Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 5:57:50 GMT
Theon finally gets some substantial screen time! Granted Tyrion has to introduce us to him as he's been in the background all this time, but still, it's good to see Alfie Allen get some camera love.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 6:02:54 GMT
Grynn and Pyp finally get a slight moment of characterization outside of Jon with their jibes. This episode is really the episode of secondary characters it seems--the supporting cast coming full out.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 6:07:33 GMT
Okay, I'm going to hopefully be wrong about this, but in Season Six I hope that Vaes Dothrak is as green and full of trees as it is here in Season One. It really is a rather breathtaking vision of Vaes Dothrak which otherwise I'd think were a grassland tent city in my mind.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 6:13:52 GMT
Harry Lloyd does another great job as Viserys in his scene--and while they are giving sexposition, it still feels vital to see Viserys calmed down a bit after seeing him so tense during the ride.
Theon finally gets some substantial screen time! Granted Tyrion has to introduce us to him as he's been in the background all this time, but still, it's good to see Alfie Allen get some camera love.
Man does Tyrion come off as a dick in this scene. Especially jarring after the scene with Bran and the saddle design. I guess Theon isn't broken enough yet for him. I bet Reek would be.
Harry Lloyd does another great job as Viserys in his scene--and while they are giving sexposition, it still feels vital to see Viserys calmed down a bit after seeing him so tense during the ride.
His best scene easily. He's been the last scion of the Targaryen dynasty for the last 17 years. It was a heavy burden for a 8 year old child. Time and sanity has not been kind to Viserys.
Its a very humanizing scene for Viserys and it shows him as a teacher. Remember he taught Dany a great deal and without his knowledge the dragons would have died.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 6:35:02 GMT
The whole Jaime & Jory "warrior bromance" or is it "warromance", was a nice touch--not only to flesh out Jory's character but to show that Jaime isn't half bad when he's not trying to be a prick and think himself so high and mighty--a good bit of foreshadowing to his reformation later on, most likely.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 6:44:29 GMT
Yeah, this is really the secondary characters episode as there are far too many attempts at building them up in the audience's mind. As Jon's describing what he couldn't do with Ros, we get to know Ros' clientele list more.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 7:03:09 GMT
And... why is Cersei wearing a Reyne cape? Seriously that's a red lion on grey (or a golden cloak that appears grey)--it's rather odd when you think about it.
Post by whitewolfstark on Mar 21, 2016 7:14:57 GMT
The Ned/Cersei scene is randomly placed (especially when you consider the time it would take for her to change clothing and hair styles like she does), but it's an important one of the two of them prodding each other to learn what makes the other tick.