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!!Season 8
[[folder: 1 - Winterfell]]
* A more understated moment but still very sad: when Jon finally reunites with Bran, who he last saw in a comatose state, his joy soon disappears into bewilderment when he realizes Bran has turned CreepyMonotone. Of course, that is because he is the [[CreepyGood Three-Eyed Raven]] and little does Jon know that [[ThatManIsDead Bran, the little brother he once knew, has long died]].
* Jon reuniting with Arya in the Godswood. It's been eight years since they saw each other and they rush to each other, holding the other just as tightly as they did in the beginning of the series when they had to say good-bye. Jon sees that Arya still has the sword he gave to her then, the only possession she could never bring herself to part with. When Jon asks if she's ever had to use it and Arya responds, "Once or twice," it becomes a little heartbreaking because of all Arya's been through with Needle.
** Jon's smile on seeing Needle fades as he studies it and realizes that Arya has used it. But he doesn't press the matter after Arya says "Once or twice," and he nods with understanding. He's her brother, and he knows what it's like to live with the memory of killing. Arya quickly covers it up with a smile and asks to see his sword, but it's obvious she knew what he realized.
** It takes a bittersweet turn when Arya says Sansa is protecting her family, and so is she... to which Jon says that he is family too. Arya hugs him and asks him not to forget that.
* Sam learning about the deaths of his father and brother. Initially, he is very enthusiastic when he meets with Daenerys who thanks him for curing Jorah. But the atmosphere changes when she realizes that Sam is a Tarly and reluctantly informs that she had his father and brother executed. Sam nearly breaks into tears but keeps his composure in front of Dany.
** Even though Randyll treated him like crap, Sam still loves his father and was grieved to hear of his death; but what really broke his heart is the death of his little brother, Dickon, who never mistreated Sam. Before Sam hears about Dickon, he consoles himself that at least he can visit home now that Dickon's in charge but when he hears Dickon is gone too, Sam breaks down.
** Though Sam is obviously the one who suffers the most in this scene, Daenerys is clearly affected by the realization that she executed the family of the man who saved the life of her most loyal follower. As Sam leaves, her face practically screams MyGodWhatHaveIDone. The look on her face is heartwrenching as she has to break the news and sees the man so looking forward to serving her break down.
** Jorah too. He was clearly happy to be introducing Daenerys to Sam and no doubt expected the man who saved him to be rewarded. Instead, he has to watch Sam take in the news that his father and brother are dead -- and at the hands of the woman Jorah has UndyingLoyalty to, no less.
* Shortly after finding out about his father and brother's death, Sam goes to Jon to tell him the truth about Jon's parentage. They're happy to see each other and then Jon notices something is wrong -- Sam tells Jon of Randyll and Dickon's deaths and asks if Jon would have executed them. Jon is shocked and sorry for Sam's loss but can't say he wouldn't because he, himself, has executed men for disobedience.
* Sam telling Jon the truth of his parentage. Jon is in shock, disbelief, and sounds on the verge of anger when he approaches Sam and says, "My father was the most honorable man I've ever met. Are you saying he lied to me my entire life?" Sam tells Jon that Ned did it to protect him and if he didn't, Jon would be dead because Robert Baratheon would have murdered him. As Sam tells Jon his full name, that he's the true king of the seven kingdoms, Jon can only step back in helplessness, grief, and disbelief as the situation dawns on him and his world comes crashing down. It doesn't even look like Jon has realized the woman he loves is his ''aunt'' yet.
** When Jon replies Daenerys, the woman he has come to love and believe in, is their queen, Sam replies Jon should be king, not Daenerys. And if/when she and other people find out, and if people start taking sides, there might be a civil war at a time when they can least afford it. As Sam asks, Jon took off his crown to save his people, but will Daenerys do the same if Jon is proven to be a viable heir to the throne ahead of her in the line of succession?[[note]]Note this is almost the same situation as that what lead to the Dance of the Dragons.[[/note]] And this after Jon had said he didn't want the Northern crown, all he wanted was to save his people.
** The full impact of this statement on Jon can't be undersold. Jon Snow's entire life and his character revolved around being a bastard and the son of Ned Stark. Being told that neither is true is nothing less than undermining ''his entire identity'' and his sense of self as he has come to see it. Jon has lived his life and based his decisions entirely on this identity; he's strived to live up to Ned Stark's code and beliefs, set his foundation on being Ned Stark's son, and thought he could never entirely be a true Stark because of his illegitimacy. Now, to be told that he was trueborn all his life, that the only parent he had ever known -- the father he loved and idolized -- had lied his whole life to save him, and he isn't the son of the man he looked up to above all is heartbreaking to watch him realize.
** The tragic irony of this is the illegitimacy that had caused Jon so much pain is the very thing that kept him safe.
* Drogon and Rhaegal are hardly eating. Dany says that it is because they don't like the North, but the timing and almost melancholy looks about the two dragons makes one think that they might still be in mourning for Viserion.
** Tying into this is the look of horror-stricken grief on Daenerys's face when Bran tells her ''"[[TheDreaded The Night King]] [[{{Dracolich}} has your dragon]]. [[ReforgedIntoAMinion He's one of them now]]"''. Now, on top of the grief of losing one of her surrogate children, Daenerys has to bear the horrifying knowledge Viserion has become an undead monster under the command of the creature that murdered him.
* Tormund and Beric arrive at Last Hearth to find it abandoned, the ground soaked in blood, but no corpses. Further inside, they find Edd who leads them to the hearth where [[SacrificialLamb Ned Umber]] has been pinned to the wall by the White Walkers. The poor kid was already in over his head but tried to do right by his people by returning home to bring them to Winterfell, only for them to be slaughtered. To make matters worse, when Tormund turns away, the boy's eyes open and they're bright blue. Beric has to use his FlamingSword to [[MercyKill finish the now undead kid off]].
** Adding to the tragedy of Ned Umber's death is the fact the boy was only back at Last Hearth when the Army of the Dead attacked it to try and do what any decent lord should: evacuate his people to the safety of Winterfell before it was too late. Instead, his people are massacred and turned into more of the monsters that killed them, while Ned is left nailed to a wall as a depraved calling card from the Night King.
** What's more, he was the last. House Umber is now completely gone. That's one for the history books: "And House Umber was the first to succumb to Winter."
* The episode ends with Jaime Lannister riding into Winterfell and locking eyes with Bran. The atmosphere is drenched with melancholy as Jaime (and the audience) remembers their previous encounter all those years ago, which crippled Bran and ultimately led him to becoming the Three-Eyed Raven. Jaime's past sins are almost literally staring him in the face, and he must now answer for the one that jump-started the chaotic Game.
