See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.

Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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Jessica - May 17, 2012 7:43:11 am PDT #4475 of 7329
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I might be projecting, but I'd like to think one of the things running through Tyrion's head was "Is this hug time? Do I really want to hug my sister who's fucking my brother?"

No, I got the same vibe.


-t - May 17, 2012 8:40:11 am PDT #4476 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So many reasons not to hug Cersei, but that's a big one, yeah. That was a standout moment in an episode I really enjoyed a lot.


sumi - May 17, 2012 11:36:11 am PDT #4477 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!

Ned's Head cake pops: a baker's reaction to Game of Thrones, season 1.


Frankenbuddha - May 17, 2012 6:09:44 pm PDT #4478 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Oh that's just so wonderfully wrong.


-t - May 18, 2012 7:28:57 am PDT #4479 of 7329
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I love that they are Red Velvet.


erikaj - May 18, 2012 9:43:52 am PDT #4480 of 7329
Always Anti-fascist!

Oh,Californication, how are you both so awful and so hard to give up? Much like Hank Moody, actually. Well, Duchovny... but at the same time, the show itself is like Henry Miller's twitter feed or something...it's weirdly fascinating.


Sean K - May 20, 2012 9:32:46 pm PDT #4481 of 7329
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

OMG, this was my very favorite GoT episode yet! Pretty much every scene was a major ongoing plot development. Particularly the discovery of the horn and the obsidian daggers, which remains, arguably, one of the most pivotal developments in the whole frakkin' series.


sumi - May 21, 2012 5:23:26 am PDT #4482 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!

Agree with the spoilery stuff.

Fun quote from James Poniewozik's recap/review:

* Game of Thrones is often at its best when it simply pairs up interesting characters—Arya and Tywin, notably—and Jaime and Brienne have the potential to be the show’s next compelling odd couple. Though I have to wonder if he isn’t more dangerous with his mouth ungagged than with his hands untied.

Read more: [link]


Sean K - May 21, 2012 6:42:08 am PDT #4483 of 7329
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I like this one:

Speaking of Arya, Maisie Williams simply must get an Emmy nomination at some point for her work in the series. We might cheer for Arya regardless, but this is a prime example of the difference that the right actress reading the lines can make: Her “A man can go kill himself” gave me chills.

I am a HUGE Maisie Williams fan. She possibly the single best child actor I've ever seen.


§ ita § - May 21, 2012 6:54:34 am PDT #4484 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Sean, is what you spoiler-fonted about this episode, or is it spoilery for upcoming events? I don't want to highlight it if it's the latter.