Game Of Thrones: S1E7

You Win Or You Die. The title chosen for the episode is so fitting! In this episode of game of thrones we get a chance to meet Lord Tywin Lannister who gives half the Lannister armies to Jaime to avenge Tyrion's capture by the Tully sisters. The introduction scene in which he is skinning a stag(which is also House Stark's symbolic animal) couldn't have been any better.

We also learn from Osha that the wildlings are fleeing from White Walkers beyond the wall after Maester Luwin frees her from Theon's sexual advances.

We then move to The Wall when jon gets tensed to see his uncle Benjen Stark's horse returned to Castle Black. Later when he and Sam are taking their vows, his direwolf Ghost returns him a human hand which causes us to panic! (Where are you uncle??)

Then we see Danny saved by Ser Jorah(Remember he had gone MIA? Well, he is back.) from the attack made on her by a wine merchant after he learns that he was called back to Westeros(also meaning that Danny would be murdered soon) The attempted murder angers Drogo who decides to cross the narrow sea and invade Westeros as an act of revenge.

Finally we head to King's Landing; the politics capital. Ned does a mistake by confronting Cersei about her incestuous relationship with Jaime. Renly returns back and informs Ned about the Boar which has injured Robert on his hunting trip. On his deathbed, Robert dictates his will to Ned but Ned makes a small change to it thus ensuring the throne goes to the rightful heir after Robert passes away. Renly asks Ned to cease the opportunity and take control of the capital before Cersei could make a move but Ned decides to write a letter to Stannis(Robert and Renly's brother and rightful heir to the Iron Throne) to make him the next king. (Another mistake?!) Ned also reveals the truth about Joffrey's true lineage to Littlefinger (Yet another mistake??) who suggests that they make Joffrey the next king on trial basis and if he proves to be not a good king then they can use this information to dethrone him and make Renly the king instead. Ned refuses this suggestion and asks littlefinger to gather support of City Watch so that Cersei wouldn't be able to take the throne for Joffrey by force. When the king dies, Cersei makes her move, Joffrey declares himself King, Cersei tears up Robert's will and orders to capture Ned and littlefinger helps her by putting a knife on Ned's throat. Well, in his defense, he did warn Ned not to trust him. Poor Ned. Stupid Ned. Why Ned... Why?

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Game Of Thrones: S1E6

The sixth episode of Game Of Thrones season 1 opens in Winterfell when we see Bran Stark suddenly waking up from one of his dreams about the three eyed raven. He is upset thinking about his disability to ever walk again. Poor Bran. So three eyed raven is a crow with three eyes. Thats pretty much you should know about it for now. A group of wildlings attacks him when he is taken to test a saddle prepared by using Tyrion's instruction manual. Robb and Theon manage to rescue Bran and kill rest of the wildlings while capturing one of them called Osha.

In the Vale, Tyrion tricks Lysa to call a public hearing and then demands Trial By Combat. Oh the cleverness! A mercinery fights for Tyrion and defeats Ser Verdis(a knight of the Vale) by pushing him through The Moon Door. That was scary as hell! So Tyrion is free and Cat and Lysa are irritated and furious.

We then move to King's Landing where an injured Ned wakes up only to see Cersei accusing him of attacking Jaime first. She is slapped by King Robert and then she leaves Ned's chambers.(Not a good idea to hit Cersei in front of Ned...When will you learn Robert? ) Worried about his daughters' safety, he asks Arya and Sansa to go back to Winterfell. He realizes that all Baratheons(and their basterds) except Prince Joffrey are 'Black of Hair' and this confirms that Robert and Cercei do not have any legitimate children together.

We then finally get to witness the celebrations at Vaes Dothrak(with their croocked traditions!) when Prince Viserys looses his sh*t! He tries to blackmail Khal Drogo by attacking Danny to force him into giving him an army to take back control of Westeros. Drogo's bloodriders captures Viserys and Drogo decides to give him 'a golden crown' by pouring molten gold over his head! Danny just notes that fire was unable to harm her but it killed her brother. That means he was no real dragon.

Two notable things are there in this series. It never ceases to amuse its audience by introducing innovative ways to kill people. Secondly, it never hesitates to kill people, no matter if they are wildlings, knights or even a Prince! One more interesting thing to note is the evidences people have to prove their theories; the 'black of hair' one or the 'fire cannot kill a dragon' one. I mean who needs DNA tests?

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Game Of Thrones: S1E5

So the fifth episode sets things in motion when we meet Lysa Arryn(who still brestfeeds her son Robin) who is ready to execute Cat's prisoner Tyrion for her husband's murder. The way to the Eyrie through the mountains of The Vale is breathtaking. Also, the sky cells in which Tyrion is put are really really scary.

We get to see a match between The Mountain(Hound's brother) and Loras Tyrell. We also experience the hatred between the Clegane brothers. Ned learns a secret about Jon Arryn's ex-squire
Ser Hugh of The Vale's imprisonment from Varys. Due to Daenerys's pregnancy, King Robert is disturbed and orders to murder. But Ned refuses to do so. Later Robert explains to Cercei why he considers the threat by Danny to be such a serious issue. We also see Renly's lover Loras(one who defeated The Mountain earlier) telling him that he would be a better king than any other Baratheons. While Ned takes help from Littlefinger in his investigation of Jon Arryn's assassination, he gets captured by Jaime Lannister who is furious because Cat has imprisoned his brother Tyrion.

This episode is different from the previous two episodes in a subtle way. The things that were a little slow suddenly picks up. We see major characters making moves and progressing towards their goals. We also learn that this show introduces new characters only when absolutely necessary and doesn't waste any time in entertaining anyone beyond requirement.

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Suits Season 1 Episode 1 Explained

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Game Of Thrones: S1E4

The fourth episode of Game Of Thrones keeps the pace going on from its previous episodes. Although the stories spread across various locations progress simultaneously, we do not lose the track. The episode is appropriately titled as 'Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things' as it focuses on exactly the same.

We see Ned searching for clues behind previous hand Jon Arryn's death in King's Landing. He learns from Grand Maester Pycelle that the last words by Jon Arryn were 'The Seed Is Strong' which initially feels cryptic but is a strong clue in the coming time for Ned. He meets a young man named Gendry who is a blacksmith by profession and identifies him as King Robert's bastard. Also, Sansa learns from Littlefinger about the history between The Hound and The Mountain (Gregor Clegane) who are brothers but shares a hateful relationship.

Then the story across the narrow sea continues with Khal drogo and his Khalasar entering 'Vaes Dothrak' which is hometown of all the Dothraki khalasars. The statues at the entrance of Vaes Dothrak representing two stallions is mesmerizing. Danny and Jorah share a common opinion about Viserys that he is not fit to rule Westeros.

At the wall there is a new recruit called Sam who is not at all a good fighter and Jon asks his brothers not to hurt him which irritates Ser Thorne.

At Winterfell, we see Tyrion badly treated by acting lord of Winterfell, Robb Stark. Tyrion still shows mercy to the crippled stark boy Bran by gifting him design for a saddle which will help him ride a horse. Tyrion also meets Theon Grayjoy(who was taken as ward by Ned and raised with other Stark children) and reminds him that he is a hostage to the Stark family. Finally we see Tyrion arriving at the crossroads Inn where he identifies Cat but gets arrested by Tully bannermen (Catelyn's maternal house) for Bran's attempted assasination.

If you missed my summary of the previous episodes then you can start from 'Winter Is Coming' which you can find here: Game Of Thrones: S1E1

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Suits Season 1 Episode 1 Explained

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