Game Of Thrones Season 9 : The War of Successors

Episode 3 : The Groove

In the flashback when the King's Landing was sieged during Robert Rebellion, Princess Elia Martell was seen running in the Redkeep. She quickly called her trusted Kingsguard to bring her baby prince to the secret passage in Maegor's Holdfast and escape to his brother Oberyn who she believed in Essos. Her handmaiden then placed another baby into the crib. The scene abruptly ends when Ser Gregor Clegane suddenly break the door and smash the baby in the crib with his bare hand. Fast forward few years ahead, the boy is seen training with the golden company. He accompanied by his friend Harry Strickland who later become the Golden Company captain and killed at King's Landing years later. The boy now called himself as Faegon told how he despise his father who abandoned his mother and sister to doom when he kidnapped a northern girl. He then added he has no affection to his Targayen lineage and only wish to avenge those who killed his family.

In the current day, news about Aegon Targayen and his conquer of the Eyrie spread around Westeros like a wildfire. The king's council now has moved place to Harrenhal where leaders from various armies is meeting. Bronn, Tyrion, Edmund Tully, Ser Davos and other lord of Westeros are looking at the map of the Eyrie. "The Iron Island and Dorne are not here, it seems they refused the call", said Tyrion. Ser Davos then told if Aegon Targayen is really the son of Elia Martell who survives, then it makes sense Dorne not to join the war against their family. And Iron Island always a cutthroat traitor added Ser Davos. Being Master of the Ship, Ser Davos face years of hardship to control the Ironborn to stop pirating and to commit an honest life as Westeros navy. When the chances arise, Yara Greyjoy immediately saw it as opportunity to break away from the Six Kingdom. They also discussed on Bran decision to command Gendry Baratheon to maintain his army in Stormland should Dorne switched sides. "For now, we are the armies of three kingdom at least", sighed Tyrion. Bronn then tease Tyrion that the Targayen this time is advised by better Hand, and they able to split the Westeros force by simply stay and defended the Eyrie. Tyrion answered that the young Targayen listens to his advisor's word unlike Dany. The council agreed that although they have a larger number, they have reached a stalemate as marching an enemy to the narrow neck of the Vale is simply suicide.

In the Winterfell, Sansa is writing a letter and called her maester into his chamber. She asked a raven to be send to Castle Black right away. Lord Royce who learnt the demise of the Eyrie entered the chamber. He swears fealty to Lady Sansa and told her the remaining Knight of the Vale will assist Sansa as their new Queen. Sansa then told Lord Royce, the North is still recovering from the war and their new threat did not make any move after conquering Eyrie. Sansa believe the new enemy is much more difficult to handle unlike the Dragon queen.

In the north of the wall, Jon and his squad walk stealthily in an icy structure. They have arrive to a grove where lights emitted nights before. Ellie who walks behind Jon comment how the structure is man-made. Jon answered this is no land for man. Suddenly they enter the main chamber of the grove, and saw a pedestal made out of ice. As they closing in, Jon realize that the wall contains frozen human. Kids and infant also seen within the wall of ice. "Are they dead?", whispered Ellie but Jon quietly walked. When Jon finally near the pedestal, he saw a heart shaped from Dragonstone is inside the pedestal. Suddenly, a mysterious entity formed in front of Jon. At first it spouted a foreign language, and Jon shouted to the entity "What are you!". It then manifests itself to a figure without a face and ask Jon what does an Azor Ahai wish to accomplish by coming here. Jon then ask who are the Night King and why they bring the winter and the Long Night. The figure responded, the Night King simply a manifestation of despair who heart sacrificed in order to end lights. Jon angrily said, the Night King is evil and need to be stop from coming back again. The figure responded, there is no good and evil that perpetuated by the Night King. The eternal darkness meant to bring eternal peace to the land. Finally, the figure shrieked, Azor Ahai, it is either you join us or died defending the false light!

With the shrieked, all of the frozen bodies suddenly opened their eyes and blue color light emitted from the eye of every single one of them. Jon and his squad are trapped by the whitewalkers and the screen faded black with the night king's suspense music closing the episode.