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Men Should Just Give Up, Because Women Are Winning The 'Game Of Thrones'

Men Should Just Give Up, Because Women Are Winning The 'Game Of Thrones'

“Game of Thrones” Season 7 is off to a fantastic start.

After Episode 1, “Dragonstone,” set a ratings record for the HBO series, Episode 2, “Stormborn,” pumped up the hype to maximum levels on Sunday night. Not only did showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss tease the highly anticipated meetup of Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), they gave viewers close to an hour of women dominating in Westeros ― and that’s always a welcome sight.

The statue of Ned Stark (Sean Bean) in the crypts of Winterfell stands as a symbol of the now extinct patriarchy of Westeros. Gone are the father figures; women reign supreme in almost every kingdom.

As Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg) says, “I’ve known a great number of clever men. I’ve outlived them all. You know why? I ignored them.”

In the episode, Dany holds a strategy meeting with Yara (Gemma Whelan), Ellaria (Indira Varma) and Olenna, resulting in an epic speech by the Tyrell matriarch. Although Tyrion’s (Peter Dinklage) plan of attack seems to be the end goal for Dany, Olenna throws in her two cents and clearly gets under Khaleesi’s skin. Will she use Olenna’s wisdom to her advantage? If she’s smart, yes. These two could be the new power couple in Westeros.

Speaking of power couples, did everyone enjoy witnessing Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) finally get together with Grey Worm (Jacob Anderson)? (And you thought eunuchs couldn’t get it done!) If this scene doesn’t signify men bowing down to women, we don’t know what does.

Also, that Yara and Ellaria kiss. We totally saw it coming, but, man, was their flirtation a total delight.

Still, by the end of the episode, Yara and Ellaria end up in Euron’s (Pilou Asbæk) hands, and most of the Sand Snakes die. There’s pretty much no doubt Euron will be “gifting” the ladies to Cersei (Lena Headey), which can’t be a good thing ― especially when she’s firing off a dragon-killing bolt launcher ― but we hope they make it out alive.

Shall we get to the good stuff, though? Let’s talk about that one former lady-in-waiting who has somehow survived six seasons despite enduring the most horrendous of circumstances.