'Game of Thrones' Recap: A Fiery Field of Battle

[Warning: this story contains spoilers for the fourth episode of Game of Thrones' seventh season, "The Spoils of War."]

With the fourth hour of its seventh season, Game of Thrones delivered on yet another one of its longest held promises: dragons have returned to Westeros proper, with a vengeance — and it's potentially very bad news for one character in particular.

The final act of the hour, called "The Spoils of War," took a hard turn for "Battle of the Bastards" territory in the form of a massive battle between the Lannister and Targaryen forces. In one corner: Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), Bronn of the Blackwater (Jerome Flynn), the curiously named Dickon Tarly (Tom Hopper) and his cruel father Randyll (James Faulkner), and countless other soldiers. On the other side of the battlefield: Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) and Drogon, unleashing holy hellfire upon everyone they cross, with a huge Dothraki contingent as well. 

It's the fulfillment of one of the show's oldest oaths, stemming as early as the first episode of the series, when Viserys (Harry Lloyd) married Daenerys to Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) in an effort to recruit his army and win back Westeros. Both Viserys and Drogo are long gone, but the desired results of the marriage pact have finally played out, and very much in House Targaryen's favor.

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Game of Thrones also stars Sophie Turner and Peter Dinklage.