Game of Thrones...

[fajrdrako]

Saw not one but two episodes of Game of Thrones today, episodes 6 and 7, one aired on TV, one online.

What a marvellous sense of timing. Finding just the right cliffhangers for each episode. And a few things that didn't happen in the book... or perhaps we misrember. There seems to be more sex, for example.

Rereading a little, I saw something I'd forgotten: that my copy of Game of Thrones was signed by George R.R. Martin. Gave me a bit of a thrill to notice that again.

Once again I was railing at Eddard Stark's stupidity in meeting his enemy the murdering mastermind alone and telling he knew what she'd done, and why. And then giving her time to make arrangements against him.

I'd have liked to have seen more of Jaime.

Tywin Lannister wasn't as scary as I thought he should be.

Robert Arryn was terrifying, though.

And Tyrion is still quite wonderful.