Tyrion killing Shae was really uncomfortable, and not in a good way. Based on what I'd heard about the differences between Book!Shae and Series!Shae, I'd interpreted her "I'm a whore" response to Tyrion in the court scene as simply meaning "You abandoned me, I have to do what I have to do to survive." Not nice, but still tragically sympathetic. To then have her end up like this, and expect us to take her death as a reason to feel sorry for Tyrion... I'm really not happy with that. At least give her a line.
Apart from that, though, I thought Tywin's death worked perfectly. As did The Hound's (though that was a really cringe-inducing fight, and this time in a good way).
And I'm actually really liking Jon Snow's plot for once. His scenes with Tom Baker's character on Blackadder and Mance Rayder were excellent. And I knew Stannis had to show up, but I honestly hadn't expected him to turn up there - but it makes a lot of sense. As always, there's a hint of real-life history in there; few successful revolutions have started with an attack on the capital, you start by building momentum and making allies far away. (Then again, *cough*Robb Stark*cough*)
Bran's plot: Don't know what it means, don't care. Either involve him with someone else's plot, or make his plot interesting in and of itself. If it means they'll delve deeper into the mythology and history of this world next season, fine, but so far, meh.
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Date: 2014-06-16 03:52 pm (UTC)Apart from that, though, I thought Tywin's death worked perfectly. As did The Hound's (though that was a really cringe-inducing fight, and this time in a good way).
And I'm actually really liking Jon Snow's plot for once. His scenes with Tom Baker's character on Blackadder and Mance Rayder were excellent. And I knew Stannis had to show up, but I honestly hadn't expected him to turn up there - but it makes a lot of sense. As always, there's a hint of real-life history in there; few successful revolutions have started with an attack on the capital, you start by building momentum and making allies far away. (Then again, *cough*Robb Stark*cough*)
Bran's plot: Don't know what it means, don't care. Either involve him with someone else's plot, or make his plot interesting in and of itself. If it means they'll delve deeper into the mythology and history of this world next season, fine, but so far, meh.
Arya actually smiling was nice to see, too.