Watch the season 4 Game of Thrones scene that explains the Hound’s actions in the season premiere
Spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 7, episode 1
There are many standout sequences in Game of Thrones‘ season 7 premiere, but one of the quietest takes place between Sandor “The Hound” Clegane, Thoros of Myr, and Beric Dondarrion, who rest for the night in a little cottage where the former occupants are dead and long-shriveled in the corner. It seems odd that Beric assumes he knows the genders of the mummies in front of him, given that they’re basically gray, skeletal husks. And Game of Thrones isn’t heavy on empathy for the dead, so it’s surprising when he takes the time to envision how they died. It’s even more surprising when the Hound takes the time to bury the corpses, and even tries, awkwardly, to pray over them.
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