Game of Thrones: The Gift
Last week’s episode was a bit of a disappointment, but I think things made a turn for the better with “The Gift”. There were lots of intrigue and big moments, along with a couple of real head-scratchers. Read on to see what it all means.
Samwell Tarly
Maester Aemon met his demise in a pretty peaceful way, which is unusual for this show. Sam does a fine job of eulogizing the old Targaryen, but as he soon finds out, he’s out of friends in the Wall. This became obvious when two black brothers try to rape Gilly. Sam tried to stand up for her, but was knocked senseless until Ghost came and saved the day. Sam got his reward for his bravery when he loses his virginity to Gilly. Go Sam. The world of A Game of Thrones needs more heroes.
Sansa Stark
Things did not get any better for Sansa in this episode. She was counting on Theon sending a message for her to get help, but that useless nimrod came up small once again. Theon continues to be my least favorite GOT character other than Sansa herself. The result of Theon’s betrayal is that a woman who told Sansa that she would help got skinned alive. Pretty gruesome.
Jaime Lannister
Not much happened here for the imprisoned Jaime Lannister other than her he got conclusive evidence that his daughter/niece doesn’t know him well, let alone know that he is her father. I also didn’t see much of a point to the Bronn/Sand Snake scene. If she poisoned him, why is she giving him an antidote after mesmerizing him with her nakedness? This was the weakest point of the episode.
Cersei Lannister
I have been saying for a while that Cersei’s bargain with the High Sparrows was eventually going to bite her and that came to fruition in this episode. After taunting Queen Margaery, she is thrown in jail after it is revealed that Lancel has told all. Although Lancel doesn’t know firsthand about her incestuous relationship with Jaime and their bastard children, he would have spilled the beans about the fact that Cersei convinced him to kill King Robert by poisoning him, and then had their own incestuous relationship. The part that didn’t make much sense is the implication that Littlefinger put him up to this. That was what I gathered after his conversation with Lady Olenna, but I would presume that when Lancel joined the Sparrows, he would have confessed of his misdeeds at that point. Although I enjoyed Cersei getting her just due, that aspect was a little clunky and confusing. As weak and feeble as King Tommen is, the only sensible thing is that he unleashes his army on the Sparrows.
Tyrion Lannister
The highlight of the episode was far and away when Ser Jorah Mormont was getting sold as a fighter in the slave pits, how Tyrion made a case that they were a team and that he was a fighter too. Tyrion proceeded to pummel the bejesus out of one of the guards. Tyrion is without question the MVP of GOT. He steals the show every episode. When Jorah reveals himself at the end to Daenerys, he presents her with his gift, aka Tyrion. I see great potential here. Daenerys is in dire need of someone with Tyrion’s wisdom to guide her through. She has been making poor decisions of late, and Tyrion will guide her back into the right path.
Cool episode. Tyrion rocks.
Samwell Tarly
Maester Aemon met his demise in a pretty peaceful way, which is unusual for this show. Sam does a fine job of eulogizing the old Targaryen, but as he soon finds out, he’s out of friends in the Wall. This became obvious when two black brothers try to rape Gilly. Sam tried to stand up for her, but was knocked senseless until Ghost came and saved the day. Sam got his reward for his bravery when he loses his virginity to Gilly. Go Sam. The world of A Game of Thrones needs more heroes.
Sansa Stark
Things did not get any better for Sansa in this episode. She was counting on Theon sending a message for her to get help, but that useless nimrod came up small once again. Theon continues to be my least favorite GOT character other than Sansa herself. The result of Theon’s betrayal is that a woman who told Sansa that she would help got skinned alive. Pretty gruesome.
Jaime Lannister
Not much happened here for the imprisoned Jaime Lannister other than her he got conclusive evidence that his daughter/niece doesn’t know him well, let alone know that he is her father. I also didn’t see much of a point to the Bronn/Sand Snake scene. If she poisoned him, why is she giving him an antidote after mesmerizing him with her nakedness? This was the weakest point of the episode.
Cersei Lannister
I have been saying for a while that Cersei’s bargain with the High Sparrows was eventually going to bite her and that came to fruition in this episode. After taunting Queen Margaery, she is thrown in jail after it is revealed that Lancel has told all. Although Lancel doesn’t know firsthand about her incestuous relationship with Jaime and their bastard children, he would have spilled the beans about the fact that Cersei convinced him to kill King Robert by poisoning him, and then had their own incestuous relationship. The part that didn’t make much sense is the implication that Littlefinger put him up to this. That was what I gathered after his conversation with Lady Olenna, but I would presume that when Lancel joined the Sparrows, he would have confessed of his misdeeds at that point. Although I enjoyed Cersei getting her just due, that aspect was a little clunky and confusing. As weak and feeble as King Tommen is, the only sensible thing is that he unleashes his army on the Sparrows.
Tyrion Lannister
The highlight of the episode was far and away when Ser Jorah Mormont was getting sold as a fighter in the slave pits, how Tyrion made a case that they were a team and that he was a fighter too. Tyrion proceeded to pummel the bejesus out of one of the guards. Tyrion is without question the MVP of GOT. He steals the show every episode. When Jorah reveals himself at the end to Daenerys, he presents her with his gift, aka Tyrion. I see great potential here. Daenerys is in dire need of someone with Tyrion’s wisdom to guide her through. She has been making poor decisions of late, and Tyrion will guide her back into the right path.
Cool episode. Tyrion rocks.
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