![]() Jon Snow pushes back against Tyrion, who tries to explain Daenerys’ actions by assigning the lion’s share of guilt to her Targaryen roots. “You think our house words are stamped on our bodies when we’re born, and that’s who we are?” But it’s an admission of guilt, at the very least.ĥ. Does it make up for selling out his best friend to a vengeful Dragon Queen? Not quite. Tyrion also states: “He was right, I was wrong,” talking about Varys’ choice to betray Daenerys. “Now Varys’ ashes can tell my ashes, ‘See? I told you!'” You committed treason.” His comeback is better, punctuated by the removal of the Hand of the Queen pin he wore so proudly for two seasons.Ĥ. ![]() It’s Tyrion’s response to Daenerys’ first words to him after conquering King’s Landing: “You freed your brother. The words are important, of course, but the bigger deal is the tone and the ferocity of Dany’s speech, underscored by Ramin Djawadi’s haunting theme, “Master of War.” The final words uttered by Daenerys Targaryen in her speech to her army, spoken in High Valyrian. Beyond the scope of the story, one can interpret the finale’s first line of dialogue as speaking directly to the jaded Game of Thrones viewer, who may find themselves coming around on the ending later down the line. The first spoken words of “The Iron Throne,” uttered by Tyrion Lannister as he walks through the King’s Landing carnage. ![]() Normally, Dark Words centers on 15 key quotes from a given episode as we close out the series of columns and the series itself, our focus expands to 20 key quotes - which still leaves some choice cuts on the floor. Despite one major death and one major breath of dragon fire, Game of Thrones closed out less with action and more with a focus on what worked so well throughout the series: conversational chess matches between the sprawling castmembers. For the final edition of Dark Words, all eyes are on “The Iron Throne,” the series finale both written and directed by creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss. ![]()
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