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Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 2

Dark Wings, Dark Words

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Game of Thrones "Dark Wings, Dark Words" Review: Characters Welcome

A mellow episode was anchored by the introduction of great new characters as Season 3 continued to set things up.

By Tim Surette, Apr 08, 2013

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8.0

By FX, Apr 14, 2013

Before I say anything, Game of Thrones at its worse is still better then many shows at their best. In saying that, this episode, along with future shows, will suffer from one thing I think. There's just too many things going on to give each story a true bump in advancement.

Other then pacing, this show and this episode was great, but not as good as many of the past episodes.moreless
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The third episode blew my mind. GoT fellows should grab it while its hot, at tinyurl. com/chk6doj

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By abrahamvoileur, Apr 13, 2013

If you havent watched episode 3 yet.. you GOT TO! I cant begin to describe the excitement i had when i watched it, it is absolutely amazing. The scenery, the acting, the continuation of an awesome serie such as this. Im going to provide a little synopsis about what you can expect out of episode 3 when you decide to watch it:

The Hound is judged by the gods; Jaime is judged; Jon proves himself; Robb is betrayed; Tyrion learns the cost of weddings.

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By olafweyer, Apr 12, 2013

I just watched the first two seasons of this show for the first time in a crazy marathon. Love the first one, but the second season, it kinda fizzled out for me. Too many characters and plots i really couldn't get invested into, dragging along forever and ever. I don't know, i think season two really didn't give any sense of direction and looking back, you could've wrapped it up in halve the number of episodes. I hope season 3 is better. I stick around since the first one was really great.moreless
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Jaime and Brienne, sitting in a bridge S-W-O-R-D-F-I-G-H-T-I-N-G

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By ionee24, Apr 10, 2013

Jaime and Brienne are bonding, well, Brienne has Jaime bonded with a rope. And he's doing his very best to charm her with his ability to pee on a tree, speak ill of the dead and/or his knowledge about Ser Loras and Renly's love affair. Once, inexplicably , all of it fails, he takes it on a sword fight on top of a bridge, exposing them both to capture.

Gladly for Arya, Gendry is acting like only someone who has already won her over would, good thing Jaqen isn't dead too, for speak ill of him doesn't count. However they may argue like an old married couple (with Hot Pie acting as de facto child in the middle), all the Brotherhood see are three starving children, that is until The Hound is captured and reveals Arya for what she truly is. The two most wanted of Westeros - the youngest Stark and the Kingslayer - have finally been caught, sadly for them, they have been caught by the wrong people.moreless
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Shouldn't Have Crossed the Bridge (Book and Episode Spoilers Ahead)

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By Neksmater, Apr 10, 2013

King's Landing

Sansa is given an audience with Margaery Tyrell and is brought to them by Ser Loras (her big crush) and they reminisce back to Season 1 where she caught his flower at the Tourney of the Hand. Oleanna Tyrell "the Queen of Thorns" wants the dealio on Joffrey's true nature as a former betrothed to him. Sansa reluctantly tells them that he's a monster which causes Margaery to roll her eyes. Seeing Sansa talk so openly about Joffrey is a nice change from the always lying typical faade that we see from her.

Tyrion is visited by Shae in his chambers. He tells her that they cannot be seen together after Tywin's warning last week that he "would hang the next whore I find in your She appeases him sexually and that's regrettably all we see of him this week, although she does pass on that Littlefinger has taken an interest in Sansa and that Ros warned them that he can be dangerous.

While getting fitted for his wedding clothes Joffrey scoffs at Cersei's warning about Margaery. Joffrey invites Margaery into his chambers to talk about his hunt that he's about to go on and shows off a new crossbow that he had made as "one of the finest weapons in the The way that Margaery dealt with the whole Renly marriage (who pops up in other parts of this episode) and how his excuses for not "fulfilling his duties as a husband" as she wanted to be a good wife and get with his child. She played her part as the "victim" of Renly's homosexuality. I cringed at Joffrey saying that he should make Renly's "affliction" and make it punishable by death. I wish that the writers would stop referring to Renly as so effeminate. Oleanna saying "He was well dressed and well mannered" and then Jaime said ***negative comments about Renly too, I just think that it ruins his name and his squandered potential as a king. But Margaery seems to be doing what Sansa couldn't by taming Joffrey and fitting her gender role as "the proper lady" for him.

No Daenerys .

