![]() After Renly, his love, his killed, he becomes angry and seeks to avenge him by joining the Kingsguard. ![]() In the books (sorry), he is one of the best knights in the Seven Kingdoms. Loras Tyrell’s sole purpose in the show seems to be that he is gay. My qualm with this episode follows Loras’ scene. ![]() With the Lannister name now in peril, how will this new family dynamic affect their future? There was also mention of the Sparrows, who are a group of pious folk, who we will see more of in future episodes. Thankfully, he’s back, with the same actor playing him. Kevan, like Lancel, appeared in seasons 1 and 2 but was omitted in 3 and 4. We also see the return of Kevan Lannister, Lancel’s father and Tywin’s younger brother. He has now cut off his luscious blonde locks and found religion. In season 2, he bedded his cousin Cersei before suffering a wound on the Blackwater. Lancel was Robert’s cupbearer in season 1, and played a part in his death. Sticking in King’s Landing, we once again are reunited with Lancel Lannister. In real time, Cersei appears to be becoming more and more paranoid – emphasised in a strong scene between her and Jaime, degraded only by Twyin’s omniscient googly-eyes. One thing they omitted in this scene from the books was a third piece to Maggy’s prophecy, which I shan’t ruin in case it pops up….but it seems pretty important in the books so here’s hoping. If you think back to season 1, Cersei mentioned to Catelyn that she and Robert had a son that died in infancy – whether this is a show continuity error, or whether Cersei was simply lying to Cat, we shall never know. Robert will have twenty children (all of his bastards), but Cersei will only have three (Joffrey, Tommen, Myrcella). That is, until a younger, more beautiful comes to take her place (Margaery Tyrell). Maggy says in her prophecy that Cersei won’t marry a prince she will marry a king. For those who didn’t pick it up, Cersei was supposed to marry “a prince” (Rhaegar Targaryen). Interestingly, the books are full of ‘em (see, I can’t help myself), and show headers Benioff and Weiss went on record to say that they wanted no flashbacks, dreams or prophecies. This is the first actual flashback we have seen in the show so far. The episode kicks off with a flashback from Cersei’s childhood, in which she meets a witch called Maggy the Frog (not Osha!). One of the first things you may notice in The Wars to Come was a little addition to Winterfell in the opening credits: it now displays the flayed man sigil of the Boltons. Personally, I’m excited to see where the show deviates from the book – it will be exciting to see new and interesting things and spoilers that I’m unaware of…so, I will try try try not to fill these reviews with WELL IN THE BOOKS THIS HAPPENED!!!. Martin has actually gone out and said something along the lines of “book readers are going to hate this season because it’s so different”. These companions will serve to clarify certain points in what can often be quite a convoluted plot. Like last year, I will be writing spoiler free (beyond this episode) episode companions for Game of Thrones season 5. It’s that time of year again! I thank you for taking the time to visit. So if you haven’t seen the episode yet, go and watch it. This article is to be read after the episode has been seen, as and as a result may contain spoilers up to the episode that it’s covering, but no further. Game of Thrones Episode Companion – Season 5 Episode 1
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