Game of Thrones: The King in the North

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 The Winds of Winter

Realizing that Jon has proven his worth by retaking Winterfell, the Northern lords, Knights of the Vale, and wildlings declare Jon the new King in the North, while Sansa sits next to him, she smirks at Littlefinger as his plans fall apart but then frowns with worry as she notices the glare he is giving Jon.

LORD MANDERLY: Lady Mormont speaks harshly and truly. My son died for Robb Stark, the Young Wolf. I didn’t think we’d find another king in my lifetime. I didn’t commit my men to your cause ’cause I didn’t want more Manderlys dying for nothing. But I was wrong. Jon Snow avenged the Red Wedding. He is the White Wolf. The King in the North.
LORD GLOVER: I did not fight beside you on the field and I will regret that until my dying day. A man can only admit when he was wrong and ask forgiveness.
JON: There’s nothing to forgive, my lord.
LORD GLOVER: There will be more fights to come. House Glover will stand behind House Stark as we have for a thousand years. And I will stand behind Jon Snow… the King in the North!
MAN: The King in the North!
ALL: The King in the North! The King in the North! The King in the North! The King in the North!

Listen Winter has Come by Ramin Djawadi (Midi by Giffferr)

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Game of Thrones: Jon and the Lords of the North

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 The Winds of Winter

At Winterfell, Jon gathers the various Northern lords, the knights of the Vale, and the Wildlings to plan for the upcoming invasion by the White Walkers. However, there is discord as the Northerners and knights of the Vale are distrustful of the Wildlings and would prefer to return to their castles to wait out the coming winter. Jon warns them that this winter cannot be endured if they do not stand together to fight the White Walkers. Lyanna Mormont then speaks up, shaming the various Northern lords for standing by and doing nothing when Jon called for their aid.

JON: The free folk, the northerners, and the Knights of the Vale fought bravely, fought together, and we won. My father used to say we find our true friends on the battlefield.
LORD CERWYN: The Boltons are defeated. The war is over. Winter has come. If the maesters are right, it’ll be the coldest one in a thousand years. We should ride home and wait out the coming storms.
JON: The war is not over. And I promise you, friend, the true enemy won’t wait out the storm. He brings the storm.

LADY MORMONT: Your son was butchered at the Red Wedding, Lord Manderly, but you refused the call. You swore allegiance to House Stark, Lord Glover, but in their hour of greatest need, you refused the call. And you, Lord Cerwyn, your father was skinned alive by Ramsay Bolton. Still you refused the call. But House Mormont remembers. The North remembers. We know no king but the King in the North whose name is Stark. I don’t care if he’s a bastard. Ned Stark’s blood runs through his veins. He’s my king from this day until his last day.

To be continued on the next post Game of Thrones: The King in the North.
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Game of Thrones: R + L = J

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 The Winds of Winter

It’s implied that the baby is an infant Jon Snow, meaning that he is the son of Lyanna Stark and, possibly, Rhaegar Targaryen.

LYANNA: You have to protect him. Promise me, Ned. Promise me.
(baby crying)
LYANNA: Promise me, Ned. Promise me.

To be continued on the next post Game of Thrones: Jon and the Lords of the North.
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Game of Thrones: Winter is here

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 The Winds of Winter

At Winterfell, as both Jon and Sansa watch Melisandre leave, they discuss which of them will lead the united Stark forces, with each of them deferring to the other. Jon then tells Sansa that if the Starks are to prevail, they both must trust each other.

JON: I’m having the lord’s chamber prepared for you.
SANSA: Mother and Father’s room? You should take it.
JON: I’m not a Stark.
SANSA: You are to me.
JON: You’re the Lady of Winterfell. You deserve it. We’re standing here because of you. The battle was lost until the Knights of the Vale rode in. They came because of you. You told me Lord Baelish sold you to the Boltons.
SANSA: He did.
JON: And you trust him?
SANSA: Only a fool would trust Littlefinger. I should have told you about him, about the Knights of the Vale. I’m sorry.
JON: We need to trust each other. We can’t fight a war amongst ourselves. We have so many enemies now.
SANSA: Jon. A raven came from the Citadel. A white raven. Winter is here.
JON: Well, Father always promised, didn’t he?

To be continued on the next post Game of Thrones: A pretty picture.
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Game of Thrones: Davos confronts Melisandre

Game of Thrones Season 6 Episode 10 The Winds of Winter

At Winterfell, as Jon and Melisandre are talking, Davos enters and confronts her with the burned stag figurine. Melisandre admits burning Shireen alive, and Davos then requests permission from Jon to punish Melisandre for her crimes but the red priestess counters that she can be useful in the coming war against the dead. Jon instead exiles Melisandre from the North, with both Davos and him threatening to execute her if she ever returns to the North again.

JON: What is that?
DAVOS: Tell him. Tell him who it belonged to.
MELISANDRE: The Princess Shireen.
DAVOS: Tell him what you did to her. Tell him!
MELISANDRE: We burned her at the stake.
DAVOS: Why?
MELISANDRE: The army was trapped. The horses were dying. It was the only way.
DAVOS: You burned a little girl alive!
MELISANDRE: I only do what my Lord commands.
DAVOS: If he commands you to burn children, your Lord is evil.
MELISANDRE: We are standing here because of him. Jon Snow is alive because the Lord willed it.
DAVOS: I loved that girl like she was my own. She was good. She was kind. And you killed her!
MELISANDRE: So did her father. So did her mother. Her own blood knew it was the only way.
DAVOS: The only way for what? They all died anyway. You told everyone Stannis was the one. You had him believing it, all of them fooled. And you lied.
MELISANDRE: I didn’t lie. I was wrong.
DAVOS: Aye, you were wrong. How many died because you were wrong?

DAVOS: I ask your leave to execute this woman for murder. She admits to the crime.
JON: Do you have anything to say for yourself?
MELISANDRE: I’ve been ready to die for many years. If the Lord was done with me, so be it, but he’s not. You’ve seen the Night King, Jon Snow. You know the great war is still to come. You know the army of the dead will be upon us soon. And you know I can help you win that war.
JON: Ride south today. If you return to the North, I’ll have you hanged as a murderer.
DAVOS: If you ever come back this way, I will execute you myself.

To be continued on the next post Game of Thrones: Winter is here.
Source text: Wikipedia.