April 30th, 2013 at 11:44 PM ^
Strong Belwas is too fat to have been played by him.
was everything I ever wanted in a TV show scene.
You're an advocate for ass cheeks, then.
everything about that scene.
NTTAWWT.
Agreed! This season there are several major scenes in terms of action and emotional impact in the books and seeing how they translate onto the screen was always going to be a major test. So far they're pulling it off with aplomb in my opinion. The slave revolt in the previous episode and Jamie's confession in the tub this episode are indicators that some great stuff is yet to come. And for thos curious the mjor event this season is built around happens about halfway through book three, so they're doing a good job of ensuring a two season for one book approach will work.
Forgive me, noob here but becoming a huge fan ... I'm not a reader of the books and I've scoured the plot synopses and the HBO GO interactive features and I can't quite figure out who has captured Jamie and Brienne? Is it the Brotherhood Without Banners? I thought Arya was also now captured in with the BWB?
April 29th, 2013 at 10:11 AM ^
Jamie and Brienne were captured by Lord Roose Bolton's hunter, Locke, and returned to Harrenhal. Bolton is holding Harrenhal for Robb while a large part of the northern army went with him to Riverrun for Hoster Tully's funeral-- Cat Stark's father.
As an aside, the actor playing Roose Bolton could be brothers with Daniel Craig. Uncanny resemblance.
April 29th, 2013 at 11:01 AM ^
Locke had been headed to Blackwater before the Stannis Baratheon invasion, but he got sidetracked on the way and wound up on the way to Stillwater.
April 29th, 2013 at 11:14 AM ^
I get the feeling that Bolton's allegiance to the Stark cause may be thin at best? (Rhetorical, don't answer with actual details not yet revealed-have not read the books).
April 29th, 2013 at 10:13 AM ^
Jamie and Brienne have been captured by Roose Bolton, who now holds Harranhal. Remember that Robb sent men after them when Catelyn released them for King's Landing.
April 29th, 2013 at 12:06 PM ^
So Tywin left Harrenhal to go meet up with the Tyrells and defend King's Landing ... and then Roose's men moved in. Arya escaped Harrenhal just before Tywin left(?) with the help of Jaqen H'ghar, not realizing that her brother's men would be coming there soon.
I'm still a little fuzzy on this Jaqen H'ghar character. Let me Google that for myself...
April 29th, 2013 at 12:13 PM ^
is just speculation and conjecture based on little things that I have picked up. Bolton is a traditional Stark ally, but I believe that the allegiance is strained. I believe that Bolton's men were searching for Jaime on Stark command, but it appears to me that Bolton may be in discussions with Tywin (my best guess as to who Tywin is drafting those letters to). Of course, this may be COMPLETELY wrong, and those that have read the books, please spare your mocking laughter if it is that wrong.
Having read the books (well, this one anyway...I'm about halfway through the fourth one now) I find I get a lot more enjoyment out of knowing what happens and NOT telling, and waiting for non-readers to catch up, than I ever would if I dropped any hints.
Maybe this is how Varys feels, like, all the time.
April 30th, 2013 at 11:51 PM ^