Daenerys Stormborn: Abe Lincoln of Westeros
I cannot believe there are only three episodes left. I am
excited to see how the season is going to end but also incredibly sad because I
don’t want to have to wait another year for this show to return. Daenerys
returned this episode and I have got to say she is more bad ass than ever. I
know I have said this in previous posts, but I am so happy that she is actually
going through with her threats and not just screaming at people that she is the
Mother of Dragons. I am intrigued by the campaign she is currently on. Though
she wants to sail the narrow sea and conquer King’s Landing she does not seem
to be in any hurry to get there. She has taken on a different cause: free all
the slaves in the slave kingdoms. It is very Abraham Lincoln of her. I will say
I liked the speech she gave in Astapor much better than I liked the Gettysburg
Address.
I guess it is only fitting for the episode that airs on
Mother’s Day to announce that Robb Stark will become a daddy. I don’t know, but
out of all the characters in Game of Thrones, I think Robb has to have the best
luck. He manages not to have to marry an ugly Frey daughter without much
consequence to himself (his uncle on the other hand is bearing the brunt of the
punishment). He also seems to be a very successful General though this is his
first time at war. Now he is going to become a daddy. I feel like his luck has
to run out soon. Also on a side note, it is weird to see Richard Madden (the actor
who portrays Robb Stark) doing a pretty graphic sex scene knowing that he just
got cast to play Prince Charming in the Disney readaptation of Cinderella. I
have a feeling, the audience of Cinderella was never supposed to picture him
like that. Then again if Disney casts an actor from Game of Thrones, they are
probably aware of the nudity and sex in the show. I guess they are banking on
their target audience not being fans of the series.
With each week, I begin to love Margaery Tyrell more and
more. She is not a naïve character. She knows the situation she is in. She
knows of the evil Joffrey can do but she wants to be queen so she will work
around it. I loved her comforting Sansa after Sansa laments about her current
marriage arrangement. At first, it just seemed like Margaery was doing the
required comforting, all of the while not really understanding the situation
Sansa is in. Then again, if anyone knows about loveless marriages and marrying
for duty it is Margaery. Though Renly was not a mean husband, having your
husband prefer your brother over you must not have been easy. Now Margaery is
going to marry Satan incarnate. Luckily for her, right now Joffrey is set on
making her love him and takes his aggressions out on prostitutes.
Speaking of Joffrey, the scene between him and Lord Tywin
was classic. Joffrey tries to get the intimidation factor going by summoning
Tywin to the Throne Room, but Tywin cannot be intimidated. He steps right up to
the throne, so he towers over Joffrey letting him know who really is in charge.
While Cersei and Tyrion have to slap Joffrey to make their point, Tywin can do
it with a stare. I wonder when it comes down to it, who really rules the
kingdom? Tywin I think forgets how sadistic Joffrey can be so if Joffrey
decides to kill his Grandfather, do his guards really obey him or do they obey
Tywin. My guess they obey the money and since Tywin is rich and controls the
finances of the kingdom, sorry Joffrey but your Grandfather has you beat.
Melissandre delivered a piece of shocking news to Gendry
this episode. He finally knows that he is the heir to King’s Landing. He
accepts this information as only a person who grew up with nothing could: he
says it doesn’t matter he is only a bastard. I actually wouldn’t mind seeing
Gendry on the throne. I think he would bring a bit of world perspective to
ruling. This will never happen. Knowing Melissandre, though she says Gendry can
do great things with King’s blood, I think Gendry will be doing things with his
King’s blood to make Stannis great.
The budding romance between Jon Snow and Ygritte continued
this episode. This relationship is getting interesting. Jon is beginning to see
what the Wildlings have in store for The Wall and I think Ygritte is beginning
to suspect that Jon might not be on their side. I do believe they care for each
other so it will be interesting to see where their true loyalties lie: with
their people or with each other. Jon seems pretty confident that the Wildlings
won’t be able to take The Wall. Though he knows his history and that The Wall
has never been defeated, I think he forgets that the whole kingdom is currently
at war so The Wall does not have the man power it had in the past.
Finally, Jaime Lannister is my hero. I am sorry, I love his
character transformation and who would have thought it would be an ugly woman
giving back his honor. I do not know if it is the bond they formed while
traveling together or if it is the fact that Brienne represents the ideal
knight: the knight he could never be. I do not think it is a romantic
attachment but some kind of friendship or bond. He has transformed into the
heroic knight that everybody said he wasn’t. Not only did he go back to
Harrenhal to make sure she was ok, but he jumped into a bear pit with no sword
and only one hand to try and save her. Luckily he is worth more alive than dead
so they are both able to get out. Now Jaime with his sharp tongue managed to
convince Brienne’s captors to let her go with him to King’s Landing. This could
be an interesting union. Though Brienne is nothing but honorable, she will go
to King’s Landing and return the Stark girls to Catelyn; however, after she
finishes her duty, I see her possibly swearing some sort of oath or loyalty to
Jaime. I am definitely glad, we get to see their relationship build over the
next view episodes. Until next week….
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