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Games of Thrones 1x06 review
-Damn it, I wanted Tyrion’s confession of his “crimes” to go on a bit further (and it seems Lysa’s disturbing little boy did too). I love how he never stops plotting, though his initial approach to the MENSA candidate guard clearly needed some tweaking (seriously, Tyrion, “abstract concept” might be…well, too abstract a concept for this audience).
-And speaking of Lysa’s boy, he might be surpassing Joffrey in the “brat most deserving to have his head bashed in” stakes. His clapping over the prospect of Tyrion’s death… *shudder*
-I flove Master Syrio. I kind of want him to cross over to other canons and snap various “heroes” out of their pity parties. But seriously, stellar job in that scene from the actress playing Arya (as usual), and the practice fighting did a good job at showing her vast improvement in a plausible way.
-It was nice to see Bran’s spirits considerably pick up thanks to Tyrion’s saddle. His smile at the prospect of getting out of bad lit up the room, and he threatened his attacker in the most mini!Stark badass way.
-Ned continues with the grand, heroic gestures and the EPIC STRATEGY!FAIL. Going after Sir Clegane and effectively declaring war on the Lannisters right after Robert told him not to? Damn, Ned, if only those brass balls were matched by common sense.
-As fundamentally untrustworthy as Littlefinger is, Ned could have benefitted from his warnings tonight, especially the bit about gold winning wars (hell, even deluded!Viserys seemed to understand that better, with his attempt to steal the dragon eggs).
-Somebody who fully grasps the concept of survival > honour: Bronn. I felt bad for Lysa’s doomed (and hot) knight, especially as he kept getting up and bravely hobbling towards Bronn, but in the end everyone’s favourite mercenary was right: honour is a poor consolation when you’re very, very dead.
-Joffrey’s contrite act was actually very convincing…for anybody not watching the show. Sansa clear fell for it, and I was once again torn between sympathy and wanting to shake some sense into her. And yes, she’s still a child, but this episode demonstrated that the Stark children don’t have the luxury to be children.
-You know the Starks suck at politics when even a prostitute is better at predicting the political tides than them. Goodbye, Roz! Look up Littlefinger in King’s Landing, I’m sure he’ll appreciate someone with your business acumen at his employ.
-Sansa doesn’t want someone “brave, gentle and strong”, you guys, she wants Joffrey!
-You could practically see the light bulb going off over Ned’s head during Sansa’s impassionate defense of Joffrey. Glad you could join us in the clue room, Ned, pull up a chair.
-I was very excited as soon as I saw the episode title, and Viserys finally getting what was coming to him didn’t disappoint. Dani’s reactions during the whole scene were perfection, from the almost pitying look she cast Viserys even as he held her at swordpoint, to the moment she realized his fate was sealed (and I loved both her silent communication with Drogo and her poker face as she “translated” Drogo’s order) and her refusal to flinch away from her brother’s “crowning”. You’ve come a long way, baby!
-Yay, Jason Momoa gets English speaking lines! They really sold the change in Dany and Drogo’s dynamic in this one. He conveyed such pride at her during the (kind of stomach churning) heart-eating scene and there was such an ease at how they were with each other at the feast before Viserys drunkenly stumbled to his doom.
-And speaking of Lysa’s boy, he might be surpassing Joffrey in the “brat most deserving to have his head bashed in” stakes. His clapping over the prospect of Tyrion’s death… *shudder*
-I flove Master Syrio. I kind of want him to cross over to other canons and snap various “heroes” out of their pity parties. But seriously, stellar job in that scene from the actress playing Arya (as usual), and the practice fighting did a good job at showing her vast improvement in a plausible way.
-It was nice to see Bran’s spirits considerably pick up thanks to Tyrion’s saddle. His smile at the prospect of getting out of bad lit up the room, and he threatened his attacker in the most mini!Stark badass way.
-Ned continues with the grand, heroic gestures and the EPIC STRATEGY!FAIL. Going after Sir Clegane and effectively declaring war on the Lannisters right after Robert told him not to? Damn, Ned, if only those brass balls were matched by common sense.
-As fundamentally untrustworthy as Littlefinger is, Ned could have benefitted from his warnings tonight, especially the bit about gold winning wars (hell, even deluded!Viserys seemed to understand that better, with his attempt to steal the dragon eggs).
-Somebody who fully grasps the concept of survival > honour: Bronn. I felt bad for Lysa’s doomed (and hot) knight, especially as he kept getting up and bravely hobbling towards Bronn, but in the end everyone’s favourite mercenary was right: honour is a poor consolation when you’re very, very dead.