* Even though she's a thoroughly horrible person who deserves every moment of her suffering, Cersei's predicament is very pitiable. She has burned every bridge and killed or alienated almost every possible friend and ally - including her twin brother, the one person who always supported her, even in her darkest moments. Her list of allies has shrunk to the mercenaries she can afford to hire ([[RunningGag and they didn't even bring the elephants she wanted]]), the MadScientist who even creeps ''her'' out, the undead soldiers he's built for her... and Euron Greyjoy. The moment where Euron finally "seduces" her is Cersei's lowest point, as she realizes that the only way to hold onto the Iron Fleet - the one asset she really can't afford to lose - is to let this sleazy asshole have his way with her, and take the risk of passing off her incestuous baby as his. After having to sleep with him, Cersei takes comfort in a wine glass and looks half ready to start weeping. The Queen on the Iron Throne, the Lioness of Casterly Rock, objectively the most powerful person in all Westeros, is reduced to prostituting herself to her last remaining military commander. She may have brought this on herself, but Cersei Lannister is now ''completely alone'' in the world, and it's sad to see.
* The new opening sequence for Season 8 adds [[https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/16034200/S8_pic_2_red_wedding.jpg this rendering]] of the events of the Red Wedding, reminding everyone of just how much shit the Stark family has been [[TraumaCongaLine put through]] throughout the series just [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished trying to do the right thing]].
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[[folder: 2 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]
* Jaime apologizing to Bran for pushing him out the window all those years ago. It's a brave thing for him to do; it also pains him when Bran says thanks to that action they are no longer the same people they were, and he is no longer Brandon Stark. Jaime's voice cracks when he asks why Bran, who has every reason to hate him, didn't tell the truth to his siblings. Bran's response isn't comforting; for now, they need men on the battlefield, and there may not be an "after".
* The meeting of Davos and a little girl with a scarred face in the Winterfell courtyard. Gods alone know what thoughts are going through his head, but both the expression on his face and the sad reprise of 'It's Always Summer Under the Sea' makes it very clear ''who'' he's thinking of.
* Podrick's singing of "Jenny of Oldstones" and the montage showing the calm before the storm is both heartwarming and affirming, and tearjerking. One way or another, some of the characters we have just seen in the show will die in the coming battle, the status-quo and relationships that we have come to watch and enjoy across the entire show is over. In some respects, it really is a series finale before the series finale.
** During the montage, the camera transitions between all the different characters that the viewers have grown attached to over the years. From Sam, Gilly, and Little Sam sleeping together for one final moment of comfort, to Theon and Sansa together on the walls, Arya and Gendry resting after their RelationshipUpgrade, Grey Worm and Missandei saying one last goodbye before he joins his fellow Unsullied for the oncoming battle and Jorah waiting with the Dothraki for the enemy to arrive, you know that, no matter how much you might hope/pray otherwise, not all of them are going to make it through the next episode.
** Since only one line of Jenny's song is known in the books, the songwriters for the show added more verses to make it into a full song, a slow, mournful ballad that conjures up an image of an elderly Jenny mourning for the loved ones she has lost. Will this be the fate of the surviving characters we've come to know and love?
-->''High in the halls of the kings who are gone''\\
''Jenny would dance with her ghosts''\\
''The ones she had lost and the ones she had found''\\
''And the ones who had loved her the most''\\
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''The ones who'd been gone for so very long''\\
''She couldn't remember their names''\\
''They spun her around on the damp old stones''\\
''Spun away all her sorrow and pain''\\
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''And she never wanted to leave...''\\
''Never wanted to leave...''
* Sansa and Theon's reunion -- when Theon tells Sansa, "I want to fight for Winterfell, Lady Sansa... If you'll have me," Sansa can't help but tear up and rushes to him, whereupon they embrace, clinging to each other just like they did when they escaped from Ramsay.
* Jon recognizing the efforts his mother and uncle went through to protect him. He's clearly miserable about the truth but he acknowledges the lengths Lyanna and Ned went to in order to save him from Robert Baratheon.
** And then there's Dany's reaction when Jon finally tells her the truth. On top of learning that the man she's in love with is her nephew, she has to now grapple with the fact that he has a stronger claim to the Iron Throne simply by virtue of being the last ''male'' Targaryen. Everything that she's been through and sacrificed would be all for nothing if anyone else found out. And worse is that neither she nor Jon get the chance to talk it out (and Jon especially doesn't get a chance to tell her that he has no interest in the Iron Throne) before the White Walkers arrive.
--->"This is my whole existence," [Emilia] Clarke emphasized. "Since birth! Dany literally was brought into this world going: RUN! These f--ers [in Westeros] have f--ed everything up. Now it's, 'You're our only hope.' There's so much she's taken on in her duty in life to rectify. There's so much she's seen and witnessed and been through and lost and suffered and hurt to get here... and Jon doesn’t even want it!"
* Doubling as a [[Heartwarming/GameOfThrones Heartwarming]] moment, Jaime knighting Brienne -- something she's wanted forever and by somebody she feels deeply for. As Dan Weiss says:
-->'''Dan Weiss:''' When Jaime knights her, it's a general kind of validation she's wanted her whole life but even more importantly, it's the acceptance and validation of Jaime, who she obviously has feelings towards that she's never really come to terms with or even allowed to bubble to the surface of her consciousness but they're there all the same. We can see all of those things swirling.
** And after she's knighted, Brienne can't help but tearfully smile as quite the unlikely grouping of people brought together by a common cause clap for her: Tyrion Lannister, the wildling Tormund Giantsbane, Davos Seaworth, and her squire Pod.
* While Arya and Gendry getting together is both heartwarming and funny, Arya flat out stating [[MustNotDieAVirgin she doesn't intend to die without having had sex at least once]] also makes it immensely sad. Both of them are so young and have already endured so much, and Arya just wants a ''shred'' of normality and human comfort before their possible deaths. It's likely she doesn't even find the peace she was looking for, since she's lying awake and staring into the dark while Gendry sleeps after their lovemaking.
** Gendry's face when Arya undresses and he can see that she is CoveredWithScars. Upon a second watch, you can tell that he's feeling equal parts attraction, pity, confusion, and even fear. Arya is ''[[SheIsAllGrownUp clearly]]'' not the [[InnocenceLost little girl]] he remembers, and there's more than a bit of "I want this, but I'm not sure I ''should'' want it," in his demeanor.
* Samwell presenting Ser Jorah with House Tarly's Valyrian steel sword, ''Heartsbane''. Jorah is initially reluctant to accept the gift, but agrees after Sam admits he lacks the skill to wield it, and feels it is only right to help Jorah after all that Jeor Mormont did to help Sam. Practically on the verge of tears, Jorah agrees to wield ''Heartsbane'' in Jeor's memory, to protect the realm of men.
* After Jon learns of his true parentage, he is pretty much unable to process that the woman he loves is his ''[[SurpriseIncest aunt]]'' and spends the episode avoiding Dany -- much to Dany's confusion. Heartbreaking in that Dany is in a place where she knows the Northern people don't want her, don't like her, she's come there to help them and is giving her all to save them but her one Northern support -- her lifeline and love, Jon -- is doing everything he can to avoid her and Dany has no idea why, making her feel even more alone in a cold and unfamiliar place.
* The simple fact that we finally see all the characters that we've come to know and love over the years together... and they spend the whole time coming to terms with the fact that this is probably their last night alive.
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[[folder: 3 - The Long Night]]
* Grey Worm, after having the Unsullied cover the rest of the army's retreat and having safely made it behind the trench lines himself, has no choice but to abandon the rest of his men to light up the trench.
