Game of Thrones Season 1 Episode 8 Review

Game of Thrones S1E8
The Pointy Cease
Air Date: 5 June 2011

iMDb synopsis: The Lannisters printing their reward over the Starks; Robb rallies his father's northern allies and heads south to war; The White Walkers set on the Wall; Tyrion returns to his father with some new friends.

This is the offset episode in the series written by George R.R. Martin, and the first screenplay which Martin has written in almost a decade and a one-half.

In the opening credits nosotros encounter: Male monarch'south Landing (Baratheon sigil), Inn At The Crossroads, The Eyrie, The Seize with teeth, Winterfell (Stark sigil), The Wall, (backtrack to Kings Landing), The Narrow Sea, Dothraki Sea, and Vaes Dothrak. Same every bit terminal week.

I love starting out with Arya and her h2o dancer. Just this opening scene is ane that I already know and breaks my heart. Equally the servants are trying to set up for a swift departure, the red cloaks make their way through courtyards, slaughtering everyone in their wake. Septa Mordane instructs Sansa to go back to her room and bar the doors, open them to no 1!

For the first time, Sansa seems to exist a young woman and non a childish girl (in looks at least). She has stopped trying to mimic the queen's hairstyle (give thanks the gods). Nosotros cut to Arya and Syrio equally they are learning lessons of watching the person versus "seeing" the person.

The Lannisters burst in and need Arya to come with them but Syrio stands in their fashion. With a wooden sword he beats the ever loving shit out of them. "Arya, kid. Nosotros are done with dancing for the day." My eyes are already welling up with tears. "Run to your father." I am more than attached to the book Syrio than the Television set one. But his demise is still hurtful.

"Exist gone now Arya… What do nosotros say to the god of decease?"

Not today.

Like the novels, the fate of Syrio Forel afterward his duel with Meryn Trant is left ambiguous. Maisie Williams later asked the bear witness runners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss if Forel could have survived, but they replied "No, he is dead."

The book version of their relationship is so in depth and has so many more dimensions. /quick scene move/ Sansa is confronted by The Hound. She is fearful. He tells her the queen sent for her. /quick scene move/ Arya is in the stable looking in her upturned body for Needle when she is confronted by an ominous stable boy. And, just like the title of this episode eludes, she sticks him with the pointy terminate.

Ned in the dark in chains. Varys is at that place with wine for him to drink. He tells Ned Arya has run and her whereabouts are unknown. He says that Sansa is still to wednesday Joffrey. Varys (like me) asks WHY tell Cersei he knew of the lineage of her children. "Tell me something, Varys, who do you truly serve?" "The Realm, my Lord. Someone must." And, right until his end, that statement held truthful.

Dorsum at the wall we wait upon the expressionless rangers that were institute, including one missing the arm Snow ripped from him. Benjen is non amidst them. Sam points out that in that location is no smell of rot. It is suggested that the bodies be burned. Mormont wants the bodies looked at first. He is told of a raven from kings landing and we switch to his solar where Jon comes in.

He tells Jon the King is dead and that Ned is being tried for treason for conspiring against Joffrey. Mormont tells him to not exist foolish. In Kings Landing, Sansa is speaking with the modest council, pleading for her male parent.

They convince her to write to her family to tell them of her male parent's treason. Cersei asks to beg them to come and swear fealty. The continually reinforce that Ned is a traitor and she does not desire to be like him. We switch to Rob reading the roll from Sansa.

Rob calls the banners. Theon asks him if he is afraid, Rob's hand is shaking. It is skilful that he is afraid, shows he is not stupid. The scene switches to a great reveal of ravens, hundreds of them, streaming away with messages attached.

That picture not do it justice. Sigh. George R.R. Martin wrote in a montage of various Northern lords receiving Robb's call to artillery, which included a beer-drinking Greatjon enthusiastically reading his letter and Roose Bolton causally flaying a man when the news reached him. This was cut because the extensive cost of hiring actors to play the lords, amalgam sets and CGI-elements similar castles.

We move to Catelyn running upward stairs to speak with her sis, scroll in hand. Her sister had the stupid thing since dawn. Lyssa is an utter asshole.

Lyssa makes it clear that she will not ship her men to aid Rob take upwards arms against the Lannisters.

Tyrion and Bronn are on the road, walking. While walking through the woods with Bronn, Tyrion whistles Beethoven's 6th Symphony (the Pastoral Symphony).

Before long they are surrounded by the Stone Crows who are not in that location to sup dinner. "How would you similar to dice Tyrion, son of Tywin?" "In my ain bed at the age of lxxx with a abdomen full of wine and a girl'southward mouth effectually my cock." Tyrion then begins to weave a story of how he can provide them with weapons and armor if they but get him safely through to his father's army. He promises them the Vale every bit a advantage.

Jon is skinning game for dinner when Allisar comes in to taunt him virtually not only existence a bastard but a bastard son of a traitor. I'd honey to smack the perm off his head. Jon pulls a knife in eyeshot of Mormont. Mormont confines him to quarters. We see Snowfall yipping at the door and growling, wanting out. Jon realizes in that location is something wrong. Oh male child is there something wrong. He heads to Commander Mormont'south quarters and is attacked from behind by the dead man. He stabs and kicks and beats but to no avail. He severs the expressionless man's arm. Does no skillful. Stabs him, expressionless man falls but stands back up. Jon throws a lantern on him and finally he re-dies.

