house of black and white, pt 1
i had no idea what to expect in this place. arya isn't the only recruit, and what is up with the water of death? do those that drink come back?
king's landing, pt 1
a very low-profile wedding for king's landing. cersei is again visibly shaken by the filthy masses' love of margaery - knowing her future doesn't mean she has to like it.
tommen and margaery in bed - we're off like honeymoon pajamas! "did i hurt you?" i laughed out loud at that one. kid, you're such a noob, you don't even know your the only noob here. she's already in complete control of this kid, and i don't blame him.
tommen and cersei - "hey mom, i've got an idea. maybe you should move a million miles away from me, ok?"
"hmmm, no."
margaery and cersei - great scene! margaery is wasting no time with tommen, or cersei. she's aggressively putting cersei in place from the moment she walks in. "mother!", as in "old news that's on her way out the fucking door!". "i wish we had some wine for you. it's a bit early in the day for us." OUCH. after the facetime, cersei walks away with a scowl and serious music playing - normal service has been resumed.
winterfell, pt 1
ramsay is showing his ignorance, and roose is putting and end to it right now. you don't rule through terror, you rule through marriage (which in westeros may or may not be the same thing) and ramsay's lovely new bride is... sansa! she's right to be a bit hesitant over this, but baelish somehow convinces her this is her opportunity for revenge??? ok.
moat cailin
i liked brienne and pod's exchange, but not as much as arya and the hound. this does set up some needed character development from these 2.
castle black, pt 1
the kid has a name (ollie) and lord snow has taken him as padawan. jon starts off strong, putting his money where his mouth is. there's no way he can accept stannis' offer. again stannis walks away empty handed, and again davos salvages what he can. "the king is a complicated man." yeah, no shit.
house of black and white, pt 2
arya is forced to part with her possessions in order to become nobody. hey, she finally gets to wear something else after 4 years! she can't bear to lose needle, her last connection with her family and winterfell, so she hides it in the rocks, as if nobody is going to know ???
winterfell, pt 2
the first we see is reek, reminding us of where we started and how we got here. remember, his and sansa's stories are about transformation. sansa and roose have a little stare down before she greets him with a phony smile. the old lady says "welcome home, lady stark. pepperidge farm remembers." it's clear the northerners are laying low for now before they give the boltons the heave-ho once and for all.
castle black, pt 2
i love the way they set up this entire scene. maester aemon is not at jon's side - jon must decide and act on his own. someone has to dig a new shit pit, and alistair is about to explode with rage. jon let's him hang for a bit before letting him off the hook. jon names alistair 1st ranger, which is keeping your enemies close, showing leadership in front of the men, and probably very pragmatic. maybe alistair will accept jon as commander?
then we come to tonight's main event! janus is banished from castle black, after being banished to castle black. jon gives him not 1, not 2, but 3 chances to accept his order, to which "stick it up your bastard ass!" is not the correct answer. at first alistair seems to stick up for his bitch, but check out the eyebrow flick as he steps aside. "hey, ya gotta do whatcha gotta do. amirite bro?" it's still way too early to tell if alistair is on jon's side or not, but this is going down and he knows it.
the judicial beheading echoes ned in the 1st episode and rob with lord carstark. this is vintage game of thrones, doing what they do best! all of this is witnessed by stannis, and he is absolutely overjoyed at jon's leadership. why the hell does jon look directly at stannis after the chop?
king's landing, pt 2
hey, it's the other thing game of thrones does best! do you like itty-bitties? melons? floppers? we've got them all here at littlefinger's! check out the one in the long black dress (death, i assume), absolutely smokin'. although i
do not look forward to seeing an old man's wang, it would have appropriate for the context of him being whipped naked in the streets. "a man's private affairs ought to stay private!" say the other elderly horn dog. surprise, surprise.
cersei goes to see the high sparrow in order to shore up her crumbling power base now that the fanatics are taking over the church. i thought jonathon price was great. cut to qyburn slicing a rat - whoa, squirter here! the way they dwelled on qyburn writing after cersei left the room, i was waiting for something to happen. qyburn doesn't even flinch. what a nut.
winterfell, pt 2
littlefinger and ramsay discussing sansa. "i'll never hurt her." yeah, right. littlefinger can barely bite his tongue, and instead plays dumb to let ramsay play a card. it's great watching baelish and bolton jousting. it's like "i know that you know that i know neither of us can be trusted". add stannis and you have the cold-blooded trifecta.
volantis
this place looks great, in that it looks shit. but convincing shit. and wtf tyrion speaks valyrian now? ok. on to the brothel! notice how in this excellent episode, all we see of danerys is a prostitute lookalike. not a coincidence. and holy shit it's ser jorah friendzone! tyrion pisses of a tall wall, echoing yet another scene. dwarfnapping, ser jorah? what the hell is she going to do with him? "spinners" don't work that way. maybe a hood ornament or something. and how are you going to explain all this? "i was in a brothel getting drunk as hell, waiting for my turn with a whore khalise imitator when...no wait! her face was meh but a great ass, and she nailed the old dress you used to wear! khaaallliiiisseeeee!!!!"
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