** There's also something about seeing TheStoic, who last season proclaimed that he had no fear for the Masters to prey upon, looking absolutely terrified and alone in the midst of the battle.
** Likewise during the battle we see a shot of Varys in the crypts. For the first time in the series we see him looking utterly terrified, and he feels as helpless as Tyrion and Sansa.
* Theon's apology to Bran as he prepares to protect his adopted brother to the bitter end.
* Arya giving Sansa a dagger in case the wights infiltrate the crypts and preparing to lead the invaders away. What happens is even worse: the dead rise in the crypts, and Tyrion sensibly leads everyone to retreat. Sansa has to witness all her dead relatives coming to kill her, and all she can do is hold her dagger and promise to go down fighting.
* Tyrion and Sansa's conversation: he jokes they should have stayed married, considering everything that happened after she fled King's Landing and he went into exile. Sansa tells him he was the best husband she had, and he understandably calls that a terrifying thought.
** Although they thankfully make it through the night, Tyrion and Sansa's silent goodbye to each other as they prepare to do their best to fight the wights in the crypt.
* All of the character deaths
** All of the Dothraki in the beginning charge the army of the dead only to be utterly decimated in under a minute.
** Dolorous Edd getting stabbed in the back by a wight after pulling one off Sam.
** Beric being shanked to death by wights and bleeding out after helping Sandor save Arya from certain death.
** Lady Lyanna Mormont getting crushed in an undead giant's grasp in a brutal moment of [[RealityEnsues reality ensuing]]. As awesome as her final moments were, this is still a ten-year-old child dying on the battlefield.
** Theon charging the Night King in a last ditch effort to protect Bran, only for the Night King to quickly counter and stab Theon with his own spear.
** Alys Karstark too. She is one of the group protecting Bran and dies entirely offscreen but no less tragically.
** Jorah going down in a LastStand to protect Dany from being devoured by wights. With his and Lyanna's deaths, [[EverybodysDeadDave House Mormont is no more]].
** Melisandre after the battle is over, takes off her necklace and walks off into the cold wastes outside Winterfell and rapidly ages into nothing more than dust. RedemptionEqualsDeath indeed.
* The agonised look on Jon's face when he sees Sam being attacked by Wights - he ''so badly'' [[SadisticChoice wants to go save his best friend...but he has to save Bran.]]
* Seeing Lyanna and Edd open their eyes after the Night King raises all the dead in the vicinity for another round. After his request last episode, one thinks that such a fate is the last thing the pessimist of the Night's Watch would want.
** The long (and not so long) dead Stark Kings of Winter and Lords Paramount are raised by the Night's King and are forced to attack not only the descendants of their people, but as Sansa is there, their own descendant.
* Dany watching as Jorah takes his last breath and [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in her arms]]. She watches her closest confidante, her protector and her best friend for so many years die for her, and she just starts ''crying''. Drogon comes in, knowing how much Jorah meant to his mother, and probably remembering the man who was there at his birth and tries to comfort Dany as best as he can, but looking sorrowful in his own way.
* Theon's death deserves a special mention. He went from a cocky adolescent wanting to prove his worth, to betraying his friend and razing his friend's home to win his father's approval, to a broken and tortured shell, to a man fighting to both atone for his wrongs and rebuild himself -- his story concludes with an [[HeroicSacrifice act of courage that ultimately saves Bran/The Three-Eyed Raven's life]], if only by virtue of holding the Night King up long enough for Arya to ambush him. In his final moments Theon no longer runs and [[RedemptionEqualsDeath regains his honour]].
** Bran's final words to him: "You are a good man. Thank you." Bran Stark's identity has been all but consumed by becoming The Three Eyed Raven, but surfaces oh-so-briefly to tell Theon that all the horrible things he did to The Stark family are well and truly forgiven. You can just ''feel'' the burden come off Theon in his final moments.
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[[folder: 4 - The Last of the Starks]]
* The mass funeral pyre of the fallen defenders of Winterfell, punctuated by the named characters who died being sent off by survivors who owe them a personal debt.
** Daenerys, Arya, and Sam respectively have to burn Jorah, Beric, and Edd, each of whom died protecting them from the wights. Daenerys whispers something to Jorah, but the audience doesn't hear what.
** Sansa has to burn Theon, who momentarily shook off his conditioning as Reek to save her from Ramsay and returned to Winterfell to fight the White Walkers out of personal loyalty to her. She pins a direwolf pin on him just before she burns the body, signifying that she saw him as a true Stark and is visibly crying as he burns.
** And Jon has to burn Lyanna Mormont, the first Northern lord to pledge her forces to retake Winterfell from the Boltons, and the first to proclaim him King in the North.
* What the truth of Jon's parentage means for Jon and Daenerys's relationship. They have fallen in love with one another, want to be happy with each other, and wish they never heard the truth of Jon's lineage. Dany begs Jon not to tell anyone else, to let things be as they are so they can go back to being happy, but Jon must be honest with his sisters about his true identity because they're still his family. Heartbreakingly, despite Dany confiding how much she loves him, Jon going down on one knee and promising she'll always be his queen, swearing his sisters to secrecy, and both wishing they could go back to the time before the parentage reveal -- when they could be happy together -- it can never go back to how it was. It's a tragic love story in the works.
-->'''Daenerys''': ''[in tears]'' I've never begged for anything... But I'm ''[[AintTooProudToBeg begging]]'' you now. Don't do this.
** There is also another tragic layer of this to Daenerys' overall arc. Prior to begging Jon, she notes how everyone looks at him the same way people used to look to her 'on the other side of the sea'. She's aware of how fragile her claim to the Iron Throne is due to her unpopularity, and how easy it would be for the wary lords to turn on her and press Jon's claim if word gets out. And '''she is ultimately proven right.''' As soon as Jon tells Sansa, Sansa lets Tyrion know, who then tells Varys and before long, both of them are actively plotting against Daenerys.
* During the victory feast, Gendry finds Arya practicing archery all alone. He reveals Daenerys has legitimized him, making him Lord Gendry Baratheon, and proposes to her. She sadly turns him down, saying the life of a lady is not for her, leaving him heartbroken.
* Jon being torn between his family and Daenerys:
** Dany pleading with him not to tell his sisters the truth about his identity for fear it will destroy everything while Jon feels he must be honest with his sisters about himself, certain they'll keep his trust and not share his secret. Jon naively believes he, Dany, Sansa, and Arya can all live openly together with the truth.
* In his efforts to assure Daenerys he won't make a bid for the Iron Throne and will support her, he sides with Daenerys against the concerns Sansa raises, prompting Sansa, Arya, and Bran to have a word with Jon in the Godswood. Jon struggles between his family and Daenerys.
* Tyrion's grim, not to mention accurate summary of how Westeros got into its current [[CrapsackWorld hellish state]].
-->'''Tyrion''': Think of the past twenty years. The war, the murder, the misery...[[ForWantOfANail all of it because]] [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Robert Baratheon]] [[AllLoveIsUnrequited loved someone who didn't love him back]].
