Game of Thrones is halfway through what may be its most brutal (and controversial) season to date and while the denizens of Westeros are unlikely to see an end to the bloodshed anytime soon, the show at least took some time out to acknowledge and avenge its more tragic victims.
When Cersei tells Oberyn Martell, “They hurt little girls everywhere in the world,” it almost seems as though the writers anticipated the uproar surrounding this season’s violence toward women months ago and decided to address it indirectly.
After all, Cersei is supposed to wooing Oberyn before her brother’s trial, not making dark proclamations about the state of the world.
But Cersei’s wrong, of course. They don’t hurt women everywhere – at least in Slaver’s Bay at the moment, where Khaleesi Daenerys Targaryen is doing what she does best: waging war and taking names.
Her current campaign isn’t going so well, but no matter: when Danny receives word that Joffrey Baratheon is no more, she announces her intentions to bring her dragons and army of former slaves to Westeros.
Asked what she intends to upon her arrival she delivers one of the great lines of the series: “I will do what queens do. I will rule.”
Elsewhere, the Queen of the Vale is ruling in the same creepy fashion as when we saw her last. Now married to Littlefinger, Lysa Arryn is still obsessing over Tyrion and warping her young son.
The encounter between Lysa and Sansa in last night’s episode was one of the most quietly unsettling exchanges in this season thus far. No mean feat.
Elsewhere, the former Night’s Watchmen’s reign of terror at Craster’s Keep is brought to a bloody end by Jon and his band of brothers.
It’s disappointing to see Bran pass up his chance at a reunion with his half-brother, but at least he helps the treacherous Locke meet a bloody end.
It’s also a huge relief to see Meera rescued by Jon in the nick of time, as not only is she one of the series’ most consistently likable characters, it also means we won’t be subjected to another disturbing Game of Thrones rape scene.
As yet another purely awful villain bites the dust, it becomes clear that while all is may never be well in the Seven Kingdoms, sometimes good guys do prosper…even in the world of George R.R. Martin.
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1. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen
Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen on the hit series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
2. Emilia Clarke Photo
Emilia Clarke stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
3. Kristian Nairn as Hodor Photo
Kristian Nairn plays Hodor on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
4. Kristian Nairn Photo
Kristian Nairn from HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
5. Rose Leslie as Ygritte Photo
Rose Leslie plays Ygritte on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
6. Rose Leslie Photo
Rose Leslie stars on the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
7. Maisie Williams as Arya Stark Photo
Maisie Williams as Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
8. Maisie Williams Photo
Maisie stars in the HBO series Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
9. John Bradley as Samwell Tarley Photo
John Bradley plays Samwell Tarley on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
10. John Bradley Photo
John Bradley stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
11. Liam Cunningham as Davos Seaworth
Liam Cunningham plays Davos Seaworth on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
12. Liam Cunningham Photo
Liam Cunningham of Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
13. Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister Photo
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
14. Peter Dinklage Photo
Peter Dinklage is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
15. Alfie Allen Photo
Alfie Allen is one of the star’s of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Here, he attends the show’s fourth season premiere.
16. Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy Photo
Alfie Allen plays Theon Grey on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The show’s fourth season debuts April sixth.
17. Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane Photo
Rory McCann on HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actor looks completely different in real life.
18. Rory McCann Photo
Rory is one of the stars of HBO’s Game of Thrones. He plays Sandor Clegane on the show.
19. Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister
Lena Headey on Game of Thrones. She plays evil queen Cersei Lannister.
20. Lena Headey Image
Lena Headey of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The actress plays Cersei Lannister on the show.
21. Carice van Houten as Melisandre Photo
Carice on Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre.
22. Carice van Houten Photo
Carice stars on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Red Queen Melisandre.
23. Gwendoline Christie as Brienne Photo
Christie on HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth and looks completely different from her character!
24. Gwendoline Christie Photo
Gwendoline Christie of HBO’s Game of Thrones. She plays Brienne of Tarth on the series.
25. Game of Thrones Dragon Photo
One of the dragons from Game of Thrones. This guy looks nothing like the actor who plays him.
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