1. The White Walkers have arrived
The White Walkers storyline lingers over the entirety of “Game of Thrones.” In theory, it’s the most important part of the show and the GoT universe, the ultimate battle between the living and the dead that makes all that jockeying for the Iron Throne seem downright quaint. Littlefinger’s political machinations are great and all, but it’s hard to scheme your way through a zombie apocalypse. There are no deals to be cut with the undead. In practice, thought, the blue-eyed killers show up and wreak havoc just about once every season; what keeps us watching week after week is the palace intrigue that involves characters we’re emotionally invested in and who have actual names.
For the watchers on the couch who enjoy the fantasy element of GoT above all, then Sunday’s episode was an instant classic. There’s no denying it was a visual marvel, the sort of blow-HBO’s-mega-budget episode that happens once a year, reminiscent of season 2’s “Blackwater” or last year’s “The Watchers on the Wall.” I mean, there was a giant stomping zombies to death and swatting others away like he was playing whack-a-mole. That was awesome. You ain’t gonna see that on “Halt and Catch Fire.”
How did we get to the big battle? Jon Snow took his calculated risk, leaving The Wall and sailing with Tormund to Hardhome, the closest thing to a true wildling settlement. Upon arrival, they are greeted by Lord of Bones, who always seemed more bark than bite, as if he was hiding some weakness behind that gnarly mask of his. Bonesy doesn’t approve of the fact that Jon and Tormund have teamed up, crows and wildings fighting together. But Tormund doesn’t approve of this disapproval and quickly turns the Lord of Bones into a lifeless pile of bones. That’s a strong way to make an entrance.
Now it’s time to sell the rest of the wildlings on this proposed new alliance. During his pitch, Jon says they’re not friends and won’t become friends but this is not about friendship, it’s about survival. In the eyes of the White Walkers, there’s no distinction between crows and wildlings, every body is just more meat for their army. Jon seems to be gaining support until Mance Rayder’s name comes up and someone thinks to ask, well now that you mention him, where is Mance? Jon says he’s dead, thanks to an arrow he put into his heart.
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