* It's a little heartbreaking to see how isolated Daenerys is at the victory feast. Even as the ostensible Queen of the North, it's clear that there's a gulf between her and the rest of the Westerosi she hopes to rule, as people gather around Jon and Tyrion trading stories and smiles in a way that they won't around her. With Jorah and so many of the Dothraki dead, it's clear she's never been more alone. ''And this is before...''
* Rhaegal is shot out of the sky by Euron's fleet, now armed with multiple versions of Qyburn's Ballista. The poor dragon gets one in the chest first, then the wing, and finally getting impaled right through the throat, just like his brother. What's worse, his death seems to be much more painful, as while Viserion was dead from a single shot, Rhaegal is hit multiple times and he has enough life to scream all the way down to the water.
** [[AdultFear Dany has now watched two of her children]] be unceremoniously shot down by surprise attacks, and Drogon is now the [[LastOfHisKind the only living dragon left in the world]].
** Fridge TearJerker: "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, of the blood of Old Valyria. I am the dragon’s daughter, and I swear to you that those who would harm you will die screaming." Now, two out of three of her dragon children have died screaming...
* And as if losing Rhaegal wasn't enough, Missandei is then beheaded by Ser Gregor while Grey Worm and Daenerys watch. Grey Worm, in particular, couldn't even bring himself to look as the Mountain beheaded the woman he loves, and we can see the clear look of anguish and rage on his face as he turns around. And this is ''[[TheStoic Grey]]'' ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Worm]]'' we're talking about.
** Missandei's death paves the way to Dany's slow descent into ruthlessness. Together with the deaths of Ser Jorah and her two dragons and the people of Westeros having no faith in her, Dany would do anything to kill Cersei and get the Iron Throne even if it means burning innocents.
** Adding another layer to the tragedy, Missandei was executed while being in chains. Several viewers found particularly upsetting that a former slave (and a woman of color to booth) died in essentially a similar state to her previous condition before being freed by Daenerys.
* Seeing Bronn acting so hostile to Jaime and Tyrion after everything they've been through together in the past seasons counts as well. Bronn looks like he's ready and even ''eager'' to kill the both Jaime and Tyrion with no hesitation, any friendship they might have had between them is long gone. Now it's all business. Seeing him showing his true colors as a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk is sure to put off many viewers who have been rooting for him so far.
* Jaime leaving Brienne because of Cersei is one of the most heartbreaking moments between the two. Despite Brienne telling him that he's a good man, Jaime painfully admits the terrible things that he did (pushing Bran out of the tower, strangling his cousin, etc.) are meant for Cersei and confesses that he too is as hateful as his sister. Whether he really means it or not, Cersei's influence on him really is so strong that Jaime can't seem to let go of her.
** Brienne cries while she watches Jaime leave. It really shows that she loves him and her influence really brings out the goodness in Jaime. Too bad Cersei already conquered his heart and Brienne tearfully watches the man who knighted and loved her is going to King's Landing to die.
*** Before this, Brienne states, "I've never slept with a man before." ...And now she's losing the man she not only loved but lost her virginity to.
** Jaime's departure has been interpreted in a variety of ways. However, whether or not he's actually going back to the arms of Cersei, that he thinks he's on the losing side, or, that he believes he must personally deal with Cersei to save the greater good (and so on), it can be painful to see the look on Jaime's face as Brienne begs him to stay. At the very least, he still sees Brienne as a far better person than he and maybe even believes he is not good enough for her -- he certainly looks like he wants to stay and hates that Brienne is hurting. But in the end, whatever it is that is pulling him away (be it RedemptionRejection or something hopefully more heroic) wins out in the end and the effect is gut-wrenching.
* Tyrion trying to drown his sorrows in alcohol again, to cope with the pressures of being Daenerys' hand while also dealing with Varys, his best friend and companion, plotting to undermine his liege. He wants her to be a good ruler ''so much'', but her constant hardening against betrayals and the prevalence of said betrayals is giving him less and less ground to stand on. It's clear he would finally, truly break if she became just another tyrant as drunk on power.
* Tyrion's last desperate plea to Cersei to stand down, if only for the sake of his unborn niece/nephew, can come across as this. He desperately appeals to whatever good is left in Cersei, a woman who hates him, who has made his life hell since the day Tyrion was born, trying to convince her she's not a monster...and she throws it back in his face and proves herself beyond redemption.
-->'''Tyrion''': [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen I know you don't care about your people]]. Why should you? [[AristocratsAreEvil They hate you]] and [[KillThePoor you hate them]]. [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre You're not a monster]]. I know this. I know this because I've ''seen'' it. [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes You've always loved your children]], more than yourself, more than Jaime. More than anything. I ''[[AintTooProudToBeg beg]]'' you, if not for yourself, then for [[ChildrenAreInnocent your child]]. Your reign is over...but that doesn't mean your life has to end. It doesn't mean your baby has to die.
** Cersei's eyes briefly become teary when he mentions her unborn child -- for one ''moment'', it seemed she was almost considering it.
* The overall tragedy of this episode. After seeing the Stark children and others in the cast go through the game of thrones and seeing the worst of Westeros' aristocracy, the fact that they themselves now get involved in it is sad. The status-quo post-Dawn seems to very much be the same world as before. Sansa becomes another schemer, who lies to her brother and undermines an oath he had taken to his Queen (albeit with good intentions, not political ambition), Arya leaves her family for her unfinished business in King's Landing, the Wildlings go back beyond the Wall rather than choose to settle down south, Jaime and Tyrion are revealed to have been users of Bronn with Jaime, in particular, calling the man who saved him multiple times a "cutthroat", Varys comes to believing in HeirClubForMen and sees no alternative but to perpetuate the patriarchy and more and more innocents die for the sake of an ever distant peace.
** Even though the living won over the army of the dead, [[WonTheWarLostThePeace they had to get back into fighting each other over the Iron Throne]]. With the happy resolutions after the War of the Dawn, it's clear that they won't last very long and in the end, it's not the Night King who's the true enemy but [[HumansAreBastards humanity itself]].
* '''Dany''' in this entire episode. Over eight seasons, she's grown from a frightened and abused girl forced to marry a man she didn't know to help her insane and abusive brother regain a throne he had no chance of winning to a powerful force of nature and the Mother of Dragons who actually might be the leader the Seven Kingdoms desperately needs right now. [[TraumaCongaLine Everything that's been happening to Dany over the last few episodes,]] [[SanitySlippage along with subtle hints that have been building over the past few seasons,]] hint that Dany might fall prey to the curse that has affected her family...a curse that she's desperately trying to escape.
* A minor one, but when everyone is gathered at the war table, each of the commanders proclaim what losses they've suffered and remove roughly half their respective markers. Lord Yohn Royce is completely silent as he removes half of the Valemen markers.
* Jon asks Tormund to take [[NobleWolf Ghost]] North with him, saying, "He'll be happier up there." Tormund tells Jon, "So would you," and Jon agrees, wishing he were going to the far North instead of into battle. Jon bids his farewells to Sam, Gilly, and Tormund but before he leaves, Ghost whines, catching Jon's attention and their only farewell is a MeaningfulLook. Ghost, Tormund, Gilly, and Sam all watch as Jon leaves for King's Landing.
