[Re-Watch Project 9/10] - Season 2 Episode 7 Discussion

An interesting bit of foreshadowing, Quaith tells Jorah that he will travel to Old Valyrua. I totally had forgotten that she said that to him. Also, she called him on his betrayal, so the audience should suspect that, that would come up again.

I like Tywin and Arya, they have good rapport with each other. She also reminds him that when Aegon conquered he did it with the assistance of his sister that he was able to do what he did. A note to how women's roles are forgotten.

And here is my Dany/Jon parallel blurb:

-In Jon’s first scene they start walking, Jon is trying to find his way back to his team. He and Ygritte begin to argue about the issues between the Wilding and the Night’s Watch and who owns the land. Jon says to her that his ancestors were the First Men just like her and Ygritte then asks him why is he then fighting the Wildlings.

-In Dany’s first scene she is talking to Xaro, trying to find out dragons. He offer her his assistance/protection but Dany remind him the her people were killed and her dragons were stolen under his protection. This transitions to Jon who is waling with Ygritte. She tells him about being free, away from the social structure his grown up in. Free to be with a woman.

- in Dany’s next scene Jorah arrives, Dany is questioning whether she can take back her home, the lies her brother believe about the people of Westeros waiting for him. Jorah tells her that it can happen, that she can find allies, but Dany is not so sure anymore. He tells her to trust him but Dany doesn’t want to, she thinks she should trust anyone. Jorah tells her that no one can survive in this world without help. This transitions to Jon who Ygritte has led into an ambush. He finds himself surrounded by Wildlings.

-In Dany’s final scene she is talking to the Thirteen of Qarth asking for help, when Xaro double-crosses them all and reveals he has been in cahoots with the warlocks and they assassinate the thirteen and admit to Dany that they have her dragons. They try to capture Dany and take her to the House of the Undying but Jorah arrives just in time to rescue her.

The parallels here is that both Dany and Jon are ambushed, completely unaware that a trap had been set for them. Also, they both are beginning to see that things are not as they believe them to be. Their growth as people continues.