Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 3: "Walk of Punishment"

A good, busy episode with a crazy ending.  This episode was impressive in that it checked in with almost all the characters, and almost each of their story arcs had something interesting about it.  It feels like big things are going to happen, and some already have.

The episode starts off with Robb and Catelyn going to Catelyn's father's funeral.  We get to meet Catelyn's brother Edmure, who is running things and comes off as an idiot, and her uncle Brynden who knows Edmure is an idiot.  Next, Tyrion and Cersei play a funny game of chairs at their meeting with Tywin, which summarizes their positions relative to him.  Arya gets a quick scene when her and Gendry say goodbye to Hot Pie, who finds his place in the universe as a baker's apprentice.  He gets a nice moment where he gives Arya a bread wolf that was childlike and sweet, something we don't get enough of in this show.  Daenerys is thinking about trading one of her dragons for the 8,000 soldiers.  Barristan and Jorah are now both of her advisers and I'm getting the feeling that they don't like each other.

The best story arc of the episode belonged to the captured Jaime and Brienne.  Things don't look too good for either of them, especially Brienne, because she is seen as expendable and because she is a woman.  Jaime shows his compassion when he makes up a lie about Brienne being valuable, trying to save her from being raped and killed.  I liked this scene, as it shows a side of Jaime we haven't seen before.  Maybe Brienne has grown on him?  Too bad for him, he gets his hand cut off in the last scene.   What the crazy!  I did not see that coming.  I was surprised, Jaime's sword fighting was one of the attributes he was most known for, I was looking forward to see more of it.

Observations:
- I enjoyed the opening scene with the arrow shooting.  I'm a sucker for any scenes involving people doing archery (ex. the archery scene in Brave, the archery scene in The Hunger Games).
-  "Close your eyes and pretend they're Renly"- Jaime to Brienne.
- Arya is sure it is "Winterfell", not "Winterhell".
- That bread wolf thing Hot Pie gave to Arya was very "awwwww".
- Robb eats children when there is a full moon, according to children.
- Theon Unchained, look forward to seeing more of the Greyjoys.
- Stannis is horny to make more shadow demon babies.
- Danenerys is giving away a dragon, I don't like this.  It's like her giving away one of her babies.
- Being loyal to Tyrion has it's perks.