Having Bran warg into him is messed up, though.” I guessed that there may have been some sort of trauma, but I had no clue how this new regime of storytelling, in which we get answers, could be so heartbreaking. Truly, there is something intriguing about him and his history. Jay Bushman, Award-Winning Multiplatform Writer/Producer ( )ĭo I have the greensight? I just might because before this season started, I revealed my favorite character: “Hodor. But none of that really matters in the end because, well, hodor. Tormund keeps smiling at Brienne, who has no clue what to do about it. He will be missed.Īnd yeah, there was Kingsmoot, and now Yara and Theon are abroad with their own fleet. Kudos to Kristian Nairn, who managed to turn a single-word performance into such a memorable character. No matter which characters or houses you happen to favor, everybody was on Team Hodor. He was never weighed down by politics, family drama and intrigue. Hodor is one of the few characters on this show who got to exhibit unadulterated joy. For a show that kills off characters left and right, this one hurts the most. Even the Night’s King is a weapon created by the Children of the Forest, who turned on his maker.Īnd then we finally learn the secret of sweet, lovable Hodor. Varys faces off with the Red Priestess of Volantis with uncharacteristic spite. Arya’s desperate desire to truly be “No One” can’t prevent her emotional reaction to a lampoon of her father’s execution. Sansa confronts Littlefinger with there memories of Ramsey’s cruelty.
Time after time, a character’s past trauma –– and their choice of how to deal with it –– informs their current situation. “Game of Thrones” rarely does episodes where a thematic throughline ties together the different plot strands.
The Effects of Past Trauma on the Present The ensuing battle sees the Raven, Bran’s direwolf Summer, one of the Children and Hodor sacrifice themselves so that Meera can help Bran escape… But not before we learn the horrifying truth behind why Hodor can only say “Hodor.” Thanks to Bran’s interference in Hodor’s past, Hodor’s brain became not his own at a young age by one echo from Bran’s trip backwards: “hold the door.” In doing so, she learns that there may be Tully forces available to help her and Jon retake the North - she tells Jon the information, but she keeps secret how she learned it.įinally, the White Walkers track down the Three-Eyed Raven’s tree, attacking with gusto. Sansa sews herself a new dress and Jon Snow a new cloak, and meets with Littlefinger secretly to confront him over the fact that his plans to keep her safe did not work out that well. Other happenings in the seven kingdoms: In his continued efforts to keep Meereen under control, Tyrion tries to enlist a Melisandre-esque high priestess of his own named Kinvara, who knows an awful lot about that time when Varys was castrated as a boy. (It’s very, very reminiscent of the Players bits of “Hamlet,” because this episode seems dedicated to feeling super-Shakespearan.) While Arya is being asked to murder the actress playing Cersei, she does not seem super-excited about it - however, this is her second chance, and there will not be a third. He’s a murdering jerk, but does manage to rally people around the idea of teaming up with Daenerys to take over the Seven Kingdoms… Well, that is, all the people who don’t end up helping Yara steal the Iron Island’s best ships for their own attack.Īrya has a new assignment from the House of Black and White - assassinate an actress who performs regularly in plays recreating/mocking the events of “Game of Thrones” Season 1. For one thing, Yara Greyjoy makes her play for the Salt Throne, with an assist from ally Theon, but gets thwarted by uncle Euron.