"I'm here to help! Please don't eat the help ..."
Hello everyone!
So, I kind of lied.
Last week, while typing up the blog post, I said that I don't generally do premieres or even recaps or whatnot. And really, I don't. I used to do this weekly blog thing every Saturday during which I looked back over what happened on shows during the week, but then it became too much, and I don't have as much time on my hands anymore.
I cancelled that one and I'm doing random snippets now, but somehow ...
Well, somehow, I'm beating all the odds and just going back on my own words because I feel like doing Game of Thrones recaps every week.
Yeah, yeah, I know I know.
Everyone and their mother seem to be recapping and reviewing this show, but I mean, let's face it, it's probably the biggest thing that's happened on TV in years. EVERYONE's talking about it. If they don't like it, they're dissing it, but even then they're talking about it! It's universal.
And on that note, let's jump right in, shall we?
This episode was titled 'Home' and it dealt with pretty much what the title says: home for a character, and what it means to them.
Again, however, as the action is spread out over Westeros and across the sea, I'm going to be talking about things location-wise, just to make it easier on myself, and hopefully anyone of you who reads this.
In King's Landing, things are going ... well, they're going. Myrcella is put on marble so that her funeral may commence, but unfortunately, her mother can't attend as the religious nuts of the High Sparrow wouldn't allow her into the sept. Jamie would have probably murdered said High Sparrow if not for his gang of ruffians. What happened to religion being peaceful? And where's the army? Jamie needs to do something, stat, before Cersei makes another Joffrey out of Tommen.
Meanwhile in Winterfell, Ramsay is proving he doesn't know a thing about ruling since he wants to ignore the lesser Northern houses and just rule with the three who have the most soldiers. Obviously, no one told him anything about unity to have peace, since if he does it, there will be small rebellions all over and he'll be busy trying to keep the fires down instead of doing what he should be doing. Although ... I guess we should thank him for killing his father, the nut job who flays people for a living. The bit with the dogs however was unnecessary.
Which makes you think Sansa is the lucky one because she escaped and is on the way to the Wall with Brienne, but Theon seems to have other ideas. He wants to go home - to the Iron Isles.
Home might not be the same for him though seeing as his daddy dearest has these rickety bridges connecting the towers. Why would people want to have those?? Health hazards! As proven by Euron Greyjoy, arguably one of the more anticipated characters of the season, when he happily murders his brother so that the Isles can convene about who will sit the Salt Throne.
Speaking of thrones, Tyrion is having issues with the one he was left to guard. Namely, Astapor and Yunkai are back in the hands of slavers, and the two dragons under the pyramid are wasting. Which results in our brave Lannister heading down there to unchain them, because for some reason he thinks he's their friend. I think he just wanted to see dragons for real. Now he can drink himself to death happy!
Less happy is Arya, still blind, still getting her butt handed to her, until she's spared by Jaqen, who offers her a sort of deal, resulting in her blindly (pun intended) following him.
And while we're on the topic of blindness, how about Bran while warging, huh? Looks super creepy while he's passed out, but the interesting thing happens inside his head or wherever he goes during this stuff, because we get to see the past! As in, Ned, Benjen and Lyanna stark, sparring and goofing off as children. A happy Winterfell makes me think back to season one of this show and feel like crying. Ergh.
BUT all talk of tears aside, let's go to what we all want to read about! Like, that ending.
Although let's start with the Wildlings busting through the gates and setting things to rights at Castle Black. About. Bloody. Time. And Ser Allister has the gall to call the loyalists traitors. Ha! Never have I heard anything funnier.
AND YOU GUYS.
HE'S ALIVE.
So what did you think of the episode? Did you miss Dany? What's Jon going to do now? Does he stay in the Night's Watch? Theoretically, since he died, does it mean his vows are moot point? And how much longer before Tyrion gets to ride a dragon?
xx
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