Last week had many critics as has this entire season, but I think episode 7 proved that this season is finally in full throttle. Most of the main cast was in the episode and we got possibly the coolest moment of the entire season.
We began in the north for the better part of the first 30 minutes, and it was pretty slow paced. Jon Snow left for the wildlings and the wall began to crumble. We also lost the old Targaryen died and Sam has barely any friends left. Which put Gilly in a bad position as we nearly had yet another rape scene. I was kind of hoping Sam would end up killing those guys. Ghost saving them felt too easy. And then to go on and have him and Gilly hook up felt tonally off. It was a pretty awkward scene to watch. Elsewhere in the north, Stannis is ready to march onto Winterfell but Melisandre has other plans. They are really painting Stannis as a much better guy this season so I hope he doesn't somehow give up his daughter to Melisandre. In Winterfell, Sansa plots against Ramsay with Theon, which predictably so turns south. Sophie Turner really shined this week as both a strong and broken character. She's come a long way since her season 1 days. But it was really heartbreaking to watch Ramsay get away with all that he does. Brienne has had a long enough break, wouldn't we all love to see her kill him?
Onto our favorite road trip comedy, Tyrion and Jorah. Their story picked up this week as they were sold into the fighting pits. It was nice to see Tyrion doing some as* kicking this week instead of the opposite way around. But by far the coolest scene of the season was seeing them meet up with Dany. Jorah brought his 'gift' to Dany, Tyrion. I don't see a good future for Jorah, but Tyrion's situation could wind up being a great turn for both the characters. They need each other. Back in Kings Landing, we have several, and I mean several, great scenes with the High Sparrow. We know Margaery and Loras are in jail and about to be on trial but I don't think we expected to see Cersei get the same treatment. She is easily one of the top 5 characters on the show so this becomes probably the top storyline of the future. The end of this season could turn out to have more WTF's than any of the past seasons.
It's worth mentioning that Bronn had an entertaining scene with the sand snakes, although I didn't really see the point for it other than comedic relief. Can we assume that he's cured now? It just seemed too easy. Also, Olenna Tyrell had a great scene with the High Sparrow and Littlefinger. I love how one week it seems like he's on one side and then the next week it's the opposite. He's just a fascinating character and always a joy to watch. It was nice to see him help the Tyrell's out there too as that was his 'Gift'. Well, there you have it, probably my favorite and most shocking episode of the season so far. Here's to winter!
+Sophie Turner
+Snow takes charge
+Sam steps up
+My name is Tyrion Lannister
+High Sparrow scenes
+Cersei is going down
+Littlefinger plans
-Gilly scenes felt off
-No point to the Bronn scene, is he safe?
9.6/10
We began in the north for the better part of the first 30 minutes, and it was pretty slow paced. Jon Snow left for the wildlings and the wall began to crumble. We also lost the old Targaryen died and Sam has barely any friends left. Which put Gilly in a bad position as we nearly had yet another rape scene. I was kind of hoping Sam would end up killing those guys. Ghost saving them felt too easy. And then to go on and have him and Gilly hook up felt tonally off. It was a pretty awkward scene to watch. Elsewhere in the north, Stannis is ready to march onto Winterfell but Melisandre has other plans. They are really painting Stannis as a much better guy this season so I hope he doesn't somehow give up his daughter to Melisandre. In Winterfell, Sansa plots against Ramsay with Theon, which predictably so turns south. Sophie Turner really shined this week as both a strong and broken character. She's come a long way since her season 1 days. But it was really heartbreaking to watch Ramsay get away with all that he does. Brienne has had a long enough break, wouldn't we all love to see her kill him?
Onto our favorite road trip comedy, Tyrion and Jorah. Their story picked up this week as they were sold into the fighting pits. It was nice to see Tyrion doing some as* kicking this week instead of the opposite way around. But by far the coolest scene of the season was seeing them meet up with Dany. Jorah brought his 'gift' to Dany, Tyrion. I don't see a good future for Jorah, but Tyrion's situation could wind up being a great turn for both the characters. They need each other. Back in Kings Landing, we have several, and I mean several, great scenes with the High Sparrow. We know Margaery and Loras are in jail and about to be on trial but I don't think we expected to see Cersei get the same treatment. She is easily one of the top 5 characters on the show so this becomes probably the top storyline of the future. The end of this season could turn out to have more WTF's than any of the past seasons.
It's worth mentioning that Bronn had an entertaining scene with the sand snakes, although I didn't really see the point for it other than comedic relief. Can we assume that he's cured now? It just seemed too easy. Also, Olenna Tyrell had a great scene with the High Sparrow and Littlefinger. I love how one week it seems like he's on one side and then the next week it's the opposite. He's just a fascinating character and always a joy to watch. It was nice to see him help the Tyrell's out there too as that was his 'Gift'. Well, there you have it, probably my favorite and most shocking episode of the season so far. Here's to winter!
+Sophie Turner
+Snow takes charge
+Sam steps up
+My name is Tyrion Lannister
+High Sparrow scenes
+Cersei is going down
+Littlefinger plans
-Gilly scenes felt off
-No point to the Bronn scene, is he safe?
9.6/10