‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8: The 20 Best Quotes From Episode 4, 'The Last of the Starks'

Now that the Army of the Dead has been dealt with, the latest episode of Game of Thrones, “The Last of the Starks,” turns its attention back to warring between the living.

For want of the Iron Throne, Daenerys Targaryen has switched her focus to the “last war” against Cersei, despite having most of her military forces depleted by the Night King and his army.

However, episode four of Game of Thrones’ six-part final season—SPOILERS AHEAD—would prove to be a heartache-filled episode for the dragon queen as we see her losing even more souls whom she holds dear in the world—from another of her fire-breathing children, to yet another trusted aide (RIP Rhaegal and Missandei). Add to that, more people now know that her beau, Jon Snow is actually Aegon Targaryen, who is not only her nephew, but who also has a better claim to the Iron Throne.

As Team Targaryen's questionable war prep and strategies continue—with Team Cersei winning round one—the episode nonetheless provided viewers with what you would expect from any Game of Thrones episode—plenty of intriguing and thought-provoking conversations between key characters, of which 20 of the best quotes are as follows:

Quotable Quotes from ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Episode 4

1. “Hounds.”

—Sansa Stark, telling The Hound exactly how she “gave it” to former husband and tormentor Ramsey Bolton.

2. “But I’m not a lady. I never have been. It’s not me.”

—Arya Stark to Gendry Baratheon, rejecting the marriage proposal of the newly-appointed Lord of Storm’s End.

3. “I’ve never slept with a knight before.”"I’ve never slept with anyone before.”

—Ser Jaime Lannister and Ser Brienne of Tarth respectively, before they consummate their relationship.

4. “He loved me. And I couldn’t love him back. Not the way he wanted. Not the way I love you.”

—Daenerys Targaryen to Jon Snow, affirming that Ser Jorah Mormont was always Ser Friendzone to her.

5. “I owe them the truth… You are my queen, nothing will change that.”

—Jon to Daenerys, after she begs him not to disclose his Targaryen parentage to his sisters, fearing that it will hurt their relationship, as well as hinder her claim to the Iron Throne.

6. “Why not? Only death will shut you up.”

—Bronn to Tyrion Lannister, as the Hand of the Queen tries to get a word in edge-wise after having his nose bloodied by the sellsword.

7. “I’ve some unfinished business.”“Me too.”

—The Hound and Arya respectively, reuniting once again on a road trip, this time towards King’s Landing. (Dare we hope, foreshadowing “Cleganebowl,” the fight between the Hound and the Mountain, and Arya to strike off the last name on her list, namely Cersei?)

8. “I don’t want Jon to go down there. Men in my family don’t do well in the capital.”

—Sansa to Tyrion, before she was reminded indirectly by her former husband that Jon is “not a Stark.”

9. “(Daenerys) wants to make the world a better place, I believe in her.”

—Tyrion to Sansa, the first of many times he would declare his belief in the queen he serves in the episode.

10. “What if there’s someone else, someone better?”

—Sansa to Tyrion, when she fails to sway Tyrion’s trust in Daenerys.

11. “I’m sure he knows how it happened, Sam.”

—Gilly to Samwell, when the latter tries to explain to Jon how Gilly got pregnant.

12. “Maybe Cersei will win and kill us all. That would solve all our problems.”

—Tyrion to Varys, when the latter points out that between the two Targaryen heirs, Jon Snow not only has a better claim to the Iron Throne, he is also better liked.

13. “And our child will one day rule them all.”

—Cersei to Euron Greyjoy, telling the Ironborn king that he is the father of her unborn child (when it is actually Jaime’s).

14. “This is a mistake… Do not become what you’ve always struggled to defeat.”

—Varys to Daenerys, advising her not to attack King’s Landing with fire and blood, especially with thousands of innocent citizens in the Red Keep.

15. “She’s a girl who walked into a fire with three stones and walked out with three dragons. How could she not believe in destiny?”

—Tyrion to Varys, on why Daenerys believed it’s her destiny to reclaim the Iron Throne.

16. “We're discussing treason.”

—Tyrion, when Varys suggested that the better ruler could be the one (read: Jon Snow) who doesn't want the throne.

17. “Cocks are important, I’m afraid.”

—Varys to Tyrion, on why Jon Snow will be more appealing to the lords of Westeros as a ruler because he is a man.

18. "You think I'm a good man? I pushed a boy out of a tower window, crippled him for life, for Cersei. I strangled my cousin with my own hands, just to get back to Cersei. I would have murdered every man, woman, and child in Riverrun, for Cersei. She's hateful, and so am I."

—Jaime to Brienne, breaking the lady knight's heart as he leaves Winterfell for Cersei in King's Landing.

19. “You’re not a monster, I know this. I know this because I’ve seen it. You’ve always loved your children, more than yourself, more than Jamie, more than anything. I beg you, if not for yourself, then for your child.”

—Tyrion to Cersei, severely underestimating his sister’s ruthlessness when he tries to get her to surrender.

20. “Dracarys.”

—Missandei, in the earshot of Daenerys and Grey Worm, before she is executed by the Mountain under Cersei's orders.

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Games of Thrones season 8 airs on Sundays on HBO till May 19—with a special two-hour documentary, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, on May 26.