The Dothraki are moving through a captured town, taking slaves and raping women. Khaleesi makes them stop. This causes some angst. Nosotros meet the Magi woman for the outset time. She will play heavily. The men complain to Drogo. Drogo sides with her. Rakharo calls out Drogo equally allowing the "foreign whore" to command him. He cuts Drogo and so shit goes sideways and Drogo attacks him, bare handed and rips his pharynx out.

His little wound is not how it is described in the volume. The wound was much greater. In the book, Drogo was injured non by Mago just by a bloodrider of Ogo, a rival khal. She calls on Mirri Maz Durr to help treat the wound, which is rather superficial for such a big human. The blood riders telephone call her a witch. "A witches words are poisonous substance on the ears." Drogo is convinced by Daenerys to let the woman (who she just saved from rape) to make clean his wounds

According to the novel, Mago did not defy Khal Drogo, and there was no fight betwixt them. After Drogo fell ill, Mago stole back the girl whom Daenerys saved from him. He and other Dothraki raped her, then they cut her throat, before abandoning Daenerys. When Daenerys heard what he did, she swore to punish him.

Back in Winterfell in that location is a raucous conversation in the dining hall about who will lead the vanguard. Rob is struggling to gain command of his bannermen. They are trying to run right over him, trying to brand claims or threatening to become habitation. Rob stands up to Greatjon Umber and then everyone is on their feet, gear up for a melee. And without alarm the direwolf was on the table running at Umber, bitter off two of his fingers. In a twist of crazy, this causes all of them to flare-up into laughter. Later Jon tells Bran that he is leaving to wage war and that Bran has to stay behind. In that location must ever be a Stark in Winterfell.

In the godswood, Bran prays to the tree that the gods wait over all of his family while they are away. Osha talks to him well-nigh the gods, that they are hers as well.

Duuudddeee. I forgot most nekkid Hodor. Holy crap that is a whole lotta pale dangle-flesh….

Osha tells Bran that there are things worse than giants beyond the wall and Rob is going in the wrong management. Nosotros motion back to the wall where Sam tells his brothers that the men touched by White Walkers are turned when they die and their optics plow blue and the only way to kill them is with fire. That he read when they wake upward, he hopes the wall is loftier plenty.

Lady Catelyn meets up with her son and she is impressed that the bannermen have fallen in lie behind him. Greatjon with the line "No worries my Lady, we will all shove our swords up Tywin Lannister's bunghole." Peachy line.

Rob and Catelyn discuss the letter received from Sansa. They know that they have to beat Tywin Lannister on the field of battle to salvage Ned and the girls.

Bronn, Tyrion and the Loma People arrive at Tywin's war camp. They keep into Tywin'southward tent who shows no pride in Tyrion's beingness able to get away from Catelyn. His begetter tells him that Robert is dead and that Joffrey now sits on the throne. 3,000 helms and shields to be paid to the Hill Tribes.

Back in Rob'due south war tent they argue over how to approach their battles. In the discussion they talk of Frey. They soldiers bring in a Lannister scout who was hidden in the castor, counting soldiers. Rob tells them to let the scout to tell Tywin that winter is coming for him.

In Kings Landing, They release Sir Barristan from his duties as rex'due south baby-sit. Barristan removes his helm and throws his sword earlier giving them a piece of his heed and storming out.

Ned is in the dungeon and Sansa is trying to navigate a hostile realm. She is in the throne room to plead for her begetter'southward life. Sansa follows Barristan with her asking. She asks mercy for Sir Eddard Stark. Joffrey listens as she asks for him to be forgiven. Joffrey promises to mercy if Ned confesses and proclaims Joffrey as king.

I agree with the Ozzy dude – some things seem a little rushed and some things are not as polished every bit in subsequently seasons when the budget increased exponentially.

Starring:

Sean Bean	Eddard 'Ned' Stark
Michelle Fairley	Catelyn Stark
Lena Headey	Cersei Lannister
Emilia Clarke	Daenerys Targaryen
Iain Glen	Jorah Mormont
Aidan Gillen	Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish
Kit Harington	Jon Snowfall
Richard Madden	Robb Stark
Sophie Turner	Sansa Stark
Maisie Williams	Arya Stark
Alfie Allen	Theon Greyjoy
Isaac Hempstead Wright	Bran Stark
Jack Gleeson	Joffrey Baratheon
Rory McCann	Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane
Peter Dinklage	Tyrion Lannister
Donald Sumpter	Maester Luwin
Conleth Colina	Lord Varys
Jerome Flynn	Bronn
James Cosmo	Jeor Mormont
Owen Teale	Alliser Thorne
Ron Donachie	Rodrik Cassel
Charles Trip the light fantastic toe	Tywin Lannister
Ian McElhinney	Barristan Selmy
John Bradley	Samwell Tarly
Julian Glover	Grand Maester Pycelle
Miltos Yerolemou	Syrio Forel
Kate Dickie	Lysa Arryn
Dominic Carter	Janos Slynt
Natalia Tena	Osha
Susan Chocolate-brown	Septa Mordane
Clive Mantle	Greatjon Umber
Mark Stanley	Grenn
Josef Altin	Pypar
Luke Barnes	Rast (as Luke McEwan)
Mark Lewis Jones	Shagga
Mia Soteriou	Mirri Maz Duur

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