What aunt_zelda Thinks: GoT S5, ep03, The High Sparrow
Crossposted to my tumblr because why not
SPOILERS for all the books and all the show episodes up to this one.
Really good scene transitions in this episode. And great conversations. And character development.
I mean I love the Boltons but all I’m feeling is FEAR about what they’re gonna do now that the plotlines have gone off the rails. I don’t know where we are. I don’t know who’s safe. And not in a good “ooo, can’t wait for next week!” kind of a way. In a “should I even still be watching this show?” kind of a way.
The “previously on” section is full of weird stuff, like reminding us about way back when Renly was killed and also when Jorah was banished. Oh dear.
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.
.
Well they got the House of Black and White down, at least. I mean, it looks good. They’ve got the assisted suicide thing going on. It’s handled well, I think. Margaery
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OH GOD GROSS. MARGAERY AND TOMMEN HAVING SEX. GROSS GROSS GROSS.
I know they aged him up but this is still gross.
Their post-coital discussion is cute and nice though. Good job on that, writers.
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ARE WE GONNA SEE CASTERLY ROCK?!?!?!?!?!? *ARCHITECTURE FANGIRL SQUEE*
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Margaery hugging Cersei omg that was glorious. Ahahahaha.
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.
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“The best way is a marriage.”
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*leaves apartment* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*gets in car* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*drives cross country* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*gets on a boat* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*goes around the world* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*goes to the Moon* NOPE.
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.
“You’re not marrying Roose Bolton.”
Yeah, that’s the fanfics I read, not the script of the show.
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.
Petyr does what abusers do and manipulates her and gives her the “well, if you wanna leave, just leave!” ultimatum. To a terrified child with nowhere to go. She gets on her horse and he smiles the slimiest smile I’ve ever seen and I want to kill him personally with my bare hands to keep him away from her.
I’d suggest she poison him with the hairnet but OH RIGHT SHE DIDN’T KEEP THAT ON THE SHOW, JUST IN THE BOOKS. SHE HAS NOTHING. FUCK THIS SHOW.
Curious how the Creepyshippers are handling this development. Petyr loves Sansa sooooooo much, and yet he’s marrying her to RAMSAY BOLTON. Petyr in the books did that to a servant girl who “didn’t matter” but never his precious Catelyn Copy. I mean, I’m not curious enough to stop blacklisting their tags, but still, I wonder.
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Brienne and Pod have some great conversations. Awwww. I hope they don’t die.
OH GODS NO. BRIENNE IS GOING TO MURDER MY KING. NOOOOOOOO. NOOOO, MY FAVS SHOULD NOT FIGHT. EITHER WAY, I LOSE! DDDDDDD:
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Hey, where’s Satin? Oh, right, gotta condense the cast. Grrrrrrrrrr.
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.
Stannis and Davos exchanging significant looks, awwww.
.
.
I like to imagine Davos fist-bumping Ollie in the background.
.
.
.
Awwww, Davos coming back to explain/apologize for his boyfriend’s mood.
.
.
.
The scene of Arya throwing away her stuff and hiding Needle was great.
All the stuff at the House of Black and White seems to be going well. No complains from me. Well, except for how I swear some of these characters were PoC in the books and they’re, of course, all white, because only people from the Summer Isles are black on the show.
.
.
.
Fat Walda: YAY.
Everyone else: OH NO.
Ramsay’s Show Girlfriend: what the fuck how are you still alive Ramsay doesn’t have girlfriends he has dogs and torture victims.
.
.
.
Sansa arriving home is heartbreaking.
Oooooo, old lady says “The North Remembers” … Manderly plotline coming?
.
.
.
Oh my gods, we’re actually going to that part. You know the part. “Fetch me a block.” YES YES YES. YAY!
Also there is a lovely crane shot. The cinematography is LOVELY this episode.
And he goes out crying, like the cowardly asshole he is. Woot. Unfortunately this will not reflect well on Jon, despite Janos y’know, hiding during the battle and abandoning his post, which should have gotten him executed anyways.
