I can see how my sister considered the end of the Long Night anti-climactic. I actually thought the confrontation was great -- though deserved more than one episode -- but once it's over, it doesn't feel like we just saved the world. Things turn quickly to politics and intra-human war, like The Scouring of the Shire after the salvation of Middle Earth.
Watching the Long Night again, I'm remembering how much I like Arya. She was waylaid a while, but she comes back strong in the final two seasons. I said my favor rises and falls with my two favorite characters -- Ned in the first season, Jon in the final 2-3 -- though I could frame it with Arya too. In the first season she's involved in the core action. In the final two she returns to Westeros, returns to the North, returns to her family, and makes a difference. Seasons 1, 6, 7, 8 are my favorites. Season 1 might be the best season, but I really like a lot of what happens in 7-8. My hopes and loves are finally satisfied, after many seasons of despair.
I'm sure Jon is the son of Lyanna and Rhaegar. But how could he be Aegon? Even if Aegon was smuggled out and another baby killed in his place, isn't Aegon's mom Elia Martell? Can't we be pretty confident Elia gave birth to that kid, not Lyanna?
Maybe he isn't Aegon in the books, he's a separate Rhaegar son. Maybe the climax is Aegon, son of Rhaegar's marriage, vs. Jon, son of Rhaegar's true love.
How did the show get away with calling Jon Aegon, when Aegon's mom is Elia?
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