Summary: Jaime and Brienne continue towards King's Landing. Jaime escapes and duels Brienne briefly but they are confronted by Locke, who fights for Robb and he captures the two. Margaery gets more information about Joffrey out of Sansa and she is able to befriend him. Robb heads to Riverrun for Catelyn's father's funeral. Catelyn reflects on her treatment of Jon. Arya is captured by the Brotherhood Without Banners who also capture The Hound. The Hound reveals her identity. Jon meets a warg, who can communicate with various animals. Bran is discovered by Jojen Reed who tells him that he is a warg. Theon is tortured by an unknown person.
The Good: This was more strong story development as every storyline moved forwards. We were introduced to new characters in entertaining fashion and there were even some truly terrific moments in this episode. The show appears to have found its foothold and is now pumping out set-up in a much more meaningful and enjoyable way than last season. My favourite storyline was the Tyrells in King's Landing, as they have made huge power moves and are fascinating to watch. In this episode, we got to meet Olenna Tyrell, who is Margaery's grandmother, and she was immediately enjoyable. She clearly understands how the game is played and has made her mark as a major player as she gets the information she wants out of Sansa so that Margaery can be prepared for Joffrey. The scene was great on a number of levels. For one, we got to see Sansa let some of her emotions out and her feeligns about Joffrey. It was an effective scene as we don't often get to see Sansa able to let out her true feelings. But the scene also has a huge sense of tension as we can't be certain that the Tyrells are to be trusted. We can't be certain that what Sansa says won't be used against her in the future, so there is also the worry that she is going to be faced with consequences for what she has said. Additionally, there is also Olenna being hilarious as she savagely and bluntly orders around the servants, which adds even more to the scene. That wasn't even the best scene of the episode however. That would go to the scene between Margaery and Joffrey. The scene was just incredible as we got to see the extent of Margaery's charm as she befriends Joffrey y telling him exactly what she wants to hear. It was so impressively written and I had an absolute blast watching Margaery seduce Joffrey by playing up to his sadistic desires. It's electric scenes like this of characters trying to get a position of power in medieval world which make this show stand out over others. A lot of the other storylines were effective too. I particularly loved seeing Catelyn tell Talisa about her history with Jon. The scene was really emotional and did a good job of exploring Catelyn's guilt as a mother, also explaining to some degree why she did so many irrational things across the last two seasons. I was pleased by the scene and I was glad that it got time to breathe as it allowed for the maximum emotion to be felt. I was pleased to finally see the Brotherhood Without Banners. Thoros makes an immediate impression as a sort of brigand who has a sense of honour as he plans to let Arya go after encountering her. However it seems that the plan may have changed now that The Hound has identified who she is. The scenes had a relatively fun nature to them, and the story concluded on a tense and exciting note (see: The Unknown). Jaime and Brienne's story was good as well. Jaime continues to be entertaining in his banter, and I particularly enjoyed his comments about Renly which made me openly laugh. This pairing remains an effective way to explore the ideals of both characters too, especially with scenes like the confrontation with the farmer which highlighted what would bring each character to take extreme measures. The ending duel was also very good and had a sensible result as Jaime's hands being strapped together affected his ability to wield a sword. It should be interesting to see what happens now that the two of them have been confronted by Locke and his men. I enjoyed the shorter scenes as well. Tyrion and Shae have good chemistry and are always fun to watch. I liked seeing Mormont take control of the conflict between Rast and Sam, ensuring that his men won't be fighting amongst themselves. Robb and Karstark's scene was pretty good and continues to build up tensions between the two. I also appreciated Joffrey proving to be too much for Cersei to handle. Now it seems that the Tyrells are slowly taking control of King's Landing from the background. The Bad: Nothing that I would call bad. The Unknown: What is the significance of Bran being a warg and having greensight? I presume this will pay off later in a big way. Also, Jojen is an interesting character. How did he tame Summer so easily? And what does he mean by saying that Bran is the raven? What is happening to Theon? Who has taken him? Why are they torturing him? Roose Bolton stated that when his bastard arrived at Winterfell, it was already on fire. Was he lying? Is Bolton's bastard going rogue? Or did another faction besiege Winterfell and take Theon? What happens now that Arya has been discovered? Will the Brotherhood keep her? What would they do with her? They don't seem to be on the Lannisters side so I don't expect them to take her back to King's Landing. Will they return her to Robb? Best Moment: The Margaery and Joffrey scene was terrific. Character of the Episode: Margaery. Conclusion: This was a great episode with a number of really enjoyable scenes. This season has been extremely enjoyable so far and it hasn't come anywhere near its climax yet. Score: 69
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