lost son of Gulian Swann

Felt like an average episode, I expect more from Game of Thrones, 5/10. Positives: Some stuff at Harrenhal was great. Tywin is amazing, such a screen presence, he dominates every scene he is in. Really enjoyed the tickler and that they didn’t overplay him. Spice merchant was a nice addition. I continue to enjoy Stannis, Davos and Melisandre, like all the actors and characters. Shadow birthing scene was great. Negatives: The scene where Joffrey punishes Sansa for her brothers victories didn’t live up to my expectations at all. I had hoped it would be one of this season’s most emotionally loaded scenes, but I felt like it fell flat. I understand that it must be hard to do scenes like this with a young actress who is portraying an underage girl, but without the stripping of the clothes the scene lost a lot of its emotional weight. It didn’t hit me anywhere near as hard as in the books where I could feel her humiliation and helplessness, alone in a city full of strangers and enemies. Ripping her clothes off and degrading her would show more clearly how terrible a situation she is in. Beating her like Mandon Moore did in the show is of course no picnic either, but it didn’t convey the same degradation and humiliation that book-Sansa had to endure. I felt worse for the whores than för Sansa, which for me is an incredible disappointment since this was one of the scenes I really looked forward to this season, with how powerful the scene is in the book and since I love both Jack Gleeson and Sophie Turner I expected them to knock it out of the park (the actors did great btw). Robb and tv-Jeyne was terrible, their whole exchange was such a cliché. It’s a worrying start for such an important part of the future story and it will probably be given a lot of screen time so I want it to be good. I can’t manage season 2 Littlefinger, every time he opens his mouth I cringe a little. The actor and how the role is written is equally to blame for my disliking, he just feels so unnatural and he is about as subtle as a sledgehammer. How many times must someone tell us that Renly is gay? Talk bout beating us over the head. The scene with Littlefinger and Margaery was totally pointless filler. We didn’t learn any new information and it didn’t teach us anything new about LF or Margaery.