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  1. Another thing that just occurred to me: right after Littlefinger jokes about needing to acquire some sons and grandsons, the first thing he does is ... chat up Sansa. Ewwww....
  2. That was so awesome!! Zombies, dragons, White walkers with ice swords! Augh, I can't wait another year for this.... What exactly happened at Winterfell? I thought the Iron men gave up without a fight, so why was the castle burned and everyone killed? And why was no one there when Bran and the rest walked out? Does that mean that the 500 men burned the castle, and left? Is that why Master Luwin sent them north, instead of south, since their supposed allies want them dead? They were the bald guy's men, right (Robb's chief advisor)? Does that mean that he's working against Robb? Nooo, I can't take more Stark suffering. And wow, the House of the Undying scene was amazing! What did it all mean? Was the ruined, snow-blown Throne room a vision of the future, when the White Walkers overrun the world? Dany's scene with ghost Drogo and baby was heartbreaking, showing just exactly what she's giving up for her quest for power. I didn't quite understand how Dany overcame Xaro's people, or where all the Dothraki came from (I thought they were all killed earlier with Irri). But it was all worth it: whiny annoying Dany seems to have given way to awesome badass Dany. I'm assuming she and her dragons are eventually going to have some epic showdown with the White Walkers, but I'm equally looking forward to the other story lines. Like, what will Tywin do, and how will Tyrion claw his way back to power? I am soooo looking forward to the upcoming Cersei/Margery rivalry: they both want the same thing (to be Queen) and I think Margery is going to crush Cersei. Robb seems totally doomed now, he just doesn't know it. The Night's Watch is toast, so what's going to happen at the Wall? Poor Bran and Rickon are going to reach there, only to find that once again, there's no one to help them. But mainly: Ice Zombies!!!
  3. This was the most aggravating episode by far. I hate it when major plot developments hinge upon characters acting unaccountably stupidly, and in this episode, everyone seems to have dropped about 50 IQ points compared to before. Theon acted like an idiot, but at least that is consistent with before. But do his men not see that they are completely screwed if they stick around Winterfell? Arya apparently just dicked around doing nothing, until... Tywin just leaves? That's it? All that awesome Tywin/Arya interaction, and that's the resolution? They just go their separate ways? This retroactively ruins all those great scenes from before. Tywin : why exactly is he hurrying off to fight Robb right now? Wouldn't it make more sense, if he's going to leave, to help out his beseiged kids at King's Landing? Robb : it's hard to believe that someone so good at tactics and strategy could fail to see that backing out of his marriage contract is going to cause problems down the line. Catelyn: yes, we know from last season that she's not the brightest bulb, but holy shit, it is not believable that anyone would be so stupid as to release Jaime like that, with no reason to think that the Lannisters would give her kids back. It was also frustrating to have no development on the Dany / dragon plot line. I've been loving this season, but this episode was a major step down. At least it looks like next week's episode will be epic!
  4. I'm just confused about why he's letting Arya listen in on his council meetings and read his communications if he has suspicions about her identity. Actually, I'm confused about why he keeps her around at all even if he accepts her story of being a clever Northerner who can read. Either way this doesn't seem like the brightest move on his part. Still, I like how they're humanizing him. He's still badass like last season, just a little more fatherly and relatable. I'm guessing that Arya's going to hesitate about using her last kill on Tywin, and he'll get away, leading her to a life of regret since apparently only terrible things are allowed to happen to Starks. Speaking of which, bad things are clearly in store for Jon and Rob thanks to their supposed love interests. Why do all the sympathetic characters have to act like idiots? Like, why on earth did Roderick come back to Winterfell alone? I thought he had like 200 men with him! F@*%ing Theon Greyjoy, at least we know you are too dumb to last very long. All in all, an amazing episode. The actor portraying Theon has been fantastic, and the riot scene was terrifying. I was sooo hoping that the mob would get their hands on Joffrey or Cersei, oh well...
  5. My god, that is truly awful. I thought I couldn't hate the Lannisters any more than I do, but you've found a way for that to happen. :o So, the idea is that this would be a way to legitimize their inevitable conquest of the North? I don't know, a Robb-Renly alliance makes a Lannister victory seem less than inevitable. And even if Robb and Renly don't ally, the Lannisters still have to beat both of them; that would seem like the most pressing concern. But maybe you're right that there aren't any available girls for Joffrey to marry besides Sansa.
  6. I'm actually confused about the Sansa situation. What exactly do the Lannisters gain by marrying Sansa to Joffrey at this point? If they were assured of victory, it might make sense to proceed with the marriage, as a means of healing over old wounds and giving the defeated Northerners a stake in the future regime. But right now, with Robb winning, the Lannisters' primary concern should be to win over new allies, and marrying Joffrey to someone else would be a great way to win new allies. So why is Sansa still the fiance, instead of just a hostage?
  7. Yes, that was a pretty neat trick he pulled. Tyrion is pretty awesome, I really enjoyed his conversation with Varys about the nature of power. Well, there were lots of things I really enjoyed about this show, in spite of its tendency to kill off characters I like. Okay, thanks for the clarifications, now off to bed!
  8. Well, in the scene where Tyrion proposes marrying Cersei's daughter to Theon Greyjoy, he seems pretty confident that Balon Greyjoy is already on his side, and that he (Balon) hates the Starks. I wasn't sure how he would know that, unless he'd been communicating with Balon. But I might have been reading too much into it.
  9. Oh no, I guess this is coming in the future? Or do you mean the scene in season 1, where the poor farmer complains to the court about how the Lannisters are killing and pillaging, and brings a bag full of fish? I didn't catch all of Tyrion's interaction with Little finger, but I got the impression that he (Tyrion) had made some deal with Balon, since he mentioned how much Theon's father hates the Starks. Was that the subtext, or was I misinterpreting what was going on?
  10. :) Thanks for the company, this is my first time posting on this site (after hearing about it on reddit). Man oh man, watching Yoren die really hurt. And just when the pain of Ned's death had finally subsided. I'm glad that Arya didn't become some kind of ninja warrior in spite of her training with Syrio (and his death really hurt too!). F*cking Lannisters! They'd better get some comeuppance soon, I can't take much more of them winning all the time.
  11. The Theon/Balon interaction was amazing. That scene revealed so much about their respective characters, so economically. Balon treats Theon like dirt, but you can see that the real reason for his disgust is his own self-loathing and shame over being defeated and having his children taken from him. And poor Theon -- he is in such an impossible situation. He acted like a total douche the previous episode, but now you can completely sympathise with him. I wish he had sent his letter, but I can understand why he chose to burn it instead. In the end, this is the only family he has. And the scene also illuminated how hypocritical and pathetic the Greyjoys' macho posturing ("We pay the iron price") is. Yeah, they're such tough warriors that they only attack unarmed fishermen. Balon knows from bitter experience that he can't actually beat an armed enemy like the Lannisters, so instead he waits until the North is undefended and then makes a sneak attack. What a tool.
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