He’s really enjoying himself, especially when it comes time to cross examine the surprise witness for the prosecution (drumroll please): Lisbeth Salander! Oh shit!
5.13.2014
BLOGGING GAME OF THRONES, S4E06: The Lion's Roar
First of all: True Blood is only just now getting around to callously appropriating Hurricane Katrina? It took them seven years?!
ANYWAY: Hey, this was a good episode, huh? Maybe the best one all season! Interestingly, we got that “strong sexuality” warning again at the top, and yet all sex acts contained therein seemed to be consensual. Honest question: do you think it was because of the, uh, Braavosi waxes on display in the hot tub scene? I know that’s a tricky 21st century censorship concern.
So Stannis and Davos roll into Braavos to visit the savings and loan. They apply for some cash, and speak with real class, so the bankers throw them a gold bone. (You are welcome.) We’ve heard tell about Braavos a lot lately, and here it finally is! It looks like all the other places.
Elsewhere, Yara is still making the same metaphor-free speech she was making at the end of last season. When she finally, prosaically finishes, she leads her men boldly into Ramsay Snow’s castle… only to be driven off by a pack of dogs and dispirited by Theon’s extra-strength Stockholm syndrome. But since circular plotlines run in the Greyjoy family, I’m sure she’ll be back for more next week. I gotta give Ramsay Snow a lot of points, though. He charges into battle shirtless after apparently having KNIFE SEX? Color me impressed. (Also, his lady seemed to be enjoying herself thoroughly—a rare thing on this show!)
Mereenwhile, Dany is having to channel King Solomon for a crowd of petitioners, and she’s VERY ANNOYED. Conquering the fuck out of everyone is a lot more fun than governing the fuck out of them, huh Dany? But at least we got to see her dragon flash fry a bunch of goats! Hahahaha!
The entire second half of the episode consists of the Trial Of Tyrion Lannister, presided over by Lord Tywin, Rickey Martell, and Huckleberry Hound, who are also the latest additions to the Small Council. Martell is the true MVP of the episode, slouching and smiling and horndogging it up all over the screen.
Yes, it seems rather than get on a boat and leave town, Tyrion’s lady decided to go all turncoat on him. Wrong move, Lisbeth! Her graphic testimony is what finally triggers the long-suffering Tyrion’s Michael Bluth-like breaking point. But rather than flee to Arizona,* he curses the people of King’s Landing in a chilling speech and demands a trial by combat. Those have worked out pretty well for Tyrion in the past, so this bodes well for him, right?
*True story: as I was typing that sentence, I got a call from Arizona. It was GoDaddy calling to remind me to renew this URL. Freaky, huh? Oh, I should finally go do that.
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The whole Asha/Theon thing was such a plot cul-de-sac that I don't even know what to do with it. Felt like someone suddenly remembered that speech she gave at the end of Season 3 and cobbled together a hasty, random scene for her.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite parts of this episode were definitely Dany and Tyrion. With Dany, it's interesting to see that things aren't as black and white as she (and even we the audience) would like to believe. Regardless of whether or not Hizdar Whats His Nuts was telling the truth about his dad, the possibility complicates the image of Dany as a righteous conqueror who can do no wrong.
And then with Tyrion, it was kind of heartbreaking to see how all the things that made us love Tyrion worked against him. Not taking any shit from Joffrey and pushing back against his asshat nephew were cool and kickass at the time, but it definitely all came back to bite him in the butt. Tyrion's always seemed like one of the smartest characters on the show, but the way he interacted with Joffrey was, in hindsight, not very smart in the long run...