Get down to the crypt.
I'm not abandoning my-
[hands her a dragonglass dagger] Take this and go.
I don't know how to use it.
Stick 'em with the pointy end.
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
At least we're already in a crypt.
If we were up there, we might see something everyone else is missing. Something that makes a difference. [Varys scoffs] What? Remember the Battle of the Blackwater? I brought us through the Mud-Gate.
And got your face cut in half-
And it made a difference. If I was out there, right now-
You'd die. [Tyrion turns toward her] There's nothing you can do.
You might be surprised at the lengths I'd go to avoid joining the Army of the Dead. I can think of no organization less suited to my talents.
Witty remarks won't make a difference. That's why we're down here; none of us can do anything. It's the truth. It's the most heroic thing we can do, now: look the truth in the face.
...Maybe we should've stayed married.
[smiles] You were the best of them.
What a ...terrifying thought!
[smiles briefly] It wouldn't work between us.
Why not?
The Dragon Queen. Your divided loyalties would become a problem.
[sarcastically] Yes, without the Dragon Queen there'd be no problem at all. We'd all be dead already.
They lit the trench. Bran? I just want you to know... I wish, the things I did-
BSBrandon Stark
Everything you did brought you where you are now. Where you belong. Home.
CLEGANE! Clegane, we need you! Don't give up on us-
[utterly shellshocked] FUCK OFF! We can't beat them! Don't you see that, you stupid whore?! We're fighting death! I can't beat death.
Tell her that. [he points to Arya, who is single-handedly drawing off and destroying many wights]
[Clegane gets up and rushes to Arya's aid]
[As Beric Dondarrion lays dying next to Arya]
The Lord brought him back for a purpose. Now that purpose has been served.
I know you.
And I know you.
You said we'd meet again.
And here we are, at the end of the world.
You said I'd shut many eyes forever. You were right about that too.
Brown eyes, green eyes, [Arya nods] and blue eyes. [Arya looks up at her in realization]
[The noise of the swarm of wights outside intensifies]
What do we say to the God of Death?
...Not today. [Exchanges a look with Melisandre, then leaves]
We're here to say goodbye to our brothers and sisters. To our fathers and mothers. To our friends. Our fellow men and women, who set aside their differences, to fight together... and die together, so that others might live. Everyone in this world, owes them a debt that can never be repaid. It is our duty and our honor, to keep them alive in memory, for those who come after us, and those who come after them... for as long as men draw breath. They were the shields that guarded the realms of men. And we shall never see their like again.
Which one of you cowards shit in my pants!
Are you drunk?
No. [stumbles] Well, only a little. I didn't know Ser Jorah well, but I know this: if he could've chosen a way to die, it would've been protecting you.
He loved me. And I couldn't love him back. Not the way he wanted. Not the way I love you. Is that all right? [they start to kiss, but Jon suddenly stops and steps away] I wish you'd never told me. If I didn't know, I'd be happy right now. I try to forget. Tonight I did for a while, and then I saw them all gathered around you. I saw the way they looked at you. I know that look. So many people have looked at me that way, but never here. Never on this side of the sea.
I told you, I don't want it.
It doesn't matter what you want! You didn't want to be King in the North! What happens when they demand that you press your claim, and take what is mine?
[crouches in front of her] I'll refuse. You are my Queen, I don't know what else I can say.
You can say nothing. To anyone, ever. Never tell them who you are. Swear your brother and Samwell Tarly to secrecy, and tell no one else. Or it will take a life of its own, and you won't be able to control it, or what it does to people! No matter how many times you bend the knee, no matter what you swear! [takes his hand] I want it to be the way it was between us.
[squeezes her hand] I have to tell Sansa and Arya.
Sansa will want to see me gone and you on the Iron Throne.
She won't.
She's not the girl you grew up with. Not after what she's seen, not after what they've done to her.
I owe them the truth.
Even if the truth destroys us?
It won't.
It will. I've never begged for anything... but I'm begging you. [tearfully] Don't do this. Please.
You are my Queen. Nothing will change that. And they are my family. We can live together.
[coldly] We can. I've just told you how.
[on the Unsullied] Half are gone.
The Northmen as well.
And the Golden Company has arrived in King's Landing, courtesy of the Greyjoy Fleet. The balance has become... distressingly even.
When the people find out what we have done for them, how we saved them-
Cersei will make sure they don't believe it. We will hit her hard. We will rip her out, root and stem.
The objective here is to remove Cersei, without destroying King's Landing.
Thankfully, she's losing allies by the day. Yara Greyjoy has retaken the Iron Islands in her Queen's name. The new Prince of Dorne pledges his support.
No matter how many Lords turn against her, as long as she sits on the Iron Throne, she can call herself Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. We need the capital.
I watched the people of King's Landing rebel against their King when they were hungry, and that was before winter began. Give them the opportunity, and they will cast Cersei aside.
