Tonight’s ep opens in Meereen. Gray Worm is learning English, but is interrupted by Daenerys who has a task for him, which is to infiltrate the city. But that’s only part of his duty. His main task is to convince the slaves to fight against their oppressors, which they do willingly. Wanting justice, the Great White Hope and Mother of Dragons, Dany orders the surviving enslavers to be nailed to posts in the same manner the murdered 163 children were.
In King’s Landing Jaime continues his training with Bronn, who hilariously bitch slaps Jaime with his own gold hand and shames Jaime into visiting Tyrion, which he does after their session. While in his cell, just for the sake of hearing his brother say it aloud, Jaimie asks Tyrion if he had anything to do with Joffrey’s death. Tyrion, who is of course innocent, tells him no and emphasizes Sansa had nothing to do with it either, stating she wasn't capable of such an act.
- You got served
Perfect segue to Sansa and Littlefinger on a boat-heading god knows where. LF informs Sansa he’s to marry her aunt. This news is of little consequence to Sansa who only wants the truth, which she receives with little prodding. Lord Baelish admits to smuggling the poison that killed Joffrey in Sansa’s necklace. He also admits to having an accomplice.
The accomplice is none other than Margaery’s grandmother Tyrell Olenna, who didn’t want her granddaughter to marry the animal Joffrey. After admitting to playing a hand in Joffrey’s glorious demise she instructs Margaery to work her magic on her next husband, Tommen who will be much easier to control.
At Castle Black the Knight’s Watch are training for the impending assault against The Wildlings. Jon Snow, who once knew nothing, now knows quite a damn bit and is leading the charge. We see Locke again, who was sent there to find and kill Bran and Rickon Starke. Don’t trust him Jon Snow!
- Snow knows
Back at King’s Landing, Cersei is still a mess and wine has become her best and only friend. Jaime, complete with stylish leather coat, drops by her quarters for a visit and is immediately ordered to bring back Sansa. Cersei is adamant that both Tyrion and Sansa murdered her son and she wants them to pay the price. Jaime rejects the command and tries to convince his twin otherwise but is coldly dismissed.
Following her grandmother’s instruction, Marg slips inside Tommen’s bedchambers. The twelve-year-old was alarmed at her surprise arrival, but good ol' Marg charmed him very quickly and convinces him to keep future visits a secret. The besotted soon-to-be-king was more than willing to oblige.
- Jail bait, schmailbait
Wanting to see the pact he made with Lady Catleyn through, Jaime sends Brianne to protect and find Sansa but not before bequeathing her with a sword forged by Valyrian steel and a suit of armor. Plus Brienne is also given Tyrion’s squire, Podrick who is entrusted with Tyrion’s axe. Yak now, I think I smell the makings of a comedy spinoff. How about, The Pod and I? We can add music to it. It will be fantastic. No? Yeah, probably not.
Brienne names the sword Oathkeeper then she and Pod go off on their quest.
- I will always love you
We return to Castle Black where Sam is worried about Gilly’s safety. The conversation between he and Jon turn to Bran and his whereabouts, which they believe is Craster’s Keep. Jon proclaims he is heading there to seek help from the mutineers and brings a few volunteers along. Locke is one of them.
The ep then moves to Craster’s Keep where women are being violated (Seems to be a thing with this series as of late) and a male newborn is left in the forest as a sacrifice to the White Walkers.
Unlucky in life, the remaining legitimate Starks and crew are captured by the mutineers and before one can have his way with Meera, Bran admits to who he is, which of course changes everything.
Finally the episode ends with White Walkers. The offered baby is carried by one of them on horseback to their ice dwelling and set upon an ice like alter in the center of a circle of pillars. What I assume to be the head White Walker, retrieves the child and after a tense moment touches the infant’s cheek with a finger, turning the babe into one of them.
- Do you wanna build a snowman?
Pretty cool right? White Walkers aren’t eating babies or killing them, they are creating more like themselves.
So what did you think of tonight’s episode? I liked it. I just have a couple gripes. Major one having to do with Jaime. Last week he rapes his twin and now all of a sudden he’s Mr. Nice Guy. Second annoyance, which is a minor one, is White Savior Khaleesi. The imagery is a bit vexing.
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