** On a meta-level this is even sadder since Ghost was the last of the Stark's direwolves to still be with their respective Stark. The family only renewed their bond with their sigil animal for a few years before they were either dead or separated once again.
* We don't get to see Sansa and Arya learn about Jon's parentage on screen but the next scene we see Arya in is her riding away from Winterfell to King's Landing [[ButNowIMustGo with the intent to never return.]] Sansa's next scene after the reveal shows her shaken up. Now that Jon has left for King's Landing to honour his promise to Daenerys, the Starks have split up again.
** It may even be that learning about Jon's true parentage contributed to Arya's decision since he was always the sibling she was closest to because they shared the Stark look. Learning that he wasn't her brother likely cut her deeply.
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[[folder: 5 - The Bells]]
* Varys's execution. Despite his flaws, he really was trying his best to protect the innocent people of King's Landing from Daenerys's wrath, but that means going behind Dany's back. Tyrion had no choice but to inform the already vengeful and depressed Dany about it, and she has Varys executed. Before Drogon burned him alive, Tyrion and Varys exchanged understanding glances. Varys knows he played his last card and accepted his death. Worse still, Dany would then go on and burn down most of King's Landing anyway, the very thing he died trying to prevent... indeed, one could argue that his actions were partly the reason ''why'' she went off the deep end.
* Dany telling Jon she doesn't have love here, only fear, and Jon telling her, "I love you." But for all they love each other, it's not enough to overcome the barriers dividing them -- Jon can't get over their blood relation, preventing them from going back to how things were between them, and Dany knows people are plotting to press Jon's claim over hers, no matter how he refuses the throne.
* Jaime and Tyrion's last moments together. A tearful Tyrion admits that Jaime has been the only family member who loved and protected him their entire lives, and Jaime makes it clear that he's never stopped caring for his little brother, never saw him as anything less than a man. They share a brotherly hug and it's so obvious that each knows they will never see the other. Despite his faith in Daenerys, Tyrion loves Jaime so much he betrays his queen to try and help Jaime evacuate Cersei to safety, because he cares about his brother's happiness.
** Tyrion declaring that he's happy to betray Daenerys in this manner if it will mean that King's Landing will surrender quicker. As he puts it, the lives of a city full of innocent civilians is a good trade for the life of one not-so-innocent dwarf.
** [[DrivenToSuicide The implication that Tyrion would not have survived his childhood had it not been for Jaime's love.]]
** What makes it worse is that it all turns out to be for nothing. Daenerys loses her mind and massacres the city's population even after Cersei's forces surrender, whilst Jaime and Cersei are ultimately crushed to death in the collapsing crypts beneath the Red Keep, because the damage from Daenerys' dragon-born attack caused their escape passage to cave in before they got there.
* [[IJustWantToBeLoved Our beloved Dany]] [[BigBadSlippage becoming a]] FallenHeroine. Even when the bells are finally ringing, she does not accept surrender, and something [[SanitySlippage snaps for good inside of her]] -- seeing the Red Keep that her family built but was taken to them, Cersei still desperately clinging onto what belonged to Dany's own ancestors, the losses Dany has suffered, the betrayals, the sad realization that she only had the people's fear in Westeros, not love, all this leads to this moment -- it is a combination of these factors that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil spurs her onwards]] towards '''leveling the entire city and everyone in it.''' [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain Eight seasons]] of [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Dany]] and her closest friends and advisors working hard to prove that she was not like her father at all, that she wanted what was best for everyone, that she fought to protect the innocent rather than harm them -- AllForNothing.
* Cersei may be a horrible person, but watching her as she realises that there nothing else that she can do, that there are no more cards she can play, that all her allies are dead and dying, that her castle is falling down around her, that the younger and more beautiful queen has come for her and her child and that they are both going to die and she starts to break down, it's hard to not feel a twinge of sympathy for her.
* Cersei and Jaime's last moments together and Cersei breaking down, realizing what's coming for them and their child. All Jaime can do is hold her in his arms and stroke her hair, letting her take what little comfort she can from their love before they die.
* The sheer devastation that Dany and Drogon unleash is gut-wrenching considering that King’s Landing has been a staple location of the show since the first season. The city that so many characters spent time in is hard to see destroyed.
* Jon's reaction of horror to the carnage his Queen, and his own men, unleash upon the civilian population of King's Landing. When Grey Worm and the Unsullied start massacring surrendering Lannister soldiers, Jon desperately tries to stop his own troops from joining the carnage, but they're too swept up in their desire for revenge for all the atrocities the Lannisters inflicted on the north to want to show any mercy (and judging by the [[DeathGlare look Grey Worm gives Jon]] for trying to prevent a massacre, that mercy might come back to haunt him) and ultimately he is forced to defend himself as the Lannister forces start fighting like cornered rats, clearly not wanting to kill but having no choice.
** Tyrion, Davos, and Jon all [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone looking utterly horrified]] at the fact the woman they loved and served [[ThenLetMeBeEvil has become a monster willing to destroy an entire city and slaughter thousands]] in her fury.
** It's worse when you realize the main reason Dany took on the Unsullied in the first place was that the Dothraki were too much into pillaging, looting and raping. Grey Worm is the first to start slaughtering the surrendered soldiers, effectively bringing the Unsullied down to the same level of mindless savagery.
** And then the Northerners finally ''do'' pull back -- when they realize that they can't be sure Daenerys won't burn her own troops, so consumed by rage is she.
* Sandor telling Arya to forget about Cersei and not to become consumed by rage and vengeance, using his own life as an example of [[VengeanceFeelsEmpty what happens to a person who lets those traits become the dominant force in one's life]], and essentially pleads with her to leave King's Landing while she can and return home to her family. As this is going on, viewers can tell from the looks on both of the character's faces that they don't want to separate from one another, both coming to regard the other as surrogate father and daughter, but cruel fate has other plans. Arya, for her part, looks like she's ready to burst into tears, showing raw emotional vulnerability for the first time in a long while, once again forced to lose someone she grew to care about to unfair circumstances. As Sandor leaves her behind, she calls Sandor by his name and thanks him sincerely for all that he's done for her. Sandor [[WhenHeSmiles smiles at that]], before leaving to confront his murderous brother. Both parties never see each other again...
--> '''Sandor:''' (softly to Arya while looking at Drogon's rampage and the collapsing keep) Go home girl. Fire will get her. Or one of the Dothraki. Or maybe that dragon will eat her. Doesn't matter, she's dead. (turns to look at Arya) And you'll be dead too if you don't get out of here.\\
'''Arya:''' (stubbornly walks past Sandor) I'm ''going'' to kill her.\\
'''Sandor:''' (grabs and stops Arya forcefully by the arm, surprising her) You think you wanted revenge a long time? I've been after it all my life. It's all I care about...and look at me. (Arya shakes him off and turns away) [[SuddenlyShouting LOOK AT ME!!]] (turns Arya around by grabbing her again, forcing her to look Sandor in the face. He suddenly adopts a softer and more pleading tone) [[ArmorPiercingQuestion You want to be like me?]] (caresses the back of Arya's head like a protective father would his daughter, the same as Ned would have done years ago. Arya is taken aback by his actions and looks scared) You come with me, you'll die here.
