Air date: Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 9PM ET/PT on HBO
RATING:
“You are a man without honor.” – Catelyn Stark
My, my, my… what a crazy hour “A Man Without Honor” presents us with. A monster is born, the dragons hiding place is revealed and enemies come face to face. I expect a certain amount of gruesomeness when watching Game of Thrones, but I’ve learned you can never be too sure what you’ll get when visiting the world of Westeros.
Observations and thoughts:
Theon (Alfie Allen) seems to have anger issues. I wonder when he’ll realize he can never live up to or be anything remotely close to a good man. He’s got no honor, no respect. I get the feeling he’s a pawn, though I’m not sure whose yet.
Bran (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) is a smart little lord. He may have lost the use of his legs, but his brain works perfectly well. I was expecting him to want to rush to the refuge a farm his small group stumbles upon provides, but he knows better. I like seeing someone has some sense in situations like his. Yes, they need help, but leaving the innocent out of it is commendable. Although, Theon is smart enough to search the farm anyway thinking the runaways had been there. It’s kind of a Catch-22 for young Bran.
Tywin Lannister’s (Charles Dance) commands could be seen as endearing instead of domineering. “Careful now, girl. I enjoy you, but be careful.” He’s taken a liking to Arya (Maisie Williams) and I wonder if he’s figured out her true identity. Watching her eat could clue him in to her upbringing, but she’s adopted the ways of a boy almost too well. I forget she isn’t as ladylike as her sister Sansa (Sophie Turner) and it turns out her reluctance to become a lady has finally paid off. Williams amazes me every week. I never know what new dangers her character will face and how it will test her acting ability, but she doesn’t disappoint. Arya is as smart and brave as any young man managing to survive the unthinkable. Just look at how far she’s come—witnessing her father’s murder, surviving an attempted assassination and playing the role of a boy (to which she’s more suited). Arya is not one to be pitied, that’s for sure.
“If you’re my prisoner, you’re not a free woman. That’s what prisoner means!” Jon Snow (Kit Harington) is in over his head with his prisoner, Ygritte (Rose Leslie). What are we supposed to learn from these two? She’s playing with his mind, using his weakness against him. She’s digging deep, trying to get under his skin and I think she’s succeeding more than she thought she would. I just don’t get the point of her mind games. I’m sure she could have gotten away at any time, but it looks like she’s got a plan of some sort. Don’t know what it is, but I’m looking forward to seeing how Jon gets himself out of trouble with this “wildling.”
Dany (Emilia Clark) is desperate but not defeated. She doesn’t need a man, yet she does. No one will take her seriously as she’s a woman in a position of power during a time where women aren’t regarded for much other than what use they can be to men. So I get why she wants her dragons back. She needs them for more than the fact “they’re my children.” They are her protection, her strength in the face of men who would laugh her out of a room and call her weak. I don’t count her out but there will come a point when she’ll have to ask for help. “My place is by your side.” Um, I’d say yes it is, Sir Jorah (Iain Glen). Though he doesn’t show it, Jorah loves Dany with a fierce determination. He’s been her confidant and protector for a while now, so it was only evitable.
Did anyone else scream at Shae (Sibel Kikilli) for not closing the damn door?! She could have avoided wandering eyes by shutting Sansa’s door before trying to help her hide evidence of her womanhood. But here’s the really important thing about this scene: Sandor (Rory McCann) was there in a heartbeat. I’m glad to know he’ll come running when Sansa screams, but how long will that last?
Cersei (Lena Heady) isn’t as cold as I initially thought. She’s playing the game. Her hardheartedness is merely a way of protecting herself from the brutal politics of being royalty. It’s such a shame she can’t be more of a mother figure to Sansa. She needs all the advice she can get right now. I guess this means a wedding is approaching. Poor Sansa.
Memorable lines:
Xaro Xhoan Daxos (Nonso Anozie): “A man is what others say he is and no more.”
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Sir Jorah Mormont: “No one can survive in this world without help. No one.”
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Sandor Clegane: “You’ll be glad of the hateful things I do someday when you’re queen, and I’m all that stands between you and your beloved king.”
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Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley): “Wise men do not make demands of kings.”
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Tyrion (Peter Dinklage): “It’s hard to put a leash on a dog, once you’ve put a crown on his head.”
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There is a lot going on in Westeros but no one’s thinking about “the mother of dragons” when they probably should be. She’s coming to reclaim her throne and I can’t wait to see the faces of everyone who has counted the Targaryens as down and out.
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