Showing posts with label Emilia Clarke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emilia Clarke. Show all posts

Monday, April 21, 2014

Game of Thrones: Breaker of Chains



                                                                         

One of my favorite GOT characters is in trouble. Poor Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) is locked up in a cold damp dungeon waiting to be tried for murder; a murder he did not commit. When his loyal servant brings food and news, Tyrion is surprised to learn that Princess Sansa is missing. Where could she be?
                                                                          

Tyrion knows his father, Tywin could give two shits about him, but what about Jaime? Jaime and Tyrion were bonding. Is this brotherly love lost now that the little snot nose King Joffrey is deader than a doorknob? Tyrion doesn’t think Cersei responsible for the boy’s poisoning. I was surprised that he thought her innocent of such a deed. I don’t. If Joffrey’s marriage was consummated with Margaery, then power hungry Cersei would have been delegated to the broom closet and, she also had to marry that brother of Margaery; ouch! I’m sticking with Cersei as one of the suspects. Little Finger, who has arranged for Sansa’s rescue is another suspect, or he could have the hots for the young red head. The only people I feel sorry for in this episode is Margaery, Tyrion and of course the new boy king, Tommen. He looks like a gentle child, but he's in a nest of vipers.
                                                                       
Jaime, you dirty dog, what were you thinking when you forced yourself on Cersei, and with your dead son laying right there? Inbreeding doesn’t produce lovable offspring in your family.
                                                                       

You should be concentrating on helping your brother, especially with your father picking the jury. Wait! Maybe Jaime was interrogating Cersei…yeah that’s what he was doing. Whatever! I want him and the Ninja Warrior, Brienne to get together.                                                                      
Tyrion is a good soul, not perfect mind you, but a good soul and he knowingly sent Podrick away losing the only person willing to testify in his favor. He sent Shae away too, but only to protect her from his sister. Tyrion needs to make friends with someone who owns dragons.
                                                                       
            
Speaking of dragons and the perfect segway to another of my GOT characters, yep I’m talking the Dragon Goddess herself. I love Daenerys. She may surround herself with a powerful army and wise advisors, but it is she who calls the shots…and she does it with such class. I loved when her army began to fling crates of slave collars over the wall. Daenerys showed a sense of humor with her subtle message to the people of Mereen that it might be a great idea for them to surrender.
                                                                      

Things are not looking good for the Knights of Castle Black.  Jon Snow and the other knights are in big trouble. The Wildings and their new BFF’s the cannibalistic Thenn are marching closer to the wall. Samwell, thinking he was protecting his lady love, Gilly, and her baby, takes her to a nearby town where she’ll be safe. He has her stay at a brothel. Men can be so stupid sometimes.
                                                                    
                                           
The Hound and Arya make friends and then rob them, well technically, it was the Hound. A farmer and his daughter take in the ragamuffins, feed them and then give them a place to stay. The Hound, who has not learned how to play nice with friends or use a tissue, robs the kind farmer. Oh well! I had such high hopes for the Hound.
                                                                    

Stannis Baratheon has learned of Joffrey’s death and he wants to make his move before everyone forgets him. Is there a reason the little princess, Shireen, is kept locked away. She’s so much smarter than the adults around her.
                                                                      
That’s it folks! You have my review of the show, but if you want to know more, go on HBO’s demand. I’m wondering if King Joffrey’s funeral will go better than his wedding?  

Monday, June 3, 2013

Massacre on Game of Thrones


 
                                                                       
 

I haven’t read the books! I have them, but I haven’t had a moment to read them. I’m busy trying to keep my head above water; I can’t swim. If I had read the books, then I would have been prepared for last night’s shocker.

The Rains of Castamere started out fine. Robb Stark (Richard Madden), his pregnant bride, mother and army went to the Twins for a wedding. Edmur was to be married to one of Walder Frey’s (David Bradley) daughters. But there was some tension between the Starks and Frey. Why? Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) had promised Walder Frey that her son would marry into the family. She did this without telling her son, but Robb refused the offer and married Talisa (Oona Chaplin).  No big deal, it was just water under the bridge, right? Wrong!
                                                                       
The Wedding ceremony went without a hitch; the bride and groom (Edmur) were carried away to the bridal chamber after a night of food and drinks. Then Frey gave the signal for the musicians to play a tune and that’s when the sh_t hit the fan!

While the music played (Think of the baptismal scene from the Godfather) Robb, Talisa, Catelyn, and all Robb’s men were butchered. Damn!
                                                                      
 
 
                                  Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) on the other hand is doing fine!
                                                                         

                                        She has two stud muffins, Daario (Ed Skrein)
                                                                           

                                                                and Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen)
                                                                                 

 fighting for her attention, while they do all in their power to bring her closer to the Iron throne.

Jon Snow (Kit Harington) gets into a fight with the wildings when they try to kill a Northman. He doesn’t know that the Stark boys are on that farm. 
                                                                             

 After the dire wolves come to the rescue, Jon rides away and leaves Ygritte (Rose Leslie behind. Is he nuts? Have you seen her fight? She’s going to kill him; you know a woman scorned and all that stuff.
                                                                        
 
Next week is the season finale. I hope there are no weddings in this episode. My nerves can’t take it.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Game of Thrones and a Zombified Grimm


                                                                           


In my last post about Game of Thrones, I wrote about Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and how much I love this character. Last night we watched her work her magic again; she has a new admirer and supporter, Daario Naharis (Ed Skrein), a leader with The Second Sons, who eliminated his two comrades after they ordered him to kill Daenerys.
                                                                          
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) was married to Sansa Stark (Sophia Turner); a forced marriage for both, but Tyrion was a gentleman and Sansa is still virgin.
                                                                              

Good thing too, because Sansa’s handmaid, Shae (Sibel Kekilli) would have killed him; Tyrion and Shae are lovers and soul mates.
                                                                      
                                           
Although Daenerys holds the title of “Kick Ass Heroine” there is a second runner up.
                                                                                  

 Brienne (Gwendoline Christie) a warrior and knight of the house of Tarth is charged with the chore of returning Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau safely to his home in exchange for the two Stark daughters, Sansa and Arya (Maisie Williams). Over time Brienna and Jaime form a friendship based on respect and understanding, but there might be feelings there that neither are aware of, yet.
                                                                               

 Last week, Brienne was in a fight for her life with a huge grizzly bear as entertainment for her captors, but Jaime risked his freedom and very life to go back and save her. Will respect turn to love? I would love to see Brienne and Jaime together.
                                                                       
Grimm

Season finale will have zombies and you know I’ll be watching the show. Baron Samedi (Reg E. Cathey) a Wesen creature known as a Cracher Mortel is using his lethal saliva to create an undead army.
                                                                               

 Grimm (David Giuntoli) and Hank (Russell Hornsby) need to fine the Baron and fast. While this is going on Rosalee (Bree Turner) and Monroe (Silas Weir Mitchell) introduce Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) to the world of Wesen creatures. Make sure you watch this on Tuesday night on NBC at 10 p.m.