--> '''Arya:''' (She lowers her head in sadness, Sandor's words having finally broken through to her. As he moves away, Arya wrestles with her feelings before turning around and calling out to him one last time with his real name) Sandor. (Sandor stops and looks back at her.) [[SincerityMode Thank you.]] (He smiles sadly, then walks away.)
* Sandor finally defeats Gregor, but at the cost of both their lives. The music playing as both brothers plummet toward the flames below is rightfully somber.
** All his life, Sandor was terrified of fire thanks to how Gregor burned him when they were children. In the end, it was to the flames he was committed. His two solaces is that he took Gregor with him to make him burn in the flames as he did all those years ago and that he dies with the knowledge that he had at least one person who cared about him, and that he saved her life, in more ways than one.
* In the midst of all the chaos, Arya is saved from being trampled by the fleeing crowd by a woman and her child. She later tries to save them by leading them out. The woman is injured and she begged Arya to take her child to safety, but in the end, the child runs back to her mother just as Drogon sweeps in and burns them both alive, while Arya could do nothing but watch in horror.
* The aftermath of the massacre. Ash is falling from the sky like snow, dead bodies riddling the streets, [[SceneryGorn the whole place burning and falling apart]]...
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[[folder: 6 - The Iron Throne]]
* Tyrion descending into the mostly collapsed crypts under the Red Keep and finding the remains of his siblings. He bursts into tears over their deaths, and it is heartwrenching.
** Even HarsherInHindsight? Jaime and Cersei were the only two members of Tyrion's family left. Say what you will about the unhealthy dynamic between the siblings, but Tyrion cared for them. The reason he let Jaime go in the previous episode was so he would be free to start a new life with the woman he loved and their unborn child. [[AllForNothing And he ended up losing them anyway when Dany decided to burn King's Landing]].
** It's sad enough for Tyrion to find Jaime's body -- Tyrion and Jaime arguably had the most affectionate brotherly relationship in the series, with Jaime going against his entire family to free Tyrion from prison, Tyrion defending Jaime against his own Queen and being unable to save him in the end. But Tyrion is also clearly mourning for ''Cersei'' as well -- the woman who has abused him since he was a baby, openly blamed him for the death of their mother and tried to kill him, but Tyrion takes no pleasure in her death. It really speaks volumes about what kind of person Tyrion is, especially when you compare [[HeroicBSOD his reaction]] to Cersei's death to [[DissonantSerenity Daenerys's reaction]] to Drogo killing Viserys.
* The tragic culmination of Daenerys and Jon's relationship from each of their points of view:
** Jon finding he has no other choice but to assassinate his [[SecondLove love]], Daenerys, to save countless lives once she is resolved to continuing the destruction after she massacres the people of King's Landing. He tries and fails to urge her off of this path. Devastated, Jon does the deed as they kiss and embrace, declaring her to be his queen "now and for always." Daenerys can only look at the man she loves with shock as she dies and Jon holds her in his arms and weeps, echoing him holding the body of his FirstLove Ygritte when she died in the Season 4 finale. It destroys Jon to do this:
--->"This is the second woman he's fallen in love with who dies in his arms and he cradles her in the same way," [Kit] Harington notes. "That’s an awful thing. In some ways, Jon did the same thing to [his Wilding lover] Ygritte by training the boy who kills her. This destroys Jon to do this."
** The build-up to the stabbing is heartbreaking, as Jon urges Daenerys to spare Tyrion and the people of King's Landing, begging Dany to make the people see they've made a mistake, that she's not ''this'' person. He's clearly not just asking for mercy for Tyrion's sake, he's begging Dany to prove that she's still a decent person in spite of everything she's done so that he won't have to kill her to save everyone else. Sadly, she refuses and Jon finally realizes he has no other choice.
--->'''Jon:''' You can forgive all of them, make them see they made a mistake. Make them understand. Please, Dany.
** It's brutal from Dany's perspective too. After everything she suffered and everything she overcame, after all the times she beat the odds and came out a conquering hero, this is how she dies -- betrayed with a kiss by the man she loves, at the very foot of the throne she spent her whole life fighting her way towards, and in with the sincere belief that her actions in King's Landing are for good and the way to start 'liberating' the world.
** And Daenerys truly wanted Jon by her side, to join her as they build this 'better' world, but Jon can't.
** Note that Dany only reaches out and touches the Iron Throne before Jon comes in. All that she went through, and she never even got to sit on the Iron Throne.
** Another level of tragedy to the mix? Jon kills Dany in roughly the same spot her father was killed -- her father was killed by another who, like Jon, was sworn to the monarch in question but had to do it to save countless lives, bringing everything full circle for the Targaryen dynasty.
** When Tyrion is trying to convince Jon to assassinate Daenerys to save lives and Jon can't bring himself to agree to this, Jon [[CallBack recalls]] Maester Aemon's words to him -- another Targaryen -- from so long ago, "Love is the death of duty."
*** When Tyrion fails to convince Jon, he asks Jon what would happen to his sisters if he chose not to act. It's very likely that Tyrion knows that Ned Stark, Jon's uncle, agreed to tell Cersei's lie to the people because he put his daughters ahead of his own honor, and deliberately invoked this with Jon.
* Drogon's reaction to Dany's death. He gently muzzles her corpse, as if [[PleaseWakeUp begging her to wake up]]. Instead of frying Jon in revenge, he destroys the Iron Throne, the true source of evil that has plagued King's Landing for centuries, and flies off with Dany's corpse to parts unknown. It's worse when you think that Drogon is now all alone, with his mother and his siblings all gone and his only remaining 'relative' betrays them. He truly is the last of the dragons.
** Drogon's shrieking over his mother's corpse sounds unlike any other sound the dragons have produced throughout the show's run. Through the roars, you can hear the sound breaking and higher-pitched noises that almost sound like screams. ''Drogon is sobbing.''
** When Drogon turns his attention on Jon, Jon only quietly braces himself instead of trying to run or defend himself. He fully expected to die after killing Daenerys and per the script for the final episode, it's [[DeathSeeker revealed he wants to die]] after killing Daenerys.
* Crosses over a little bit into [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Heartwarming]], but Daenerys ultimately succeeded in one of her most important goals. By establishing an elective monarchy, the world took the first step in breaking the wheel that had bound it for so long. The cycle that she had sacrificed so much to destroy might finally be ending, even if there's a lot more work to do. It's just a shame that she wasn't around to see what she did to see it and know that, in a way, she ''did'' make a better world.
* While it's understandable, given the devastation she'd just wrought, seeing that Daenerys won't be remembered by the people of Westeros as the one who lost so much to help save them from the Night King, but as a butcher who sacked the capital beyond what was necessary, can be heartbreaking. Jon mourns her, Tyrion acknowledges how her will is being enacted in the new governing system, and Dorne and the Iron Islands still hold her in high regard. But ultimately, in the wider memory of the continent, Daenerys will be remembered not for the good she did, but the monstrous mistake she made.