The Riverlands

Arya pops up for the first time this season hoofing it with Hot Pie and Gendry. They get lost and run into the infamous Brothers without Banners (the ones the Mountain was torturing people to find last season in Harrenhal). Among them include newcomers Thoros of Myr, Anguy the Archer, and others. Thoros finds their castle forged blades a weird occurrence and how they managed to escape from Harrenhal. When in a tavern drinking occurs and Thoros gets delivered a tall hooded figure that is a prisoner. He is unmasked as The Hound who we haven't seen since last season. Arya tries to get Hot Pie and Gendry to try to sneak away but Arya gets seen by the Hound and the Hound asks what Thoros is doing "with the Stark bitch?" Now that they know that she's highborn they won't let her go since money is quite tight especially for their bandit-like ways.

Jaime and Brienne continued their long walk to King's Landing. In deciding whether or not to cross a bridge or not Jaime manages to get under her skin regarding which king she served before Catelyn. He deduces that it was Renly and says something offensive that makes Brienne angry, rightfully so. I really enjoy Jaime's banter and despite Jaime's wit being less so than Tyrion's he did a bit of the brains from his father as well. He gets a sword off of Brienne when crossing the bridge and the two cross swords and it was fun to watch him get schooled by Brienne. Even though he was manacled I remember him putting up more of a fight. The fight was well choreographed well I figured Jaime wouldn't kill her because he seemed to get off of it in a way in the same way Tyrion does with intellect and books. Lord Bolton appears on one edge of the bridge and the fighting ceases. Bolton pays a peasant who confirms that Jaime is indeed himself and the two are taken into Stark custody. (Guess they cut Vargo Hoat and the Bloody Mummers out of this bit).

Robb receives news of Winterfell and from Riverrun that his grandfather (Catelyn's father) has passed away. What was alarming to me about this is that they got news of Winterfell but Catelyn is more upset about her aged sick father than her two young sons who are presumed dead at this point. Although, her speech about Jon Snow to the new Queen was really well done and really goes back to the contradictions of Catelyn hating him for no other reason than her not being his mother.

Theon (who knows where) is tortured and tied up and is promised to be helped in his escape next week by a meek looking servant.

In the North

Bran continues to have dreams of a 3 eyed crow but this time he shares it with a mysterious boy. While out surviving in the wilderness the young boy comes upon Bran who is then help at spear-point by Osha who is then held at knife-point by the young boy's sister. Those of the book rejoice, it's Meera and Jojen Reed. Osha's confusion at the swapping of gender roles was a funny touch since in her free culture men are supposed to be oh-so masculine in their demeanor as opposed to Jojen's masculinity. Jojen and Bran bond over their sight, Jojen can see into the future and into the past, and also at possible futures too. They both admit that they both saw the 3-eyed crow in the dream. I guess they're both searching for it or something and how their fathers both fought in King Robert's Rebellion.

Beyond the Wall

Jon is interrogated by Mance Rayder about the difficult of killing the Halfhand. Jon obliges and meets a warg called Orell who can go into the body of his eagle in the same way Bran can with Summer (his wolf). Orell tells them how he flew over the Fist of the First Men and sees "only dead

Sam is trudging behind the other surviving Night's Watch hurrying back to the Wall. One of the guys who beat Sam up during sword training teases him about how he should be dead while other Night's Watch died instead of him. Sam gives in to the bullying and falls to his knees. Mormont sees this and puts the bully in charge of Sam's well-being or else it'll be his head. Bully, Grenn, and Pyp all help Sam up to continue on the march.

In closing, this was a very good episode that continued to balance new characters and keep the ball moving on the King's Landing and the Night's Watch as well as the Riverlands stories. I only hope that now that we have most of the new characters introduced the groundwork is laid so that we don't have too many "getting to know you" episodes about them and jump right into more action. I can now more fully understand the introduction of some characters like Meera and Jojen until this book since last season was already oh so crammed.

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- The title of this episode "Dark Wings, Dark Words" is a reference to how most people feel about ravens (which are traditionally black feathered) which often carry messages with bad news. There are two messages delivered by ravens to Robb Stark in this episode, both of which carry bad news.
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- Olenna Redwyne Tyrell: Yes, all Lannisters are lions. And when a Tyrell farts, it smells like a rose.
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- Margaery Tyrell: I imagine it must be so exciting to squeeze your finger here and watch something die over there.
  Joffrey Baratheon: Could you do it? Could you kill something?
  Margaery Tyrell: I don't know, Your Grace. Do you think I could?
  Joffrey Baratheon: Yes.
  Margaery Tyrell: Would you like to watch me?
  Joffrey Baratheon: Yes.
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- Rickard Karstark: (to Robb Stark about Talisa) I think you lost this war the day you married her.
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- The song that Thoros of Myr is singing when he's first seen by Arya, Gendry, and Hot Pie is "The Rains of Castamere".
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