MONDAY RECAP: GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 4 EPISODE 5 First of His Name

 

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King’s Landing

After the coronation of King Tommen, Cersei and Margaery have a schokingly civilized conversation. This seems terribly out of charecter for Cersei. Cersei seems to be fully on board for the union of Tommen and Margaery. Which naturally has me suspicious. Kings Landing seems to revolve around Cersei today. We see her meet with Margaery, Tywin, and Prince Oberyn. She is a busy woman. She fears for her daughter, and no amount of reassurance can help “every were in the world they hurt little girls”. We see a rare tender moment for her, and yet I still can’t help but feel that there is some plan behind it.

Across the Narrow Sea

Dany is being counselled by the men in her entourage. She makes the decision to not sail for Westeroes and I want to smack my head against my key board because I desperately want to see her attack  with her dragons.

Vale of Arryn

Little Finger and Sansa make their way to the gates that would lead to the Vale. And hey look, its crazy and crazy spawn. If you thought for a second that Lady Lysa had grown sane, well you were wrong. As for Robyn he’s still a spoiled brat. We found that she is bat shit crazy for Little Finger. And he looks like he wants to throw up in his mouth.

Sansa gets the 3rd digree from aunty dearest. She sees what we all do, that Petyr has some interest in the young woman that is not entirely PG-13. Sansa is forced to swear that she is still a virgin, poor girl, it never does get easier for her.

On the King’s Road

Arya goes through her nightly list, she explains what the list means to the Hound, and then names him. The next morning Arya shows off the skills that she was taught by Syrio, I love how loyal she is to him (I still secretly hope that he made it out of that fight).

We get to see some very bad green screen with Pod and Brienne. As Pod struggles with his horse, Brienne tries, unsuccessfully to free Pod. But he isn’t the kind to just cut and run. After failing to cook a meal, Pod gets rebuffed when trying to help Brienne with her armor. While discussing his responsibility’s while working for Tyrion, Brienne realizes that she may have underestimated him. He may seem like a goof, but he has a lot ( 😉 ) to offer.

THE WALL

Jojen has seen better days, he looks like he is about to give out at any moment. The way he talks does not lend much faith that he will recover either. Bran comes this close (holds up fingers) to be reunited with John, as the men of the Watch get ready to retake Craster’s Keep. Of coarse, Locke betrays John and tries to kidnap Bran (I have been shouting at my screen since he introduced himself to John trying to warn him, but John just would not listen). But Bran takes over poor Hodor’s body and free’s himself?! and then the Reeds (including girl Reed who I just can not be bothered to remember his name. John proceeds to fight Karl, he wins. And Snow fights with Rast, Snow wins (YAY). The apisode ends with Craster’s wives being freed and the burning of the Keep

MONDAY RECAP: GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 4 EPISODE 4 Oathbreaker

 

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I have to take a moment and talk about the rape scene from last week. Last season we have grown to like Jaime, he has redeemed himself in our eyes. But he is not a good person. And he was pushed to his breaking point. We can not compare this scene to the book. The timeline in the book and the show are different and in the book what we are seeing is Jaime’s point of view. In the show we are shown as an impartial outsider. It was not an easy thing for me to watch, but I will not chastise the creator for it. I will however fight to my last breath this was unquestionably rape however. No means no even in Westoros!

Across the Narrow SeA

We open this week with Missandei teaching Grey Worm to read. They a habe a nice bonding moment before Dany interrupts them so that they can brake into the up till now impregnable city of Meereen. Grey Worm then gets to rally the slaves of the city to take arms against their masters.Not very hard once you give them the materials needed. Taking Meeteen was a harder and filthier process in the book. I realize that it isn’t always practical or possible to follow the book, but I wish that they had kept this.

King’s Landing

Am I seriously the only one to think that Jaime is nuts to trust a sell sword wit his most precious secret? Although I did like when Bronn Stole Jaime’s golden hand and smacked him with it. I also liked that he stood up for Tyrion. Explaining the how much the imp trusts his big brother. We then jump to Jaime sitting with Tyrion in his cell. He asks him if he killed Joffrey, he denies it, naturally and asks for help. He is also certain that Sansa is not resonsible for the murder.

