This is significant because you may remember that Tyrion uses a crossbow to kill their father, Tywin Lannister. In the scene with Bronn, Qyburn gives Bronn a crossbow, the weapon Cersei wants Bronn to use to kill her traitor brothers. Narrator: Mance was talking about lighting a fire to alert the wildlings that it was time to attack Castle Black. Mance Rayder: I'm going to light the biggest fire the North has ever seen! This is similar to a phrase Mance Rayder says back in season 3. Narrator: Tyrion says because of Jon's courage, they have brought the greatest army the world has ever seen. Gendry: I should be calling you 'm'lady.' Gendry calls Arya 'Lady Stark,' to which Arya replies, 'Don't call me that.' Gendry then replies, 'As you wish, m'lady.' This is a direct mirror of a conversation they had in Season 2, Episode 2. In this episode, Gendry and Arya reunite. In the season 2 trailer, we see Arya with a new dagger, which could be what she's asking Gendry to make for her. Arya's new weaponĪrya meets Gendry and hands him a drawing of a new weapon she wants him to make out of dragonglass. According to the creators, this location in season 8 is also where Jon would have hunted when he was younger. This scene is no doubt a reference to when Jon made love to his first love, Ygritte, in a cave near a waterfall. In the season 8 trailer, we saw this same scene, but Jon was not in the shot.

The dragon Jon flies is Rhaegal, named after his real father, Rhaegar Targaryen.

We see Jon fly a dragon for the first time, which is certainly momentous, but there's actually more going on here. In this episode, Jon notices that Arya still has the blade. They hug in a near-identical way, and that's when Jon gave Arya Needle, her beloved sword. In another nod to season 1, Jon and Arya's reunion in this episode is a close mirror of when Jon and Arya said goodbye in Season 1, Episode 2. We still don't know yet its significance, but clearly it's an important sign of the White Walkers. We saw the pattern again in season 5, when the Children of the Forest created the Night King, and then again in season 7, in the cave drawings at Dragonstone. Back in season 3, we saw the body parts of dismembered Night's Watchmen and horses. Spiral sign of the White WalkersĪt Last Hearth, Beric kills the reanimated Ned Umber with his flaming sword, illuminating a spiral pattern. Well, they're actually at Last Hearth, which is south of the Wall but north of Winterfell, and that's where the Umbers live. Last Hearthīut before we get there, we should explain where exactly Tormund, Beric, and the others are treading carefully at the end of the episode. If you watch the episode, then you know this isn't the last we see of the boy. Narrator: Who is Ned? He's the son of Smalljon Umber, who died at the Battle of the Bastards. The boy in this scene at the meeting of the Northern Lords is Lord Ned Umber, who we saw last season pledging fealty to House Stark. Speaking of Arya, just like Season 1, Episode 1, she catches a glimpse of the Hound, but they've got a lot more history now. The boy pushing the crowd and climbing is similar to both Bran and Arya. Not only do the two scenes look similar, but both scenes also share the exact same music. This procession mirrors Season 1, Episode 1 when Robert Baratheon arrived at Winterfell to make Ned Stark Hand of the King. Procession sceneĪt the beginning of the episode, we see Daenerys and Jon Snow entering Winterfell with a large army and two dragons. We also get three new panels showing the fall of the Wall, the Red Wedding, and Daenerys' dragons being born. What's probably most important to note is that the Northern Wall now has a giant hole, reminding us of the season 7 finale where the the undead, reanimated Viserion obliterates the wall. Right at the top of the new episode, we get new visuals accompanying the theme song. Here are 13 details you might have missed from season 8, episode 1.Īnd, of course, warning: Spoilers are coming. In the episode titled 'Winterfell,' we get a ton of references to the very first episode of the series, which premiered way back in 2011. Narrator: The eighth and final season of 'Game of Thrones' has finally arrived. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.

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