Just Because I Pay For Your Services Doesn't Diminish Our Friendship

[netgirl_y2k]

That was the episode where the season two budget went to die, right? And I'll tell you what, it was worth every damn penny.

I can only assume that there are a metric fuckton of acting awards winging their way to Lena Headey as we speak, because BLOODY HELL. Her darkly hilarious Cersei Explains it All scenes with Sansa to her Lioness with Cub scene with Tommen. Oh, little King Tommen, I want only good things and kittens for you, I suspect I am doomed to disappointment.

There are EVIL STAGS in the forest. And because that scene was a show addition (good show, show!) I truly thought she was going to go through with it. Give this woman all the acting awards. Invent new awards.

Speaking of people who should be congratulated on their, well, existence. SANSA. Her friendship with Shae needs to continue forever and ever, in fact they need to leave King's Landing with all possible speed and move to a little cottage by the sea, Tyrion can visit. And "of course you'll be in the vanguard" and "I will pray for your return my lord. As I pray for the king's." BOOM. Hopefully S3 will have all the delicious Sansa-Tyrion-(Shae?) interactions.

And, actually, I really liked her scene with the Hound, which I wasn't expecting. The show seems to have removed that weird sexualised vibe from their relationship that was present in the books and which hit every one of my power differential squicks. I found myself almost wishing that she'd accepted his offer to escort her north.

You know, given that I'm supposed to be rooting for the Starks I really should stop being so pleased to see Tywin Lannister, but DAMN, man can make an entrance.

Whoever decided that this episode should be the Battle of Blackwater and nothing else was having a good day at the office, weren't they? Especially after a series that seemed to be floundering a bit under the weight of all the separate stories it needed to tell.

So, next week is the finale, which I'm guess will be the sack of Winterfell, Dany's misadventure in the House of the Undying, and possibly the capture of Jaime and Brienne? And then that's it. What will I get up for on Monday mornings, other than, you know, work.

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[karatam]

Sansa and Cersei and Shae and Tyrion

"I will pray for your safe return, my lord."
"Will you?"
"Just as I pray for the king's."
Ohhhh, you better hope that Winter is Coming so you can have some ice for that burn!

<3<3<3<3<3

but the dragons (and Doreah) next week hopefully :)

[miarrow]

There are EVIL STAGS in the forest.

Oh god yes, that was amazing. I love that line. Awards for that line. Awards for Lena, because I honestly thought she was going to go through with it too. There was so much tension and whoever decided, yes, this is the moment where Cersei sits on the Iron Throne which she's never been allowed to do (it's treason!) deserves hugs and cupcakes.

RE: The scene with Sansa and the Hound was great, because of what Sophie brought to that line "You're not afraid of me." She completely inverted their power dynamic with that delivery and sort of retook all her agency in that scene and I LOVE HER FACE SO DEARLY. But yeah that scene and the one with Tyrion makes me think maybe GRRM (since he wrote this episode) ships the Hound/Sansa and Tyrion/Sansa one-sided on the boys part because SANSA IS THE GREATEST, but she isn't gonna want anything to do with either of them. And while I'm wishing for dreams and fairytales, maybe she'll get to CHOOSE who she wants and live happily ever after with someone age appropriate who rides dragons and has lovely pale hair.

I'm not quite sure if I'm going to sacrifice sleep to watch the finale in HD (it comes on quite late and seeing it in HD requires driving to my parents house which is a good bit away), but this episode in HD was oh so pretty so I may just have to.

[mfirefly10]

THAT EPISODE!!!

Ugh, if there is anyone left still debating if Lena Headey was the right choice for Cersei after this episode...I wouldn't know how to talk to those people. She was PHENOMENAL in this! I've actually loved everything the show has done with Cersei so far but that scene with Tommen...BEST EVER! I shall gather ALL THE AWARDS and hold them until Lena arrives.

SANSA! That scene with Joffrey and Tyrion...♥ ♥ ♥ And the look on Tyrion's face as she walks away...He LOVES all Sansa's moments of PWNage, doesn't he?

And I too liked the Sansa/Hound scene, though without the sexualized element, I'm not really sure why the Hound wants to help Sansa? Does he just genuinely care for her? Or is it more like he knows he can use her to his advantage at some point? I'm guessing a bit of both but I'm not sure if the show really made that explicit.

FINALE NEXT WEEK!!! And we'd better get an answer as to what happened to Doreah, show. Preferably one that reunites her with Dany.