Jorah Mormont sets sail alongside his prisoner, Tyrion. Cersei makes a move against the Tyrells. Jaime and Bronn sneak into Dorne. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes make their plans. Melisandre te... Read allJorah Mormont sets sail alongside his prisoner, Tyrion. Cersei makes a move against the Tyrells. Jaime and Bronn sneak into Dorne. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes make their plans. Melisandre tempts Jon. The Harpies attack.Jorah Mormont sets sail alongside his prisoner, Tyrion. Cersei makes a move against the Tyrells. Jaime and Bronn sneak into Dorne. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes make their plans. Melisandre tempts Jon. The Harpies attack.
- Melisandre
- (as Carice Van Houten)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIan McElhinney, who plays Barristan Selmy, was surprised to learn of his character's death, as he had read the novels where Barristan was still alive at that point, and becoming an increasingly prominent character with his own point-of-view chapters. McElhinney suspected something when his shooting schedule was shorter than usual; his death scene was originally scripted to occur in Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken (2015), but got pushed ahead during production. In an interview after the episode aired, McElhinney remarked, "He had to be seen fighting. He's been talked about as the greatest knight that ever was, so he's got to fight. So it's great that he does." In the last book that was released at the time, Selmy was gearing up to fight a battle, and it was speculated that he might die in the unreleased next one.
- GoofsAt the end of the last fight, Grey Worm lies down with his head close to the corpse of one of the Sons of the Harpy. Then the camera changes to aerial view, and the corpse is gone.
- Quotes
[Melisandre enters]
Melisandre: Lord Commander.
Jon Snow: How can I help you?
Melisandre: Come with us when we ride South. No one knows the castle as well as you do. It's hidden tunnels, it's weaknesses, it's people. Winterfell was your home once. Don't you want to chase the rats out of it?
Jon Snow: Castle Black is my home now. The Night's Watch take no part in the wars of the Seven Kingdoms.
Melisandre: There's only one war. Life against death. Come, let me show you what you're fighting for.
Jon Snow: You're gonna show me some vision in the fire? Forgive me, my lady... but I don't trust in visions.
Melisandre: No visions. No magic. Just life.
[Melisandre bares her upper body, and Jon's touch roams over her]
Melisandre: Do you feel my heart beating? There's power in you. You resist it, and that's your mistake. Embrace it!
[Melisandre sits in Jon's lap]
Melisandre: The Lord of Light made us male and female. Two parts of a greater whole. In our joining, there's power. Power to make life... power to make light... and power to cast shadows.
Jon Snow: I don't think Stannis would like that very much.
Melisandre: Then we shouldn't tell him.
Jon Snow: I can't.
Melisandre: Why?
Jon Snow: I swore a vow. I loved another.
Melisandre: The dead don't need lovers. Only the living.
Jon Snow: I know. But I still love her.
[Melisandre feigns that she is about to kiss Jon, stands up, goes to door, turns back]
Melisandre: You know nothing, Jon Snow.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Thronecast: High Sparrow (2015)
Jaimie and Bronn together were so entertaining. It's fascinating to think about how much Jaimie has changed since season 1. When he says he wants to die in the arms of the woman he love, I actually think that's about Brienne. As crazy as it is to think it's not Cerseii, I just think he feels more obligated to Cerseii instead of where his legitimate feelings lie. It's also unlikely he will hurt Tyrion, that's more of him just covering up his tracks to Bronn. Speaking of Cerseii, her scenes this week mostly lied with the council and the High Sparrow. The council is a lot smaller than it used to be and I think it was once a lot better. Arresting Loras was right up Cerseii's alley and it's just another reason for Margaery to hate her. Watching Tommen try to free him was very entertaining. He is such a naïve boy and completely whipped towards Margaery. What a man would do for his woman, huh?
Onto the north, Stannis sees a lot in Jon Snow, but apparently so does Melisandre. Was I the only one who was legitimately wanting to yell at the screen to tell him to resist her? Snow also had to sign for Bolton unwillingly. It was heartbreaking to know that he had to sign that agreement knowing everything that Bolton had done to his family. I hope now that Baelish is planning for an alliance with Stannis, we get to see Sansa reunited with Jon. The Starks need some happy moments. Considering we got a heartwarming scene with Stannis and his daughter, I think they are repositioning him as a good guy on this show.
The last 10 minutes of the show or so were dedicated to Tyrion and Jorah's trip to Daenerys. Glad to see that he was indeed taking him to Meereen instead of King's Landing. By the preview next week, we may be getting our first interaction between the two, EVER. The Sons of the Harpy fight at the end was done really well, and it just gave us more of a reason to need Tyrion and his wit. Dany is losing so much, and now presumably both Barristan and Grey Worm? Harsh times ahead for her. It may be awhile before we see her on the Iron Throne.
+Road trips
+Tommen and his immaturity
+Sons of the Harpy
+Snow and his honor
+Baelish reveals some plans
+Next week's possibilities...
-Screw Melisandre!
9.5/10
- ThomasDrufke
- May 4, 2015
Details
- Runtime51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1