Speaking of Sansa, we get another scene on a boat. We have had several of those. Little Finger explains that they are headed to the Earie were he will marry Lysa (poor man doesn’t have a clue about the level of crazy we is getting into). In this moment he points out that the necklace that Sansa was given by Sir Dantos and wearing at the Purple Wedding was missing a stone. As we talk about a friendship that Little Finger has acquired and the murder of Joffrey we cut to the Margaery Tyrell and Lady Olenna discuss their plots for the young lady’s future. IF you haden’t cought on to who was responsible for the murder so far (and I know that there are some who have been rolling their eyes that not everyone had figured it out), it becomes pretty clear who is the guilty party. While they don’t come right out and say it, its clear.

As for Cersei she invites Jaime to her room. She questions his loyalty to his family, to his son. She does this because the wants San’s head. Literally. In response Jaime pleads for his brothers innocence. There is no reference to last week at all.

Margaery Brakes into Tommen’s room. The decor has not changed since he has moved in and he was having issues getting to sleep before she walked in. But who can blame him. Oh look a cat. I love cats, he’s so cute a fluffy. But she I’m getting side tract. She manages to charm the kid. But he’d be nuts not to. She is good at what she does.

Jaime Meets with Brienne, and in spite of his sisters demand that he hunt down Sansa he gives her his sword (the one that was forged from Ned’s Ice) and asks the Lady Warrior to uphold he vow to protect the Stark girls. He then gives a really night suite of armor… and Pod (who is adorable). She names her new sward Oathkeeper. A fitting name.

THE WALL

The Crows ready for the battle that will be landing on their door step in a matter of time. They are training up and fortifying that defenses. But the fact is that they do not have enough men. Not near enough.

Sam is going nuts, he regrets his choice to send Gilly away. And John tries to figure out were his brother would be. He then gets permission to go to Crastor’s Keep, which is exactly were he figures that Bran will be. The scene at Crastor’s is not a pretty one. Crastor’s wives are probably missing the good old days. And it is revealed to the mutineers what was done with the Boys born in the Keep. I’m sorry I can’t be bothered to learn  these peoples names. I don’t have very high hopes for their survival. But they continue the tradition of baby sacrificing to the Walkers. We also find out what has happened to Ghost, he has been caged, this makes me very upset.

We pan to Bran, who as it turns out John was not entirely wrong about. He can hear the baby crying so he can not be very far. Summer then gets trapped as well. While investigating they get captured, they are not doing well at all. Poor Hodor! Jojen does not look like he doing well, by this point he looks like he’s about to… Yup, he just keeled over. Full on ceisure.

And since we might have forgotten just how scary the White Walkers are we end with one of them collecting the last baby they will get and bringing it to the Fortress of Solitude. Were unhappy baby gets converted by means of the Vulcan Mind Meld.

Lets be clear the comment section is a spoiler freeish zone. What that means is you can discuss anything that has happened on the TV show thus far. If you have read the books, and you spoil anything for the rest of us. I will hunt you down and make you watch all the Twilight Movies in marathon with no breaks Clockwork Orange style.

MONDAY RECAP: GAME OF THRONES: SEASON 4 EPISODE 2 The Lion and the Rose

 

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I’m thinking that I should rename Mondays to Avoid Social Media Like the Plague Mondays. Because that is what I spent the day doing. I have read book three of the series, but still I don’t want any possible deviations from the books to be spoiled. I want to experience the show as I watch it.

Dreadfort

This weeks episode starts off with a good ol’ fashioned people hunt. This is one of the less disturbing scenes that I have scene from this series and that says a lot. From any other show I would have been cringing, but not with GoT. Poor Theon has to watch on as Ramsey and his lady friend (who is shockingly as twisted as he is) run down a young woman. I have issue feeling bad for the now nicknamed Reek, he brought all of this on himself. He was never likable. Look at Ramsey in comparison, the acts that he commits are much worse, but he is so… Happy while doing them, that I like him much better and root for him. In the next Dreadfort scene we see just how broken Thoen is. There he stands over the Bastard of Bolton with a blade in hand and he shaves that man’s face and answers his questions. Roose Bolton may not be happy with the means to the end, but he can not argue with the results achieved.

