My take on a few things.
Cersei. Her death and the actions leading up to it were consistent with her character. She was happy for the entire city to fight and die for her. When the bells started ringing she knew that the bodies between her and the enemy were no longer going to die for her and it was time to leave.
Dany. Everyone complains that she went mad too quickly. There is an element of blood lust happening here, not just plain old batshit crazy. She has just flown around incinerating her enemy at every turn, savouring the power she is wielding. She pauses when all the Scorpions have been destroyed to give Drogon just a short rest before continuing on with the destruction of King’s Landing when she hears the bells start ringing. In her blood lust the idea of Cersei escaping her grasp finally becomes reality and after everything else, that combination of anguish, loss and blood lust finally tips her wholly over the edge.
Jaime. As others have said, we have come full circle. The first genuine act of cruelty as opposed to violence, was Jaime throwing Bran out the window for Cersei, for love. Where else could he be at the end. He was stabbed by a dagger twice and was probably dying anyway, but the assumption that he would have been dead there and then after the stabbing is like the fallacy that you absolutely die if you get shot. Miss any vital organs and your biggest issue is bleeding to death. Staunch the flow and you can keep going for a while. As for their deaths, what symbolises their loss more than the walls literally falling down around them?
Jon, he really is clueless and is suffering the same malady as inflicted his uncle, unbending honour. He knows what is the right thing to do is, but his honour just won’t allow him to do it.
Varys for me was the hero of the day. He was prepared to sacrifice everything for the good of the people, forget the rich ■■■■■■. And he faced his death on his feet more bravely than many a soldier on the field. Pity, he would have made a great king.
Arya. The cinematography around her character in this episode was incredible. Yes there is this idea creeping in that she is invincible but the blood and dust and fire and rubble, the dead and the living is just so powerful. As someone else said, an absolute work of art.
I don’t see Grey Worm as having lost it so much as simply fighting on because his Queen is.
Loved the episode and hate that there is only one to go. What does the last episode hold? 8 seasons, 10 years and 10 thousand theories later, we find out on Monday. Let’s hope it is a worthy finish to what is arguably the greatest tv show of all time.