I mean, look at our obvious focus in this episode, Sandor Clegane. Psalm 147 tells us that, ” heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” I would posit that brokenness is healed through truth: truth in who God is, truth in who we are, and truth about how the world works. So how do we move on from brokenness? That’s a tough one. When his sister attempts to coax him out, we finally get to see a look at the torment inside when he responds to the notion that he will get justice by rebuking, “If I got justice, my burnt body would hang over the gates of Winterfell.” He is unable to reconcile his existence in light of his experiences. It is in brokenness that people tend to stop, or are forced to stop, and reflect– and we get a lot of reflection in “The Broken Man.” Theon is crippled physically and emotionally by his past actions and torments. Other times brokenness looks like uncertainty, confusion, or even doubting ones purpose or existence. Sometimes it manifests itself in a very literal sense, like a broken leg, a missing hand, or a knife to the gut. It is a place that everyone tries to avoid– not just our Game of Thrones characters. Every scene we see someone broken Clegane, Queen Margerie, Jon Snow, Sansa, Davos, Arya, Theon, Jaime, and even Cersei (who has been denying her brokenness since season one).īeing broken is crippling. I think the real success of the “The Broken Man” is to realize that the writers were again efficient at weaving a single theme through the episode. Now that his flesh has healed, he is tormented by the actions of his past and the uncertainty of his future. We start the episode with a man who was found, literally, broken. This is where the episode title is on point. “Something bad’s about to happen to all these people… you can’t have happy people in Game of Thrones!” Those are the words of my wife during the opening of the episode. I think she understands the world we’re watching pretty well, but more on that later… It is quite the contrast to the Clegane of old. Brother Ray, who appears to be a transient septon, healed Clegane’s wounds– the physical ones at least– and incorporated him into his rag-tag flock. Clegane was found and assumed dead by Brother Ray (played to perfection by Ian McShane).
Now we see him healed and brought in with a group of… peaceful religious folk? Yep.
The last time we saw him, he had just lost a fight with Brienne and was left for dead by Arya. We really should learn that a character is never really dead unless we see them die– and even then, we’re talking only with about eighty percent certainty! Anyway, this week we see the return of Sandor Clegane– the Hound. Mark is on assignment this week and this space is being temporarily filled by Mikey Fissel, managing editor at Reel World Theology, in an attempt to make sure no white walkers slip past…Īnother week of Game of Thrones, another surprise resurrection of a character we thought long dead (well, most people thought so, anyway).
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You need to have Javascript enabled to view this content. You can also share this test by clicking on one of these share buttons. You'll be able to share your report on Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites. The report will contain one primary character and two secondary characters from the Game Of Thrones universe that you are most similar to. Think of them as having occurred 100 years in the past.Īt the end, your responses will be assessed and a report will be generated. The scenarios refer to familiar titles and places but should not be thought of in terms of current characters or situations. Read each scenario and choose the option that best matches how you would decide to act given the circumstances.
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