In The Light of the Seven
Yes! After weeks, actually, years of Cersei Lannister playing it calm and collective as Queen/Queen Regent, regardless of her crimes, it seems her penance has finally caught up with her thanks to the dynamic duos of Littlefinger/Olenna and High Sparrow/Lancel Lannister. It was interesting to wonder to what extent High Sparrow was under Cersei's thumb throughout the past few episodes and whether he had just become another avenue to exploit further power and influence on Cersei's behalf, but oh how wrong that proved to be, with Cersei's plan completely backfiring and ending up in a rotting, stinking cell herself after Lancel who, probably after a little push from Littlefinger, confessed all crimes of incest et.al, in order to royally screw over his beloved aunt. And how we all rejoiced. Top marks go to Jonathan Pryce and Diana Rigg who aside from both getting nostalgia points due to their influence in the Bond universe, fully engage themselves in their characters, making their scene together about old age and weakening limbs a marvelous wonder to behold.
Only a short review this week I am afraid, so I may have to cut to the chase in regards to some of the storylines such as goings on at the Wall, where Jon Snow rode off in support of the Wildlings, a decision that inevitably did not go down too well with the remaining brothers who seemed to immediately turn their attention to inflicting harm on poor old Sam who although nearly ended up getting beaten to death when protecting Gilly, was rewarded with some after-hours pastimes, something of which he seemed to rather enjoy. Iconic death of the episode went to Maestor Aemon, a figure who single-handedly has withstood four and a half whole seasons of GOT, a high accolade in itself. Elsewhere, Stannis and Davos argued about the snow and the forthcoming war with the Bolton's at Winterfell, whilst Melisande asked for the blood of Shireen to ensure victory in the wars ahead, something of which was not taken too lightly by her father, understandably. Ramsey continued to act in a Joffrey-esque, psycho manner towards Sansa, who although attempted to alert Brienne and Pod to her continued danger, ultimately failed, and was rewarded with the sight of another flayed Stark supporter. Eugh. Please stop.
Comical moment of the week went to Dorne and the captivating scene in which Bronn was too easily seduced by Tyene Sand and her umm neckline, whilst Tyrion finally introduced himself to Daenerys after Jorah was once again rejected and left in the friend-zone, even after declaring himself champion in the fighting pits. So all in all, another pretty solid and interesting week of developments in the land of Westeros, THREE EPISODES LEFT. And they are bound to get tasty.
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