Game of Thrones: The Queen's Justice
This episode featured the long awaited meeting between Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryan. Given the buildup and anticipation of this long awaited meeting, I’m not sure if there was anything that could live up to the buildup, but I found the scene satisfactory. Meanwhile, the grandiose plans of Tyrion and Dany seem to be going up in flame. Oh well. They seemed so well thought out on a chessboard.
Sam Tarly
Sam has shown his mettle in curing Ser Jorah Mormont of his grayscale. Jorah still looks pretty gnarly, but they proclaimed him cured, so now he will be returning to Daenerys. Sam isn’t getting enough respect from the Arch Maester, and I’m not sure where he’s going from here, but I’m guessing in all of those stacks of papers he has to copy, there will be nuggets of information that will help defeat the White Walkers.
Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryan
Jon seemed to be at a loss about how to handle Daenerys’s rejection of his notion that they need to form an alliance to stop the Night King. She wanted him to bend the knee and become the warden of the North, but he sees all of that as folly. These petty squabbles are irrelevant when the White Walkers invade from the North. Tyrion showed his wisdom when he talked Jon off the ledge to not give up in his quest to get Dany on his side, which resulted in her allowing him to mine Dragonglass and bring it back to Winterfell. I did like the line about bringing together ice and fire, which is the name of the George R.R. Martin series. Both Dany and Jon were playing hard to get, but I think they will ultimately be reciting wedding vows. After all, incest is the way of things in Westeros.
Cersei Lannister
Speaking of incest, Cersei no longer seems to care who the hell knows about her sexual relationship with her brother. Jaime, on the other hand, was far more reluctant about it. I was expecting Cersei to accept Euron’s proposal of marriage, but it looks like the naval captain/pirate is going to have to wait a little longer. Cersei seems to be thriving in her new role as the queen. She has proven to be very resourceful, outmaneuvering Tyrion at every turn this season. While the Unsullied took over Casterly Rock (a bit too easy), she had diverted the Lannister army to take down the Tyrells. The closing scene between Jaime and Lady Olenna was exceptional. I liked how she accepted her fate without a fuss, but not before rubbing it in to Jaime’s face about her being responsible for Joffrey’s death.
Sansa and Bran Stark
There was a Stark reunion in this episode, but it wasn’t the one I was expected. When there was a visitor at the gate, I was expecting Arya, but instead it’s Bran, the new Three Eyed Raven. At first, this was an emotional reunion for Sansa, but before long it was clear she was freaked out by his new persona, and the fact that he knows everything, including how Ramsay raped her on their wedding night.
This was another strong episode. It had a lot of the wheeling and dealing and outmaneuvering that I enjoy in this show. It’s hard to believe that this season is almost half way over. Before long, we are going to see the White Walkers in earnest as they fight against the Wildlings up north. Dany will ultimately prevail against Cersei, but it won’t be as easy as it once seemed.
Sam Tarly
Sam has shown his mettle in curing Ser Jorah Mormont of his grayscale. Jorah still looks pretty gnarly, but they proclaimed him cured, so now he will be returning to Daenerys. Sam isn’t getting enough respect from the Arch Maester, and I’m not sure where he’s going from here, but I’m guessing in all of those stacks of papers he has to copy, there will be nuggets of information that will help defeat the White Walkers.
Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryan
Jon seemed to be at a loss about how to handle Daenerys’s rejection of his notion that they need to form an alliance to stop the Night King. She wanted him to bend the knee and become the warden of the North, but he sees all of that as folly. These petty squabbles are irrelevant when the White Walkers invade from the North. Tyrion showed his wisdom when he talked Jon off the ledge to not give up in his quest to get Dany on his side, which resulted in her allowing him to mine Dragonglass and bring it back to Winterfell. I did like the line about bringing together ice and fire, which is the name of the George R.R. Martin series. Both Dany and Jon were playing hard to get, but I think they will ultimately be reciting wedding vows. After all, incest is the way of things in Westeros.
Cersei Lannister
Speaking of incest, Cersei no longer seems to care who the hell knows about her sexual relationship with her brother. Jaime, on the other hand, was far more reluctant about it. I was expecting Cersei to accept Euron’s proposal of marriage, but it looks like the naval captain/pirate is going to have to wait a little longer. Cersei seems to be thriving in her new role as the queen. She has proven to be very resourceful, outmaneuvering Tyrion at every turn this season. While the Unsullied took over Casterly Rock (a bit too easy), she had diverted the Lannister army to take down the Tyrells. The closing scene between Jaime and Lady Olenna was exceptional. I liked how she accepted her fate without a fuss, but not before rubbing it in to Jaime’s face about her being responsible for Joffrey’s death.
Sansa and Bran Stark
There was a Stark reunion in this episode, but it wasn’t the one I was expected. When there was a visitor at the gate, I was expecting Arya, but instead it’s Bran, the new Three Eyed Raven. At first, this was an emotional reunion for Sansa, but before long it was clear she was freaked out by his new persona, and the fact that he knows everything, including how Ramsay raped her on their wedding night.
This was another strong episode. It had a lot of the wheeling and dealing and outmaneuvering that I enjoy in this show. It’s hard to believe that this season is almost half way over. Before long, we are going to see the White Walkers in earnest as they fight against the Wildlings up north. Dany will ultimately prevail against Cersei, but it won’t be as easy as it once seemed.
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