![]() His wife hangs herself in the woods - wracked with guilt, presumably, for having felt those first pangs of mother’s mercy a split second too late. But the shrinking icicles seem to convey how Stannis himself has been diminished by his act. The first shot is of melting icicles, which should be a sign of hope - a sign that the thaw has arrived, and that Shireen’s death has had the intended effect of easing her father’s passage to Winterfell. ![]() The episode begins with what feels like an ending: Stannis surveying the results of his horrible decision to sacrifice his daughter to Melisandre’s visions. I could literally feel people out there recoiling and throwing their remotes. Weiss and David Benioff decided to double down on all the things viewers criticize most about the show. A long, drawn-out scene that mingled sex, violence, and voyeurism intense gruesomeness a billion plots the “shocking” cliff-hanger death of a beloved character - it was as if showrunners D.B. Judging by my Twitter feed, it seems that last night’s finale, “Mother’s Mercy,” may be the end of Game of Thrones for some viewers. “I’m glad the end of the world is working out for someone.”
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