![]() Just goes to show even the most action-packed episodes of Game of Thrones featuring zombies vs. Euron’s attack on the Lannisters was a point of contention between Euron and Jaime earlier in the season. This isn’t the first time the Greyjoy Rebellion has been name-checked in Season 7. That campaign is what earned both Jorah and Thoros knighthoods from Robert Baratheon. The final battle of that Rebellion was when Robert and Ned took back Pyke, and the walls of the castle were breached by a drunk Thoros, brandishing his flaming sword. That’s the rebellion that sent Theon to live with the Starks as Ned’s ward. Since the Greyjoys didn’t pledge to any side during Robert’s Rebellion, they had the armies and ships to try and reclaim what Balon saw as Greyjoy land before the events of the series. Back in the day, Thoros and Jorah both fought off Balon Greyjoy’s rebellion. Jorah has brought up this story once before in the show, but we didn’t know who Thoros was then, so "Thoros of Myr and his flaming sword" sounded more like legend than reality. The other cool Jorah moment is his buddy-buddy talk with Thoros of Myr. Which raises the question: why imply Jon Snow is going to have children by telling the bastard king, "May serve you well, and your children after you"? Is it just to up the tension even more, or have we begun laying a series of hints about the Targaryen line? More on that in a second. It’s that dishonor on Jorah, not the fact that he can’t pass it down the line, that weighs on him when he turns down his family’s ancestral sword. Unsaid was the fact that Jorah also knew the person Jon Snow thinks was his father, having been banished by Ned Stark after buying into the slave trade. The disgraced soldier and Jon Snow need to form a quick bond before all the wights hit the fan on the frozen lake, which means we got a continuation of last week's brush with history, when Jon admitted to knowing Jorah’s father, Lord Commander Mormont. Yes, we'll get to the Ice Dragon soon! But first a stop at Jorah's house. Instead, Jon got to see his uncle for precious few minutes before losing him again-this time, probably for good.House Mormont (or: the past as a subtle tool for foreshadowing) Ideally, it would have been a momentous reunion-but ravaging wights don't exactly leave much time for tearful hugs. ![]() And, as we know, it was Jon's excitement about seeing his lost uncle again that enabled the Night's Watch to assassinate him in season 5. After all, Jon hasn't seen Benjen since season 1. Still, even if Bran was behind this last minute save, the chaotic rescue did feel rushed. At this point, we just don't know-and we might never find out. A clash involving hundreds of wights, White Walkers, and even dragons would surely draw his attention. Benjen has made it his mission to "fight for the living," so he could simply be on alert for huge battles happening beyond the wall. Of course, as others have pointed out, there might be a simpler explanation. (Some Redditors came up with the fun theory that he's even telling Arya and Sansa what to do so they can fool Littlefinger, but that's a whole separate thing.) Second, it also means that Bran's powers have developed even further than we knew. For one, it means that Bran has singled Jon out as being important to the endgame for some reason (we know, from his weird reunions with his sisters, that being family doesn't necessarily rate that highly with him anymore). If this is what happened, it certainly gives Jon's rescue a different kind of importance. So, somehow, Bran learned how to communicate with him using his powers, and sent him to save Jon. We can only assume that the original Three-eyed Raven did this through some sort of supernatural communication, which has precedence via Bran communicating with Hodor. When Benjen comes and saves Bran and Meera, he states that the Three-eyed Raven had sent for him. Per a Refinery29 post, user ProbablyaPun suggested that it could indicate a huge development for Bran and his powers, which were referred to in season 6: But according to Reddit, Benjen's sudden appearance may not be as coincidental as it seems. Although it was a heartening rescue of one of the show's core characters, many noted that the last-minute save felt unsatisfying.
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