Watched it earlier today. I thought it was a weaker episode, mostly thanks to lack of focus—no single character got enough time in the spotlight to build much dramatic tension, which left half the characters with scenes obviously designed as setpieces and no follow-through. Fairly heavy on exposition, too. The pilot had similar problems, if I remember right; I’m starting to think that the series would be better off starting each season with a two-hour entry.
I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done with Asha aka Yara, though. Watching her play with Theon’s head like a cat torturing a gopher was one of the highlights of the second book.
Watched it earlier today. I thought it was a weaker episode, mostly thanks to lack of focus—no single character got enough time in the spotlight to build much dramatic tension, which left half the characters with scenes obviously designed as setpieces and no follow-through. Fairly heavy on exposition, too. The pilot had similar problems, if I remember right; I’m starting to think that the series would be better off starting each season with a two-hour entry.
I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done with Asha aka Yara, though. Watching her play with Theon’s head like a cat torturing a gopher was one of the highlights of the second book.