ScientistGirl26

More interesting than the previous two episodes, but something was still missing compared to Season 1...probably action scenes. The ending was good though. Renly looked so disgusted when Marjorie tried to make a move on him...I found that hilarious. Varys and Tyrion were excellent as always. I want more scenes with two of them together.

Yes! Thank you. I don't have a problem with sex scenes as long as they don't steal too much screen time from other events and characters that I find a lot more interesting. For example, they could have thrown in some random additional drama at Dothraki, have some members of the tribe rebel and fight with Daenerys...or they could have shown Joffrey molesting more random innocent people...or show night walkers slaughtering someone in the forest (that was one of the best scenes in Season 1)...or more scenes with Bran, I think they are treating Bran too superficially in this season and giving him less scenes than he deserves...anyway, I can think of at least 10 decent things they could have done with the characters. They throw it all away to set a world record in a number of sex scenes in one episode? I think it's a wrong move. Everyone knows what whores look like and what they do. It doesn't add anything to the plot, One or two tastefully done sex scenes per episode is enough to attract certain targeted audience. Doesn't matter if the books are loaded with sex, the show should adjust to response of the audience to Season 1 which was amazing and I think everyone will agree. Season 1 had a perfect amount of sex scenes and they were much more tastefully done. Anything more than that is too much and it crosses the line between art and pornography.

I agree with everything you said. I could have lived without having seen Theon Greyjoy finger his sister on the horse, he is a loser. Sex scenes in the brothel were a complete unnecessary soft porn material, and while we're at it - producers, can you throw in some athletic looking young men in here and show their asses? Women watch this show too, you know. When Stannis and Melisandre were having sex, I couldn't stop thinking about how those little figurines on the table must have poked Melisandre's back. Anyone else? Rakharo's death - I knew it was coming, but man oh man. The first time I saw him in Episode 3 of the first series, my jaw dropped and I was like who IS this?? where, what, how? saliva all over the place. But seriously, he was one of the best characters in the show.