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When Does Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 1 Start?
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Game of Thrones Season 2 Episode 1 will air on Sunday, April 1st!
And no, that’s not an April Fool’s joke, it’s the real deal. HBO has confirmed this date.
The second season of this awesome TV show will pick up where season one ended. To recap, here’s what happened:
-King Joffrey (Queen Cersei’s evil son) sits on the Iron Throne.
-Ned Stark (The Hand of the King) is dead.
-Arya Stark (Ned Stark’s youngest daughter) is traveling with a caravan disguised as a boy.
-Lady Catelyn has captured Jaime Lannister who just confessed that he did indeed push her young son Bran off the tower, thereby crippling him for life.
-The diminutive Tyrion heads to Kings Landing where he’ll serve as The Hand of the King to his half-nephew King Joffrey.
-Daenerys has killed her husband, Khal Drogo, who was lingering in a near-death vegetative state.
-Jon Snow decides to stay with the Night’s Watch and protect The Wall from white walkers and other “things”.
-Daenerys walks into her husband’s flaming funeral pyre and comes out ALIVE the next morning! Also, her 3 petrified dragon’s eggs have hatched!
Game of Thrones Season 2 will focus on the second book in the series “A Clash of Kings”.
Are you as excited as I am to see Game of Thrones Season 2?
After a surprising decision by his father, Tyrion heads south. Arya assumes a new identity in an attempt to escape King’s Landing, At the Wall, Jon is forced to choose between the Night’s Watch and the family he left behind. Across the sea, Dany pays a terrible price for her love, but finds new hope.
Tonight is the Season 1 Finale of Game Of Thrones. I’m glad I was able to catch every episode since this is a FANTASTIC TV show!
As I was watching tonight’s Game Of Thrones finale a few songs went through my head. So each highlight is titled with a song which I think best describes what happens in the scene. Check out songs from Lady Gaga, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and others.
Top 10 Highlights from Game Of Thrones Episode 10: Fire And Blood
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If I Were A Boy: One of Lord Stark’s men grabs Arya after she witnesses her father’s death. While telling her they’re going north he begins cutting her hair and referring to her as “boy.” Later, he gives her some advice on how she should behave, telling her that she’ll be in the company of cutthroats, thieves and rapists. Sure enough, a bully attempts to take her sword from her but Arya, not one to shy away from many people, pulls her sword Needle on him. He wisely backs down. Interestingly enough, one of King Robert’s illegitimate sons befriends her.
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Caught Up In A Bad Romance: King Joffrey is one cruel and sick boy. When displeased with a singer’s performance, he gives the man the choice of losing either his tongue or his fingers. He’s not kidding either. He then takes Sansa to the tower where he shows her Lord Stark’s head on a stake. He promises her that after he raises an army, he’ll put her brother’s head on a stake as well.
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Smack My B***h Up: Lady Catelyn has the opportunity to question Jaime Lannister about his role in her son Bran’s fall from the tower. When Jaime starts talking junk she picks up a rock and bashes him in the head. She then asks him what happened to her son Bran and he straight up tells her that he pushed Bran out of the window hoping the fall would kill him.
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Wish You Were Here: Tywin Lannister sends his son Tyrion to King’s Landing to serve as The Hand Of The King to the evil King Joffrey. Tywin recognizes Tyrion’s intelligence and basically wants him to watch over the doings of Joffrey and his mother.
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Zombie: When Daenerys awakens she learns that her newborn son was used as a sacrifice in order to keep Khal Drogo alive. When she asks to see her son the witch tells her “he was scaled like a lizard, winged. When I touched him his skin fell off.” However, the sacrifice worked. Sort of. Khal Drogo is indeed alive. But he’s in a vegetative state. He can’t speak or move on his own.
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My Last Breath: Daenerys, totally distraught about Khal’s mental state, decides to take matters into her own hands. She grabs a pillow and smothers him. Yes, Khal Drogo is dead.
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I Smell A Rat: Varys and Littlefinger have a chat about what they’d do if they were king. Varys tells Littlefinger that he’s one of the few men in the kingdom that doesn’t want that job. Littlefinger then makes comments about Varys’ eunuch status, surmising about his remaining equipment (or lack thereof).
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Let’s Get It Started: Jon Snow, who’d recently tried to desert the Night’s Watch in order to join his family in the fight against the Lannisters, is rallied by his commander who tells the recruits that they’re duty bound to protect the Wall from white walkers and others. He’s inspired by the speech and has accepted his destiny to serve and protect.
