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After last week's premiere which set up the pieces for our *main* protagonists (Cersei, Jon Snow, Littlefinger, Stannis, Tyrion, Daenaerys) this week we're treated to the addition of Arya's arrival in Braavos (have only been waiting three years for this!), our first look at Dorne and it's lovely water gardens, and a great chance encounter between Brienne and Littlefinger. Let's see where we are....:
Cersei and Jaime in King's Landing
Cersei gets a pretty serious threat from Dorne by way of a sinister looking snake head holding her daughter's necklace. She's super worried that they'll retaliate for the death of Prince Oberyn by killing her one and only daughter. Jaime, having mostly failed at everything since taking down Ned Stark, decides he's going to make things right with his family and Cersei by taking a covert mission to Dorne to rescue her. Oh, and he's bringing Bronn with him. I seriously cannot wait to see how this goes!
Meanwhile, Cersei once again shows off her ruling skills by deftly handling everyone (save her uncle Kevan) at her small council meeting. Quite the contrast to Daenaerys who seems to be way out of her element in Mereen....
Daenaerys in Mereen
Without her dragons, Daenaerys is a bit neutered and she sort of knows it. She has power now, but unlike Cersei, doesn't really know what to do with it. She takes some pretty good advice from Ser Selmy when one of her inner council decides to take matters into his own hands, but then sort of blows things by publicly executing the guy in front of her people. You get the sense she's really only around to wait for Tyrion and Varys to show up (and she could seriously use their council) and to provide backdrop for when her impressive dragons show up, as Drogon did last night.
Jon Snow at The Wall
This has always been my least favorite storyline, but I enjoyed it a lot last night. Jon turns down Stannis's offer to make him the LEGIT Warden of the North, as Jon Stark no less, so he can be a man of his word and sulk around Castle Black as a member of the night's watch. Things take a turn for the very interesting when he's elected the new Lord Commander. You can see where this story is going though - Stannis needs the north and needs someone to give it to him. In his way is Roose Bolton and Co. Will Stannis make it to Winterfell with his army before Littlefinger and Sansa do? Also, Gilly is learning to read! Yay! 'I know 's'...'.
Littlefinger and Sansa En Route
Previews for next week's episode suggest Littlefinger's plan is to mount an attack on Winterfell and House Bolton and restore Sansa as proper Ward of the North and Winterfell. It's pretty well known that the Northerners are still loyal to the Stark's, and Sansa could rally them (which would in turn help strengthen Littlefinger's army). I think this differs from the book as Sansa and Littlefinger never went on this journey, correct?
Arya at The House of Black and White
My favorite character and story line FINALLY lives up to it's promise at the end of Season Two when Faceless Assassin Jaqen H'ghar gave Arya his coin and told her to seek him out if she ever felt the need. Well, Arya shows up and after a bit of Fight Club-esque hazing (and a near fight with some locals), she's offered entrance into the mysterious House of Black and White. Oh, and J'quen mysteriously reveals himself to her once again and they have a great exchange. She asks why he said Jaqen H'ghar wasn't there, and he says, 'Because there is no Jaqen H'ghar. I am no one. And that is what we will teach the girl to become.'
Varys and Tyrion En Route
Not much going on here - Varys and Tyrion are making their way to Mereen and Daenaerys, and Tyrion is trying to drink himself to death on the way. He and Varys have some funny/clever exchanges, my favorite being:
Varys: Cersei is offering a handsome reward for your head on a platter.
Tyrion: She should have offered her c***; the best part of her body for the best part of mine.
Anyway, these two are golden when on screen and I hope they get to Mereen sooner rather than later.
Dorne
We get our first look at Dorne and it's spectacular. We also meet Prince Oberyn's gout-affected brother, the king, Doran. He's being pestered by Oberyn's lady love to torture and kill Myrcella Lannister as payback for what happened to Oberyn. She says the people of Dorne would agree. He says they do not do that to children in Dorne, and that it's a good thing the people of Dorne aren't the ones making the decision. We also hear that Oberyn's deadly daughters, the Sand Snakes, support the move, but we're not introduced just yet.
Anyway, great second episode and lots more to dig into. I think we're going to start to see a lot of things differ from the books too, and I'm wondering how book readers will react to that. What did everyone think? Is this not the best show on TV or what??