Stannis is there to watch and give the Nod of Approval, which is lovely.
No complaints from me about this scene, really.
.
.
.
Oh no. A foreshadowing of what’ll happen to Cersei later. (But of course, no penis. Because HBO. I mean, I don’t want to see a penis because they are gross, but the fact that this guy is being shot from the waist up and the camera rakes all over every naked woman on this show really bothers me. Starz, this ain’t.)
Oooooooo, Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow! Excellent!
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.
.
OH GOD IT MOVED. IT MOVED. AUUUUGGHGHHG!
I am not ashamed to admit I screamed really loud. To the point that my roommate asked if I was ok. I thought they were just gonna show the sheet ominously, not SHOW IT MOVE.
.
.
.
“I’ll never hurt her. You have my word.”
AUUUUGGGHGHGHG.
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.
.
Hah, Littlefinger ain’t a match for Roose! : DDD
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.
.
Oooooo, Red Priestess in the streets! And a woman of color! WEARING CLOTHES! *shock and awe* Is this seriously the same show that gave us Season 4? Really?
.
.
Oh god Jorah go away. Kidnapping the Emmy Award Winner won’t make your character more interesting.
.
.
.
Next week: fighting and homophobia!
… woo?
~*~
Prostitutes: many (over half are sex slaves too)
Dead prostitutes: 0
Rape/Sexual Assault: scenes of sex slaves being used, and a man being forced to walk naked through the streets.
Gay Sex: 0
Team Dragonstone: Stannis and Davos in one nice scene, Stannis walking on to look on in approval at Jon. Not as much as the past few weeks but still, 3 episodes so far and all 3 have had Team Dragonstone.
My favs: Great dialogue, great character development, great vistas to stand in front of. : DDD
Conclusion: Overall this was a good episode, better than most of what happened in the entire last season, but I’m so anxious about what happens next I’m starting to not want to keep watching.
SPOILERS for all the books and all the show episodes up to this one.
Really good scene transitions in this episode. And great conversations. And character development.
I mean I love the Boltons but all I’m feeling is FEAR about what they’re gonna do now that the plotlines have gone off the rails. I don’t know where we are. I don’t know who’s safe. And not in a good “ooo, can’t wait for next week!” kind of a way. In a “should I even still be watching this show?” kind of a way.
The “previously on” section is full of weird stuff, like reminding us about way back when Renly was killed and also when Jorah was banished. Oh dear.
.
.
.
Well they got the House of Black and White down, at least. I mean, it looks good. They’ve got the assisted suicide thing going on. It’s handled well, I think. Margaery
.
.
.
OH GOD GROSS. MARGAERY AND TOMMEN HAVING SEX. GROSS GROSS GROSS.
I know they aged him up but this is still gross.
Their post-coital discussion is cute and nice though. Good job on that, writers.
.
.
.
ARE WE GONNA SEE CASTERLY ROCK?!?!?!?!?!? *ARCHITECTURE FANGIRL SQUEE*
.
.
.
Margaery hugging Cersei omg that was glorious. Ahahahaha.
.
.
.
“The best way is a marriage.”
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*leaves apartment* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*gets in car* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*drives cross country* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*gets on a boat* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*goes around the world* Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
Nope.
*goes to the Moon* NOPE.
.
.
.
“You’re not marrying Roose Bolton.”
Yeah, that’s the fanfics I read, not the script of the show.
.
.
.
Petyr does what abusers do and manipulates her and gives her the “well, if you wanna leave, just leave!” ultimatum. To a terrified child with nowhere to go. She gets on her horse and he smiles the slimiest smile I’ve ever seen and I want to kill him personally with my bare hands to keep him away from her.
I’d suggest she poison him with the hairnet but OH RIGHT SHE DIDN’T KEEP THAT ON THE SHOW, JUST IN THE BOOKS. SHE HAS NOTHING. FUCK THIS SHOW.
