Well he did train them all, something which will probably save their lives in the future... in fact he probably already saved Sam's life when he declared Sam his brother and under his protection.... So their loyalty to him made sense to me (hopefully he'll stop whining now and start to show some real leadership).
Oh, I know all that. I'm just at the end of my patience with Jon's whining (really was about halfway through the show), so I just want him to get over himself already. And he actually did even more in the books, for Sam in particular. You should take the hiatus as a chance to read them, they're really excellent.
And yeah, this episode pretty much emphasized the name of the book...though Cersei's "you win, or you die" line should be kept in mind.
And Tyrion looked a little uncomfortable with the brand new responsibility given to him by his Father.... He clearly has a strategic mind, but nothing of importance (except his own life) has ever depended upon his abilities/intelligence. NOW he is going to have to command respect and make decisions that effect a nation.
Damn, I wish I could comment on this properly without spoiling you. But hey, Tyrion is awesome, no spoilers in that.
Finally we have Dany: it was interesting that they started with the assumption that she was going to commit suicide by throwing herself on the fire... in fact I didn't guess (and I should have seen it coming when she laid the dragon eggs down) that she had figured out the necessary 'magic'. She needed the fire, and she needed a death (the old woman was just a convenient victim, someone had to die and it might as well be her) to get the eggs to hatch. Genius.
There were some bits in her pov in the books that explained her logic and reasoning slightly better, though that scene was still shocking and unexpected.
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Re: leadership and kingliness....
Date: 2011-06-21 08:26 am (UTC)Oh, I know all that. I'm just at the end of my patience with Jon's whining (really was about halfway through the show), so I just want him to get over himself already. And he actually did even more in the books, for Sam in particular. You should take the hiatus as a chance to read them, they're really excellent.
And yeah, this episode pretty much emphasized the name of the book...though Cersei's "you win, or you die" line should be kept in mind.
And Tyrion looked a little uncomfortable with the brand new responsibility given to him by his Father.... He clearly has a strategic mind, but nothing of importance (except his own life) has ever depended upon his abilities/intelligence. NOW he is going to have to command respect and make decisions that effect a nation.
Damn, I wish I could comment on this properly without spoiling you. But hey, Tyrion is awesome, no spoilers in that.
Finally we have Dany: it was interesting that they started with the assumption that she was going to commit suicide by throwing herself on the fire... in fact I didn't guess (and I should have seen it coming when she laid the dragon eggs down) that she had figured out the necessary 'magic'. She needed the fire, and she needed a death (the old woman was just a convenient victim, someone had to die and it might as well be her) to get the eggs to hatch. Genius.
There were some bits in her pov in the books that explained her logic and reasoning slightly better, though that scene was still shocking and unexpected.