<em>Game of Thrones</em>: The Only War That Matters
Spencer Kornhaber, Christopher Orr, and Amy Sullivan discuss the latest episode of Game of Thrones.
Sullivan: It’s going to be hard for me to type this, what with my hands still over my eyes, but I’ll try. Is it over yet? And by “it,” I mean, all of humanity?
There’s nothing like a horrifying White Walker infestation and bloodbath to put things in perspective. Cersei is rotting away, lapping up water from the floor of her cell, because she won’t confess and “kneel before some bare-footed commoner”? Confess and run for your life. The White Walkers are coming! (Also, you totally did all those things you’re accused of doing. Even Tommen probably realizes that by now.)
Arya’s busy with her new job, serving the Many-Faced God, which is basically serving death? You want death? The White Walkers fart in the general direction of the Many-Faced God!
I feel for you, Olly. The slaughter of your village and murder of your parents in front of your eyes was awful. Does Jon really need to join forces with the Wildlings responsible for those atrocities? [Fast-forward to last 10 minutes of the episode.] Yes. Yes, he absolutely does!
Stannis is marching on Winterfell and the Boltons are squabbling over the proper military response? Could not be less consequential. The White Walkers make Ramsay look like Ser Pounce!
Dany and Tyrion are acting out some fanfic, bonding over glasses of wine while complaining about their awful fathers and trading witticisms? Okay, that was pretty enjoyable. But still. Forget about the Iron Throne. Forget about the wheel. The White Walkers have a king!
The Magnar of Thenn wants to bicker about the Night’s Watch instead of getting his
