Did you know Edit. You can listen to their version of 'The Rains of Castamere' at the end credits of the episode, and witness the band itself at the wedding; the three of them are those whom the king throws coins at.
Goofs As Olenna Tyrell speaks to Sansa and Tyrion at the wedding reception, her right hand is resting on Sansa's shoulder as Tyrion moves to his seat. In the next shot, her hands are clasped in front of her. Quotes [at Joffrey's wedding, Loras exchanges flirtatious gazes with Oberyn Martell. Crazy credits The main song of House Lannister, "The Rains of Castamere", plays over the closing credits, well suited for a House Lannister-centered episode.
User reviews 36 Review. Top review. Came here after S8 to remember when GOT was excellent. An incredible episode underscored by sharp dialogue, brilliant set pieces, and a fateful final twist that is oh-so satisfying if you know you know :. The dialogue is on another level, most scenes here are a confrontation between characters that high-key hate each other ex. Oberyn meeting Cersei and Tywin but the brilliance is that that condescension and hatred is phrased in the most eloquent sentences the English language has to offer.
Seriously well done. Watching each character's thinly veiled contempt for their current situation looking at you Cersei you food waster makes this episode so fun to watch. Comparing this vs S8 in terms of quality is like comparing night and day. Details Edit. Release date April 13, United States. United States. Television Startling Bighead Littlehead. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 52 minutes. Dolby Digital. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
Edit page. If anything, Joffrey's predilection for inflicting pain — which, among other things, inspired the whole northern rebellion by Robb and his bannermen — was more of a detriment to the family than his position on the Throne was an asset.
This is a terrible thing for Cersei and Jaime, who loved the little monster as only parents could, and it's bad for Tyrion, who makes an easy patsy, but for the larger power structure of the series, in some ways this strengthens House Lannister's position.
Again, I think Benioff and Weiss are doing as spectacularly well as can be expected in trying to squeeze so much story and so many characters into so little time. But the world Martin created, and that they've brought to life on screen, is so rich, and the characters so intriguing and complex, that I always want to take more time with each group of people in each setting than the show can usually give me, because it has to rush off to the Riverlands, or go north of the Wall, or pop into whichever slave city Dany is liberating this week.
Look for that tomorrow morning on the blog; I'll link to it here when it's live. Note that Jaime can only confess his weakness to Tyrion — he's been the one member of the family who seems to actually like his brother — which in turn leads us to the wonderful spectacle of Jaime getting schooled by Bronn.
I'd have enjoyed Brienne playing his fencing tutor, but Bronn is a ton of fun in his own right, starting with his explanation for why he knows this spot is secluded enough for Jaime's purposes. That said, the shaving scene was as tense as designed, and there was at least an effort made here to show how Ramsay wound up as the monster he is, given his relationship with Bolton. The most notable development there is our first significant exposure to Stannis' wife, whose attitude towards their disfigured daughter made me just a bit less sad that Stannis is giving all his loving and all his sanity to Melisandre.
Also, despite Stannis being the one authority figure in Westeros to seem concerned with news from Castle Black at the end of last season, there doesn't seem to be any particular urgency on the matter here. Indeed, it could be a legitimate question as to why Ramsay did not require that Reek to join in the feasting on her face…kidding aside, this was a warped scene.
It demonstrates that while Joffrey is gone, even more perverse and demented characters exist to make Game of Thrones a hellish fantasy to wish for. They bear plenty of similarities. Ramsay is the Bastard of Bolton, and Joffrey is an honest-to-seven bastard of Jaime Lannister; Ramsay is cruel and twisted in his tortures; Joffrey is sick and disgusting in his murders and mind games.
Still, Joffrey is stupid and easily manipulated by his grandfather, his mother, and his ever so brief wife. Conversely, Ramsay is very smart, which makes his twisted actions all the more disturbing.
When even HBO has to tone down his vile crimes against humanity—in the books he hunts multiple women from Winterfell naked through the woods before raping them, flaying them, and then feeding them to his dogs—one realizes that in terms of Westerosi relativity, Joffrey was a pussycat. Ramsay also gets to show off his new pet in Reek and all the tricks he can do when Roose Bolton comes home to the Dreadfort. Reek can sit on command, fetch, and even shave your face with a straight-edged razor while you brag about how your father slaughtered his best friend from another life.
Ramsay will earn the distinction of using Reek to take Moat Cailin back from the Ironborn. We also were reintroduced to the comings-and-goings on Dragonstone.
And a lot of souls were indeed going up in a bright light when Melisandre got to do her thing. It is remarkable for such a non-believer how much Stannis Baratheon will tolerate. But this episode is not really about him, even as we get a nice look at the family life between him, his fanatical wife, and the mistress whom they both share for different kinds of worship. Instead, she sweetly monologues about her early hardships, hinting of a past that includes being sold as a slave to the Red Temple when she was only a child.
She also gives some humanist rhetoric to Shireen. According to Melisandre, there is no Hell, but the one we are living. Kind of a demonic form of humanism, Melisandre is preaching some interesting notions about not being beholden to idols or a fear of the afterlife. However, since that is literally all we saw, the most I can say is that I sympathize for Hodor. In the book, Bran is still only nine-years-old, but on the show, he ready to take Meera Reed to prom.
Good luck trucking that to the Three-eyed raven, Hodor. This endlessly entertaining mean-streak is showcased early during the pre-wedding breakfast during which Tyrion gives his king a rare and respected volume on four kings of importance in Westerosi history.
Joffrey attempts to fool his uncle and the audience by suggesting that as the War of the Five Kings winds down, and he looks to take Margaery as his bride, that this means he is ready to move on past childish things. For even the most casual Game of Thrones fan, obviously something was off about this week. Joffrey has never been anything short of a monster, but this episode underlined this despicability more times than Sean Bean characters have died onscreen.
The writers were really driving home just how much we should hate this perpetual temper tantrum with a crown. I praised Pedro Pascal last week for capturing the right alchemy of suave and smarm for a character too smug to be a hero.
But in a world like George R. In a city crawling with Lannisters and Lannister sycophants, it is especially pleasing to see a Lannister foe stand there in broad daylight and still outmaneuver them in the titular game, if ever smiling. Perhaps Ned Stark should have journeyed more often to Dorne? When the Kingslayer attempts to threaten the Knight of Roses about not being able to marry his sister, Loras reminds Jaime that neither shall he ever marry her.
In a just world, Brienne might be our Winona Ryder to take down this Heather, but the thing about justice and Game of Thrones is that it never comes from the right or expected place. In a truly grotesque diversion, Joff brought out dwarfs to behave as how most dwarfs tend to act in other fantasy fiction, including the sacred Lord of the Rings. It is a cruel act that Margaery can barely pretend to laugh at.
It is also only the beginning. When Joff demands that Tyrion join in the mockery, his uncle turns it around on his nephew by pointing out that only one of them has seen battle.
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