#WinterIsHere Countdown: “Book of the Stranger” (S6E4)

Previous Episode: “Oathbreaker”

 

Episode: “Book of the Stranger” (Season 6, Episode 4)

Original Air Date: May 15, 2016

Director: Dan Sackheim

 

Plot (via HBO)

Tyrion strikes a deal. Jorah and Daario undertake a difficult task.

 

Best Moment: Jon Snow and Sansa Stark reunite

While we never saw Jon Snow and Sansa Stark appear together or talk to each other in Season 1 before they traveled to Castle Black and King’s Landing, respectively, they have both been through a lot during their years away from Winterfell. Since Ned’s execution at the end of Season 1, this is the first reunion of Stark siblings we’ve seen. They at first seem in a state of disbelief to see each other again, and then they have an embrace in which they don’t need to say a word to each other for it to be emotional.

 

Best Quote

“You are small men. None of you are fit to lead the Dothraki…but I am. So I will.” – Daenerys Targaryen

 

Trivia

This is the first episode of the series in which Jon Snow and Sansa Stark appear in a scene together.

 

Character Deaths

-Iggo

-Akho

-Osha

-Moro

-other khals

 

MVP: Daenerys Targaryen

“Book of the Stranger” has an explosive ending, with Jorah Mormont and Daario Naharis attempting to get Daenerys Targaryen out of Vaes Dothrak, but the Mother of Dragons had a plan of her own. It was unclear what exactly Dany had going on when she started lecturing the khals, who all laughed and then became angry at her suggestion that she was fit to lead while they were not, but when she put her hand on the lit brazier, it was clear what was going to happen. The khals burned to their deaths while Daenerys emerged from the temple “unburnt”, shocking the Dosh Khaleen, khalasars, Jorah, and Daario—Daenerys suddenly had an army of Dothraki. The ending was similar to the Season 1 finale, when Daenerys emerged from the flames of Khal Drogo’s funeral with three baby dragons.

 

Inside The Episode