Game of Thrones...the Purple Wedding

[shadowkat]

Well that followed books closely, except for the scenes with Jamie and Brienne who weren't there in the Books. In the books they were still at Castle Bolton. The timeline is slightly different.

Also, they've brought all the Theon stuff from Dance of Dragons into the fourth season. Wish they hadn't. I hate the Theon/Ramsey Snow stuff. That was amongst the reasons I gave up on the books...it was just grueling.

Although - the worst bits were saved for last season. And well the beginning of this episode. They had more scenes like the beginning of this episode referred to in the books.

Other than that...it was pretty close. Joffrey's death scene certainly was, as was the performance of the dwarf actors prior to it - used by Joffrey with the express intention of humiliating Tyrion and torturing Sansa.

Also, like it did in the books, Dontos takes Sansa away from the party...Sansa's arc is closely following the books so far.

So I'm curious where it will go from there? In the books, Jaime frees his brother from prison, sends Brienne after Sansa and Ayra, and goes against his father. Will that happen here? No clue.

Loved the interaction between Tyrion and Jaime prior - and Tyrion loaning Jamie his sellsword to practicing his fighting.

They really have written Shae into a corner, haven't they? I'm not sure it works for her arc to follow the books. I can't remember if Tyrion sent her off to Pentos in the books or not? I don't believe he did. She was also more materialistic and pandering. And she was present at the Purple Wedding in the books. They may go a different route there??? (wishful thinking)

While last week's episode was better written, this episode worked well enough.

Comments

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Book!Shae was a bit of a mystery to me. I was never sure whether she was simply straight-up mercenary, whether Tywin coerced her, or whether it was at all possible that she had been working for Tywin for a long time. Any of the three seemed possible. She was way more annoying in the book.

Right now I'm worrying that Bronn lied about taking her to the ship. I understood Book!Bronn's position in the last half of ASoS, I hope the show didn't make him actively betray Tyrion.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

Although...if they have Bronn actively betray Tyrion...it would give credence to Tyrion going down the dark bitter path of revenge that he goes in the later books...

I'm hoping that's not what they do with Bronn, but I have a suspicion it is - since there's certainly plenty of foreshadowing. Also quite a bit with Shae and Bronn conniving together. Both have made it clear they are opportunistic. Bronn has told Tyrion he's a sellsword and only with him for the money.

So...it would fit the character. And the writers are even more sadistic than GRRM...which I hadn't thought possible.