** By the same token, she was very much a hero to the downtrodden of Essos, the slaves and victims of generations of bondage and violence. How will the people she saved, when she was at her best and kindest, react to the news of her death? How will Daario?
** Another sad thought can also be applied to Essos, which Daenerys left behind ''years'' ago with very little to protect it or ensure any type of stable rule. There's a very good chance that with her and the dragons long gone, the remaining Masters of Slaver's Bay will have violently retaken that which they lost, re-enslaving the very people Dany originally liberated.
** It's been stated several times that although Daenerys was a great conqueror, she wasn't exactly the best [[ForeignRulingClass ruler]], as evidenced by her attempts in Meereen. With what's happened in Westeros, and the likely state of her former lands in Essos, it's entirely possible that history will treat her as nothing more than an insane, hypocritical conqueror who either massacred or abandoned the very people she was supposed to protect. Which would mean that even the history of the people she saved wouldn't remember her best moments.
* Tyrion and Jon's final scene together, where Jon regrets killing Daenerys, feeling it wasn't right, and Tyrion can't even assure him.
* Jon bidding his adoptive siblings/cousins farewell before returning to the Night’s Watch. Arya, in particular, looks most sad at saying goodbye to who she’s always known as her big brother and begins to cry.
* Tyrion being named Bran's Hand is ''not'' a triumphant moment for him. After everything he went through and endured, he has lost the entirety of his family and his best friend, the queen he dedicated the last several years to and put all his faith in ultimately proved no better than his father, sister, and nephew, and, as Bran himself points out, he now has to live the rest of his life with his mistakes. Tyrion must live with the knowledge that not only is he partially responsible for House Lannister's destruction, but Dany's massacre of King's Landing is at least partly his own fault for having helped Dany get this far.
* The entire fate of the Stark family is this. It was established in the very first episode that the Starks place a high prominence on family and how the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. And despite everything they've been through and survived (mostly by sticking together), the family fractures apart for good forever. Bran is in the south, Jon is at the Wall and in the far North, Ayra forsakes Westeros and decides to explore the oceans west "where the maps stop" and Sansa becomes Queen in the North, finally free (but mostly alone; even her protector, Brienne, remains behind in King's Landing to become Lord Commander of the Kingsguard). Yes, the siblings get to live a life fitting for them... but after great emotional pain. And who knows when and if they will all come back together as a family.
** Sansa's siblings aren't even present when she's coronated as Queen of the North. When Robb was made King of the North, he had Catelyn, Theon, and Grey Wind by his side. When Jon was made King of the North, he had Sansa, Davos, Tormund, and Ghost to turn to. Sansa is all alone, without even her own Direwolf to keep her company.
* Bronn becoming Lord of Highgarden and his open implication that he wants to use his position as Master of Coin to fund brothels can be seen as sad. For one, Highgarden was once ruled by House Tyrell and now House Tyrell is extinct. For another, the Tyrell rule of Highgarden was relatively benign, tolerant, and philanthropic with the likes of Olenna Tyrell reigning over the region, who valued strength in women such as her granddaughter Margaery. Under Bronn, with his spotty past and lacking morals, what Highgarden will become is uncertain.
* The final Small Council has a real IronicHell aspect to it when you consider it from Davos' point of view. After everything he lost in the War of the Five Kings, his reward in the epilogue isn't peace, rest, or retirement with his wife. No, it's him working till the end of his days alongside Tyrion and Bronn, both of whom killed his son at the Battle of Blackwater. And where Tyrion at least is humbled and chastened by his past and has suffered a lot since then, Bronn (the one who fired the arrow that lit the fuse that ignited that attack) is totally unrepentant and just as amoral. Tyrion introducing Bronn as "Ser Bronn of the Blackwater" while [[ImStandingRightHere Davos]] is seated at the table, and the latter's visible disgust at Bronn sells it.
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[[folder:Meta]]
* In the {{DVD Commentary}} for the first season, Maisie Williams talks about how devastated she was when Margaret John died before Maisie even got to meet her.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXi1otDbWWk The 2013 [=ComicCon=] video "In Memoriam"]] starts out pretty funny, making light of the constant deaths in the series by flashing them very quickly with humorous subtitles and SoundtrackDissonance. However, we eventually turn to characters like Maester Luwin and Septa Mordane, and then the music becomes somber, each dead character gets a proper tribute, and we end with Ned, Robb, and Catelyn. The final shot is just "The North Remembers" in the title font.
** First you're snickering as it seems to make light and fun of the constant deaths in the series showing them how they died. Then it pans to Rodrik about to be executed and as it goes to other characters such as Khal Drogo and Jeor Mormont you remember that some of the most popular and beloved characters have also died and you feel the twist in your gut. And now Oberyn, Ygritte, Tywin, Stannis, Margaery and Olenna are a part of that list as well.
* Robb Stark's recollection of the Greyjoy Rebellion as one of the extras on the season two Blu-ray.
--> "Theon is my murdered father’s ward, I am my murdered father’s son. Like my father, and Robert, bound in blood, if not by blood, we are brothers."
* Also from the History and Lore section, the feature on Valyrian Steel. Narrated by Jorah Mormont, it takes an especially saddening recollection on how he shamed his father by selling poachers into slavery, and how -- even after having already fallen so far as to break the law in his attempt to pay his debt -- he couldn't bring himself to shame himself further by selling Longclaw. Nor could he bring himself to take it with him when he fled Westeros, instead leaving it behind for a better heir to claim it.
--> Valyrian steel is a wonder of the world, sharper than wits, truer than men, rarer than virtue... but even its edge cannot cut so deeply as a son's failure, nor its value match that of redemption.
** The Harrenhal feature, specifically Catelyn Stark's remarks on the apparent curse wiping out the families that lived there, how the sense of desolation haunting the place grows so overpowering that its owners feel as though they're being consumed alive... and how, in later years, they're proved right when [[OutlivingOnesOffspring their sons and grandsons die ahead of them]], allowing them to witness the slow demise of their family. Already pretty depressing, but in light of Catelyn witnessing the collapse and death of her own family, it becomes much HarsherInHindsight.
** Oberyn Martell narrates several History and Lore features in the Season 4 Blu-ray, and most of them are surprisingly light-hearted, even the ones discussing his knowledge of poison and the Targaryens' botched attempts to conquer Dorne... right up until he discusses Robert's Rebellion. It's already evident from the show that he cared very deeply for Elia, but the featurettes expand on how he loved Elia for her kindness and intelligence, how he often did his best to protect her by chasing off lesser men, how he honestly thought that Rhaegar would be a good husband to her... and how wrong he turned out to be. The depth of grief and hatred in his voice is truly something to behold.
** Jaime Lannister's feature on the Kingsguard, especially towards the end when he discusses all the heroes written in the White Book and all the magnificent feats they performed... and then mentions his own entry, followed by uninspiring entries such as Meryn Trant and Borous Blount, all embarrassments to the Kingsguard but nowhere near as shameful as him. Once again, half of the sadness is in the delivery -- specifically the tone of self-loathing and despair in Jaime's voice.
