Eastwatch

"Eastwatch" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of Game of Thrones. It is the sixty-fifth episode of the series overall. It premiered on August 13, 2017. It was written by Dave Hill and directed by Matt Shakman.

Plot
Daenerys offers a choice. Arya grows suspicious. Tyrion answers a good question. Two brothers meet.

In the Reach
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At Winterfell
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In Oldtown
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At Storm's End
The de-facto Lord of Storm's End, Edric Storm, looks out over what was formerly Stannis Baratheon's royal fleet moored in Shipbreaker Bay, while his steward and friend, Devan Seaworth, reads him a raven scroll sent to him by Devan's father, Davos. Devan tells Edric that Davos intends to travel to King's Landing to seek out Gendry, and asks that they sail to Dragonstone with a relatively small force to assist in the great war to come. Davos also asks that this force be comprised of only their most loyal and trustworthy soldiers, in the interest of maintaining some modicum of secrecy in regards to Gendry and Edric's real father.

Edric and Devan reminisce about the events of the past few years, including how Stannis Baratheon's death affected the Stormlands, how Edric learned that he was a bastard son of King Robert Baratheon through a similar raven scroll from Davos, and how they cultivated their rule over most of the Stormlands despite their low social standing. Edric then asks how many of the trustworthy men of the Storm's End garrison they could they spare, and Devan responds that they could spare around a hundred soldiers, sailing on a single ship with unmarked sails.

Edric mulls on his dislike of ruling, telling Devan that he had always envisioned that his life would be that of a hedge knight, or a sellsword in the Free Cities. Devan notes that Gendry is apparently older than Edric, thus would theoretically have a stronger claim to Storm's End. Devan then remarks on the apparent similarities when comparing Robert and Stannis to Gendry and Edric, reminding Edric of their joint successes during Robert's Rebellion. While staring at the fleet moored in Shipbreaker Bay, Edric tells Devan that he hopes that whatever awaits them on Dragonstone won't lead to him and his estranged brother to the same early graves that befell his father and uncle.

At Dragonstone
The King in the North Jon Snow is walking on the grounds of Dragonstone island when the Dragon Queen Daenerys Targaryen arrives on the back of her dragon Drogon. Drogon roars at Jon at first and stretches out his head to face the King in the North. Drogon calms down and recognizes Jon as a friend of his master, allowing him to stroke his snout, much to Dany's surprise. When Jon Snow (under slight duress) agrees that the dragons are beautiful beasts, Dany responds that the dragons are her children. When Jon Snow observes that she was not gone for long, Daenerys curtly replies that no she wasn't, and she now has fewer enemies to deal with.

Daenerys then asks Jon about the Battle of the Bastards and him "taking a knife in the heart for his people". Jon deflects this and replies that Davos Seaworth likes to embellish things. Their conversation is interrupted by the return of a recently-healed Jorah Mormont. Daenerys introduces Jorah to Jon, who says he worked under Jorah's father in the Night's Watch. When Jorah reaffirms his allegiance to her, she accepts his offer of service and hugs him.

Later, Tyrion and Varys talk about the deaths of Randyll and his son Dickon in the Reach. Varys tells Tyrion about how he distanced himself from the Mad King's role in killing Rickard Stark and his son Brandon Stark. Tyrion continues to insist that Daenerys is not her father, and Varys agrees up to a point: Dany may not have her father's madness, but she certainly has a growing ruthless streak, which in Varys' view must be curtailed by Tyrion's more pragmatic counsel. They discuss a sealed scroll containing Bran Stark's message from the North – which Varys of course, read.

Later, at the Chamber of the Painted Table, Jon tells Daenerys about the news of his half-brother Bran and half-sister Arya Stark's return to Winterfell. He wants to go home to Winterfell, concerned by Bran's vision which warns the army of the dead are getting closer and Jon is worried the undead army will make it past the Wall and advance on the North. Dany notes that Jon doesn't have enough men to fight the army of the dead and Jon asks her again to join him. However, Dany is worried that Cersei will take advantage and march in if she turns her focus to the army of the dead. Tyrion is present and proposes bringing a wight south to King's Landing in order to prove that the army of the dead is real and convince Queen Cersei Lannister, so they can come to a truce. Varys opines that it is suicide trying to appeal to Cersei but Tyrion argues that he can persuade his brother Jaime.

