The episode everyone was waiting for for three years!
Oh, look, Myranda is just as Buffalo Bill as Ramsay. When she first showed up in the episode when Theon loses "his favorite toy", I figured she had to be one of his, but not like this.
It's been years since my last rewatch, and I forgot just how good Alfie Allen is playing the completely broken Reek.
Bronn and Jaime, another "worlds collide" moment. With how cold and sarcastic both can be, these training sessions are one of the highlights of this season -- the biggest being this episode's ending -- especially since it turns into a begrudging respect enough for Jaime to trust Bronn a lot in later seasons..
Ramsay respects Locke. Shocker!
"You're not a Bolton, you're a Snow." Oof, that had to hurt. If there's one thing Ramsay hates, it's being reminded he's a bastard.
Gotta admit, Ramsay's demonstration was an impressive proof of concept, especially when intentionally dropping the news about Robb's death. Even Roose was surprised Ramsay would trust his work enough to take that risk.
Oh, good, give the deranged teenager with an uncontrollable lust for death and violence an extremely sharp sword. That'll end well. And, hey, it actually did! Because as usual "Widow's Wail" was completely useless to Joffrey in an actual life and death situation.
You can tell how much Tyrion did not want to say "you're a whore!" and what follows, until Shae's refusal to leave for her own safety brought it out.
Now that I've been reminded of Tywin's "bring her to the Tower of the Hand before the wedding" and Shae's reaction to what Tyrion said to get her to leave, I have to revise my previous assumption that Shae started spying on Tyrion and fucking Tywin after Varys tried to convince her to leave with the diamonds. Guess that "drastic move" came later
Mace walking Margaery down the aisle to hand her off to Joffrey -- just hours before his assassination -- in the veryGreat Sept that Margaery and her father will die in in just a couple years later is surreal to realize again.
See, this is why I've always hated renaissance faires: bunch of drunk people thinking they're fooling anyone, some piss-reeking jugglers who'd probably sell you a dime back in the parking lot, and a fake king being killed.
"She's gone. I know you don't wanna believe it, but she is. Now, go drink until it feels like you did the right thing." I had no idea how unfortunately relevant that quote would wind up being just four months after this episode originally aired. Such a great Bronn quote no matter what. He was wrong about her being gone, very wrong, but it was still good advice in the moment that both he and Tyrion thought it was true.
Oberyn: Hello.
Tyrion: Hello.
Oberyn: Not you.
This gets me every time. Oberyn and Ellaria only have eyes for the flexible girl wearing next to nothing, and he so hilariously dismisses Tyrion without breaking eye contact.
Anyone who's just watched this for the first time, go back and rewatch Olenna's hands when she first starts talking to Sansa. A jewel seems to be missing from the necklace Ser Dontos gave her in the last episode...
Damn, Loras, that was a brutal comeback.
If ever there was a character who was almost more at home in King's Landing than their own home, it's Oberyn. Dude is whip smart, quick witted, and vicious with that tongue when reminding both Tywin and Cersei exactly why he's there. The Viper was almost as skilled with his diplomatic (and other type of) mouth as he was a spear.
Somehow, the slapstick retelling of the War of the Five Kings with dwarf actors is almost as dark as the events of that war.
Joffrey being such a petulant little shit enough to openly mock Tyrion couldn't have been a bigger help to "the plan". Now Olenna and Littlefinger have more eyes on Tyrion and Sansa than likely expected, and all those witnesses watching him pick up and refill the goblet. No need for an "orgy of evidence" when there are thousands of eyewitnesses.
It's so weird to think how Jack Gleeson is considered to be such a sweet heart in real life and here I am thrilled to be watching him pretend to choke to death. After three seasons of being the biggest sadist, after Ramsay, Joffrey finally earns his well-deserved brutal death.
Review by Digital PhreakerBlockedParentSpoilers2024-05-19T02:10:50Z
The episode everyone was waiting for for three years!
Oh, look, Myranda is just as Buffalo Bill as Ramsay. When she first showed up in the episode when Theon loses "his favorite toy", I figured she had to be one of his, but not like this.
It's been years since my last rewatch, and I forgot just how good Alfie Allen is playing the completely broken Reek.
Bronn and Jaime, another "worlds collide" moment. With how cold and sarcastic both can be, these training sessions are one of the highlights of this season -- the biggest being this episode's ending -- especially since it turns into a begrudging respect enough for Jaime to trust Bronn a lot in later seasons..
Ramsay respects Locke. Shocker!
"You're not a Bolton, you're a Snow." Oof, that had to hurt. If there's one thing Ramsay hates, it's being reminded he's a bastard.
Gotta admit, Ramsay's demonstration was an impressive proof of concept, especially when intentionally dropping the news about Robb's death. Even Roose was surprised Ramsay would trust his work enough to take that risk.
Oh, good, give the deranged teenager with an uncontrollable lust for death and violence an extremely sharp sword. That'll end well. And, hey, it actually did! Because as usual "Widow's Wail" was completely useless to Joffrey in an actual life and death situation.
You can tell how much Tyrion did not want to say "you're a whore!" and what follows, until Shae's refusal to leave for her own safety brought it out.
Now that I've been reminded of Tywin's "bring her to the Tower of the Hand before the wedding" and Shae's reaction to what Tyrion said to get her to leave, I have to revise my previous assumption that Shae started spying on Tyrion and fucking Tywin after Varys tried to convince her to leave with the diamonds. Guess that "drastic move" came later
Mace walking Margaery down the aisle to hand her off to Joffrey -- just hours before his assassination -- in the very Great Sept that Margaery and her father will die in in just a couple years later is surreal to realize again.
See, this is why I've always hated renaissance faires: bunch of drunk people thinking they're fooling anyone, some piss-reeking jugglers who'd probably sell you a dime back in the parking lot, and a fake king being killed.
"She's gone. I know you don't wanna believe it, but she is. Now, go drink until it feels like you did the right thing." I had no idea how unfortunately relevant that quote would wind up being just four months after this episode originally aired. Such a great Bronn quote no matter what. He was wrong about her being gone, very wrong, but it was still good advice in the moment that both he and Tyrion thought it was true.
Oberyn: Hello.
Tyrion: Hello.
Oberyn: Not you.
This gets me every time. Oberyn and Ellaria only have eyes for the flexible girl wearing next to nothing, and he so hilariously dismisses Tyrion without breaking eye contact.
Anyone who's just watched this for the first time, go back and rewatch Olenna's hands when she first starts talking to Sansa. A jewel seems to be missing from the necklace Ser Dontos gave her in the last episode...
Damn, Loras, that was a brutal comeback.
If ever there was a character who was almost more at home in King's Landing than their own home, it's Oberyn. Dude is whip smart, quick witted, and vicious with that tongue when reminding both Tywin and Cersei exactly why he's there. The Viper was almost as skilled with his diplomatic (and other type of) mouth as he was a spear.
Somehow, the slapstick retelling of the War of the Five Kings with dwarf actors is almost as dark as the events of that war.
Joffrey being such a petulant little shit enough to openly mock Tyrion couldn't have been a bigger help to "the plan". Now Olenna and Littlefinger have more eyes on Tyrion and Sansa than likely expected, and all those witnesses watching him pick up and refill the goblet. No need for an "orgy of evidence" when there are thousands of eyewitnesses.
It's so weird to think how Jack Gleeson is considered to be such a sweet heart in real life and here I am thrilled to be watching him pretend to choke to death. After three seasons of being the biggest sadist, after Ramsay, Joffrey finally earns his well-deserved brutal death.