Chaos Continues in Westeros; Arya and Jaime back to where they Started
Another hour and the chaos in Westeros continues. Two plot twists from season 2 are undone. Nobody died and sadly no Daenerys scenes.
First my favorite character, Tyrion. He seems to have concern for Sansa, for some reason, but so far has hatched no new plans for himself or his family. Cersei has lost influence over Joffrey. It looks like Marjaery is trying to move in and become the woman in his life. She’s charming, beautiful, and dresses like a hooker according to King’s Landing standards (based on show’s love of nudity, I guess this is a standard only for nobility). Can she find a way to influence the little psychopath?
The Tyrells really don’t have a winning move other than to stay allied to the Lannisters. I guess Marjaery hopes to minimize the cruelty and barbarism of her new husband and become the kind of queen she wants to be. It’s hard to see that working.
Bran is on his way to the Wall and meets an unexpected ally. Not sure who he is or what the deal is. The kid is kind of creepy. Nevertheless, Bran is taking on prophet-like qualities, which should make up for is inability to be a knight or soldier. Good to see he’s getting out of that mess up north.
Theon is getting tortured by someone, not sure who. Don’t feel too bad about that. I’m hoping this loose end gets cut soon. Theon doesn’t matter to the other stories anymore.
Robb found out about Winterfell but no sign he plans to do much more about it. Now he is marching to Riverrun to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Catelyn’s father. Tully’s have been beaten down pretty bad, and with Walder Frey about to leave the northern alliance, Robb is in trouble. His bannermen know it.
I loved seeing Brienne school Jaime Lannister on the bridge. He’s supposedly the most gifted swordsmen in the land, then gets his ass kicked by the woman he’s been tormenting for days. Then he gets captured by Northmen. I love it. Glad to see this little plot twist didn’t go anywhere. It didn’t make sense for Brienne to actually get Jaime across the continent to King’s Landing without getting discovered.
The Arya pinball game is getting old. Just as Arya escaped one captor, she falls into the grasp of another. This time it is the Brotherhood without Banners. A nifty little anarchist group I guess. As soon as they figure out who she is, they won’t let her go anywhere.
Sansa proves once again she is the weakest link. She trusts Little Finger and says a little too much to Marjaery and her grandma Olenna Tyrell. This one isn’t going to last much longer unless Tyrion or the Tyrells save her. Sansa deathwatch has officially begun.
Some things moved in this episode but not much. The Arya and Jaime elements changed but not much else. Mostly filler and introducing Olenna, the creepy kid from Bran’s dreams, and the Brotherhood without Banners.
Naturally, I am looking forward to the next one anyway.
Jacob
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