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Varys visits Ned again in the dungeons and tells what Sansa did to save his life and advises him to accept the offer. Catelyn negotiates with the repulsive Lord Walder Frey the crossing of the river by Robb and his army and Frey accepts provided Arya and Robb marry with his children. Jon Snow receives a valuable sword from Mormont and lives a dilemma to make a choice of helping Robb or stay with the Night's Watch and to live with the consequences for the rest of his life. The infection in the wound of Drogo makes him weak and Daenerys summons the witch to heal him. She tells that a life must be sacrificed in exchange and she kills Drogo's horse. The Lannister army attacks Robb's army and discovers that Robb lured them, leaving only two thousand men behind, while eighteen thousand men have attacked Jaime's army and made him prisoner. Arya sees her father being brought chained in front of the crowd and falsely confessing his treason to save Sansa and Arya. However Joffrey betrays the deal and Ned is beheaded.

"Baelor" is so far, the best episode of "Game of Thrones". I would never expect the fate of Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark. I do not believe that the witch is making a spell to heal Drogo since he slaughtered her people. My guess is that the life in exchange per Drogo's life will be his unborn child. Joffrey is probably the most despicable character so far. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): "Baelor"

Khal Drogo is invincible ! Well apparently not. It's what happens when you play with sharp blades and think the power of the flesh is stronger than steel. Once Drogogo deadly wounded it was thrilling to see Daenerys struggling to command his men. In the past installment some of them proved that they cared more about their libido than the respect she deserves. It's logical after all because you can't expect the Dothraki to fully embrace her as their new Queen. For the moment she hasn't done enough for them and talks way too much for her own good. So with scavengers dangerously circling around her and considering she used the forbidden black magic to save her husband I think we should really worry about her life. However it was exciting to see her bodyguard finally fight with his sword and he looked quite chivalrous in his shiny armor ! Fly away with your damsel before it's too late !

After Jon Snow's heroic saving I was expecting more undead to come back but surprisingly his arc was relatively calm. In fact the whole episode was when I had predicted some epic bloody sequences. So The Pointy End wasn't really the calm before the storm. But isn't it a bit naive to await for entertaining battles when the show is so great at developing its characters ? The discussion he had with the blind old man was almost scary and it was painful to see Jon hesitating between his watcher duty and past life as a bastard. As for the well deserved sword he received it convinced me even more than reading the novels is mandatory to appreciate the show to its maximum. Indeed I'm sure George R. R. Martin wrote about it for pages and described it in great details. I can't imagine how rewarding it must be for the long time fans to finally see these artifacts, like the Iron Throne, in motion !

But the Dothraki and Jon Snow arcs were minor compared to the overwhelming Stark versus Lannister story. Dark Bronn and little big Tyrion really make a strange team ! Moreover Jerome Flynn and Peter Dinklage chemistry is delightful ! It's also interesting that their scenes oscillate between comic relief and tragedy. The top notch production also contributes to make them even more authentic. In fact one of the things I appreciate the most is their dirty look. From the costumes to the make-up, or should I say mud-up, it's hard not to believe they could actually exist and of course it's also true for Jon Snow, who hasn't taken a bath for 9 episodes now apparently. But of course things became even more challenging when Tyrion had to play his own drinking game. Learning about his love story was enlightening and revealed what's really going on between him and his brother Jaime Lannister. To tell the truth I didn't really get what happened to him, how he ended up being a Stark prisoner. For the moment I suppose they just kidnapped him after passing the gates, opened thanks to Lady Stark's bold move. The poor woman it seems her destiny is to only deal with creepy people. First her disturbed sister, now an old man who loves his young daughter way too much. As for Tyrion being knocked out the very first seconds of the battle it was both puzzling and hilarious. At first I found these ellipsed elements slightly confusing but then I quickly realized that they actually contributed to the success of Baelor. It was actually a wise decision because you can't cover everything in such a short time so leaving the rest to our wild imagination is more then welcome in the end.

Last but not least with Ned's head out of the game it seems Jaime is on the verge of losing his own. Saying that I saw Joffrey's Machiavellian plan coming from miles away would be a terrible lie. Indeed little Arya just broke my heart and I naively hoped that she would somehow save the day with her tiny sword. Even Cersei was shocked when she's supposed to be the one pulling the strings. Apparently her puppet is now out of control and like in Ancient Rome it seems the kingdom will learn what it costs to grant unlimited power to an evil boy. King Caligula ? His reign has begun !

