This episode opens the morning after the previous one ended and Theon is furious that Bron has escaped from Winterfell; if he is to keep control of the situation he believes he must get the boy back; after all what kind of leader is he if he can't keep a crippled boy prisoner? North of the wall Jon Snow's prisoner, Wildling girl Ygritte, is tormenting him with sexual offers she knows will test his vows. Back in the capital Sansa is terrified when she has her first period as it means she will be expected to bear Joffrey's children
something even Cersei has sympathy for. Across the Narrow Sea in Qarth Daenerys is determined to get her dragons back but those who have stolen them have other plans for them
and her. Elsewhere Jaime Lannister's life is danger after he kills one of his guards and Tywin Lannister lets Arya know that he suspects she isn't the lowborn girl she is claiming to be.
This is another solid episode. It gets off to a fine start; with each passing episode Theon is becoming less likable; Alfie Allen is doing a fine job in the role. While he is becoming less sympathetic the previously despicable Cersei Lannister is showing a softer side as she talks to first Sansa then her brother Tyrion; for once she acknowledges that Joffrey is never going to be a good person. The scenes north of the wall were rather fun; Rose Leslie did a particularly good job as Ygritte as she constantly torments poor Jon Snow. While several plot threads are nicely advanced it is the scenes in Qarth that provide the biggest shock as most of the city's rulers are murdered although the final scene in Winterfell is disturbing too. Overall yet another fine episode that again leaves the viewer keen to see what happens next.
This is another solid episode. It gets off to a fine start; with each passing episode Theon is becoming less likable; Alfie Allen is doing a fine job in the role. While he is becoming less sympathetic the previously despicable Cersei Lannister is showing a softer side as she talks to first Sansa then her brother Tyrion; for once she acknowledges that Joffrey is never going to be a good person. The scenes north of the wall were rather fun; Rose Leslie did a particularly good job as Ygritte as she constantly torments poor Jon Snow. While several plot threads are nicely advanced it is the scenes in Qarth that provide the biggest shock as most of the city's rulers are murdered although the final scene in Winterfell is disturbing too. Overall yet another fine episode that again leaves the viewer keen to see what happens next.