Game of Thrones continues to gather momentum in its fourth episode. Although the jaw-dropping twists of the later parts of the book are still to come, I find myself ever more thrilled with the ride getting there.We're still meeting new characters, of course. Samwell made his first appearance tonight, an arrival that made one of my friends who has read the books "squee" with delight. Eddard discovered the king's bastard son. And Theon Greyjoy finally stepped more into the foreground, though he has been lurking about before tonight.
Personally, I found the introduction of the elder Clegane brother, "The Mountain," to be one of the more interesting parts of the episode. He himself expressed very little, but we still saw plenty of his character. There was the brutal and violent joust in which you see just how unglamorous and un-Renaissance-Festival-like the practice truly is. And then Littlefinger's chilling story to Sansa struck just the right "boogeyman" chords to be even more unsettling.
There were plenty of other good moments too. There was Jamie's disgust at being forced to stand guard as the king cheats on Cersei. (Sleeping with the queen, of course, is something Jamie himself is only too happy to do. And again... ew.) There was Daenerys finally standing up for herself against her brother. And there was the brilliant and fun image that closed the episode, of Tyrion Lannister ringed by a sea of swords.
The sites I have read that report on Neilsen ratings say that Game of Thrones has been inching up a little with each passing week. Here's hoping the trend continues. The quality keeps going up in my mind, and I'd love to see HBO reap rewards for taking the chance on the show.
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I am loving this series. Some people who are bored easily are calling it 'slow-paced', I have to disagree. The approach the director has taken allows us to 'savor' every minute, and keep up focused in anticipation. And the acting is superb.
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