The Mountain and the Viper Facedown between Oberyn Martell and Gregor Clegane This Sunday’s episode of The Mountain and the Viper featured the highly anticipated showdown between revenge-driven Oberyn Martell and the hulking Mountain, Gregor Clegane. And then there were some minor events in Meereen and the North, but they … Continue reading
Episode 7: Mockingbird In last night’s season of Game of Thrones, we saw Tyrion find his champion in an unlikely volunteer while Arya and the Hound continue their trek to the Vale. Petyr, Sansa and Lysa Tully have a shocking exchange. Meanwhile, Daenerys is still figuring out how to rule Slavers … Continue reading
Episode 3: Breaker of Chains This episode focuses on the Lannisters, Daenerys, Jon Snow, and Arya, jumping all over the map. In the immediate aftermath of Joffrey’s murder, Tyrion is imprisoned. Sansa, who had all the motive necessary to kill Joffrey three times over, flees the city with Dantos. Cersei … Continue reading
Episode 2: The Lion and the Rose This episode is primarily based in King’s Landing and showcases Joffrey, Margaery, Lady Oletta, and Tyrion, as well as Bran and Theon. When we rejoin the action, Melisandre and Stannis Boratheon–remember him?–are burning people at the stake as a ritual sacrifice to the … Continue reading
Episode 5: “First of his Name” Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 4 splits time between Kings Landing, The Vale, Daenerys, Brienne, Arya and the Hound, and Beyond the Wall with Jon Snow and the Night’s Watch. In King’s Landing, Tommen Baratheon is officially crowned the king. Following the inauguration, … Continue reading
Episode 4: “Oathkeeper” Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 4 splits time between Daenerys, John Snow and the Night’s Watch, Bran Stark, The Lannisters and King’s Landing, Sansa and “Littlefinger”, and the White Walkers. Across the narrow sea, Daenerys orders a studying Grey Worm to invade Meereen with some of the … Continue reading
Episode 1: “Two Swords” The fourth season of Game of Thrones has begun, and already things are looking bleak for pretty much everyone. The only person excluded seems to be Tywin Lannister, who continues to be quietly awful as he orders the Stark family’s greatsword melted down into two smaller … Continue reading
Episode 6: “The Laws of Gods and Men” The most recent Game of Thrones episode split its screen time between Stannis Baratheon, Reek/Theon GrayJoy, Daenerys and Tyrion Lannister. First Stannis and his Onion Knight, Ser Davos, approach the Iron Bank. They press for a loan, perhaps their last shot at … Continue reading