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shapinglightJust watched this. More behind cut with spoilers.
Poor old Jon. He really doesn't get any brighter, does he? In this episode, he got rings talked around him first by the bluff bloke in the hat (can't remember his name), then by Ygritte. What's more, he managed to get himself thoroughly lost and confuzzled. He even lost Ghost, or Ghost lost him, not sure which. And he forgot to bring a hat - or anything resembling a snow pole to help him avoid all these crevasses the bloke in the hat was talking about. No wonder Ygritte was smirking.
The northern characters in this episode were exceptionally northern this week, weren't they? If it wasn't Ygritte running rings (well, almost) around Jon against the background of the spectacular Icelandic scenery, it was Ser Rodrik facing down Theon (the horrid little weasel!) and demanding he get on with this beheading business because Ser Rodrik doesn't have all day, you know. Or, most northern of all, it was Osha, who does indeed 'know stuff' and has managed to rescue Bran and Rickon and their direwolves, (and Hodor, but not Maester Luwin! sob!) from right under Theon's nose - and just as well, because the Bastard of Bolton is coming, and after what people had to say about him after episode 4, I don't think you want to be around when he turns up. :whimper:
Speaking of unpleasantness, the riot scene in Kingslanding and the almost rape of poor Sansa were quite horrible (though Tyrion getting to slap Joffrey again made up for it a bit). Joffrey really is beyond saving, isn't he? I think that him turning his back on Tyrion after Tyrion had told him he couldn't let Sansa die was the end for him. It may not come for a while, but it will come. Wouldn't surprise me if the Hound killed him. In fact, I hope he does. Have to say, I did get a bit impatient (well, more than a bit) with Shae for not being kinder to Sansa in their scene together, but I suppose, in the circumstances Sansa is in, Shae's advice was good advice. Except that she can trust Tyrion. But she won't.
The unpleasantness at Harrenhal was slightly less unpleasant this week. Terrific scene with Arya and Tywin, who are getting on rather well, all things considered, and the three way scene with Littlefinger was also wonderful. I still can't work out whether he'd guessed who Arya was or not. Arya had better be more careful, especially as, as of the end of this ep, she has only one 'wish' left. She'd better make sure she picks a good one for the last life Jaquen owes her.
Now I think of it, this was a very Stark-centric episode. We caught up with all six of the Stark children (I'm including Jon, even though I think he's probably not Ned Stark's son at all), though the best thing I liked about the Robb scene was the way it tied things together with goings on at Winterfell. Am not much interested in Robb's love life, have to say, though the lady from Volantis (can't catch her name) is very beautiful (and frightfully, frightfully posh).
Finally, the Dany scenes, which were sun-soaked and gorgeous compared to all the dire, dour goings on oop north. I'm warning to Xaon (is it?), and beginning to think Dany could do a lot worse. He's tall, he's rich, he has a nice smile. Ah, who am I kidding? I'm still 'shipping her with Jorah, who was noticeable only by his absence in this episode. In fact, I sort of had the impression Dany was trying not to think about him, as another noticeably absent character, Jaime Lannister, was very present in his family's thoughts and got mentioned a lot,but not one mention of Jorah. Where was he, I wonder, when the dragons were stolen? Will Dany blame him for not protecting them? For that matter, where was Doreah? And is Irri dead? :( Anyway, I suppose the magicians have stolen the dragons (unless - oh dear! that person carrying the baskets to the Tower of Whatever wasn't Jorah, was it? :whimpers again:), I hope Dany gets them back, though I admit she worried me slightly in this episode with her belief in her own destiny. She came across a bit like Melisandre when she talks about Stannis, except that Dany was talking about herself.
I suppose the one complaint I have about this episode was that it isn't very clear how much time has passed since the beginning of the season, or what the current status quo is. Renly is dead, yes, and (I assume) Stannis is marching on Kingslanding, but I'm not clear (okay, I've forgotten), why the Kingslanding populace are hungry, or why Lord Tywin is sitting around at Harrenhal chatting with Arya instead of out fighting Robb. Not that any of this matters too much, I suppose, as war is confusing and probably the protagonists don't really know what's happening either.
Trivial stuff
Lady Wotsit from Volantis really is frightfully posh. Also, have just remembered where I've seen the actress before. She was Marnie Madden in The Hour, wasn't she? Another posh girl with a core of steel.
Cersei was extra-specially emotionless in this episode except when she was ill-wishing Tyrion. She did have a very nice dress, though.
Finally, because it's the thing that really struck me in this episode, first prize for Extreme Northerness goes to: Osha! You can't get more northern than that.
