"GAME OF THRONES" Season Seven (2017) Episodes Ranking
Below is my ranking of the Season Seven episodes from "GAME OF THRONES", HBO's adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series saga. The series was created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss:
"GAME OF THRONES" SEASON SEVEN (2017) EPISODES RANKING
1. (7.04) "The Spoils of War" - Jamie Lannister and his henchman Bronn lead a wagon train filled with the Tyrells' treasure for payment to the Iron Bank. Arya Stark finally reaches her family's estate, Winterfell, after several years. And Daenerys Targaryen, now in Westeros, leads the Dothraki calvary on a surprise attack against the Lannister's army and wagon train.
2. (7.03) "The Queen's Justice" - Daenerys finally meets Jon Snow at Dragonstone, House Targaryen's ancestral home. Queen Cersei (Lannister) Baratheon gains a new ally in Euron Greyjoy, who delivers Ellaria and Tyene Sand as prisoners to her. Back at Winterfell, Sansa Stark receives an unexpected visitor in the form of her younger brother Brandon (Bran). Archmaester Ebrose praises Samwell Tarly's healing of Daenerys' aide, Jorah Mormont, from greyscale before punishing the latter for disobedience with an assignment to copy a large number of old documents. Before committing suicide, Olenna Tyrell confesses to Jamie of killing his unstable son King Joffrey Baratheon.
3. (7.02) "Stormborn" - the priestess Melisandre pays Daenerys an unexpected visit and suggests that the former invites Jon to Dragonstone. Jon's plans to form an alliance with Daenerys are resisted by Sansa and the Northern lords. Hand of the Queen Tyrion Lannister plans Daenerys' conquest of Westeros. Euron attacks his niece Yara's ship, leading to her capture, two of the Sands' capture and Theon's escape.
4. (7.05) "Eastwatch" - Following her defeat of the Lannister forces guarding the treasure wagon train, Daenerys demands loyalty from the surviving enemy. Jamie and Bron make their escape back to King's Landing. Jon heeds Bran's warning about White Walkers on the move, which leads him to propose capturing a wight beyond the Wall to prove their existence and convince Cersei to accept a temporary alliance. Aware of Arya spying upon him, Petyr Baelish aka Littlefinger set plans to set her against Sansa.
5. (7.01) "Dragonstone" - Jon organizes the North's defenses against the White Walkers and the Lannister forces. Cersei tries to even the odds. Daenerys and her entourage finally arrives in Westeros and head for Dragonstone. Arya continues her revenge against the Freys for the Red Wedding tragedy. Sam adapts to life as a maester in Oldtown and discovers an ailing Jorah. The Night King makes his way south with his army of White Walkers.
6. (7.06) "Beyond the Wall" - Jon leads a team north beyond the Wall to find and capture a wight. When the White Walkers army threatens to overwhelm the team, Jon sends Gendry south to Eastwatch to dispatch a raven to Daenerys, requesting help. Daenerys arrives in time to save the team, but one of her dragons is taken down by the Night King.
7. (7.07) "The Dragon and the Wolf" - Daenerys, Jon and their followers meet Cersei at King's Landing to present the captured wight and convince her to form a temporary alliance with them to battle the White Walkers. Unfortunately, Cersei refuses their suggestion. As a result from Littlefinger's scheming, Sansa and Arya finally have a confrontation. Sam discovers a secret regarding Jon after reading the High Septon's journals. Theon leads Yara's men to rescue her from their uncle Euron. Using one of Daenerys' dragons he had captured, the Night King blasts a hole in the Wall and leads his Army of the Dead further south into Westeros.