Tyrion attempts to appeal to Cersei's humanity to get her to surrender. Cersei and Daenerys demand each other's surrender, with Cersei threatening to kill Missandei. She orders the gates of the Red Keep remain open, making her subjects human shields to deter an all-out assault on the city.ĭaenerys and her army arrive at the walls of King's Landing. Varys fears for Daenerys's mental stability and tells Tyrion he believes Jon would be a better ruler, but Tyrion stands by her.Įuron reports his success to Cersei, who claims to be pregnant with his child. Daenerys is convinced to talk to Cersei first instead of attacking King's Landing. Jon also bids farewell to Sam and a pregnant Gilly.Īfter learning of Cersei's capture of Missandei and Sansa suggesting Daenerys will execute Cersei for this, Jaime leaves for King's Landing during the night in hopes of saving her, despite Brienne's tearful plea that he stay with her.Įuron's Iron Fleet ambushes Daenerys's fleet and kills Rhaegal. Jon gives Ghost to Tormund, who plans to return north of the Wall with the wildlings Tormund suggests that Jon join them. Sansa reveals Jon's parentage to Tyrion, who then tells Varys. Arya and Sandor Clegane ride for King's Landing. After swearing Sansa and Arya to secrecy, Jon has Bran tell Arya and Sansa of his true parentage.īronn arrives to kill Jaime and Tyrion, but accepts their offer of Highgarden in exchange for their lives. Afterwards, Arya and Sansa tell Jon that they distrust Daenerys but Jon defends her. Ultimately, they agree Jon will lead the army on foot while Daenerys and her fleet will sail to Dragonstone. Jon reassures Daenerys that he has renounced his claim for hers but insists he must tell Arya and Sansa the truth.ĭaenerys plans to immediately storm King's Landing, but Sansa argues the soldiers need rest. Daenerys is uncomfortable at the acclaim the wildlings give Jon and, in private, begs him to never reveal his true parentage. Jaime goes to Brienne's room and they have sex. Brienne leaves a drinking game in discomfort when Tyrion guesses she is a virgin. Gendry proposes to Arya, but she declines. At a feast, Daenerys legitimizes Gendry as a Baratheon and makes him Lord of Storm's End, the ancestral home of House Baratheon. Jon leads a mass funeral cremation for the dead. This episode marks the final appearance of Nathalie Emmanuel ( Missandei), and Hannah Murray ( Gilly), as well as the final appearances of six actors whose characters died in the previous episode, but were seen as corpses: Alfie Allen ( Theon Greyjoy), Iain Glen ( Ser Jorah Mormont), Bella Ramsey ( Lyanna Mormont), Richard Dormer ( Beric Dondarrion), Ben Crompton ( Eddison Tollett), and Staz Nair (Qhono).
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It received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and was picked by Emilia Clarke to support her nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Critics praised its return to the political intrigue of earlier Game of Thrones episodes, but criticized the episode's writing. "The Last of the Starks" shows the aftermath of the battle against the Army of the Dead while setting the stage for the final confrontation, with Daenerys, Jon, and their remaining forces going towards King's Landing to confront Cersei and demand her surrender. " The Last of the Starks" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of HBO's fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and the 71st overall. David Benioff as Wildling 1 (uncredited).Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Gregor Clegane.4th episode of the eighth season of Game of Thrones " The Last of the Starks"