Summary: Catelyn visits Renly's camp. Renly is married to Margaery who wants to give him a child to dispel the gay rumours surrounding him. Tyrion uses sneaky tactics to discover that Cersei's spy is Pycelle and he proceeds to imprison him. Shae is made to be Sansa's handmaiden. Yoren's group is attacked by soldiers and he is killed. Arya, Hot Pie and Gendry are taken to Harrenhal with the survivors.
The Good: I really enjoyed the scenes at Renly's camp. It was nice to see a war camp created by an overconfident and carefree king in Renly, providing more diversity from all of the kings we have seen so far. However his nature suggests that he won't be victorious in this war, as he sports a very defined weakness much like Ned. However, he is much smarter than Ned, as he has married Margaery Tyrell to gain power from Highgarden and also to help dispel the gay rumours. I like the detail that Margaery is aware of Renly's sexuality and is still willing to marry him for the power of being a queen. This show has such a unique dynamic since almost every character has their own personal goal which they try to accomplish, and this Renly storyline continues to add to that dynamic. Theon's story is good even if it does pander to the books a bit too much for my liking (see: The Bad). It's easy to understand his conflict as he is split between siding with his true family or the only family he has known throughout his life. Obviously, we want to see Theon side with Robb since he is treated like crap in Pyke and Balon is not a good person, but Theon understandably and tragically chooses to side with his family, a decision which may come back to haunt him later. Sansa's scenes were good too and her character remains sad to watch. Her scene with Shae was lightly funny but also pretty depressing as Sansa had to exert control over the only person ho she has power over. After being forced to listen to so many of the Lannisters without being able to voice her opinion, she will naturally want to boss somebody around to get out all of her pent up emotions. Tyrion remains the very best character in the show by quite some distance. His schemes in this episode were a ton of fun to watch and delivered some very exciting moments. I loved the editing while he told Varys, Pycelle and Littlefinger different ideas about what he plans to do with Myrcella. The scenes transitioned beautifully and we were able to figure out what Tyrion was planning to do. The scene this led up to was terrific too as Pycelle was forced to abandon his "old and frail" act to beg for his life. It was cathartic and entertaining to see Tyrion outsmart the spy and give him what he deserves. One of the standout scenes was Tyrion talking to Varys though. The acting was terrific throughout and the conversation was enthralling as Varys explored the realities of power in King's Landing and how important it is. I really liked Yoren's story to Arya as it demonstrated the values of revenge to her and how important it is to her. The story was engaging and I'm excited to see what Arya will take from it. The battle which followed afterwards was also very good and exciting. The Bad: The Greyjoys haven't been developed enough for me to really care and I feel like I don't have enough details to fully understand their role in the story. This episode continues to have that slow paced feeling that this season has had so far. While this episode did have better moments, it still feels like the season is missing the same meat to its bone that season one had. The Unknown: Will Gilly return later? Surely there will need to be some payoff for Sam leaving her a gift. I feel like I need to bring up bran's dreams again as they are getting more and more realistic and will likely lead somewhere. He seems to have a connection to his direwolf, so does that make him one of those mystical creatures that Luwin was talking about earlier? Why is Tyrion sending Littlefinger to the Stormlands to meet with Cat? What are his motives behind that? WHat will happen to Arya and the others after they get taken to Harrenhal? Didn't Tywin's army go to Harrenhal too? That could be very bad for Arya. Best Moment: Tyrion capturing Pycelle was a great moment. The scene was spliced with some fantastic humour and I loved seeing Pycelle start panicking when he realizes that he lacks control of the situation. Lastly, I loved the character detail of Tyrion paying the whore extra for what she had to go through. Character of the Episode: Tyrion. Conclusion: This was a good episode with some really fun moments, but the season still isn't clicking as well as the last one. Score: 64
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