I have seen so many movies and quite good TV shows in which usually i know that what is gonna happen next but in this episode, I am literally speechless for what i just saw in the end. As usual we have seen that at the time of death the hero somehow flee but when i saw in this episode was just mind blowing thing for me, I have never seen like that in my life where king is beheading and it quite certain leave a great impression.

As this episode starts Ned Stark is told that he may yet survive; if he confesses to his treason and affirms that Joffrey is the rightful king he will be allowed to take the black and live out his life on the wall with the Night's Watch. On the Wall we see Jon Snow rewarded for his part in stopping the White Walkers. Elsewhere the Stark's and Lannisters prepare to enter battle at last, but first Catelyn Stark must persuade Lord Walder Frey to let Robb's army cross his bridge; the price she agrees is high… when the war is over Robb must marry one of his daughters and when she is old enough Arya is promised to his son. In the Lannister camp Tyrion spends what he fears will be his last night with a woman and some interesting truths are revealed. Meanwhile across the Narrow Sea Khal Drogo is taken ill; Daenerys orders the witch to save him even though she says the cost will be high.

For most of the episode this is all fairly typical, not that that is a bad thing; we have some gently plot progression, Tyrion bedding Shae, an attractive woman, and some negotiations. Then there is a shift; we see that Daenerys' power is more fragile than we thought; if Drogo dies she will be in immediate danger from his successor. The opening battles between the Starks and the Lannisters go the Stark's way and Jaime Lannister is captured but no soon have seen that than we see the finale when Ned learns that no matter what he says King Joffrey will not spare him… this is the most shocking scene of the series so far; Sean Bean has done a great job as Ned Stark and everything we've seen so far leads us to believe that he is the main character; surely he can't die in the first season? If he can be killed off none of the main characters can be considered safe.

In the run up to this shocking finale we get plenty of great scenes; the best ones involve Peter Dinklage's Tyrion Lannister. First we get a touching scene where he ends up telling Shae and Bronn about his first love then an hilarious moment when he is accidentally rendered unconscious by one of his own men on the way to the battle! This meant the makers could save some money as we see the aftermath of the battle from his point of view as he wakes up rather than actually seeing a battle. The scenes involving Daenerys were also interesting and the fact that there was no resolution there means viewers will be keen to see what happens next! Overall one of the best episodes yet; I am looking forward to seeing season one's conclusion.

I have never been a big fan of fantasy/sci fi movies or TV shows. I haven't seen any of the Lord of the Ring movies (yea I know) but this series had everything going for it to attract a person like me towards the fantasy world. One hardly comes across a TV show so rich in terms of characters, themes and story lines. Right from the pilot episode, viewer can see a handful of stories running in parallel involving different houses (7 kingdoms) of a fantasy land (westeros) under The Iron Throne. The show is about the battles between these 7 houses for the hold of the throne. Being on HBO show has all the elements necessary for a blockbuster e.g. gore, violence, a lot of crude sex, bucket load of drama. The Show will get a lot of nominations in the next award season but I don't see it nicking the Best Drama at the Emmys. No doubt it was a visual treat just like the color coding of each character in season 4 of Breaking Bad. A few scenes were truly outstanding e.g. the dragons, eating a heart of a horse (yes, that happened), pouring boiling gold on someone's face, murdering a wolf cub, to name a few. For most viewers it was the finale and more specifically the last scene of the season the most moment astonishing moment of the series. However, the episode before was the epic game changer for the show. For those who haven't read the books, this was probably as jaw dropping as that scene from Breaking Bad. Ned Stark, the hero of the show, was portrayed as the noble, loyal, right hand of a corrupt king. The King truly trusted and believed in Ned's ability to rule over his kingdom after King's death; he put it down in writing that Ned will succeed him after his death. However, the queen and her accomplices had different plans. In this episode Ned is held captive by the prince (now the king and the most hated character on television) who later orders Ned's beheading. The beheading it self was filmed in a stunning way. Two of Ned's daughter witness the cruel act ordered by a teenager boy pretending to rule with an iron fist.