Curious how the Creepyshippers are handling this development. Petyr loves Sansa sooooooo much, and yet he’s marrying her to RAMSAY BOLTON. Petyr in the books did that to a servant girl who “didn’t matter” but never his precious Catelyn Copy. I mean, I’m not curious enough to stop blacklisting their tags, but still, I wonder.
.
.
.
Brienne and Pod have some great conversations. Awwww. I hope they don’t die.
OH GODS NO. BRIENNE IS GOING TO MURDER MY KING. NOOOOOOOO. NOOOO, MY FAVS SHOULD NOT FIGHT. EITHER WAY, I LOSE! DDDDDDD:
.
.
.
Hey, where’s Satin? Oh, right, gotta condense the cast. Grrrrrrrrrr.
.
.
.
Stannis and Davos exchanging significant looks, awwww.
.
.
I like to imagine Davos fist-bumping Ollie in the background.
.
.
.
Awwww, Davos coming back to explain/apologize for his boyfriend’s mood.
.
.
.
The scene of Arya throwing away her stuff and hiding Needle was great.
All the stuff at the House of Black and White seems to be going well. No complains from me. Well, except for how I swear some of these characters were PoC in the books and they’re, of course, all white, because only people from the Summer Isles are black on the show.
.
.
.
Fat Walda: YAY.
Everyone else: OH NO.
Ramsay’s Show Girlfriend: what the fuck how are you still alive Ramsay doesn’t have girlfriends he has dogs and torture victims.
.
.
.
Sansa arriving home is heartbreaking.
Oooooo, old lady says “The North Remembers” … Manderly plotline coming?
.
.
.
Oh my gods, we’re actually going to that part. You know the part. “Fetch me a block.” YES YES YES. YAY!
Also there is a lovely crane shot. The cinematography is LOVELY this episode.
And he goes out crying, like the cowardly asshole he is. Woot. Unfortunately this will not reflect well on Jon, despite Janos y’know, hiding during the battle and abandoning his post, which should have gotten him executed anyways.
Stannis is there to watch and give the Nod of Approval, which is lovely.
No complaints from me about this scene, really.
.
.
.
Oh no. A foreshadowing of what’ll happen to Cersei later. (But of course, no penis. Because HBO. I mean, I don’t want to see a penis because they are gross, but the fact that this guy is being shot from the waist up and the camera rakes all over every naked woman on this show really bothers me. Starz, this ain’t.)
Oooooooo, Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow! Excellent!
.
.
.
OH GOD IT MOVED. IT MOVED. AUUUUGGHGHHG!
I am not ashamed to admit I screamed really loud. To the point that my roommate asked if I was ok. I thought they were just gonna show the sheet ominously, not SHOW IT MOVE.
.
.
.
“I’ll never hurt her. You have my word.”
AUUUUGGGHGHGHG.
.
.
.
Hah, Littlefinger ain’t a match for Roose! : DDD
.
.
.
Oooooo, Red Priestess in the streets! And a woman of color! WEARING CLOTHES! *shock and awe* Is this seriously the same show that gave us Season 4? Really?
.
.
Oh god Jorah go away. Kidnapping the Emmy Award Winner won’t make your character more interesting.
.
.
.
Next week: fighting and homophobia!
… woo?
~*~
Prostitutes: many (over half are sex slaves too)
Dead prostitutes: 0
Rape/Sexual Assault: scenes of sex slaves being used, and a man being forced to walk naked through the streets.
Gay Sex: 0
Team Dragonstone: Stannis and Davos in one nice scene, Stannis walking on to look on in approval at Jon. Not as much as the past few weeks but still, 3 episodes so far and all 3 have had Team Dragonstone.
My favs: Great dialogue, great character development, great vistas to stand in front of. : DDD
Conclusion: Overall this was a good episode, better than most of what happened in the entire last season, but I’m so anxious about what happens next I’m starting to not want to keep watching.