So how does Game of Thrones follow up last week's episode? Apparently with a busy and somewhat entertaining wrap up episode. As for season finales go, this is probably the most underwhelming of the three. Can't fault the show runners though, this season of Game of Thrones only covers the first half of the third book in the series and ends somewhere in the middle of "A Storm of Swords". This episode also had the burden of going on after last week's "Red Wedding", which was probably the most shocking moment of the show to date. Naturally, this episode felt a little slower and uneventful, as it dealt mostly with the aftermath of last week's gamechanging deaths.
One of the responsilibilites of a Game of Thrones season finale is that we check in with all of the characters before the 9 month haitus. Although the episode worked like efficient clockwork in the way we caught up with everyone, there was some pretty amazing scenes with particular characters. Starting off, I was happy with the initial council meeting, which was basically Tyrion and Tywin putting Joffrey in his place and sending him to his room like a little boy. Then we see how differently the two Stark sisters deal with the news of the loss of their brother and mother. Sansa sits near a window and cries in her room. Arya (in my favorite sequence of the night) plays pretend lost little girl and then proceeds to kill a Lannister bannerman by repeatedly stabbing him in the neck.
It was also nice to see some of the characters meeting and reuniting with each other after spending the whole season apart. Even though I do not like Cersei at all, I still felt happy for her and Jaime when he showed up like a dirty creeper out of nowhere in her bedroom. I don't think we've seen them together since season 1 and almost forgot they where a couple/siblings. Jon Snow writhing in pain and smiling to see Sam was also another nice moment. In the offseason, I'd like to imagine that the characters are spending a lot of time with each other exchanging stories of their adventures.
Overall, a good episode that has the burden of wrapping up this half season. It does its job as a season finale by resolving certain storylines as well as setting up new ones.
Observations:
- That half Robb/half wolf thing was stuff nightmares are made of. Poor Arya, you could even tell the Hound thought that was too much.
- Speaking of the Hound, it was pretty funny to see him start eating food in the background after Arya killed that Lannister soldier.
- Arya uses her coin to summon Jaqen :D
- I like Theon's sister. Her quest to rescue her little brother looks like it'll be pretty exciting.
- Hopefully Theon wont have to spend another season just repeatedly getting tortured. Seriously, thats all his storyline was this season.
- A lot of Davos this episode, but he had some good scenes. "Do you know how to swim?" "No." "Don't fall out." Haha.
- I was happy to see Brienne again and with Jamie at King's Landing. I wonder if she knows about Catelyn yet and whats to become of her.
- Daenerys popped up out of nowhere at the end to look cool and epic for the last scene.
So that does it for Season 3 folks! It's been a wild ride. Thanks to everyone who's been keeping up, it warms my heart to know people are reading these :D
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