Sansa refuses Lady
Brienne. Accidentally, Lady Brienne of Tarth and her squire Podrick happen
to spot Petyr Baelish and Sansa in a drinking inn. Fearlessly, Brienne
approaches them and tells Sansa about her vow of allegiance to Catelyn Stark. However,
she gets into a heated conversation with Baelish as the latter points out her
failure to protect Renly Barratheon and Catelyn from death. Wary of trusting
strangers, Sansa banishes her from her sight and Littlefinger’s army have a
good but unsuccessful chase after Brienne and Podrick.
Prince Doran of Water
Gardens. Prince Oberyn’s brother, Doran Martell, finally appears. The Sand
Snakes are bitter about turn of events in the combat trial and seek vengeance. They
wish to use Myrcella as revenge against the Lannisters, but Prince Doran is not
a party to it as he does not want to wage war against other kingdoms. Besides,
Myrcella is betrothed to one of the princes.
Jamie leaves for
Dorne. After the bloody combat by trial and Prince Oberyn’s death, Cersei fears
for the safety of her daughter Myrcella in Dorne. To appease her mind, Jamie plans
to travel to Dorne and sneak out their daughter. Having only one hand, Jamie
enlists an old friend's help for this mission. And Bronn of Blackwater is not
quite enthusiastic about it, save for the more beautiful bride and bigger
castle in return.
Cersei appoints new puppets.
Cersei continues her rule behind the crown. With Varys and Tyrion gone, she begins
to appoint new leaders such as the masters of coin, ships, whisperers and war. Most
council members are glad with her appointments, except for her Uncle Kevan who
will only listen to the King and not to the Queen Mother. Looks trouble for
Cersei!
Test for the Queen.
In Meereen, Daenerys’ resolve is tested as Daario and Greyworm capture a member
of the resistance group Sons of Harpy. Despite an order of a fair trial, a
previous slave slays the captive, forcing Daenerys to have him publicly
executed for his crime of murder. This angers the crowd of former slaves,
resulting to a massive chaos. Thankfully, Daenerys manages to escape and
retreat to her palace.
Jon Snow is new Lord
Commander. After Sam’s touching speech, Jon Snow is nominated for the position
of Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, along with Allister Thorne and one
other. So the brotherhood cast their ballots and both men get equal votes. Master
Aemon breaks the tie and Jon Snow is announced as the new Lord Commander to the
cheering crowd.
Arya in Braavos. After
being gone last week, Arya shows up in the opening scene of the show. Expectedly,
she arrives in Braavos and heads straight to the House of Black and White. Someone
responds to her knock but is not invited inside despite showing the coin that Jaqen
H’ghar had previously given her. In frustration, she throws the coin and
wanders in the streets of Braavios. She almost gets into trouble but is saved
by the appearance of the man from the House. She follows him and is finally
admitted to the House after he takes off his mask and reveals his identity.
FINAL THOUGHTS. So
much things of substance have happened tonight. For one, Jon Snow is the new
Lord Commander after rejecting Stannis’ offer of lordship to Winterfell and
legitimizing him as Stark. Well, Stannis might have better use of him as both
the Lord Commander and as someone respected by the wildlings. Sansa is getting
darker by the minute, as well as her sister. As Arya explores the world of
assassins and Faceless Men, Sansa plunges deeper into the game of lies and
manipulation. Nothing much is revealed about Prince Doran, especially his true
sentiments about the death of Oberyn. He is still a mystery, as well as
Myrcella and her role in changing the landscape.
Tyrion and Varys had a quick appearance in the episode. They
are travelling on the way to Meereen, and they are passing through Volantis for
some unknown errand. Mystery again! And finally, before the show ended, Daenerys' third dragon named
Drogon, the one that went away in the previous season, appears to give her some
kind of support. After the riot in the crowd, Daenerys is kind of second
guessing herself and Drogon has showed up in her window. Unlike the other
dragons which are chained in the dungeons, he seems to recognize Daenerys and is
tame towards her. Drogon is just the strength Daenerys needs right now and he
is just right on time. Third episode please!
0 comments:
Post a Comment