Betrayal, heterophobia, and traps were everywhere on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones. All in all, it was another set up episode where we’ve been left off on cliffhangers again with just about every character, some more exciting than others. Tyrion proves his wit again, Dany’s dragons were no where to be seen again, Arya’s got sh!t for luck again, and Jon Snow continues to be punished for doing the morally right thing again. That’s not saying that this series is getting stale or repetitive, but being a book reader, I can see the reasons why they’re making the characters do or say things in relation to how they’ll act later. I’m just worried that non-book readers will be finding faults in this show that’s seemingly going no where.
I try and think back and I can’t think of how it could do any more set up than it already has. Once again, I bid each and every non-book reader to pick up a notebook to jot down names of important people and keep your people in order before it gets even more confusing than it already has. Or at least have another book reader by your side to clarify some key points, but make sure he’s not a d!ck, because he can easily spoil the entire series for you. If you haven’t been taking notes/have a book friend, consider me your book friend, as I explain key scenes for you all.
**The double asterik is a remind throughout this summary to visit this passage.
I remind you again, the creators of this show do everything for a reason, so bear with it. Scenes that are filled with nonsense drabble are actually relevant, so pay attention. Every conversation, every action, while seemingly meaningless is worth paying attention to. So bear with it now or else you’d be even more pissed down the road when things happen for no apparent reason. You’d be wrong, because the creators tried to fit in the context, but you were too ignorant to see the set up in the first place.
And as always, obvious spoilers.
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