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Game of Thrones, S8, Ep 4 “The Last of the Starks” Thoughts

When in doubt, set it all on fire. As you may have already guessed this little rant is going to contain spoilers for Game of Thrones, season 8, episode 4 titled The Last of the Starks. If you haven’t watched it yet then stop reading now. Otherwise, venture forth into my lovely word vomit. Be careful where you step, mind. Truly the most important scene we can discuss from the most recent episode of Game of Thrones is how Jon didn’t give Ghost a proper goodbye. What a fucking dick. The direwolf reappeared in the episode prior after having been left with Sansa in Winterfell in season 7. Jon never seems to acknowledge him during The Long Night, and in episode 4 of this season we see Ghost sporting serious wounds from idiotic Dothraki charge. So, after saying goodbye to Sam and Tormund, Jon shares a glance with Ghost. And that’s it. He bids Tormund to take Ghost north where a direwolf can roam free and be happy, but considering the importance of Ghost to fans and to Jon it’s strange tha...