Game of Thrones season seven: Why episode six will change everything

SPOILER ALERT: The final moments of the latest extra-long penultimate episode of Game of Thrones have left the world stunned.

WARNING: This story contains massive spoilers for readers. If you do not want to know what happens in the episode yet, then do not read on.

WHAT’S scarier than a dead bear with blue eyes? A dead DRAGON with blue eyes.

Daenerys has lost one of her children while rescuing Jon Snow and co from the White Walkers. Taken down by the Night King himself, the dragon’s death was a sad scene, reminiscent of when Artax sank into The Never Ending Story’s swamp of despair.

But the final moments of the extra-long penultimate season seven episode reveal that the dragon won’t be staying dead.

It had all started so well.

Fearless in the face of catching a cold, Jon Snow had successfully captured a wight (a humanoid brought to life by White Walkers).

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s Jon Snow and the lads. Picture: Foxtel

They fought and killed a White Walker-made bear, though Thoros of Myr copped a nasty nip (not the kind he prefers, which comes from a flask).

“I just got bit by a dead bear,” he said. “Funny old life.”

A brief battle gave the lads vital information about the enemy; kill a White Walker, and you will also destroy any wights who were ‘turned’ by him. But that knowledge was put on ice when a massive army of the pale bastards showed up.

Jon, the Hound, Ser Jorah and the others ran into an ice lake that somehow, despite the always-impending winter, wasn’t frozen.

Daenerys takes the kids on an outing, despite Tyrion’s warning. Picture: Foxtel

Luckily, wights and walkers are like lemmings, stepping off the snowy edge into icy water, until the lads were left atop a rock, surrounded by icy waters, surrounded by a dead army.

Having sent young Baratheon for help, they had no choice but to wait.

Daenerys swooped in with her fire-breathing puppies, but Jon Snow missed his ride as he had to run back for a chance to kill the Night King. Like Jamie Lannister a couple of weeks ago, he found out that heroic acts lead to taking a swim with your clothes on.

Slimy: Little Finger sidles up to Sansa Stark. Picture: Foxtel

Daeny took the team and flew out, leaving Jon for dead (it’s OK, he told her to go).

Luckily his Uncle Benjen rides in to save the day, sending Jon back to the night’s watch on horseback. Benjen is now presumably dead, or a wight, but I’ll believe nothing until I see it.

Elsewhere it was natter, natter, natter. Sansa and Arya squabble over a scroll, and Sansa goes into Arya’s room, uninvited. A bag full of faces? That’s hard to explain, not that Arya cares.

Tormund is spurred on by pervy thoughts about Brienne of Tarth, fans love it. Picture: Foxtel

Now is not the time to fight, girls! Little Finger likes it too much.

In much less important but rather heartwarming news, giant ginger wildling Tormund revealed that Brienne of Tarth is still very much on his mind, telling The Hound: “I have a beauty waiting for me at Winterfell, yellow hair, blue eyes, nearly as tall as you.

I’m not with her yet, but I’ve seen the way she looks at me. I want to make babies with her, great big monsters.”

The Hound’s response? “How did a mad f---er like you live this long?”

It looks like Jon Snow will join forces with Daenerys “if you know what I mean”. Picture: Foxtel

And fuelling further fans’ hopes for a future hook-up, Daenerys cops an eyeful of shirtless Jon Snow, scars and all, as he’s recuperating from the battle and subsequent dunking.

Daeny likey, and they hold hands.

He calls her Daeny, but she baulks at the nickname. So he suggests “my queen”.

Stuck in bed, he conveniently can’t bend the knee, but it looks like Jon Snow is joining Team Dragons.

Next week: the final ep. Dear God, what will we do with ourselves after that?

Originally published as Game of Thrones season seven: Why episode six will change everything