We'll surround the city. If the Iron Fleet tries to ferry in more food, the dragons will destroy them. If the Lannisters and the Golden Company attack, we'll defeat them in the field.
Once the people see that Cersei is our only enemy, her reign is over.
All right.
The men we have left are exhausted. Many of them are wounded. They'll fight better if they have time to rest and recuperate.
How long do you suggest?
I can't say for certain, not without talking to the officers.
I came north to fight alongside you, at great cost to my armies and myself. Now that the time has come to reciprocate, you want to postpone.
It's not just our people, it's yours! You want to throw them into a war they're not ready to fight?
The longer I leave my enemies alone, the stronger they become.
[firmly] The Northern forces will honor their promises, and their allegiance to the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. What you command, we will obey.
So. If all are in agreement... Jon and Ser Davos will ride down the Kingsroad with the Northern troops and the bulk of the remaining Dothraki and Unsullied. A smaller group of us will ride to White Harbor, and sail from there to Dragonstone, with our Queen and her dragons accompanying us from above. Ser Jaime has chosen to remain here, as a quest of the Lady of Winterfell.
[locking eyes with Sansa] We have won the Great War. Now, we will win the last war. In all Seven Kingdoms, men will live without fear and cruelty... under their rightful Queen.
[As the Hound is leaving Winterfell, he notices Arya riding up to join him]
For fuck's sake.
On your own?
Not anymore. I don't like crowds.
Me, neither.
Why not? They all love you now, you're the big hero.
I don't like heroes.
Must've felt good, sticking your knife in that horned fucker.
[shrugs] Felt better than dying. [pause] You heading to King's Landing?
I have some unfinished business.
Me, too. [they glance at each other]
I don't plan on coming back.
Neither do I.
Gonna leave me to die again, if I get hurt?
Probably. [Sandor chuckles]
Think of the past twenty years. The war, the murder, the misery...all of it because Robert Baratheon loved someone who didn't love him back.
How many others know?
Including us? Eight.
Then it's not a secret anymore. It's information. If a handful of people know now, hundreds will soon, and then what happens?
She loses the North. She loses the Vale, Sansa will make sure of that.
[nods] It's worse than that. He has the better claim to the throne.
He doesn't want the throne.
I'm not sure it matters what he wants The fact is people are drawn to him; wildlings, northmen. He's a war hero.
He loves our queen...and she loves him. If we marry them, they could rule together-
She's his aunt.
That never stopped a Targaryen before.
No, but Jon grew up in Winterfell. Is marrying your aunt common in the north? You know our queen better than I do. Do you think she wants to share the throne? She doesn't like to have her authority questioned-
Something she has in common with every monarch who ever lived.
I worry about her state of mind.
We're advisors to the queen. Worrying about her state of mind is our job. We still have to take King's Landing. Maybe Cersei will win and kills us all. That would solve all our problems.
I have served tyrants most of my life. They all talk about destiny.
She's a girl who walked into a fire with three stones and walked out with three dragons. How could she not believe in destiny?
Perhaps that's the problem. Her life has convinced her that she was sent here to save us all.
And how do you know she wasn't?
[shrugs] Then, there's the problem of Jon Snow. Perhaps, it's actually a solution. You know them both. Tell me, who do you think would make a better ruler?
He doesn't want the throne. That's why he bent the knee.
Have you considered the best ruler might be someone who doesn't want to rule?
We're discussing treason.
Don't pretend you haven't thought about it.
Of course I've thought about it; thoughts aren't treason!
He's temperate, and measured. He's a man. [Tyrion winces] Which makes him more appealing to the Lords of Westeros, whose support we are going to need.
Joffrey was a man. I don't think a cock is a true qualification, as I'm sure you'd agree.
And, he's the heir to the throne. Yes, because he's a man; cocks are important, I'm afraid.
What about my earlier proposal? They could rule together as King and Queen.
She's too strong for him. She'd bend him to her will, as she already has.
He could temper her worst impulses.
As you have? [pause] You're drinking quite a lot. A Targaryen father and a Stark mother. Jon's the one man alive who might actually be able to keep the North in the Seven Kingdoms.
How many Kings and Queens have you served? Five? Six? I've lost count.
You've always known my reasons.
At a certain point, you choose a person you believe in, and you fight for that person.
Even if you know it's a mistake?
I believe in our Queen. She'll make the right choice. With the help of her loyal advisors.
You know where my loyalty stands. You know I will never betray the Realm.
What is the "Realm?!" A vast continent, home to millions of people, most of whom don't care who sits on the Iron Throne!
Millions of people, many of whom will die if the wrong person sits on that throne! We don't know their names, but they're just as real as you and I. They deserve to live. They deserve food for their children. [pause] I will act in their interest, no matter the personal cost.
So what happens to her? [Varys stares at him grimly, Tyrion shakes his head] Please. Don't.
