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

[flake-sake.livejournal.com]

comment contains book spoilers.

I could also do without the Theon/Bolton stuff. I mean, even in the books it was not that detailed. We just saw crazy mutilated Theon having flashbacks. And that base material really does not need added violence.

I guess Jaime's arc will be pretty much the same as in the books? I think they brought him back early for that scene with Joffrey. To show that Jaime is completely aware that his son is a monster similar to the mad king. So it later on makes more sense, that when Tyrion tells him, he offed Joff, Jaime regards it as something that had to be done.

I agree about Shae. The problem is that show Shae has a personality. Book Shae was always a reflection of Tyrion's fantasies. She played him completely. In this case they want Shae to have emotional motivation, which I don't find convincing. Both of them being quite smart it all makes no sense. Shae would get that he's trying to protect her. And if she acts out of hurt feelings in the trial, I think Tyrion would not off her in cold blood. He's not that vengeful.

[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.