The thought is that Osha and Asha were too close sounding that they wanted a distinct difference.

Other than that, no explanation. She is still his only sister. and I won't go into any other details to avoid potential spoilers. pm me if you want more info.

The Yoren/Anya scene when he explains the first time he killed a guy was also beautifully shot. It's a very similar use of darkness and fire as the Theron letter burning scene.

Brianne is a huge chick.

Gwendoline Christie is 6' 3"

Loving this season so far. As someone posted earlier, I like that they don't have to include the "integral" storylines every episode, yet the story as a whole keeps on moving. Glad they finally showed what the heck Rinley has been up to, although at the same time I wish they didn't show some parts.

RIP Yoren, and RIP Theon & Rob's friendship I guess

i read somewhere that Michelle Fairely (catelyn) is only like 5'5" or 5'6", while Gwen Christie (brienne) is 6'3". it definitely showed on screen, she absolutely dwarfed catelyn

Props to my wife. When Brienne removed her helmet, my wife said, without missing a beat, "That's a huuge b*tch!" /Deuce Bigelow

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What a great episode. Jam packed with some much goodness. Huge thumbs up for all the Greyjoy/Pike scenes. That has by far been my favorite part of this season.
RIP Yoren. What a great character that came out of nowhere in the tv series. And he went out with a bang. Taken goldcloaks out like a champ.
More Natalie Dormer and her fine a$$.

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So was he not a "key" character in the book? Or was it true to the books but the actor really nailed it?

in the books he was much more of a plot device for arya than anything else. the actor (and the writing) made him much more relatable and his death was a lot more sad

Theon's story has been awesome so far. That actor is freaking nailing it.

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in the books he was much more of a plot device for arya than anything else. the actor (and the writing) made him much more relatable and his death was a lot more sad

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Gotcha.

The frustrating part about characters like him and Arya's sword instructor...you can tell from their "final scenes" that they are bad ass in a fight. But your first chance at finding out just how bad ass they are in a fight is in their final scene. Wish there was a way to have seen that before hand. You got the impression last week (scene with the 2 gold cloaks at the camp) that he wasn't afraid of anyone and had serious potential to be a bad dude, but when you finally get to see it, it's against 10 other guys and that's it.

You're like, "WOW....that guy is awesome....Well crud....see you later awesome guy"


There are some that you can tell are incredible and stick around (Bronn...Jorah...Jaime Lannister...etc.) but the others that have checked out have had the potential to be amazing characters.

Honor counts for **** when you're at the wrong end of a sword. Just ask Ned Stark.


It is known.

For those who want to read the note that Theon burned...

^

Wow

Damn. Thanks for that screen cap

Forgot the apostrophe for "it's", Theon. Tsk tsk.

The apostrophe in "I'll"

I agree with previous posts - hated seeing Yorin killed. But, it will be interesting to see what happens with the kids in the Lannister's hands now.

And please, somebody kill off Renly soon - him as "king" is as bad as Robin Arrun trying to claim the throne...I am getting bored with the character and that storyline.

Ok, hopping in as I finally caught up on the series last week (thank you inlaws HBOgo login).

Seriously loving the show though I'm having to read some of these then go reference IMDb to figure out exactly who we're discussing. Too many characters with odd names and british accents

I think I'm most intrigued by the storyline behind Arya and Gendry's trek out to the wall. There's a lot of obvious pitfalls there and it just got a whole lot more interesting.

Tyrion: Cut off his manhood and feed it to the goats

Shagga: But there are no goats.

Tyrion: Well make do!

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Shagga: But there are no goats.

Tyrion: Well make do!

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That was Shagga? Awesome! I just thought it was some random dude/idiot with an ax. So he brought the whole crew to town to stir things up?!?! Good stuff.

Not sure how I guessed but I figured it would be the Grand Maester that would get caught in Tyrions snare. Brilliant little ploy and well played!

Ya, this isn't a spoiler but it hasn't really been made obivious. He brought most of the mountain clansmen's leaders with him to KL. Including Shagga.

Tyrion = boss

According to the show notes I've read, it was Timmett, not Shagga. But that detail isn't important. Shagga and the rest of the Stone Crows did come with Tyrion to Kings Landing.

Pretty obvious Bran has some supernatural connection with his wolf. Interested to see how that develops. He's a pretty mysterious character.

LOL @ the fake letter!

Timmet, son of Timmet

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IBSP!!!

(In Before the Spoiler Police)

Loved it when Tyrion paused and then paid the hoor a second coin.

But...there are no goats, half-man!

Quick question for the book readers: are we supposed to imply (or know anything) about Lady Stark's comment "Knights of Summer"? I took it as her saying that they were knights...and a lot of them...but they weren't suited to fight a war (Winter is coming and they won't do).

Was there anything else there?


And how is this season holding up so far compared to the book? Accurate? Little changes that don't hurt? Stuff left out/added?