Major Game of Thrones spoilers below!
Warning: you might have trouble breathing after watching the fifth episode of Game of Thrones [1] season seven, because it's one INSANE ride. Although "Eastwatch" doesn't have quite as much firepower as "The Spoils of War," [2] it manages to squeeze in, oh, about a million bombshells. From the truth about Jon Snow's parentage [3] and a jaw-dropping pregnancy announcement to the fact that a certain character is incredibly hot now [4], the episode is action-packed, to say the least. Relive each and every shocking moment below to help you prepare for what's coming next week [5].
When You Realize You Spent a Week Worrying Jaime and Bronn Drowned For Nothing
They anticlimactically surface from that pond and have a casual chat. NBD.
When Dany Starts Showing Serious Mad King Tendencies
"Bend the knee . . . or die."
When Drogon Roasts Randyll and Dickon Tarly Alive
Rest in peace, you beautiful man [6].
When Jaime Tells Cersei That Lady Olenna Actually Poisoned Joffrey, Not Tyrion
When Cersei Looks at Him Like She Wants to Burn the World Down
When Drogon Lets Jon Snow Pet Him . . .
So beautiful.
. . . And Then Daenerys Immediately Gives Jon Googly Eyes
When Jorah Returns and Shares an Emotional Hug With Dany . . .
. . . Which Jon Jealousy Watches, and You Realize There's Gonna Be Drama
When Sam Stands Up to a Whole Room of Crabby Maesters
You go, Sam.
When Varys Is Talking About How Dany Is Acting Just Like Her Evil Father
When Tyrion Suggests Capturing a Wight and Bringing It to Cersei
When Jon Announces He's Leaving to Capture the Wight Himself, and Dany Looks So Sad
Both Jon AND Jorah leave Dany to fight White Walkers. Rough.
When Arya and Sansa Start Fighting Over How to Lead the North
CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
When Sansa Schools Arya in the Art of Politics
"I'm sure cutting off heads is very satisfying, but we have to work together."
When Tyrion and Davos Get to King's Landing From Dragonstone in .5 Seconds
Time travel is apparently real this season.
When Bronn Tricks Jaime Into Meeting Tyrion
Big fan of your work, Bronn.
When Tyrion Opens Up About How Their Father Always Hated Him
When Davos Is Walking Through Flea Bottom and Runs Into Gendry
AND GENDRY IS EXTREMELY EASY ON THE EYES
When Gendry Viciously Smashes in the Heads of Two Soldiers With a Giant Hammer
Just like his father.
When Cersei Tells Jaime That She's Pregnant With His Child
(And You Realize She's Probably Lying . . .)
When Davos Introduces Gendry to Jon, and They Immediately Bond
Bastards unite!!
When Gilly Discovers That Jon Snow ISN'T A BASTARD AFTER ALL
While paging through a book at the Citadel, Gilly reads a certain maester's record [8] of an annulment between Rhaegar Targaryen and his wife, and the new marriage that the maester officiated for Rhaegar afterwards. In other words, Rhaegar annulled his vows to Elia Martell and properly married Lyanna Stark before she gave birth to Jon, which means he's not a bastard at all [9]. Jon is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne, even more so than Daenerys Targaryen.
When Sam Packs Gilly and Little Sam Up For a Journey to . . . Somewhere
We have a few ideas about where he's headed [10].
When Littlefinger and Arya Start Keeping Tabs on Each Other at Winterfell
When Arya Sneaks Into Littlefinger's Room . . . But Doesn't Realize He Saw Her Do It
This is NOT going to end well [11].
When The Hound Casually Bumps Into Jon Snow and the Gang at Eastwatch
Beric Dondarrion and The Hound are determined to kick some White Walker ass.
When They March Into the Distance to Fight the White Walkers, and It's Not Looking Good
Jon Snow can't die again, right? RIGHT?