Season 1, episode 9. My heart dropped at the end of this episode. I was pleased to see Cersei trying to stop Joffrey at the very end. Joffrey proves he's nothing more than a bad seed it will be interesting to see how this plays out in the next few episodes. What bothers me is that Jon Snow never did get that last chat with his father Ned Stark about his real mother and Robb Stark was on his well on his way with his army to help their father. The two Stark daughters witnessed what happened first hand to their father Eddard.

My blood boils at this point looking looking at Joffrey - the next few episodes will reveal more.

10/10.

This is the ninth episode of the first season of Game of Thrones. Now up to this point, this has been a very good show that I have come to love, but each episode fell just short of perfection. Now we have finally reached an episode that reaches that elusive mark. I loved nearly every moment of this episode, but the end is the climax. I will say I have never met a character I despised as much as Joffrey, especially for his actions in this episode.

In this episode, "Baelor," Sansa begs for mercy so that her father can live. Joffrey agrees, but only on the condition that Ned admits he was a traitor. Ned refuses at first, but then comes to his senses as he realizes the importance of his children. Meanwhile, Arya escapes and lives as a peasant. Robb Stark proves to be an able general and declares war on the Lannisters. Tywin Lannister orders Tyrion to be in the vanguard of the army against the Stark army. Finally, Khal Drogo is seriously sick and Vaenary's reputation is nothing without him.

Overall, this is the greatest episode yet of Game of Thrones. There is so much things going on, but it does not distract from the point of the show. There is great acting all around, but this is Sean Bean's time to shine. Did I say how much I hate King Joffrey? The ending is going to provide a great ripple effect, so it will be interesting to see how that happens.

My Grade: A+

There are no questions on the brilliance of the series which is Game of the Thrones. This was in my watchlist since long and when I finally started watching it the last weekend, I found it doing justice to it's rank of being in the Top 5 TV Series.

I want to talk about Ed Stark in this review of Episode 9 of Season 1.

In the first season, I develop an attachment to the character of Ed Stark because of many things that were portrayed about him and definitely wanted the season to end around that character only. But in the last moments of this penultimate episode of the season, it was more disappointment than a shock to see the end of Ed Stark.

Though I cannot challenge the right of the writer over his characters, but as a viewer, I would have been happier to see him alive and back to Winterfell or maybe ruling the Kingdom. But I believe the death of Ed Stark gives a disappointment towards the end of the series which could have been the avoided.

Sucks to see Drogo go down for being so hard core. Robb definitely put the kingdom first by agreeing to marry one of those chicks. I'm just ready for some freakin dragons.

Nice to see someone else finally realize how awesome Jon Snow is, but too bad he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. I hope he chooses to stay with the nightwatch because the rest of the kingdom is pretty effed already.

And apparently we have some witchcraft to save Drogo. It's cool as long as he cuts Joffrey's head off and has mortal combat with The Mountain. Looks like the dragon baby is going to be cursed from birth as well by witchcraft. A Drogo sized, dragon blood fueled, wizard would be pretty freakin awesome. Could give Jon Snow a run for his money. Ahh yeahh, Robb caught Jamie the sister banger. He may have passed Arya on the list of best sons of Stark.

OH MAN, THE INBRED RAT JUST KILLED STARK!!

Probably the most famous episode of GAME OF THRONES throughout its entire run, all thanks to the final scene which really pulls the rug out from under the viewer's feet. But that's a mere climax to what has come before, an episode full of adult themes including honour, respect, familial duty, love, and the ties that bind us. The drama is non-stop and the writing of a superb quality so that every single scene stands out. It's a shame that this couldn't continue indefinitely.

There are two kinds of ways you watch Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones before Baelor, and Game of Thrones after Baelor. Ned Stark's untimely Death was horrifying and yet was an amazing hook that would keep me watching for the rest of the runtime of the show. Besides Ned's death there are many great scenes with Tyrion and Robb, but we all know why this episode is so great.

Started rewatching it as the last season approaches but I remember I was truly in love with Game of Thrones after this very episode, killing one the key characters takes guts and a lot of ahead planning and damn all the stories are connected so well, so bad to see Drogo falling apart and amazing to see Jamie getting captured, this episode couldn't have been any better than this!

