Lyonel B

My only criticism of the episode was it was a bit slow, but that is always going to be the case when an episode is heavy with exposition that, for those of us who have read the books, is not necessary. I'm watching it with someone who has never read a single page of ASOIAF, and they are absolutely loving the show.

Yeah I deleted my post almost immediately after posting it. Need to lay off the sour leaf I think.

Edited due to shit memory.

I was pretty underwhelmed by the Stannis casting at first, mostly because I clearly visualised Mark Strong when reading the books, but Stephen Dillane is absolutely crushing that character. Liam Cunningham is another astounding piece of casting, and the dynamic between the two really is top drawer. I really don't want to start whinging, but Renly's death scene was extremely poorly scripted, directed and shot. It was a really, really poor scene. I think Renly has been the worst element of the TV adaptation tbh. The character has been poorly written and poorly cast from the very beginning. Anyway, I don't want to dwell on the negative; I think they're doing an excellent job, and generally the casting has surpassed all my expectations. Another enjoyable episode.