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shapinglightJust watched this. Still bouncing off the ceiling a bit.
Spoilers within
I have the vague feeling (not sure why) that I'm not supposed to think this episode scales the heights of the previous episode's awesomeness, but I loved it (even though I had to look away several times, notably at the end - could see that one coming and decided I would rather not watch). What's not to love really? For a start, there was Tyrion once again being completely awesome, and Bronn (is it?) the mercenary being the best champion ever (or at least the sneakiest), there was poor old Ned Stark once again completely out of his depth with this King's Hand thing, and quite possibly starting a war, though given events on the ground, I don't blame him. There was yet another wonderful Arya's dancing lesson scene (does Sansa know what the dancing lessons really are, I wonder?) and Sansa doing a very close approximation of a teenager with a crush on a pop star (and is it just me, or does horrid Prince Joffrey actually look a lot like Justin Bieber?). Then there was Ned finally putting two and two together and making four about the parentage of said horrid prince and taking the very sensible decision to remove his daughters from harm's way (we'll see how that works out).
All utterly awesome, and if that weren't enough, there's Littlefinger being sneaky, King Robert having a dig at his brother's liking for - was it festivals? - which was probably the Westeros equivalent of calling him a flaming queen, and his brother telling him to stuff it. And finally, there's Daenyrys not batting an eyelid when her horrid brother comes to a very sticky end, and good riddance. We've really only been given the shorthand of Daenyrys's development - her increased confidence and scary resolve - but I think it's worked quite well, even if the Dothraki, including Khal Drogo (very tall, isn't he?) remain pretty much as background decoration.
I can't wait to see what happens next. Will Ned succeed in getting Sansa and Arya safely out of town (I'm betting not)? Will someboday assassinate King Robert (I'm betting yes)? How long can Ned stay so stubbornly honourable and not die (I give him until the end of season 1)? How scary will Lannister Snr be (I'm betting very)?
:rubs hands: I can't wait.
Spoilers within
I have the vague feeling (not sure why) that I'm not supposed to think this episode scales the heights of the previous episode's awesomeness, but I loved it (even though I had to look away several times, notably at the end - could see that one coming and decided I would rather not watch). What's not to love really? For a start, there was Tyrion once again being completely awesome, and Bronn (is it?) the mercenary being the best champion ever (or at least the sneakiest), there was poor old Ned Stark once again completely out of his depth with this King's Hand thing, and quite possibly starting a war, though given events on the ground, I don't blame him. There was yet another wonderful Arya's dancing lesson scene (does Sansa know what the dancing lessons really are, I wonder?) and Sansa doing a very close approximation of a teenager with a crush on a pop star (and is it just me, or does horrid Prince Joffrey actually look a lot like Justin Bieber?). Then there was Ned finally putting two and two together and making four about the parentage of said horrid prince and taking the very sensible decision to remove his daughters from harm's way (we'll see how that works out).
All utterly awesome, and if that weren't enough, there's Littlefinger being sneaky, King Robert having a dig at his brother's liking for - was it festivals? - which was probably the Westeros equivalent of calling him a flaming queen, and his brother telling him to stuff it. And finally, there's Daenyrys not batting an eyelid when her horrid brother comes to a very sticky end, and good riddance. We've really only been given the shorthand of Daenyrys's development - her increased confidence and scary resolve - but I think it's worked quite well, even if the Dothraki, including Khal Drogo (very tall, isn't he?) remain pretty much as background decoration.
I can't wait to see what happens next. Will Ned succeed in getting Sansa and Arya safely out of town (I'm betting not)? Will someboday assassinate King Robert (I'm betting yes)? How long can Ned stay so stubbornly honourable and not die (I give him until the end of season 1)? How scary will Lannister Snr be (I'm betting very)?
:rubs hands: I can't wait.