'Game of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 4: Is Daenerys right for the throne?
After last week's dark and disorienting battle that imagined "The Walking Dead" marching to battle toward another network, it was worth questioning how much "Game of Thrones" had left.
(And yes, if you haven't watched the latest episode, many spoilers lie ahead.)
To recap: Last week the fight for humanity's future had been won, and a species-level threat that for multiple seasons was demonstrated as large enough to the render the show's titular concerns irrelevant was vanquished with one thrust of a Valyrian steel dagger. Burn the dead, rearrange the game pieces and let's clear our throats and relax before the last fight in King's Landing, shall we?
On one hand, yes. But like Arya leaping from nowhere to kill the Night King, the show had a few surprises.
