Arya takes on a new identity in Braavos, Daenerys tests Tyrion as a potential adviser, Cersei loses control from inside a Faith cell, Sansa learns Bran and Rickon may still be alive, and Jon reaches Hardhome to bargain with the wildlings before the dead attack.

Hardhome changes the scale of the war: Longclaw proves Valyrian steel can kill White Walkers, but the Night King turns Jon’s failure to save everyone into a growing army. The episode clarifies why old rivalries, family power, and political pride are becoming dangerously small beside the threat moving south.

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