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Game of Thrones season 3 - Mhysha (Spoilers)

6/13/2013

By Jamie Kennett

Here we are then. Ten weeks down the line and it’s all over for another year. Season three of Game of Thrones has been a tough one to get through, though not in a bad way. I’m not denying there hasn’t been bad bits here-and-there, there almost certainly was in the veritably stagnant episodes mid-season, but there were also some ruddy good bits as you might expect; superb character development was abound, and there were many scenes that will go on to become some of the most memorable of the entire show. The [literally] award-winning formula of political intrigue, bloody violence, dark humour and raunchy sex was waiting around every corner, more-or-less. The final episode, Mhysha, was no exception, but did have to compete with events from last week’s episode. Did it do the season justice?

Game of Thrones season 3 - The Rains of Castamere (Spoilers)

6/10/2013

By Jamie Kennett

“And who are you?” the proud lord said, “that I must bow so low?” The unofficial anthem of House Lannister begins in this manner, and from there on in The Rains of Castamere is a sombre tale of death and misery. You can imagine my disdain when I found out what the name of this week’s episode of Game of Thrones was; this week’s episode, which just so happens to be the infamous ninth. Ever since Baelor in season one, episode nine has been recognised as a veritable harbinger of the end-times; Baelor saw the end of poor old Ned, and season two’s ninth featured the Battle of the Blackwater. Season three’s ninth episode featured something that I’m still finding hard to process, even now. It doesn’t need any explaining. If you’ve seen it, you’ve seen it. If you haven’t, I wouldn’t advise reading any further…

Game of Thrones season 3 - The Bear and the Maiden Fair

5/15/2013

By Jamie Kennett

A bear there was. A bear, a bear; all black and brown and covered with hair. It was “the big one” this week, i.e. the episode written by George R. R. Martin himself. Odd, I thought, considering episode nine is usually his realm (reminisce on Baelor and Blackwater). Either way, my expectations were instantly set to considerably high when I found out the Master of Books had penned this week’s episode of Game of Thrones. That doesn’t, however, suggest these expectations were necessarily met. If you read on you’ll find out why! I’m not going to tell you in the opening paragraph. This is all just a ruse to subtlely compel you into clicking on that link down there; the one aptly named “Read More”.

Game of Thrones season 3 - The Climb

5/8/2013

By Jamie Kennett

As the title suggests, the wildlings finally “went over” this week. Further south, all sorts of conspiracies have begun springing up across the land, most of them being shady marriage proposals. Chaos was the overriding theme this week in Game of Thrones, with subtle nuances of characteristically bloody violence and political intrigue. Here’s my humble opinion on this week’s episode, and a short recap for those of you who can’t quite remember all the major bits that happened. They do cram a lot into that hour…

Game of Thrones season 3 - Kissed by Fire review (Spoilers)

4/30/2013

By Jamie Kennett

As the title of the episode suggests, there was a lot of fire this week, and in more ways than one. The actual phrase “kissed by fire” comes from a belief beyond-the-Wall that red-haired people are luckier than most, so my first thought when I heard the name of the fifth episode of Game of Thrones’ third season was that the time had finally come for the North’s most famous bastard to get with a certain wildling girl. Yet the more I thought about it, the more I realised what else must be making an appearance in this episode. The overriding theme this week was indeed fire, and Rh’llor; the religion surrounding the Lord of Light. I don’t know how to pronounce it either. Read on for the rest!

Game of Thrones season 3 - And Now His Watch Is Ended review (Spoilers)

4/23/2013

By Jamie Kennett

The title of this week’s episode comes from the funeral chant for a deceased brother of the Night’s Watch. I’m sure there were a great many of us who thought this might have referred to Jon Snow when we first saw the name of the episode, but worry not; it was just somebody at Craster’s Keep. There are quite a lot of deaths this week as it happens, not to mention all of the betrayals, double-crossings, investigations, fights, and things catching fire as they so often do in the world of Game of Thrones. With this week’s episode containing arguably the best scene of the whole series so far, it made for some good watching and some equally enjoyable reviewing. Read on, if you so desire, but do beware as the review is dark and full of the usual spoilers…

Game of Thrones season 3 - Walk of Punishment review (Spoilers)

4/16/2013

By Jamie Kennett

Much like I said last week, things really are kicking off all over the Game of Thrones world again, and this week has been no different. After spending the first two episodes wading through every major character of the show in a type of “where are they now?” feature, the series has finally gotten around to doing what it does best. At the risk of sounding biased to the cause that is Game of Thrones, I reckon this week’s instalment could be the best of the three we’ve been treated to this season. Here’s what I have to say about this week’s jaunt into Westeros, and the bits of Essos we see every once-in-a-while with Dany…

Game of Thrones season 3 - Dark Wings, Dark Words review (Spoilers)

4/9/2013

By Jamie Kennett

Being that there are so many characters in this superb series, it was clearly hard for the writers to cram all of the main ones into the first episode of this season. Many people, me included, were a tad disappointed at the lack of Jaime Lannister and Arya Stark in the premiere. These two have some of the most interesting stories at the moment, which may explain why they were left on the shelf for this week instead. That being said, they still weren’t given as much screen time as they were deserved because a whole host of other characters had to be given some attention as well. Things are starting to kick off all over Westeros once again, so for those who haven’t seen episode two yet, -or for those who have and are just curious as to what The Internet has to say about it-, here’s what’s happened this week (and what I have to say about it).

Game of Thrones Season 3: House Targaryen Predictions (Spoilers)

3/31/2013

By Jamie Kennett

Whilst it may be one more day still until we (the UK) get to see it, season three goes live tonight stateside. We’re finally here, after all this time, and it’s merely a handful of hours until episode one and we can start to see whether or not I’ve been right in my predictions. As I’m sure you’re all aware, I’ve spent the last week covering as many of the major characters as my wellbeing would allow, but there is one particular lady I’ve yet to give a forecast for… Daenerys Targaryen is west-bound with a group of ships, a Dothraki 'horde', a former-knight-turned-slaver-turned-knight-again, and a trio of dragons the size of small dogs. She isn’t on a course for Westeros just yet, but she is slowly building the army she has often fantasised about. Here’s what I think she’s going to be up to in the near future…

Game of Thrones Season 3: The Wildlings and the Watch Predictions (Spoilers)

3/30/2013

By Jamie Kennett

It’s been an interesting time for the Night’s Watch. Mance Rayder’s amassing a huge army of wildlings beyond the Wall, dead people keep coming back to life, and now white walkers have begun marcher ever-closer to civilisation. When we left the band of sworn brothers at the end of season two, they were fortifying themselves on the ancient landmark that is the Fist of the First Men. Jon Snow had gone off on a reconnaissance/assassination mission with a squad of rangers that included the near-legendary Qhorin Halfhand, and Sam Tarly was left to steward for Commander Mormont in Jon’s absence. Now, the Halfhand is dead, Jon has been taken captive by a band of wildlings, and Sam has made a mess in his trousers after coming face-to-face with an army of white walkers. What lies in store for all them now?

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