Villordsutch reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones Season Four…
Breaker of Chains
Directed by Alex Graves
Written by George R.R. Martin
“What did I once tell you about the Capital?”
“We’re all liars here.”
“Come, my lady. I know you’ve had a difficult day. You’re safe now. I promise you that. You’re safe with me, sailing home.”
Take it as a guarantee that here be spoilers!
If ever a show was designed to bait the Daily Mail then this is it. With incestuous rape (currently a hot web topic) being committed in front of their recently deceased son, followed by fornication involving bisexual love and later a healthy dose of cannibalism, Game of Thrones ticks all of the boxes.
After last week’s Purple Wedding which was watched by millions of people wincing at the cruel idiot King Joffrey and his numerous attempts at being the big man by putting down the little people; at the same time those millions of people wishing the little shit a very slow a painful death, which unfortunately was only for a few mere seconds. This week our story moves up a pace in its delivery with certain scenes uncomfortable to view and others placing a sly smile across your face – not as memorable as last week’s Purple Wedding obviously but it’s still good television and when it ends you want there to be a trailer so you get a least something to feed your craving until next week.
Dontos (the Fool) and Sansa
After the sudden demise of Joffrey, Dontos leads Sansa through the rather empty street of King’s Landing towards a little row boat near the rocks as the screams of Cersei echo behind them and the bells of King’s Landing call out for the murderer to show their face. Dontos paddles into the mist towards a ship with Littlefinger waiting aboard. Littlefinger explains that the necklace that Dontos had passed on to Sansa an episode or so ago wasn’t a family heirloom, but something he had commissioned some weeks back and was the source of the poisoning, though we are still unsure how it was administered. To thank Ser Dontos for his hard work instead of gold as offered he receives an arrow to the head and Littlefinger sails away with Sansa into the mist.
Margaery and a Dead/Future King
Whilst Margaery muses on whether she is cursed or even a queen, and also seems rather disturbed by her late husband’s passing, the very wise Lady Olenna is more than happy that her granddaughter will not be spending her remaining years with the sadistic murdering little worm, as well as attempting to explain of the virtues of powerful family allegiances. It’s here we turn to a rather darker moment – what starts as an implied ‘Thank God your shit of a son is dead!’ delivered beautifully from Charles Dance as he ignores Cersei tohis line of questions to Tommen (the surviving son) on why he’d be a better King than Joffrey.
Jaime enters and asks the others to leave, thus leaving him and Cersei stood next to their dead son. Within seconds Jamie is forcing himself upon Cersei eventually leading to rape. Now across the web this is one big hot GoT potato as some are saying it isn’t as the book says, and watching last night to me brother raped sister.
Arya and the Hound Road Trip
On to what is becoming an enjoyable part of GoT, and the Arya and Hound road trip gives us the wake up slap that this isn’t the comedy part of the show. What starts as amusing and a possible change in the way the duo will be seen in the next coming few weeks changes in minutes as the Hound robs the man and his daughter of all they have and proclaiming they’ll be dead by winter.
A Hand Goes to a Brothel
Oberyn is in mid-orgy and explaining to his young friend to enjoy life and what it gives whilst you can when Tywin appears with guards and begins to question Oberyn and his previous experiences with poisons as it appears that in his younger days he studied poisons and their effects. Oberyn asks if Tywin is accusing him of killing Joffrey which Tywin is not and in fact he has come to offer Oberyn a seat on the panel of Judges. Tywin also wants to know what Oberyn and Tyrion were discussing in the brothel a few episodes back. Oberyn squares up to Tywin with no fear of this man, questioning the evils deeds that led to the rape and death of Oberyn’s sister by the Mountain; after Tywin says he was unaware of the actions of his men at the time and the Mountain was not acting upon the orders given when he committed this act, he offers Oberyn the chance to come face to face with the Mountain.
A Visit From the Pod
Pod, the most loyal of Squiress visits Tyrion in his cell as he waits for his trial in two weeks, having been accused of Joffey’s murder. Unable to sneak wine in past the guards, Pod does manage to smuggle in some candles, cheese, sausages and others items on his body for his Lordship. It’s here Pod reveals that he’s been told if he testifies against Tyrion he would have become Sir Podrick Payne, however he turned down the bribe. Upon hearing he said no to the bribe Tyrion asks to see Jaime and tells Pod he must leave King’s Landing for fear of his life suddenly ending.
Popping to the Village for a Bite to Eat
Those from beyond the wall pay a rather brutal visit to a village, slaughtering all but one of the villagers and sending the child free with the news that his parents will be devoured by the time he reaches Castle Black. The Crows however can do nothing as their stories of their numbers and armies they hold are soon to be brought out to the open for all to see, with no clear reinforcements coming from the South, other than rapists and thieves.
Killing Horses and Openly Peeing
We have a “Pee Off” people! Daenerys (Princess Stampyfeet) arrives at Meereen with slaves, armies and trebuchets (oh my!) and without the aid of any sort of amplification device she manages to speak the enter city about being free. The city sends out its champion and he takes out his manhood and pees in front of her highness. After a rather cringe-worthy picking of a her own champion, the city’s champion is quickly dispatched via use of a dagger in a horse’s head and the trebuchets send the city all of the collars removed from the slaves along the road to Meereen.
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