Jon Snow assembled his fur-trimmed crack team for a death-or-glory mission in this action light but chat heavy instalment
‘We’re all on the same side … We’re all breathing.’
If last week’s Game of Thrones toyed with the iconography of the wild west, Eastwatch switched to a different genre entirely: the men-on-a-mission movie. Jon’s assignment couldn’t have been more straightforward: sneak under the Wall, snatch an undead soldier and present him to Queen Cersei – and by extension the realm – as proof that the Night King’s army presents a real and present danger to the people of Westeros. But where was he going to find a bunch of guys brave or crazy enough to pull off this crackpot scheme?
The rest of the episode played like the first half of any great behind-enemy-lines war movie, from The Dirty Dozen to Inglourious Basterds, chucking in a touch of Ocean’s Eleven heist flick for good measure. And it was an absolute joy to watch the gang come together: there was Jorah Mormont, springing from his sickbed and right into the fray. And here – joy of joys – was Gendry, ruddy-faced as ever, swinging a brand new warhammer that might as well have “this machine kills wights” stencilled on the handle. It was damn near impossible to suppress a cheer when Tormund Giantsbane joined the crew, mad-bearded, wild-eyed and still lusting after “the big woman”.
Every role in this fur-trimmed A-team was neatly filled, one by one: Thoros of Myr makes the perfect wisecracking Murdock, with The Hound as his scowling, taciturn BA Baracus. Beric Dondarrion is the war-scarred old-timer, the wise old dog who knows this will be his final fight. And Jon is their charismatic frontman, leading this ragged band out into no man’s land, knowing full well that not all of them will make it back…
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