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-I got an unholy amount of glee out of Tyrion bitchslapping Joffrey.

-Tyrion continues to get the best lines, whether it's the inappropriate and hilarious or the thoughtful ones.

-Cersei, you magnificent bitch. Her speech to Catelyn even had me half-convinced of its sincerity, even as I knew she hoped for Bran never to wake up.

-Jamie seems to have mastered the subtle art of not-quite-openly mocking someone. He made Jon Snow come off as about two feet tall in their scene, even though I'm not sure what all the undermining was about. Maybe Jamie's already tired of Jon's emo bastardangst. Or maybe that's just how he gets his kicks.

-Jon's scene with Arya reminded me why I liked the character in the first place. The cute was just made of cute, what with Arya's thoughts on packing, and NYMERIA, and the hug! <33333

-I felt so much for Catelyn in this one, even as she managed to find a moment to hate on Jon through her grief (God, can you imagine all those years of meals with that family. Awkward.)

-During what was supposed to be a touching scene of goodbye between Jon and Robb, I couldn't concentrate on their Subtle Manpain because I was too busy wondering if Robb gets his guyliner from the same shop as Drogo. On the other hand, I can now tell him and Jon apart, which is progress.

-I liked the scene between Robert and Nedd. They're doing a great job in portraying their history and their friendship, even as it's apparent that Robert's crown has stripped away some of the ease of their interaction. I'm definitely intrigued about Jon's mother (though Ned is definitely not being too hard on himself. Robert obviously hasn't noticed the clusterfuck Ned's indiscretion has caused at the House of Stark).

-...so I guess we're sticking with the rapey version of Drogo/Daenerys then? Because the books just weren't rapey enough as they were?

-A bit ironic talking about the cost of the royal visit above Bran's unconscious body.

-It's hard to decide who was more viscious in their defense of Bran: Catelyn, or his direwolf.

-It's been a while since I read Game Of Thrones, but I'm pretty sure Catelyn's CSI:Winterfell scene wasn't in them. Either way it moved the plot along and got Catelyn into the political intrigued side of things, so I'm not complaining.

-Could the scene between Dany and the servant girl be any more femslashy?

-Why hello, Jason Momoa's ass.

-Ok, so the second Drogo/Dany sex scene was hot, even if it requires some serious handwaving of what came before.

-I'm really liking the Hound so far, though it was hard to find anybody else creepy in a scene where Joffrey is in.

-...which is not helped by him clearly trying to get Sansa drunk.

-Characters who gave Joffrey some much-needed physical punishment in this episode: Tyrion, Arya and Nymeria. And even though the latter two led to dire consequences, it was satisfying as it happened.

-Arya sending Nymeria is the WORST THING.

-I barely had time to get mad at Sansa for lying for that piece of shit Joffrey before my heart broke for her. Lady. :(

-This is why Ned is the most honorable character in the series. As hard to watch him killing Lady was, it was infinitely better than letting the butcher do it.