Game of Thrones: The Sons of the Harpy Review

Violence boils over in King’s Landing and Meereen.

So, did Ser Barristan Selmy just die?

To be sure, Selmy is one of the only major likable supporting characters in Daenerys inner-circle.

But adaptive infidelity is not the issue for meindeed Ivewritten about how it should be generally welcome.

But the scene of Selmy getting slaughtered felt as vainglorious and artificial as a Frank Miller adaptation.

So again, I really hope Selmy didnt die tonight.

The character and the show deserve better.

Its actually quite a good conflict for the Meereen side of things.

But Im still waiting for an explanation as to how this guy is on her small council again…

However, it was not all negative this evening.

As a reminder, King Tommens government is in heavy debt to the Iron Bank.

Instead, Cersei lets her pettiness war with Margaery leave the shadows and enter the light of day.

A blessedly divine light.

Poor, poor sweet Tommen.

All he wants to do is sail around the world with Margaery in his bed.

And now the High Sparrow looks to be on a higher perch than her son in running things.

Meanwhile, not only is winter coming, but so too is Stannis Baratheon.

Not smart, Cerseinot that Id expect anything less.

But if Stannis is not careful, he might lose Melisandre to the next warm body of kings blood.

…But is he even really Ned Starks bastard?

After tonight, the clues are being dropped too heavily to not discuss the well-worn R+L theory.

Its a touching moment with Sansa finally paying respect to the many, many dead Starks that reside within.

But Littlefingers face says it all: Summer child, you know nothing of Targaryen-Stark romance.

Or for that matter, Jon Snows probable parentage… And honestly, I thought this was another weak moment to an otherwise great scene.

At first, she is horrified about being left alone with the Boltons.

But as soon as Littlefinger uses the words Wardeness of the North, Sansa is hooked.

But there was one more major storyline tonight that was also female-driven of sorts though to lesser effect.

Far to the south Jaime and Bronn make landfall in Dorne.

The actual Jaime and Bronn parts were quite strong.

Indeed, Jaime creates a lot of half-truths and self-deceptions that Bronn joyously cuts right through.

Two knights off to rescue a princess?

Sounds like a good song to me, muses Bronn.

Jaime dodges the implication by saying, Sounds like all the rest.Sure, Jaime.

Jaime covets redemptions above all other things, including his sister.

Unfortunately, one bit that again felt a bit off was our introduction to the Sand Snakes.

So overall, it is still a solid hour of the best show on television.

But the thing about being the best is the bar is so much higher than simply solid.