Davos, as the only one who might be able to smuggle Tyrion into King's Landing, reluctantly agrees, but also thinks such a mission is risky even for a smuggler like him. Jorah volunteers to go north to help capture a Wight while Jon volunteers to lead the expedition, since the Free Folk won't follow Jorah and he is the only one who has the most experience facing their enemy. Apparently on the verge of tears about the idea of Jon leaving, Daenerys responds that she did not give Jon permission to leave but Jon reminds her that he is the King in the North. He tells her she has the power of life and death over him but that he trusted her even though she was a stranger. He pleads with her to return the favor by trusting him. Later, Davos and Tyrion chat about smuggling before embarking on their mission to infiltrate King's Landing. Davos plans to find Gendry while Tyrion wants to secretly meet with Jaime to find a peaceful solution to the war. Just before leaving Dragonstone, Davos sends a raven to Storm's End, bidding that Edric and Devan join them on Dragonstone.

Davos and Tyrion return with Gendry to Dragonstone, where they are immediately greeted by Edric and Devan. After Tyrion leaves, Davos formally introduces Gendry to Edric, and the two brothers quickly hit it off, drawing attention to how vastly different their lives have been, despite sharing the same father. Edric subtly expresses his amusement over Gendry's strangely appropriate weapon of choice - a warhammer. Later on, at the dragonglass mines, they meet Jon Snow, who is supervising the diggings and excavations. Gendry remarks that Jon is a lot shorter than he expected – and immediately blurts out his true parentage, on the assumption that Jon will value honesty and will appreciate the idea of Ned Stark and Robert Baratheon's bastards joining forces. Gendry volunteers to accompany Jon on his mission to the North to capture a wight and convince Queen Daenerys and Queen Cersei that the true war lies to the North. As Jon Snow and his party, including Jorah Mormont prepare to depart on boats for Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, Dany and her entourage arrive to bid them farewell. Dany quips to Jorah that they should be used to saying farewell to each other. Jon arrives at the beach as they are saying goodbye. Jon playfully quips to Daenerys that if their mission is unsuccessful and he doesn’t return she at least won’t have to deal with the King in the North anymore. Dany responds that she’s "grown used to him", hinting that she may have feelings for him. Jon wishes her good fortune in the wars to come before he leaves. Dany and Tyrion watch as Jon Snow and his party depart on their boats for Eastwatch.

In King's Landing
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At Eastwatch-by-the-sea
After landing at Eastwatch, Jon Snow and his band meet with the Wildling Tormund, who thinks that Jon's plan is suicidal, and mockingly asks which of the two ferocious Queens is it they need to convince (Jon replies both). Davos volunteers to stay behind at Eastwatch because he regards himself as a liability, given his age and relative lack of fighting ability. Edric and Devan also decide to remain at Eastwatch. They later learn that the Night's Watch has detained members of the Brotherhood Without Banners including Beric Dondarrion, Thoros and Sandor Clegane. Jon and his team meet with the prisoners in the icy cells beneath Eastwatch, where the entire group swiftly establishes their reasons for hating each other. Gendry opines that they should not trust Thoros because the Brotherhood sold him to the Red Witch, raising Davos and Jon's hackles. Thoros, in turn, is surprised to see Jorah, an old comrade and rival from the Siege of Pyke.

While the Wildlings, Mormont, and the Brotherhood Without Banners distrust each other, they decide to put aside their differences to fight against the army of the dead. Sandor quips that the cells are freezing. After they are freed, Jon, Jorah, Tormund, Gendry, Sandor, Beric, and Thoros exit Eastwatch's gate and set out into the lands beyond the Wall on their dangerous mission to capture a Wight to bring to Daenerys and Cersei.

First

 * Edric Storm
 * Devan Seaworth
 * Archmaester Sandhu
 * Unnamed Archmaester

Deaths

 * Randyll Tarly
 * Dickon Tarly
 * 2 unnamed Gold Cloaks

Events

 * Battle of the Goldroad (late phase)
 * Wight Hunt (early phase)