This episode don't have any mistake, along the series you will find that Alan Tylor's episodes are the best, and each -before the last- episode at all seasons contains a battle , you may think that the conversation between Tyrion and the whore was just a story but it contains a lot of wisdom and genius statements written by Gearge RR u will understand this at season 5 , I didn't love anything than this great show and I hope to see GOT 2019.

Without a doubt, "Baelor" is the best episode of this season so far. The ending is an absolute shocker, and one of the best endings you will ever see. My feelings for Joffrey, the snivel brat king, took a deep dive. When a character makes you so angry through his actions, that means you have quite the memorable character. You gotta feel for poor Ned. He was an honest, trustworthy man who kept his code to the end. As the sword was about to take off his neck, through King Joffrey's orders, I was shocked by such a powerful moment.

While Ned and the Starks were the important part of the episode, the centerpiece belonged to Tyrion. Peter Dinklage created many Emmy-worthy performances and he has many of them here at use. We learn a little more about his tragic backstory and his doomed first marriage, but he remains as funny and snarky as ever. He even gets to suffer a war wound, much to the surprise of his father. One of the best sequences here is the "Have I Ever" game that Tyrion played with Bronn and Shae, a woman that Bronn found. We delve deeper into Tyrion's past while maintaining a humorous vibe. Tyrion was also ordered to be the army's vanguard against the Stark army, where he gets injured with a hammer.

Back in the capital of Westeros, Joffrey originally promises that Ned's life will be spared after Sansa begs for mercy. With the backing of Cersei, Joffrey agrees. He agrees only on the condition that Ned admits he is a traitor. Ned is adamant at first on not doing anything for a person like Joffrey, but he realizes he needs to protect his children. He has a nice conversation with Varys admitting he does not fear death because he is a soldier. As for Arya, she escaped the clutches of the Lannisters and lives in King's Landing as a peasant. But in the end, she sees what is truly happening to her father. Something that no child should ever witness.

As we go across the Narrow Sea, it becomes clear that the Dothraki invasion will not be happening anytime soon. From what seems to be a minor wound, this week has Khal Drogo knocking on death's door with nothing but a witch to aid him. Daenerys figures out she doesn't have much power without Drogo backing her up. But at least we can figure out that Jorah Mormont is a loyal ally to her.

We do not spend much time in the North at the Wall, but the little time we spend there still has Jon contemplating his values. He wants to join his brother in war against the Lannisters, but then again, he made a commitment to the Black. A commitment that cannot be broken unless he wants to die. Master Aemon tells him as much when he recounts his Targaryen lineage that used to be on the throne.

As for Robb, he becomes a valuable general here. Richard Madden certainly is taking his character to another level. With each passing episode, I become more enamored with his character. He was also able to capture a certain Lannister prisoner. Cersei will certainly not be happy! I also liked the addition of David Bradley as Walder Frey, a sleazy old man with a wife whose age could be his granddaughter's. Creepy old man! But this British thespian is great at playing these kinds of characters, so it should be no surprise he does it well here. We definitely will see more of him considering Robb is engaged to one of the Freys.

Game of Thrones reached its season's peak with this incredible episode. The ending is shocking, and it serves as a launching pad for what is to come next. These scenes are truly heartbreaking. When Ned sees his two daughters for the last time, I nearly lost it. You could tell that this execution was not planned. The shocked look on Cersei's face was pure golden. These are the moments that we truly live for in this series. One could forgive the fact that there were tons of off-camera fighting. My biggest gripe of the series is that we have not been many battles. They are only spoken about. After all, even the biggest shows have budgets....but still. Anyhow, an utterly amazing penultimate episode!

My Grade: A+

Well that was very good. I found more interest in the end of Game of Thrones. It have more reverse situation and i found it pretty surprising the choice at the end of the king : kill the Father Stark. The episode will have surely more impact in the others episodes. The end clearly generate a high expectations for the next episode. We saw also Tyr on play a game where he tell more about himself. I enjoyed also the fight between the Lannister and Starks and maybe the Stark have an advantage: they have captured the Lannister's brother. We saw also the targaryen. Kal Drogo is finally down because of the previous injuries. He very close to the death. But Daenerys try with the witch to bring him to the life. A very interesting episode with a lot. Of tension and the rythm go even more fast at the end. I really enjoyed it.