-Joffrey’s contrite act was actually very convincing…for anybody not watching the show. Sansa clear fell for it, and I was once again torn between sympathy and wanting to shake some sense into her. And yes, she’s still a child, but this episode demonstrated that the Stark children don’t have the luxury to be children.
-You know the Starks suck at politics when even a prostitute is better at predicting the political tides than them. Goodbye, Roz! Look up Littlefinger in King’s Landing, I’m sure he’ll appreciate someone with your business acumen at his employ.
-Sansa doesn’t want someone “brave, gentle and strong”, you guys, she wants Joffrey!
-You could practically see the light bulb going off over Ned’s head during Sansa’s impassionate defense of Joffrey. Glad you could join us in the clue room, Ned, pull up a chair.
-I was very excited as soon as I saw the episode title, and Viserys finally getting what was coming to him didn’t disappoint. Dani’s reactions during the whole scene were perfection, from the almost pitying look she cast Viserys even as he held her at swordpoint, to the moment she realized his fate was sealed (and I loved both her silent communication with Drogo and her poker face as she “translated” Drogo’s order) and her refusal to flinch away from her brother’s “crowning”. You’ve come a long way, baby!
-Yay, Jason Momoa gets English speaking lines! They really sold the change in Dany and Drogo’s dynamic in this one. He conveyed such pride at her during the (kind of stomach churning) heart-eating scene and there was such an ease at how they were with each other at the feast before Viserys drunkenly stumbled to his doom.
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It never even occurred to me that Geoffrey wasn't the king's real son. Whoa.
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I don't know whether I figured out Geoffrey's parentage by myself when I read the book. Probably not, because I sped through it, and it's not exactly a book one should read in one night.
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Where was I? Oh, yes. I had no idea until they show him figuring it out- who do you think Geoffrey's real dad is?
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*uses brain-killing icon some more*
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This episode confirmed that Tyrion, Dany and Arya are still my favorite characters.
The scene where Tyrion tries to convince Mord to pass the queen a message and tells him that he's a "very smart man" was great, especially for the look on Tyrion's face when he said it. Hee.
Arya killed me with her laugh at Sansa's hilariously dumb defense of Prince Needs To Be Punched A Lot (I loathe Joffrey); Ned's answering little smile made that bit even better. Ned ♥
Although I think the relationship between Dany and Drogo went a little bit too fast -- it goes from the rape in the first episode to what's becoming a partnership of sorts in six eps -- I'm really enjoying their story. Danaerys' actress is great in showing how she goes from that meek little girl to fantastic queen. Mmm character growth.
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You're right, but...I still enjoyed the hell out of it. *is horrible*
Tyrion, Arya and Dany FTW!
The whole interaction between Tyrion and the guard was GOLD.
I'm being extremely handwavey of the oddness of Dany and Drogo's dynamic shift, mostly by pretending the marital rape didn't happen (which it didn't, in the books), simply because I'm enjoying the actors and their current dynamic too much. And Dany's character progression is one of my favourite things to watch on the show.
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YES. I could think of so many characters who could use a bit of Syrio.
SO with you in wanting to shake some sense into Sansa.
I wish Drogo could have a bigger role just so I could have MOAR Jason Momoa on my screen.
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YES. I could think of so many characters who could use a bit of Syrio.
Syrio: eradicating manpain, one canon at the time.
I would probably be a lot more frustrated with Sansa if I didn't know what lay ahead for her. And the actress is definitely going a good job with her so far.
There can never be enough Jason Momoa.
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And I didn't find it to be nearly as violent and gross as the previous episode.... I kind of enjoyed Visery's 'crowning' (sort of the perfect 'watch what you wish for' moment; particularly funny when you saw him thinking he was going to get everything he wanted because he just doesn't have a clue).
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Oh, good, someone else who enjoyed Viserys getting his just desserts!
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http://twitter.com/#!/JaneEspenson/status/72310430663581696
Viserys managed to deserve it so much, I can't imagine anyone feeling sorry for him!
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Oh, Starks. Your totem should be whatever animal is the least political. I really am impressed at the dreadful, dreadful kids they have playing the two awful boys.
I remembered when Viserys walked in what would happen, but I didn't remember how. Like, I knew his golden crown killed him, but didn't remember until almost the last second what the joke actually was. I have to say, I loved the actor playing him. He was absolutely perfect as the not-dragon in over his head. Just think how bad things would have gone if their family were still on the throne at this point. He actually would have been king.
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YES. While I'm very satisfied with the show, there were moments in previous eps I wasn't as interested in (mainly involving Theon nudity), but everything in this one was pitch-perfect.
I was vague in my recollection of Viserys biting it, so watching the scene was almost like being unspoiled. And yeah, he definitely could not read a room.
There's no shortage of terrifying king candidates on the show. You know it's bad when Robert looks almost tolerable.
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