To see Jaimie finally confront the person most directly affected by his mutiny should have been a fundamental turning point for him. It was all very anticlimactic Jaimie had been branded “Kingslayer” since before the show’s starting point, a title of infamy that clearly weighed heavily on Jaimie, marking him with a perpetual dishonor that became the core of his cynicism, his ruthlessness, and his general character as a whole. Dany granted him a begrudging pardon for killing her father, he and Tyrion buddied up again to reminisce about whore houses and incest, and Bran absolved him for his attempted murder all those years ago. While his arrival came with a lot of baggage, most of it was quickly sorted out and resolved. While last week’s episode showcased an all-star compilation of different characters pairing up to catch up on the last eight years’ events, this week was focused on Jaimie. I was pleasantly surprised with the shift in focus halfway through this episode, but it mostly felt like a lot more of what we saw last week a lot of quick conflict resolutions and too many corny throwback lines. Like many others, I was also impatient to get the battle going-if only to get away from the painfully dull writing that seems to have plagued the show since last season. Suffice to say, this episode likely came as a letdown for many, as half of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms continued last week’s barrage of character meetups. Since the Game of Thrones’ final season premiered last week, all I’ve heard watchers say is how they were happy to get the “set-up” episode out of the way early, hopeful the action would kick off this week.
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