First, I didn’t think this was much of an episode, but then I realized this is the episode where Brienne finds herself in a bear pit and I was like, yay. So, one lame episode and one bear pit. An extra half star because of that.
Jaime is free to go to King’s Landing but not before a conversation with Brienne. She …
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It’s all about climbing, this week. The big, literal climb Jon Snow makes up a wall of ice and the figurative social climb happening all through the kingdom.
Let’s begin with Jon. We get what might be his most exciting performance. No hard feat in an episode that simmers, but does not boil – but a welcome change, all the same, as …
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Duty. It’s what’s for supper in a Game of Thrones. This episode seemed one of the least cohesive ones, jumping from location to location as usual, the stories appearing fragmented. The two best fragments take place with the Lannisters, though there’s also a nice, slim bit with Daenerys.
Brienne and Jaime are safe at last. After undergoing a medical procedure without …
Like Khan once told Kirk, revenge is a dish best served cold. And boy, was there revenge to go around this episode, beginning with Varys. Tyrion is trying to figure out a way to get back at his sister, since she tried to have him murdered at the end of last season. Varys proceeds to give Tyrion a little lesson in revenge, telling him the
What’s the biggest shocker of this episode? Oh, I don’t know, I guess the mutilation of Jaime Lannister? And now that you ask, no, I don’t believe in spoiler warnings. So there. Yes: They chop off Jaime Lannister’s hand.
Why, you ask? Possibly as a karmic retribution but not for evil deeds. Jaime Lannister, despite being an asshole, is not an asshole. He is, like …
