While we’re still recovering from episode 5, here’s your analysis of the shade that was thrown in the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones…ever!

Well this certainly was the episode that launched a thousand think-pieces. But you didn’t come here for that. You came for the shade, and shade we shall provide.

There was so much literal “shade” in this episode, it was hard to even tell what was going on at times! But that won’t stop us from trying…

Part #2 of “Shade of Thrones”, our new series examining all the Shade in the Seven Kingdoms.

Welcome to the first “Shade of Thrones”, our new series examining all the Shade in the Seven Kingdoms.