After last week's premiere which set up the pieces for our *main* protagonists (Cersei, Jon Snow, Littlefinger, Stannis, Tyrion, Daenaerys) this week we're treated to the addition of Arya's arrival in Braavos (have only been waiting three years for this!), our first look at Dorne and it's lovely water gardens, and a great chance encounter between Brienne and Littlefinger. Let's see where we are....:
Cersei and Jaime in King's Landing
Cersei gets a pretty serious threat from Dorne by way of a sinister looking snake head holding her daughter's necklace. She's super worried that they'll retaliate for the death of Prince Oberyn by killing her one and only daughter. Jaime, having mostly failed at everything since taking down Ned Stark, decides he's going to make things right with his family and Cersei by taking a covert mission to Dorne to rescue her. Oh, and he's bringing Bronn with him. I seriously cannot wait to see how this goes!
Meanwhile, Cersei once again shows off her ruling skills by deftly handling everyone (save her uncle Kevan) at her small council meeting. Quite the contrast to Daenaerys who seems to be way out of her element in Mereen....
Daenaerys in Mereen
Without her dragons, Daenaerys is a bit neutered and she sort of knows it. She has power now, but unlike Cersei, doesn't really know what to do with it. She takes some pretty good advice from Ser Selmy when one of her inner council decides to take matters into his own hands, but then sort of blows things by publicly executing the guy in front of her people. You get the sense she's really only around to wait for Tyrion and Varys to show up (and she could seriously use their council) and to provide backdrop for when her impressive dragons show up, as Drogon did last night.
Jon Snow at The Wall
This has always been my least favorite storyline, but I enjoyed it a lot last night. Jon turns down Stannis's offer to make him the LEGIT Warden of the North, as Jon Stark no less, so he can be a man of his word and sulk around Castle Black as a member of the night's watch. Things take a turn for the very interesting when he's elected the new Lord Commander. You can see where this story is going though - Stannis needs the north and needs someone to give it to him. In his way is Roose Bolton and Co. Will Stannis make it to Winterfell with his army before Littlefinger and Sansa do? Also, Gilly is learning to read! Yay! 'I know 's'...'.
Littlefinger and Sansa En Route
Previews for next week's episode suggest Littlefinger's plan is to mount an attack on Winterfell and House Bolton and restore Sansa as proper Ward of the North and Winterfell. It's pretty well known that the Northerners are still loyal to the Stark's, and Sansa could rally them (which would in turn help strengthen Littlefinger's army). I think this differs from the book as Sansa and Littlefinger never went on this journey, correct?
Arya at The House of Black and White
My favorite character and story line FINALLY lives up to it's promise at the end of Season Two when Faceless Assassin Jaqen H'ghar gave Arya his coin and told her to seek him out if she ever felt the need. Well, Arya shows up and after a bit of Fight Club-esque hazing (and a near fight with some locals), she's offered entrance into the mysterious House of Black and White. Oh, and J'quen mysteriously reveals himself to her once again and they have a great exchange. She asks why he said Jaqen H'ghar wasn't there, and he says, 'Because there is no Jaqen H'ghar. I am no one. And that is what we will teach the girl to become.'
Varys and Tyrion En Route
Not much going on here - Varys and Tyrion are making their way to Mereen and Daenaerys, and Tyrion is trying to drink himself to death on the way. He and Varys have some funny/clever exchanges, my favorite being:
Varys: Cersei is offering a handsome reward for your head on a platter.
Tyrion: She should have offered her c***; the best part of her body for the best part of mine.
Anyway, these two are golden when on screen and I hope they get to Mereen sooner rather than later.
Dorne
We get our first look at Dorne and it's spectacular. We also meet Prince Oberyn's gout-affected brother, the king, Doran. He's being pestered by Oberyn's lady love to torture and kill Myrcella Lannister as payback for what happened to Oberyn. She says the people of Dorne would agree. He says they do not do that to children in Dorne, and that it's a good thing the people of Dorne aren't the ones making the decision. We also hear that Oberyn's deadly daughters, the Sand Snakes, support the move, but we're not introduced just yet.
Anyway, great second episode and lots more to dig into. I think we're going to start to see a lot of things differ from the books too, and I'm wondering how book readers will react to that. What did everyone think? Is this not the best show on TV or what??
