SPOILERS for Game of Thrones Episode 6.7, “The Broken Man.”

Before the episode aired, there was a lot of speculation that “the Broken Man” was none other than the Hound, Sandor Clegane, last seen knocking on heaven’s door when Brienne of Tarth bested him one-on-one and he was left to die by Arya. I do think that the Hound was supposed to be the eponymous Broken Man, although let’s be fair, there are lots of broken men these days. Jamie is broken. Edmure Tully is broken. Theon Greyjoy is broken. Jon Snow is a bit broken. Even the High Sparrow, in his fanatical way, is broken. So, let’s get to this week’s super-depressing episode. Oh, and we finally know who will win the Game of Thrones: a 10-year-old girl named Lady Lyanna Mormont.

The Kingslayer meets the Blackfish. Finally, we got to see Bronn! And while he only had a few lines, they were great. I liked the joke about “that’s like saying I have the biggest c—k among the Unsullied.” I could really feel how Jamie is uncomfortable leading men in a military situation – remember, he’s been part of the Kingsguard for a really long time, and his father was the better military strategist. I like that the Blackfish is really just a tough, grumpy old dude.

Poor Edmure Tully. I actually feel sorry for Tobias Menzies! He’s in everything these days and he’s a really great actor, but he hasn’t even had any lines in the past two episodes. And no one gives a sh-t about Edmure enough to actually kill him. The Blackfish was like “okay, just kill him them.”

Yara Greyjoy is amazing. We already knew Yara was amazing, but she’s just so strong in every way. The Greyjoys are on their way to Meereen to meet “the Dragon Queen,” Dany. But they stopped at a port for ale and ladies. Theon is jumpy and Yara gives him a pep talk and basically tells him that she needs her brother back, she needs the real Theon back. Then she goes off to have sex with a lady. Because Yara is a lesbian! Go ahead, girl. Get yours.

Queen Margaery’s patience. While I’ve previously enjoyed the High Sparrow’s manipulations before (and how great is Jonathan Pryce in this role?), when he said that bit about wives only needing “patience” and not desire for their husbands, I was like “Yeah, I’m done.” The High Sparrow is trying to get Margaery to bang King Tommen because they need an heir, or else all of the High Sparrow’s machinations are for naught. Meanwhile, the High Sparrow gives Margaery a heads up that she needs to get her grandmother out of Kings Landing. And yes, Margaery is playing some angle. She’s not brainwashed. She’s plotting.

Lady Olenna’s final burn. I mean, I hope this is not the last we see of Dame Diana Rigg, who is fabulous, but it does seem like she’s getting the hell out of Dodge and we won’t see her for a while. So one of her final acts was to tell off Cersei one final time. And it was glorious. Cersei can’t die fast enough as far I’m concerned.

Lady Lyanna Mormont. I spent too much time thinking about what her connection would be to Jorah… is Jorah her uncle? Great-uncle? Well, whatever. Lady Lyanna doesn’t need anyone. That 10-year-old girl is ready to SLAY. Davos, Jon Snow and Sansa stopped by Bear Island to plead with Stark-friendly houses for more men to fight the Boltons. Lady Lyanna is not one for small talk, and she even threw down some excellent shade at Sansa. Is it Sansa Bolton, or Sansa Lannister? BURN. But she is loyal to the Starks, so she gave them 62 men, but not before they had to grovel. Lady Lyanna will sit on the Iron Throne, mark my words.

Jon Snow, Sansa and Davos. They’re traveling to different houses, begging for men and working out their pitch. I know we’re supposed to think “Sansa is feeling herself these days” and while I do enjoy proactive-Sansa, I do think that people would respond better if she came across as less haughty. Who did she write to at the end? Most people think it was Littlefinger and the Vale troops. Hey, at least the Free Folk are with Jon! WUN WUN STANDS WITH JON SNOW.

Arya Stark didn’t learn enough. My God!! I hoped that Arya would be smart enough to set a trap for The Waif. I hoped that Arya would be on her guard completely. She was not. The Waif (wearing an old-lady face) got the drop on her. Arya was stabbed several times in the stomach and she dropped down into the water. I guess The Waif believes that Arya is effectively dead, but Arya – bleeding heavily – is walking around Braavos looking for help. YOU ARE KILLING ME, GAME OF THRONES.

The Hound, FINALLY. Most book-readers believed that The Hound survived and became a character known as the Gravedigger. The show kept the essence of that – the Hound was found half-dead by Brother Ray, played by Ian McShane, and nursed back to life. Brother Ray and his group are non-violent and they seem to be building a small church. The Hound is much the same man he always was, not particularly loyal to any house or group or idea, but he does like Ray and I got the sense that the Hound would have done a lot to protect his friend and the group. Instead, the Hound was away in the woods while Ray and the group were slaughtered. Are we supposed to believe that those douchebags from the Brotherhood Without Banners came back and killed them all? Probably. Is this the last we’ll see of Sandor Clegane? Doubtful. But the Hound is basically a blank slate at this point – he has no loyalty in the petty positioning between houses. EW also did an interview with McShane – go here to read.

Next week promises a reunited Jamie and Brienne, plus Pod looks like he’s in danger. If I had my way, Pod, Lady Lyanna Mormont and Ghost would be sitting on the Iron Throne. With Gendry doing something somewhere.

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