GAME OF THRONES

--> SPOILER ALERT:   This is a recap of the episode, so if you haven’t watched it and don’t want to know what happens, exit now… This episode was filled with Second Sons and not just the ones that kill for gold.   Stannis is a second son, Tyrion is a second son and even Sandor Clegane (“The Hound”) is a second son.   I’m not sure how much double meaning, if any, laid in the naming of this episode but it did seem to be pretty coincidental. Fortunate or not, Arya is now “The Hound’s” captive.   She gets the chance to try and   kill him thinking she can crush his head with a rock while he lay asleep.   As she is creeping up to him he opens his eyes and tells her to give it a try.   If she kills him then she is free, if she doesn’t he will break both her hands.   She decides to put down the rock.   They must share a horse on their journey across Westeros.   Arya see’s water and asks if it is Blackwater.   She believ...

--> SPOILER ALERT:   This is a recap of the episode, so if you haven’t watched it and don’t want to know what happens, exit now… Entertainment Weekly mentioned Game of Thrones in “ The Bullseye ” this week.   For those of you that don’t read EW, “The Bullseye” is a target with hits and misses of the week’s latest pop culture news.   To quote directly from the magazine, “Dear Game of Thrones , We don’t all have Ph.D.’s in genealogy, medieval studies, and incest.   Could you slow down once in a while? XO, Bullseye”.   I’d love to know what they are confused about.   Maybe I’m being too hard on them because there could be more people with questions, but   I think the show has been pretty straightforward about the genealogy part.   We know who’s related to who and such and that almost everyone has at least one bastard child (I think there is a quota is Westeros).   I can see where they plucked medieval studies from, but this is...

--> SPOILER ALERT:   This is a recap of the episode, so if you haven’t watched it and don’t want to know what happens, exit now… This is an episode in which a lot happens and not a lot happens.   We only get ten episodes this season, which leaves us four more so this is one that sets up the pieces.   We saw a bit of almost everyone except for Danaerys, but I’m sure she has been up to something and we will probably get to see next week. Sam and Gilly are trying to survive in the wild, but Gilly is taking better care of them than Sam.   He’s not very good at building a fire and she figures out that he is highborn.   He sings to her and the baby and tells her about the Wall and Castle Black.   He shows her a dagger he found at the Fist before the Night’s Watch had to run.   It seems as if they were trying to point it out in the episode so I have a feeling we will be seeing it again.   In Bran’s camp Osha and Meera are fight...

--> SPOILER ALERT:   This is a recap of the episode, so if you haven’t watched it and don’t want to know what happens, exit now…   I can’t believe we’re on the fifth episode already.   The wind is blowing the sails a little faster, but I still feel like I’m twiddling my thumbs a bit.   I’m also not that patient though. Lord Beric and Sandor Clegane (aka The Hound) have a trial by combat.   The Lord of Light (one of the many different religions of Westeros) will be the judge.   It seems at first as if Lord Beric will win, especially since he has the ability to light his sword on fire.   Remember, The Hound is not so fond of fire.   He ran from The Battle of Blackwater because he cowered at the wildfire.   Sandor Clegane’s shield catches on fire and he wails.   Finally he gets in a good swing and splits Lord Beric through the shoulder to the chest.   Thoros of Myr goes to him and recites a prayer.   Screams...

--> SPOILER ALERT:   This is a recap of the episode, so if you haven’t watched it and don’t want to know what happens, exit now… The last episode finally started to jump off a season full of drama with Jaime Lannister’s hand being cut off.   I’m very excited for what is to come because I have read the book, but don’t worry, this blog is about the show and I will not post any spoilers from the books.   Regardless of where Jaime ends up, his world has changed.   He’s lost the only thing he thought gave him worth, his sword hand.   In season one I thought he was pretty arrogant and also didn’t like that he pushed Bran Stark from the window for catching he and Cersei together.   Then he really got on my bad side when he surrounded Ned Stark in Kings Landing and put a spear through his leg.   I had to like one attribute in that he loves his brother Tyrion and will defend him against his father and sister.   His character definitely h...