I've spoken as honestly as I can. Each of us has a choice to make. I pray we choose wisely.
The Northern Armies?
Just crossed the Trident. They'll be at the gates of King's Landing in two days. [pause] How is she?
She hasn't seen anyone since we returned. Hasn't left her chambers, hasn't accepted any food.
She shouldn't be alone.
You're worried for her. I admire your empathy.
Aren't you worried for her?
I'm worried for all of us. They say "every time a Targaryen is born, the Gods flip a coin, and the world holds its' breath."
We're not much for riddles, where I'm from.
We both know what she's about to do.
That's her decision to make. She is our Queen.
Men decide where power resides, whether or not they know it.
What do you want?
All I've ever wanted. The right ruler on the Iron Throne. I still don't know how her coin has landed... but, I'm quite certain about yours.
I don't want it. I never have.
I have known more Kings and Queens than any man living. I've heard what they say to crowds, and seen what they do in shadows. I have furthered their designs, however horrible. But what I tell you now, is true: you will rule wisely and well, while she-
She... is my Queen.
The people who live there, they're not your enemies. They're innocents, like the ones you liberated in Meereen!
In Meereen, the slaves turned on the Masters and liberated the city themselves the moment I arrived.
They're afraid! Anyone who resists Cersei will see his family butchered! You can't expect them to be heroes. They're hostages.
They are. In a tyrant's grip. Whose fault is that? Mine?
What does it matter whose fault it is?! Thousands of children will die if the city burns!
Your sister knows how to use her enemies' weaknesses against them. That's what she thinks our mercy is. Weakness.
I beg you, my Queen.
But she's wrong. Mercy is our strength. Our mercy towards future generations, who will never again be held hostage by a tyrant. [to Grey Worm] Ready the Unsullied. Tonight you sail for King's Landing to join the Northern armies.
Cersei's followers will abandon her, if they know the war is lost. Give them that chance. If the city surrenders, they will ring the bells and raise the gates. Please, if you hear them ringing the bells, call off the attack.
[after a pause, Dany nods to Grey Worm]
Wait for me outside the city. You'll know when it's time.
[Grey Worm nods and leaves. After a pause, Tyrion bows and starts to leave]
Your brother was stopped, trying to get through our lines. [Tyrion turns around] It seems he hasn't abandoned your sister, after all. The next time you fail me... will be the last time you fail me.
How did they find you? [Jaime raises his gilded hand] Did you consider taking it off?
Cersei once called me "the stupidest Lannister".
And you're going back with her, to die with her.
You've underestimated her before.
She's going to die. Unless you can convince her to change her course of action.
Difficult to do from here. [Tyrion holds up a key, Jaime exhales sharply] When have I ever been able to convince Cersei of anything?
Try. If not for yourself, if not for her... then for every one of the million people in that city, innocent or otherwise.
To be honest, I never really much cared for them. Innocent or otherwise.
You do care for one innocent. I know you do. And so does Cersei. She has a reason now.
[shakes his head] The child is the reason she'll never give an inch. All the worst things she's ever done, she's done for her children. It's not impossible that she'll win.
She won't.
Her enemies' forces have been depleted, as she said they would be. Two of the three dragons are dead. [shrugs] She's evened the odds.
The city will fall tomorrow.
She has the Lannister army, she has the Golden Company.
I defended this city last time it was attacked, I know it better than anyone! It will fall tomorrow!
Then I suppose I'll die tomorrow, if not before.
Why? [sits down in front of Jaime] Escape. The two of you, together. Remember where we met, where they keep the dragon skulls, beneath the Red Keep? [Jaime nods] Take her down there. Keep following the staircases down, down as far as they'll go. You'll come out onto a beach, at the foot of the Keep. A dinghy will be waiting for you. Sail out of the bay. If the winds are kind, you'll make it to Pentos. Start a new life.
Sail right past the Iron Fleet and into a new life? Sounds a lot less likely than Cersei winning this war.
There won't be an Iron Fleet for much longer! Do it! If you don't, you'll never see Cersei again. [pause] Swear to me.
You have my word.
[Tyrion begins unlocking Jaime's chains]
If it works, give the order to ring all the bells in King's Landing and open the gates. That will be our signal that the city has surrendered.
I'll try.
[He pulls his collar off]
I never thought I'd get to repay the favor. Remember, ring the bells and open the gates.
Your Queen will execute you for this.
If Daenerys can make it to the throne without wading through a river of blood, maybe she'll show mercy to the person who made that possible. [Jaime looks at him skeptically] Tens of thousands of innocent lives... one not particularly innocent dwarf. It seems like a fair trade. [pause] If it weren't for you, I never would've survived my childhood.
You would have.
[shakes his head] You were the only one... who didn't treat me like a monster. [tearfully] You were all I had.
[The brothers embrace]
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