Game Of Thrones Season 5, Episode 10 Review: Mother’s Mercy.Spoilers through Season 5 of ‘Game of Thrones’ follow, as well as discussion of the books.
~ Stannis Baratheon, from A Song of Ice and Fire, speaking of Melisandre and her prophecies.
Jon Snow, I believe, is the son of Lyanna Stark and Rhaegar Targaryen, not of Ned Stark though Ned claimed him to protect him for all those years.
This makes Jon Dany’s nephew (though they’re about the same age, since she was so much younger than her eldest brother Rhaegar) and a slayer of White Walkers. He wields one of the last remaining Valyrian steel blades. Jon Snow is one of the chosen heroes of this saga. Azor Ahai, maybe.
I was prepared for Jon Snow’s death, or whatever it is. His death and possible resurrection. I have had years to dwell on it and stew over it and wonder. I was not prepared for Stannis to die.
I’m still not happy about it. Until last week, Stannis remained one of the more complicated, interesting characters in HBO’s fantasy drama. He was ruthless and utilitarian in his quest to become king, but he was never wicked in the same sense that Joffrey or Ramsay are wicked. His burning of Shireen was wicked, though, and foolish and out of character I think, still. It doomed him, but in the books his doom remains uncertain, as does his daughter’s fate. I’m not sure what to think now that we’ve come to the end of both books and TV show. The paths diverge, and yet here I am at the end of each. How strange.
The girl took a life that was not hers to take.
Another gratifying, gory scene takes place in a Braavosi brothel, where the pedophile/sadist Meryn Trant is caning three young girls because, well, Trant is an awful human being and we really need another example of this I guess.
Fortunately it serves a bit more of a purpose than just that. The third girl doesn’t react at all to the beating. It’s Arya, naturally, though she’s wearing one of the magic faces from the Faceless Mens’ sanctuary.
She kills Trant with gusto, stabbing out both his eyes, slashing him wildly, stabbing him over and over in the chest, all while monologuing impressively. Then she cuts his throat, which is more than he deserved. Ah well, these “good” moments in Game of Thrones are so rare, let’s just enjoy them. Arya needed a kill, needed to whittle away at that long death list of hers.
In King’s Landing, Cersei confesses to her crimes—though not all of them.
For this, the High Sparrow, now the most powerful man in the capital city, allows Cersei to return to the castle and to her son, King Tommen. She just has to do a walk of atonement first, naked and barefoot from the High Sept to the Red Keep.
Her hair cut short, her robe discarded, Cersei walks. She walks to the taunts of a jeering crowd, to horrible insults and hurled food and filth. The Sparrows protect her as she shambles along, not breaking down, her feet bloodied.
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