plot explosions: 5 thoughts on the stunning season finale of 'Game of Thrones'
Well, that was something. And it was also something else _ and then some. The seventh season of "Game of Thrones" went out Sunday with a bang, a whimper, a double-cross, a triple-cross, a killing, an execution and a massive demolition project.
A major character _ spoiler alert _ died. Another found his courage. One creepy enduring romance ended, and a new one began. A key piece of knowledge was spoken aloud. And the Army of the Dead _ which should never be confused with those folks who followed Jerry Garcia and company around, although the boots are similar _ marched southward.
We knew going into this episode that the story cup likely would overfloweth. So much has been packed into this shortened season, the second-to-last before we get the final burst of six episodes, presumably next year. But Sunday's action was enough to make more excitable viewers wish they were watching from a fainting couch.
Jaime Lannister now appears to be a lone wolf in the south, while those newfound paragons of sisterhood in the north, Sansa and Arya Stark, recited