King’s Landing

In King’s Landing we get a lovely little scene between Tyrion and Jaime. The banter is quick and amusing. And you can see a real friendship building between the brothers. We then skip to Jaime training with Bronn. Now I realize that Jaime does need to train up, he has to be able to yield a sword, there is no question about this. But is Bronn, the sell sword the best person to do this with? I love him and I think that Jerome Flynn plays him wonderfully he has a dry delivery that I love and he holds his on while sharing a scene with Peter Dinklage, and that can not be an easy task. But the character is, by nature, not trust worthy.

We then get to see Tyrion get metaphorically bitch slapped in the face twice. Once by Varys, who unceremoniously announces that he will not lie for the imp. And, while it hurts me to say this, I can’t blame him, he has to look out for himself and if lies and gets caught, he’s done for! We then watch Joffrey slice through a rare book that his uncle had given him as a wedding gift. And I have to say that I cringed at this scene, for one I love books and this hurts my soul, and secondly, the look on Tyrion’s face was heart wrenching and just to rub salt in the wound, it was done from a sword that was forged out of part of my beloved Ice. He then does something that hurts him more then he can say, more then either of the previous acts combined. He banishes Shae, Harry and the Hendersons style. This is something that Tyrion thought about many times in the books, but could never bring himself to do.

In a short sequence we get to see the muchly anticipated (by me at least) wedding between King Joffrey and  Margaery. Am I the only one who is disappointed with Margaery wedding look? I mean, I love this girl, I love the she isn’t afraid to show some skin, but while the dress was ok, I was hoping for something a bit more special on her big day. And speaking of big, whats with the hair?

If it felt to you like the ceremony was tad short that is because the reception is what its all about. Dear god, I didn’t think Brienne could get more tragic, but then she goes and does it. While she doesn’t respond to Cersei’s acusation of being in love with Jaime, her silence speaks volumes. But I still can’t help but loving the “Lady” who never could master the curtsy. And probably my favorite part of the episode, the quick and clever banter between Cersei and Tywin vs Oberyn and Ellaria. I’m going to hand this one to Prince Oberyn, only because well, he gave it better then he got. He does not feel in any way that his actions are reproachable, so the barbs handed to him do not hurt him. And then Tyrion gets one final bitch slap to round out the episode. But the pain on Sansa’s at that moment, hurt me deeply. I have said that it is hard for me to feel for her, but in that moment, I wanted to rescue her.

And for the moment that book readers have been impatiently awaiting… The death of Joffrey. I don’t think any one will mourn this loss. But let us take a moment to truly appreciate the performance given during the last 3 seasons by Jack Gleeson. It takes a great gift to play someone who is so unlikable, and for it to be so well done in such a young actor, I think that we need to let that sink in. The image of the dead king is one that will forever be burned into my corneas. While Cersei didn’t waste any time in pinning the death on her beloved brother Tyriom, I don’t think we will ever know who is responsible. I mean the guy has more enemies then I have shoes.

Dragonstone

How long has it been since we have had BBQ? Well, we were overdue. Lady Melisandre said something that struck me as very true in this sequence: there is only one hell, the one we live in now. I can’t help but notice how much the kids of the show have grown in between season 3 and 4. Shireen is going to be fully grown before long.

North of the Wall

Another of our GoT kids who seems to be almost an adult is Bran. I have to say, the moment when he connected with the Heart tree was freaky, in a wonderful kind of way. Can we do it again?

As always, have a geektastic day, see you next time!

Lets be clear the comment section is a sp oiler freeish zone. What that means is you can discuss anything that has happened on the TV show thus far. If you have read the books, and you spoil anything for the rest of us. I will hunt you down and make you watch all the Twilight Movies in marathon with no breaks Clockwork Orange style.

EW Links

You may also want to check out EW’s interview with show runners in regards to the Purple Wedding. Click here to read it.

Or maybe their interview with George R.R. Martin… HERE!

And this recap of the most satisfying GoT deaths while we are at it Right There!

Also check out the interview with the man himself, Jack Gleeson here.

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And how about those Twitter reactions? (check them out here)