Sex, violence, dynamite dialogue and some unexpected curveballs impress bloggers Kate and Jonathan this week as Game of Thrones picks up a gear and is restored to its former glory.
Dearest Kate.
This episode has a sense of setting up for the last few to come -moving the pawns around a chessboard. Call it a “placeholder” episode if you will. Tellingly, the scenes with the Hound and Arya got to the heart of the issue.
We start with the two in a particularly bleak hamlet, crouched over a dying man. “That’s not going to get better… haven’t you had enough” the Hound asks the wounded soul, reflecting the dark mood that seems
to prevail over Westeros. I felt the three were talking not just about their predicament, but about the season in general.
Just as we had this sort of reflective turn, out of nowhere
