In “Winterfell,” Jon and Daenerys went far north on a hunt of their own, and also made their deep love for one another known - in a very different fashion from Robert and Ned, sure, but still!Įvery 'Game of Thrones' Season Premiere, Ranked In the pilot, Robert and Ned not only made their deep love for one another known, they also went off on an episode-ending hunt together. In the modern Game of Thrones moment, Jon Snow (Kit Harington) needs Dany and her army to help fend off the White Walkers, promising to support her pursuit of the crown in turn. In “Winter is Coming,” Robert came to Ned with crown in hand, desperate for a friend. The relationship between Northerner and Southerner is another thread bonding the two episodes, except flipped.It was hot in the blacksmith forges of Winterfell, and not just because of the sparks flying from Gendry’s hammer. There’s still a shot at love between Houses Baratheon and Stark, however, in a fashion Robert neither intended nor could have predicted: his bastard son Gendry (Joe Dempsie) and Arya, old friends from the time they spent on the road together years ago, now reunited with much more mileage under their belts. For one, Sansa was once starstruck at the possibility of becoming a princess and even a queen now, she’s on the other side of a Lannister marriage, albeit to Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), completely disenchanted with his family’s golden lies. Much to unpack there in terms of how that old offer echoes through time now. As incentive, Robert offered a marriage pact between his son and Ned’s daughter, Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) and Sansa (Sophie Turner). King Robert came to Winterfell to ask a Northerner for help: old friend Ned Stark (Sean Bean), who he wished to name Hand of the King.That’s because composer Ramin Djawadi’s score stands the test of time, with the same themes from the pilot echoing forward into the events of “Winterfell,” as Daenerys and Robert’s arrivals audibly call back and forth to one another. Listen closely, and you’ll notice that the scenes sound very similar, too.'Game of Thrones' Final Season Premiere Podcast: Breaking Down the Beginning of the End Bran, meanwhile, is in the courtyard of Winterfell, patiently awaiting the arrivals his youthful enthusiasm has passed to another young child, an anonymous boy who climbs the towers outside Winterfell, not unlike Bran’s favorite childhood pastime. Now, Arya is still sneaking about, but not with the same childlike wonder - not until she sees the dragons in the sky, at least. The final season premiere’s handling of Dany’s arrival mirrors the way King Robert first landed at Winterfell in “Winter is Coming.” Then, there was a focus on both Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and Bran Stark (Isaac Hempstead Wright) doing everything in their power to sneak a look at the royal family.Same deal with Dany, except she has a couple thousand additional horse lords in the form of Dothraki warriors, not to mention the two dragons sailing overhead. Back in the day, King Robert rode into town on a horse. “Winterfell,” of course, follows suit, albeit with a different royal party: Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), the Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains and Holder of So Many Other Titles. In “Winter is Coming,” much of the action centers on King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy) and his procession arriving in Winterfell.
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It’s a quick and powerful way to demonstrate just how far the series has come, but still never far from its frozen beginnings. “Winterfell,” meanwhile, begins with a brand new opening credits sequence that starts from beyond the Wall for the first time ever, charting the Army of the Dead’s progression into Westeros. In “Winter is Coming,” the series takes flight when a trio from the Night’s Watch sets forth from Castle Black, only to encounter a White Walker and its undead minions in the Haunted Forest. Both episodes begin beyond the Wall, albeit not as obviously as some of the other connections.'Game of Thrones' Final Season Premiere Raises the Iron Throne Stakes Ahead, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up both kinds of callbacks, as the end of David Benioff and Dan Weiss‘ tale takes a deliberate path forward with its earliest moments in mind. Then there are the quieter nods, the ones a viewer may not glean at first glance. Indeed, there are a ton of obvious connections between “Winter is Coming” and “Winterfell,” the season one and eight premieres, respectively. Ser Rustin of House Cohle’s iconic phrase all the same connects to Game of Thrones, especially in light of the final season premiere and its connection to the fantasy epic’s very first episode. Instead, they hail from an HBO drama of another color entirely: True Detective. “Time is a flat circle.” They are not the cold words of a great Westeros family.