Game of Thrones

A key trait to great TV writing is anticipation. It is anticipation that brings back an audience week after week after week. No doubt, the shows you have read about have talented writers. In fact, there is hardly an episode of Dexter that doesn’t leave a viewer cringing for next week. It is viewership that keeps a show running and I have just found the next great.

Game of Thrones is confusing to say the least. Figuring out who is who, where is where and what is what is more than enough thought for one TV series. But if a great writer is present, its writing always comes out of the woods at some point. I have now watched five episodes of this scintillating series. The ending to episodes three through five are nothing short of brilliance. Let’s get into it.

As I said, this is a confusing show to say the least. I will do my best to bring everyone up to speed. The Starks have followed the King back to his kingdom. They are now preparing to live a new life at the hand of the King. Earlier on, Jaime Lannister decided to kill young Stark after seeing him fuck his sister. Boy don’t we see that theme in my shows. Anyways, the boy lives but can’t remember the incident. Another attempt on the boy’s life is made but it falls short again. The blade used was Tyrion Lannister’s. Now the real battle gets on.

Arya Stark, one of my favorite characters thus far, decides she does not want the life of a lady lord. She needs to learn to fight with the rest. After seeing her wolf run away and having the king kill another, she decides it’s time to learn. Her father gives in. At the end of episode three, we see Arya training with her new master. This guy isn’t fooling around. A warrior stands up straight. A warrior uses one arm. A warrior always keeps his eye on the target. A viewer gets the sense that things are about to change. And guess what. They did.

Jumping to episode four, we see Tyrion traveling the empire. We also see a vicious jousting match. Unfortunately, a young knight who may have known the mystery (kind of) behind the former King’s death, is killed during the match. Lord Stark was so close. Jumping ahead to the last scene; the scene which should capture your mind until next week, we see Tyrion at a tavern where Lady Stark happens to be dining. She thinks Tyrion had a hand in killing her son. Since she is close to her sister’s palace, she has certain friends. She demands the imp be taken into custody. All at once, the soldiers draw their swords toward the little Lannister. And there you have it. Your anticipation until next week. I literally gasped with joy when this scene took place.

Clearly, the next episode would revolve around the kidnapping. In addition, Robert finds out that lady Targaryen is pregnant. This baby can not be born. The King demands her head on spikes but Ned won’t have any of it. He leaves the empire. However, not before older brother Jaime could get to him. After a vicious battle, Jaime is bailed by a foolish guard who takes out Ned’s leg. Ned is now captured by the man who killed his son. And there you have it. What could come next? Where is the show going to go? What is going to happen with Tyrion? I can not fucking wait to see what happens?