* In the {{DVD Commentary}} for the third season on Episode 9 [[WhamEpisode The Rains Of Castamere]], poor Michelle Fairley is very audibly (and understandably) sad by what awaits her in watching the episode (Richard Madden asks if this is the first time Michelle is watching the episode after filming, which it was). The commentary goes on as normal with the two and the director all reminiscing of wonderful times during shooting, and then by the time the episode is over, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBIAzBwadCc Michelle is audibly stressed and crying from The Red Wedding]]. Considering what a wonderful job she did as Catelyn Stark (and the fact [[AwardSnub she didn't even get nominated]] for an Emmy; something many fans were quite upset about), you honestly wanna give the woman such a hug and make her feel better.
** Michelle and Richard congratulated each other on their performances and then said "I love you". Real life Stark bonding, hell, almost exactly like a mother and her son.
* In several of the trailers for Season 4, we see and hear the reactions of Jon and Sansa to The Red Wedding and the death of Robb and Catelyn. Sansa at least has Tyrion to confide in but Jon, who was out of contact with events in the south since Season 1 is seemingly numb from shock at how his entire world (outside the Nights Watch) has been taken from him.
** This is made even worse when one remembers Aemon's speech to him in Season 1 in which Aemon revealed how this exact same thing happened to him and how he has been forced to live with the choice not to forsake his vows and save his family ever since, of which the only comfort was the fact he was already blind and frail with age and thus he did not really have a choice. Jon however, has no such comfort.
* After Season 5 finale, the whole ordeal of [[FanNickname Team Dragonstone]] has become this. Despite the constant AdaptationalVillainy and limited screen-time, the show's Stannis managed to gain a huge popularity and Season 5 included scenes that cast a better light on him... But then, the whole family gets killed off in a way that many felt was rushed and badly written -- not tragic-but-still-grandiose like Catelyn and Robb Stark in the Red Wedding.
** The show's Season 7 return to a now-abandoned Dragonstone rubs salt in old wounds. The last extant vestiges of the One True King -- a banner bearing the flaming stag -- is taken down by Daenerys as she reassumes control of her ancestral home. Upon the Painted Table lie Stannis' tactical board game pieces, just the way he left them. Truly, the stag grazes here no longer. The fact that the same episode hangs a giant {{Lampshade}} on Stannis knowing about the Dragonlass beneath Dragonstone highlights the tragedy, of how better prepared and better-off the defense would have been had he gotten more support and help, either from Jon Snow who refused to allow him to draft Wildlings, which the latter did anyway, or from the Northern Lords like Lyanna Mormont, who ended up backing Jon Snow anyway. Fortunately, Gendry still lives, and is a huge supporter of Jon Snow.
* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq0B0NVKghA teaser trailer]] for Season 7 shows the Tyrell rose burned up by wildfire with a voiceover of Qyburn crowning Cersei as the Queen which is a reminder to the viewers that [[EverybodysDeadDave House Tyrell is really gone]] and House Lannister has trampled them.
* The HBO/Time Warner Cable ad with Drogon wandering around a large city -- NYC, maybe? -- looking for his mother. It can bring tears to viewers with pets or children, [[AdultFear especially those who had gone missing or died.]] It's hard to apply the words "helpless" to a freaking ''dragon'', however small, but this case definitely counts. What if he had been run over by a vehicle unawares? Captured, tortured, ''butchered'', by humans? His reunion with Daenerys can be a MoodWhiplash due to her low-key expression, but sighs of relief or TearsOfJoy wouldn't be out of place for said viewers.
** This becomes much, ''much'' HarsherInHindsight with the end of the series.
* The documentary, ''Game of Thrones: The Last Watch'', features the cast and crew members filming the last season. It includes the scenes of Creator/EmiliaClarke's and Creator/KitHarington's final days on the set with them giving their farewells to the people who they worked with since Season one. Harrington actually breaks down in tears while giving his farewell to the crew.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hRN1cZPvKc During the script reading of the final episodes]], Kit is poleaxed when the reading gets to the final scene between Jon and Daenerys, and both he and Emilia are in tears when it's all said and done.
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I ''really'' like cherries.

Greetings! I am Natasha! Named after Natasha... from WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle. Yikes.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a formally taught [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

'''Fun fact!''' I was almost smothered by a Spice Girls face cake at a birthday party.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I am Natasha! Named after Natasha... from WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle. Dad's a big fan.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), my only accomplishment is [[RapunzelHair growing]] this hair from my head and even that barely qualifies, and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

'''Fun fact!''' I was almost smothered by a Spice Girls face cake at a birthday party. FROSTING IS NOT AIR, GUYS. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU NEED AIR. FROSTING IS NOT IT.

I ''really'' like cherries.

'''Fun fact!''' I was almost smothered by a Spice Girls face cake at a birthday party. FROSTING IS NOT AIR, GUYS. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU NEED AIR. FROSTING IS NOT IT.

I ''really'' like cherries.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), my only accomplishment is growing this hair from my head and even that [[RapunzelHair barely qualifies]], and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), my only accomplishment is growing this hair from my head and even that barely [[RapunzelHair qualifies]], and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Carroll_High_School_(Calgary,_Alberta) formally]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_College_of_Art_and_Design taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I'm a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Carroll_High_School_(Calgary,_Alberta) formally taught]] [[LaboriousLaziness procrastinator]], I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I am Natasha! Named after Natasha... from WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle. My dad's a big fan.

I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I am deeply passionate about [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, I enjoy the ups of [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink hair]] (fades like a majestic dream! Green fades like ass), and am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am a tad too obsessive, and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I live in constant fear of no internet and am WeakenedByTheLight.

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Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am way too obsessive, and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I also live in constant fear of no internet, my finest quality is blinding MagicHair that reflects hideous sun rays back into the eyes of fellow organisms but, at the same time, I am WeakenedByTheLight.

Feel free to message me about anything!

I am the eldest of four female first-order derivatives but I doubt my [[ScienceHero zero]][[WhereDidWeGoWrong -prime]] is particularly proud of any of us -- WHICH IS FINE. ART SCHOOL IS FINE, DAD. SO IS MASTER ART SCHOOL.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am way too obsessive, and I am an admitted SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I also live in constant fear of no internet, my finest quality is blinding MagicHair that reflects sun rays back into the eyes of fellow organisms and I am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am way too obsessive, and I am an admitted professed SerialTweaker who is trying to get help. I also live in constant fear of no internet, my finest quality is blinding MagicHair that reflects sun rays back into the eyes of fellow organisms and I am WeakenedByTheLight.

Greetings! I aspire to time travel, my favourite hobby is sleep, I excel at breathing, I wish I could go to school forever and ever and ever and ever, I work as a graphic designer, I watch way too much TV, way too many movies, am way too obsessive, and I am a self-professed SerialTweaker. I also live in constant fear of no internet, my finest quality is blinding MagicHair that reflects sun rays back into the eyes of fellow organisms and I am WeakenedByTheLight.

Feel free to message me for anything!