Re: Game of Thrones 2.3 - "What Is Dead May Never Die" - Rate and disc
An excellent episode, the best of the season so far.
Highlights:
- Tyrion smoking Pycelle out. I especially liked Varys's gleeful reaction to "the queen must not know."
- Varys's riddle to Tyrion about the nature of power.
- The uncomfortable dinner scene where Cersei delighted in twisting the knife in Sansa. Sophie Turner is conveying Sansa's emotions wonderfully well in scenes like that. The scene with Shae was less effective. I can see what they were going for (Sansa trying to reclaim a bit of control, a bit of her lost life, and being suspicious of a new handmaiden who might have been sent to spy on her) but it fell a bit flat.
- Brienne was perfect realized.
- Theon standing up to his father and then making his choice to stand with his family and betray Robb. The letter scene was a clever way of conveying that and it was very effectively shot.
- Natalie Dormer was great as the very practical, strategic and world-wise Margaery. Oh, and hellooooo, Natalie!
- Arya cleaning Needle in the same manner that Ned used to clean Ice was a neat callback. The scene between Arya and Yoren was very well played. And Yoren went out like a champ - great death scene.