Poor old Jon. He really doesn't get any brighter, does he? In this episode, he got rings talked around him first by the bluff bloke in the hat (can't remember his name), then by Ygritte. What's more, he managed to get himself thoroughly lost and confuzzled. He even lost Ghost, or Ghost lost him, not sure which. And he forgot to bring a hat - or anything resembling a snow pole to help him avoid all these crevasses the bloke in the hat was talking about. No wonder Ygritte was smirking.
The northern characters in this episode were exceptionally northern this week, weren't they? If it wasn't Ygritte running rings (well, almost) around Jon against the background of the spectacular Icelandic scenery, it was Ser Rodrik facing down Theon (the horrid little weasel!) and demanding he get on with this beheading business because Ser Rodrik doesn't have all day, you know. Or, most northern of all, it was Osha, who does indeed 'know stuff' and has managed to rescue Bran and Rickon and their direwolves, (and Hodor, but not Maester Luwin! sob!) from right under Theon's nose - and just as well, because the Bastard of Bolton is coming, and after what people had to say about him after episode 4, I don't think you want to be around when he turns up. :whimper:
Speaking of unpleasantness, the riot scene in Kingslanding and the almost rape of poor Sansa were quite horrible (though Tyrion getting to slap Joffrey again made up for it a bit). Joffrey really is beyond saving, isn't he? I think that him turning his back on Tyrion after Tyrion had told him he couldn't let Sansa die was the end for him. It may not come for a while, but it will come. Wouldn't surprise me if the Hound killed him. In fact, I hope he does. Have to say, I did get a bit impatient (well, more than a bit) with Shae for not being kinder to Sansa in their scene together, but I suppose, in the circumstances Sansa is in, Shae's advice was good advice. Except that she can trust Tyrion. But she won't.
The unpleasantness at Harrenhal was slightly less unpleasant this week. Terrific scene with Arya and Tywin, who are getting on rather well, all things considered, and the three way scene with Littlefinger was also wonderful. I still can't work out whether he'd guessed who Arya was or not. Arya had better be more careful, especially as, as of the end of this ep, she has only one 'wish' left. She'd better make sure she picks a good one for the last life Jaquen owes her.
Now I think of it, this was a very Stark-centric episode. We caught up with all six of the Stark children (I'm including Jon, even though I think he's probably not Ned Stark's son at all), though the best thing I liked about the Robb scene was the way it tied things together with goings on at Winterfell. Am not much interested in Robb's love life, have to say, though the lady from Volantis (can't catch her name) is very beautiful (and frightfully, frightfully posh).
Finally, the Dany scenes, which were sun-soaked and gorgeous compared to all the dire, dour goings on oop north. I'm warning to Xaon (is it?), and beginning to think Dany could do a lot worse. He's tall, he's rich, he has a nice smile. Ah, who am I kidding? I'm still 'shipping her with Jorah, who was noticeable only by his absence in this episode. In fact, I sort of had the impression Dany was trying not to think about him, as another noticeably absent character, Jaime Lannister, was very present in his family's thoughts and got mentioned a lot,but not one mention of Jorah. Where was he, I wonder, when the dragons were stolen? Will Dany blame him for not protecting them? For that matter, where was Doreah? And is Irri dead? :( Anyway, I suppose the magicians have stolen the dragons (unless - oh dear! that person carrying the baskets to the Tower of Whatever wasn't Jorah, was it? :whimpers again:), I hope Dany gets them back, though I admit she worried me slightly in this episode with her belief in her own destiny. She came across a bit like Melisandre when she talks about Stannis, except that Dany was talking about herself.
I suppose the one complaint I have about this episode was that it isn't very clear how much time has passed since the beginning of the season, or what the current status quo is. Renly is dead, yes, and (I assume) Stannis is marching on Kingslanding, but I'm not clear (okay, I've forgotten), why the Kingslanding populace are hungry, or why Lord Tywin is sitting around at Harrenhal chatting with Arya instead of out fighting Robb. Not that any of this matters too much, I suppose, as war is confusing and probably the protagonists don't really know what's happening either.
Trivial stuff
Lady Wotsit from Volantis really is frightfully posh. Also, have just remembered where I've seen the actress before. She was Marnie Madden in The Hour, wasn't she? Another posh girl with a core of steel.
Cersei was extra-specially emotionless in this episode except when she was ill-wishing Tyrion. She did have a very nice dress, though.
Finally, because it's the thing that really struck me in this episode, first prize for Extreme Northerness goes to: Osha! You can't get more northern than that.