Writers should have titled this episode, "Karma= Everyone gets what's coming to them".
***SPOILERS***
The following post contains spoilers from last night's GoT. For those of you, who have heard a rumor that a major and beloved character on the show will die...it turned out to be Jon Snow:(
Fans watched in horror last night as the beloved character Jon Snow was killed off in a scene reminiscent of a Greek tragedy. Alluding to Caesar's epic death scene, Jon Snow was stabbed by his closest friends in the Night's Watch. As a four members of the watch repeatedly stabbed Jon snow to death including his child apprentice, each member quoted "for the watch". Meaning they killed Jon for the sake of the Night Watch due to Jon's poor decisions.
As a fan, I felt the betrayal was expected since few member's of the Night's Watch approved of Jon's promotion to Commander of the Night's Watch. Here Jon was thinking he was doing everything to help the group and gain its respect and admiration when in reality the group harbored resentment and hate with every achievement Jon made. I felt a lot of emotional attachment to the Jon Snow's story. He had it rough growing up, left to start a new life and career.
Jon Snow gained respect from his co-workers through his valor, leadership, and compassion. Thus, Jon was promoted to Commander of the Night's Watch due to merit. His biggest mistake was that he forgot who he was working with. Jon was leader of an army of bandits, rapist, outcasts, and criminals. His biggest flaws were trust in people that society threw away and his heart.
His decision to bring the Wildings back to the Nights' Watch wall would ultimately cause his downfall. Jon snow was stabbed to death one by one from members of the Nights Watch. Each one uttering 'for the the Watch" as they stabbed him and the final blow was delivered by the littlest member a knife to the heart. Many fans had hope that Jon Snow would survive but GoT director dashed those hopes today in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter(June 15). He stated point blank, "Jon Snow is dead."
The Finale also contained a shocking punishment for Cersei Lannister. After confessing her adultery to the Sparrows, the religious zealots cut Cersei's long blonde locks off, and was sent to stand before a crowd of 1000s of King's Landing citizens. The High Sparrow gave a speech informing the crowd about Cersei's secret sins. The citizens stood shocked hearing the confession about the personal life of their Queen. To add to the shock value, the High Sparrow stripped Queen Cersei and ordered her to march naked in the streets back to her castle as part of a redemption act known as the "walk of atonement".
Now, the lowly citizens Queen Cersei looked down upon from her high ivory towers were in control of her fate. As the nude Cersei took a step, a nun rang a bell and chanted "Shame". Like clock work the crowd took advantage of the posh noble queen being nude and helpless. The crowd spit on Cersei, threw objects, assaulted her and some tried sexual advances on her.
Half way to the castle, Cersei fell tearfully to the ground from shock of the way she was being disrespected and physical hurt from her injuries. Covered in garbage and blood from being assaulted by the crowd, she looked up her castle and regained her strength. She said no words, but I felt the emotion that this public shaming will not go unpunished.
For the Sparrows to be unbiased, merciful and followers of God's peace, they were very brutal and judgmental to Cersei and the other nobles. I feel like the Sparrows were using religion to carry out their hidden agendas and to amass power to carry out their own corruptions.
Reflecting on a moment from a past episode, I recall Cersei saying she remembers and knows the High Sparrows leader. She said the High Sparrow is not the merciful and humble religious person he pretends to be, but she accepts his role because she had plans to use him and the other ranks from the Faith of the Seven. In the end, Cersei reached her destination and was carried away by a giant guard to held a vow to protect and take revenge for her and the royal family.
On the other side of the world, Queen Khaleesi was saved by her black dragon, Drogon and flown to safety in a field. Her knights survived the uprising at the Colosseum and regrouped at the castle before going on a search and rescue mission to find their queen. Khaleesi was starving with her injured black dragon, so she went on a gathering mission to find food. While in the wildness she was surrounded by the Dothraki army who abandoned her earlier. The army's intentions with Khaleesi were unknown and left to fate.
Other noteable endings: Stannis lost his war and was killed by Breeanne in the woods, the red headed witch Melisander was the sole survivor of the war returning to the Night Watch fort, Sansa escaped when Theon get his manhood back and helped her.
My favorite part was Arya's revenge on Ser Meryn Trant, the man that helped kill her father and teacher. Turns out the Ser Meryne had a crush on Sansa and he had a fetish for beating her look alikes. Arya took advantage of Ser Meryn Trant pedophilia and pretended to be an underage prostitute to gain access to his company and solitude. When she Ser Meryn Trant alone, she stabbed him in the eyes and slit his throat. As he died choking on his own blood, Arya revealed her identity and gloated about her revenge for her family.
Overall, the episode was a cliff hanger filled with high emotional drama that makes you upset there will be another year before we know what happens to the characters of the Game of thrones.
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