Oafbreaker

Game of Thrones

Season six

Episode three

Oathbreaker

At Castle Black, Davos Seaworth is present when Jon Snow comes back to life in the Lord Commander’s chambers. An extremely shocked Jon touches his stab wounds and says that he shouldn’t be there. An astonished Melisandre asks Jon what he saw after he died and he tells her that there was nothing, just nothing.

Davos asks Melisandre to leave them and comforts Jon, who brings up his failures and questions why he was brought back in the first place. Davos advises Jon to face his mistakes and Jon goes outside to the Wildings and Night’s Watch assembled in the courtyard.

The assembled crowd looks on, unsure what to make of the recently resurrected Lord Commander. Jon’s discomfort with the whole situation only goes away slightly after being embraced by the always loyal Tormund and Edd.

On a ship bound for Oldtown are Gilly, Samwell Tarly and baby Sam. Sam is wracked with terrible seasickness and confesses to Gilly his plans for her and her infant son. The Citadel where he is headed, does not allow women and children, so he is taking her to his family in Horn Hill and claiming Gilly is his mistress and Sam his bastard son.

Gilly is naturally upset at first but softens when Sam tells her how much he cares for her and her son and names him as the true father of her baby, agreeing to go.

Bran Stark and the Three Eyed Raven journey to the past again, this time to an older yet still young Ned Stark as he approaches the Tower of Joy with his men. Bran immediately recognises Ser Arthur Dayne, Sword of the Morning and his father’s hero.

Bran is shocked to see that Ned’s legendary defeat of Dayne revealed as a lie and that Howland Reed had stabbed Arthur Dayne in the neck after Ned had been beaten. After, Bran suddenly calls out to his Father and Ned looks around in confusion.

The Three Eyed Raven suddenly pulls Bran back into the present and the boy furiously demands answers as he had always told him that his powers could not effect the past but he has now seen that they can.

The Three Eyed Raven counters this by telling Bran that he won’t be in the cave forever like him but that before he goes, he must know everything.

Daenerys Targaryen arrives at Vaes Dothrak and is immediately brought before the Dosh Khaleen who strip her of her own clothing and give her more appropriate Dothraki attire.

An elder priestess, well aware of the life Daenerys envisioned with Khal Drogo, questions why she didn’t come to them directly after his death.

Daenerys angrily states that she doesn’t belong there with them and is surprised to learn that all the assembled Khals will decide whether she joins the Dosh Khaleen or suffers a fate worse then death at their hands.

In Meereen, Varys has a prostitute named Valla brought to him and knows that she has helped the Sons of the Harpy murder both Unsullied and Second Sons. Knowing all about her life and her ill son, he offers an extremely large bag of silver and passage on a ship to Pentos, in exchange of information.

Left alone with Missandei and Grey Worm to await the outcome of this event, Tyrion tries and fails to socialize with them. After an awkward conversation, Varys interrupts them and explains that he now knows that the former masters of Yunkai, Astapor, with the help of Volantis are funding the Sons of the Harpy.

Not willing to commit to an all out war, Tyrion instead asks Varys to send a message.

In Kings Landing, in his laboratory, Qyburn treats and hands out sweets to the children who were Varys Little Birds, winning their favour, making them his birds now. Cersei Lannister then arrives accompanied by her brother Jaime Lannister and Robert Strong as the children leave.

Cersei tells them that Robert Strong will be her champion when the time comes for her to request a trial by combat and then asks Qyburn to place his new Little Birds everywhere so that she hears every whisper about her family.

Afterwards, Jaime and Cersei, escorted by Robert Strong, interrupt a Small Council meeting. Only to find Olenna Redwyne, Maester Pycelle, Mace Tyrell and their uncle Kevan Lannister have no interest in including them in public affairs.

While their uncle agrees that they cannot make them leave, they cannot make him and the other Small Council members stay. Kevan makes his point by leaving, followed by the others.

King Tommen finally enters the Sept demanding that the High Sparrow allow his Mother to visit Myrcella’s final resting place. The High Sparrow refuses, listing Cersei’s many sins as the reason for doing so before lecturing the young king on goodness and virtue.

Inside the House of Black and White, Arya Stark continues her training with the Waif, who interrogates her and beats as her mercilessly as before. Arya gives her list of names and then confesses that she removed the Hound off her list before leaving him to die. Certain she has left off a name the Waif takes a swing and is dismayed when Arya blocks it and finally defeats her.

Pleased, Jaqen H’ghar asks Arya to tell him her name, only for her to say that she has no name in response. He leads her to the poisoned fountain and hands her a cup. Unsure at first, she then drinks and finds her sight restored again.

Jaqen asks for her name again and she replies, finally truly believing it, that she is no one.

At Winterfell, Ramsay Bolton and Harald Karstark meet with Smalljon Umber. Smalljon tells them of his concerns with the huge number of Wildings Jon Snow let through the wall and asks for help if they come further south.

Unwilling to kneel or pledge allegiance to Ramsay, Smalljon instead offers him a gift. Suddenly, Osha and Rickon Stark are brought in with Shaggydog’s head as proof of their identify. Ramsay smiles and welcomes the boy home to Winterfell.

In the courtyard at Castle Black, Alliser Thorne and his fellow mutineers stand on gallows awaiting execution. A clearly reluctant Jon Snow asks if the men have any last words but Thorne tells him that he regrets nothing and Olly just silently and openly glares hatefully at him.

Jon pauses only for a moment before drawing Longclaw and cutting a rope that hangs all mutineers in unison. He then stares into the faces of his killers before handing his cloak to Edd and naming him Lord Commander.

As an astonished crowd watches, Jon Snow then walks out of the courtyard and leaves the Night’s Watch behind.

Review:

Another fantastic episode! Apart from Meereen related unnecessary awkwardness. Oh my… This is certainly setting up epic things to come isn’t it? My only complaint is that we needed more Arthur Dayne! And lots more Tower of Joy!

I need my own Sword of the Morning. Now.

Fake Westeros thoughts:

Arya Stark @Arya_No1

Loved: Tower of Joy (and the show's way of handling flashbacks), Tommen being desperately in search of a mentor, Arya's SL finally progressing beyond street fighter.

Hated: I can't stand Tyrion the smartass anymore. Can't.

Ros @GameOverRos

I come to drink wine and be entertained. Winning on both fronts this season.

Melisandre of Asshai @TheRedWoman

Tower of Joy lived up to the hype. I am still others over it. I am going to resurrect Ser Arthur Dayne, convince him to give up his Kingsguard vows, and take me as his wife.

Daenerys Targaryen @danygonebad

Not quite as action packed as the last episode however totally worth it to see Jon ‘ avenged’.

Spent about ten minutes screaming at the screen when the damned Raven cut short the scene we’ve all been waiting for.

Also screamed at my being tossed into the old biddy bingo club.

Last thought: ARTHUR DAYNE. Love!!!