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She can't possibily think that Cersei will give the North its independence, or just even leave it and the Starks be.
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Sansa knows how dangerous Cersei is -which she is, no one said either that Cersei isn't a threat. and even if she doesn't get how close to annihilation the North is, a smart politician or diplomat wouldn't have antagonized Daenerys anyway. You'd think she'd be able to muster a mask of gracious politeness and play the game with an ally she desperately needs to survive. Sansa was able to be polite to Roose Bolton, the man who betrayed her family and killed her brother, when he welcomed her as a stranger in her own home. I, personally, just wanted her to act smart. She's asked to respect her as her guest, as an ally of her house, as a huge military power that her precious North needs so much. Sansa isn't asked to trust Daenerys, she isn't asked to like her, not even by Daenerys herself. I mean, I'm happy Jon rode Rhaegal, but the circumstances could have made more sense for the characters than it did. I expected a few scenes of a distraught Dany and maybe Jon comforting her, but certainly not fun times. I mean, all we've seen so far is how protective Dany is of the dragons and how she considers them her children- and she isn't even SAD over the fact that Viserion is now amongst the undead? That's worse than just being dead. Would she really be in the happy, playful mood she was in during that scene? It really seemed strange to me. I mean, she just found out her dragon has been turned into a wight by the NK. I was actually more disbelieving of the Jon/Dany joyride because it seemed like a false character moment for Dany. It's an unnecessary risk to send the dragons, their main weapon, and Jon/Dany, the only ones who can ride them, to seek out the AOTD when they will be needed for the battle, especially knowing the NK has a weapon that can kill dragons. They could have sent them to check on Last Hearth - just to find the Night's King little grace note. (It's GoT of course chances that they arrive in time to save wee Lord Umber are zero.)īut isn't this what Bran has done in the past? Spy on the NK and his army? Bran can answer all these questions simply by sending a flock of ravens. Show those two at leaders who know what's at stake. Why couldn't they at least pretend there was more to their outing than simply having a bit of fun. I agree that the writers were probably planning the dragon joyride as the high-point for Daenerys and Jon but the optics were bad because it came off as ill-timed and irresponsible. Show those stubborn Northerners that your kids can do more than nibble on livestock. Last but not least: putting the dragons to good use would also be good PR. The only risk is to run fly into Viserion - but Drogon and Rhaegal should be able to handle little brother. Also good to know - are his troops still concentrated in one column or is he preparing a pincer movement is his vanguard near - are there stragglers (which a dragon could take out without much trouble)? All those things are possible without getting into javelin-reach. how much time you have left) and from which direction he will advance is of huge importance. The forces at Winterfell prepare for a battle and a possible siege. And dragons like to roam, so using them for aerial reconnaissance is the smart move for several reasons. Neither Jon nor Daenerys seemed to have any qualms at leaving Winterfell dragon-less for a while. It makes no sense at this point to keep the dragons near - it's although not what has happened since the joy-ride to the North took them far away from Winterfell.