Beware! The night is dark and full of terrors, and this review will possess’own’nurse spoilers. Which could be a scarier prospect.###This week: It's the reunion special!###If you despite’in spite of’albeit t last season's finale, which feels like it was years ago, was packed full of reunions, Winterfell, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding so was the episode named, doubled down on that as family reconnected in ways both sweet and awkward, revelations spilled out (poor old Sam learning of his family's crispy demise) and Jon and Dany took a few moments out of significant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative battle preparations to go fly dragons and make out near a waterfall. Because that's Jon Snow in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you, he never listened to TLC on that front. In many ways, Dany is his waterfall, the thing he shouldn't be chasing (especially since we now know she's his aunt), but since when did Jon Snow make smart choices?###Aside from the various meetings and joke lines (and a lot of chatter with regards to’concerning’with respect to eunuchs), tension was fully at the heart of the episode, as the various in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces of the North welcomed Dany and her armies with all the warmth and trust of a teenager meeting their step mother in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the first time. They're merely’barely right to distrust this powerful Targaryen, given what they know of her father, even if she's going out of her way to play nice. After all, she has dragons and as Sansa rightfully points out, how are they supposed to feed the influx of new arrivals, not to mention two giant scaly beasts?###Indeed, Sansa comes out of this episode a lot better than she has in the past. Years of betrayal and brutality possess’own’nurse sharpened her edge and made her less a whiny girl and more a despite’in spite of’albeit tful, tactical woman. And now, with just a short while to enjoy her wintry inheritance, here comes some blonde, with her brother's (or not) er, loyalty wrapped around her little finger. But as Tyrion says, "many possess’own’nurse underestimated you. Most are dead now." You've come a long way, Sansa.###Talking of powerful women, we checked in with Cersei, who might soon regret betraying eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone else and making her own plan, despite’in spite of’albeit she's committed, we'll give her that. From appearing happy that the dead possess’own’nurse breached the wall to her gruesome twosome with Euron (still absolutely the worst, but given how he reminds us of Joffrey's scummy behaviour, probably appeals to her), Cersei is doing what she claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate s is right. We'd possess’own’nurse to question her dispatching Bronn, of all individual (in a call back to the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue 's old habit of sexposition, he's interrupted while with regards to’concerning’with respect to to enjoy himself with three prostitutes) to make sure Jaime and Tyrion perish, despite’in spite of’albeit . For all the gold she's offering, she must realise his established friendship with the brothers? Still, if it means more Bronn, we're happy.###Though Jeremy The Night King didn't make a personal appearance here, his horrendous plans cast a pall over eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything. The dead are coming, and poor old Ned Umber paid the price in/with regard to’concerning’regarding not acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting his in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces to Winterfell quick. And also in/with regard to’concerning’regarding being called Ned on this reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue . For all its horror movie conventions, the scene with Tormund and the gang discovering the Ned wight was a chillingly effective one, made more impressive by the production detoken .###Elsewhere in the North, there were pleasures to be had in various characters acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting to interact again (or meeting in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the first time), with few more potentially awkward than Jaime rocking up at the frosty in/with regard to’concerning’regarding t right at the end and spotting Bran. Yup, the person he pushed out of a window and doomed to spend the rest of his life being dragged/wheeled around. Could Bran actually thank him in/with regard to’concerning’regarding setting him on his journey to be the Three-Eyed Raven? Unlikely, but possible…###If what you wanted from the first episode of the final season was a lot of scene-setting and piece-shuffling ready in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the clashes and fallout to come, then Winterfell more than delivered. It's the true strength of a layered, character stuffed saga like this that so many scenes can be given over to conversations between individual that possess’own’nurse n't seen each other in a while and it can still work. Credit the creative team and the cast with putting real life into the reunions and making them more than simply fan service. If we possess’own’nurse a criticism, it's that the dragon-riding still suffers mildly’faintly from that green screen feel, but it was all in service of an emotional moment in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Jon and Dany. The Cersei stuff suffered a little by comparison, but it'll all come into play down the road. Welcome back, Thrones! We've missed you.###Highlight: Eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullything in Winterfell, but mostly Sansa.###Lowlight: Euron. Slimeball and hopefully future corpse.###Kill of the week: Ned's dead, baby, Ned's dead.###Quote of the week: “Miserable affair”###“Had its moments” – Tyrion and Sansa disapprove’ consent’endorse’applaud with regards to’concerning’with respect to her wedding to Joffrey.###MVP: Sam.###Random despite’in spite of’albeit t: Arya and Gendry: Still got it with the chemistry.###Jon and Dany: What will the revelations do to their union?###Now that Jon – whether he believes it or not – knows the awkward truth of his parentage and what it means in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his relationship with Dany, will it tear them apart at a crucial moment?###What does Cersei truly hope to achieve?###Though she's choosing to wait out the fight between Dany, the North's in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces and the Night King, does Cersei really believe that the Golden Company – who are reportedly amazing mercenaries and warriors but couldn't stop a sneak prison break by Theon, rescuing Yara on their own ship – can stand against the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces of the Dead? She's smarter than that, surely?###Cersei's baby status###She's claimed to both of her brothers that she's carrying Jaime's child, but Cersei's look when Euron – again, ugh – makes mention of putting a prince in her belly really does possess’own’nurse us claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing that she's not just lying with regards to’concerning’with respect to the kid. She should probably knock off the vino, despite’in spite of’albeit .###Season 7 Episode Review Guide###Episode 1 – Dragonstone###Episode 2 – Stormborn###Episode 3 – The Queen's Justice###Episode 4 – The Spoils Of War###Episode 5 – Eastwatch###[Episode 6 – Beyond The Wall###](http://www.empireonline.com/tv/game-thrones-season-7-episode-6-beyond-wall/)###Episode 7 – The Dragon And The Wolf###Game Of Thrones airs Sunday evenings on HBO in the States, with a simulcast on Sky Atlantic and Now TV in the early hours of Monday and a repeat Monday evenings at 9pm.