3 of the Starks arrive at King's Landing. Ned Stark gives great side-eye. None of this Southern airy-fairy nonsense for him.
Ugh. It's Jaime. Ned has no time for him and he knows it. Oh and there it is. The Iron Throne. I dunno lads, it looks quare uncomfortable.
Varys and Littlefinger in the house. Varys is deadly. Littlefinger is the worst and Aiden Gillen's appalling acting/accent gives me a headache in my face.
Renly! Another dud character you'd forget as soon as he leaves the screen. He's the kings brother. I think. I don't really care.
Grand Maester Pycelle too. 4 new characters introduced in the space of 2 minutes. You'd need your fuckin wits about you watching this.
Another scene of Joffrey being an absolute wimp. It's a joy to watch him suffer. Janey mac, there's loads of Irish actors in this episode. No wonder. Joffrey thinks he's the man but his mammy Cersei knows what time it is.
Arya foreshadowing her knife skills. Sansa still being a lovelorn sap.
I wish there were more scenes between Ned and Arya. Two of them were so similar. Making what happens later even more hard to watch. WAAAAHH.
Our first time hearing the Lannister motto. OH THE FOREBODING IS STRONG.
There's Doris, the dirty old neighbour from Gavin & Stacy, reading to Bran. "Oh my sweet summer child." A scene that spawned a 1000 memes. Jesus she's great gas altogether. Not. I hope her stories about gigantic spiders don't come true.
Fun Bran is gone. Unsurprisingly in fairness. He has now become emo Bran.
Now Catelyn Stark rocks up to King's Landing. Not her smartest move.
I forgot Littlefinger owned a brothel. Boob O'Clock. Oh jesus he's a brutal actor.
Life up at the wall looks brutal. Like Offaly in February. And there's Ser Allister adding to the misery. This fella is the dictionary definition of a bollix.
Jon Snow is a badass with a sword but he's getting no respect from anyone. He has yet to prove himself.
Ned Stark is not one bit happy with his wife being stored in a brothel. Good to see Littefinger bounced off a wall.
Poor Jon can't run from his bastard name even at the wall. Scumbags everywhere.
The friendship between Jon and Tyrion deepens. One thing this show did so well was the little moments amongst friends inbetween the epic stuff. When you care about the characters everything else is gravy.
Hmmm, Littlefinger fancies Catelyn. Forgot that.
Jaime's a right charmer ain't he. "The war for Cersei's cunt." Why do people love him again?
Is this Ned & Catelyn's last time together?? Ah jesus, me heart.
Sean Bean is such an underrated actor.
Barristan Selmy. Yet another character gone from my brain. Last time I saw him he was shredding Tommy Tiernan in Derry Girls.
Drunk Robert Beratheon is an awful prick ain't he. Like the angry drunk looking for a scrap in a shitty pub on a hot Saturday night.
No love lost between him and Jaime.
Love the Dothraki scenes. The sense of scale is deadly. Ser Jorah Mormont is Johnny exposition here. Plus we get to see the beginnings of Daenerys confidence.
I forgot Viserys called himself a dragon. The eejit. Love that he thinks he's a hard man but looks like a toddler beside the Dothraki. The blondey sap. Oh it's enjoyable seeing him getting taken down a peg or 3.
Our first time atop the wall. Even looking at it would give ya vertigo. The cold though. Even PETA anti fur ultra activists would be lashing on the wolfskin up there.
Benjen is heading north. Bye bye Benjen. See you in a few years when you turn up in a hugely anti climactic moment.
Loads of people with chips on their shoulder in this show. It could nearly be set in Cork.
Yoren is fun. I like Yoren. This means he will probably be disembowelled soon.
Daenerys is with child. She is happy. Happiness does not last long in this show.
Oh yes, Ser Jorah's Da is the main man up at the Wall, Ser Jeor Mormont. Another forgotten connection.
Uh-oh, stories of White Walkers are starting to filter south and in tried and true fashion, no one believes them. FOOLS.
Daenerys and Drogo are fully loved up now. Still don't get it. But lookit, it's working for them.
Syrio Forel. Master sword teacher. This guy was class. His teacher of Arya will pay off in spades soon enough. He gives her no quarter either. A great character building scene.
Loads going on in this episode. Plus a load of new characters introduced. Very well paced too, Plenty of time with everyone. As great as the characters are in this show later seasons have too many of them meaning we get to spend less time with the best ones. Oh well.
Next up - Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things
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