And if you criticized season 7 for its fast pacing and say this episode is “too slow” then you’re just an impossible-to-please person. Tyrion does what he can to prepare for Stannis' attack on King's Landing meanwhile, Robb struggles to find balance between his personal desire and responsibilities as King of the North in 'Game of Thrones' episode 8: 'The Prince of Winterfell. Ned and his daughters depart for Kings Landing Catelyn looks at Queen Cersei in a new light. GoT’s action scenes and intense dramatics get so much worthy attention but the Emmy-winning series has always executed its quieter moments equally well on GoT, two people chatting in room can be as powerful as any swordfight, so this episode by writer Bryan Cogman is an unexpected treat in a six-epsiode final season that many would assume would just fly by (“a love letter to the characters” as Cogman describes it). 'Game of Thrones' Season 2, Episode 8: 'The Prince of Winterfell' Recap. Ned Stark receives the royal family at Winterfell Daenerys Targaryen meets Khal Drogo. Kara Toygar threatens the Kay camp when Sleyman Shah refuses to turn. Titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” the episode took advantage of having so main characters in the same place at the same time to really focus on giving each some quality screen time, demonstrating how the characters have grown and the myriad of ways they relate to each other before a devastating battle that we expect will claim at least some (if not all) of their lives.

Tonight there were no deaths, no fights, no dragons (but, yay, the return of Ghost).

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