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Through The Fire: Daenerys gives Khal Drogo a proper burial which involves placing his body on a funeral pyre. Her 3 dragon’s eggs are placed with him and the evil witch is lashed to the pyre as well. Ser Jorah, who realizes that Daenerys plans to sacrifice herself, begs her to reconsider but her mind is made up. The fire is lit, the crazy witch (who’s burning) starts singing, and Daenerys walks regally into the fire, not making a sound.
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Lotus Flower: The next morning Ser Jorah finds a naked Daenerys ALIVE in the fire pit with 3 hatched dragons!
Season 1 of Game Of Thrones has ended!
Game Of Thrones Episode 10 Song Playlist
Here are some of the songs that were going through my head while I viewed this episode:
War Is Waged in Baelor, Game Of Thrones Ep9
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The battle begins in Game Of Thrones, pitching Starks vs. Lannisters. But of course, more than just the soldiers have their lives at stake . . . .
Ned refuses to which Varys replies “what of your daughters my lord?” and leaves.
The witch asks that Khal’s horse be brought into the tent – she then slaughters the horse, spilling buckets of blood on Khal. But here’s the rub: as the witch chants, strange sounds come from the tent. When one of Khal’s men tries to enter the tent Ser Jorah, who has donned his armor at Daenerys’ request, kills him.
As the strange sounds continue coming from the tent Daenerys goes into premature labor. The scene ends with Ser Jorah carrying Daenerys into Khal’s tent.
Later, she, Tyrion and Sellsword Bronn play a drinking game where they try to guess about each other’s past. The game reveals that Tyrion’s new lady friend didn’t come from a checkered past. Tyrion then tells the group a pretty tragic story about his wife.
The next morning, Tyrion is awakened by Bronn who tells him that he’s wanted at the front to fight. He rallies his ragtag group of mountain men who quite willingly rush off to do battle. As a matter of fact, they’re so enthusiastic that they knock Tyrion unconscious in their excitement. Yup, Tyrion missed the entire battle. Once again, he’s awaken by Bronn who tells him that they won their battle (which was against 2,000 Stark soldiers instead of the 20,000 they’d planned for).
Although Robb Stark’s men lost the first battle with the Lannisters, he’s successful in one respect: he captures Jaime Lannister! His victory is bittersweet though because 2,000 of his men were killed and he’s not yet freed his father and sisters.
As the episode ends, Lord Stark dies.
Yes, Lord Stark is dead and although I knew this was eventually coming but I must admit I’m still sad. Sean Bean was a superb Lord Eddard Stark.
The stakes in the Game Of Thrones just got higher.
Game of Thrones Warrior: Khal Drogo
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Drogo is one of George Martin’s ingenious creations in the Song of Ice and Fire series. In the HBO adaptation of the books (Titled: Game of Thrones) Drogo is played by American actor and model, Jason Momoa.
Drogo is a Khal of the Dothraki and is often referred to by his full title – Khal Drogo. Drogo is born into the ferocious Dothraki race, a race of nomadic horse-lords in Essos – the vast land that is east of Westeros. The Dothraki have a fierce reputation as warriors and are said to live and die on the horses they ride. As warriors they are one of the most formidable enemies one can have, and are known for their use of arakhs (meaning curved swords) and whips in battle. They are skilled in battle, unrelenting in a fight, and are feared because of their ruthless malicious spirit toward the non-Dothraki. Even among themselves, the code by which they live is a severe and unsympathetic one; but they do have honor.
To be a Khal (meaning war leader or warlord) of the powerful Dothraki tribe, a warrior must first prove himself by performing remarkable feats of bravery and valor. In addition a Khal must be clever enough to devastate enemy plots and set-ups and cruel enough to annihilate any future uprisings. Drogo is especially noted as a Khal because it is unusual for one as young as Drogo to be commanding a Khalasar as large as his. (A Khalasar is a Dothraki clan or tribe which can either be a small group of a few hundreds or a vast army with tens of thousands of warriors apart from the women and children.) 
So naturally, Drogo is a cruel and proud man. He is a powerful Khal, an accomplished warrior and is said to have never been defeated in battle. Drogo’s pride is such that he wants only the most beautiful and striking woman in the world to be his Khaleesi (meaning wife.) And for this he takes the help of a rich and powerful Magister (meaning merchant-lord) of the free city, Illyrio Mopatis. Illyrio is also a friend and ally to Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen.
When Viserys hears of this opportunity he conspires with Illyrio to marry off his 13 year old sister Daenerys to Drogo in the hope of getting his support to invade Westeros and regain his rightful Throne. Although Daenerys is unhappy with the arrangement, she is bullied into the marriage by her brother. However, Drogo proves to be a sensitive lover / husband to Daenerys, despite his frightening behaviour with his men, and she eventually falls in love with him.
It’s Fight Night in Game Of Thrones Ep8: A Pointy End
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While practicing her swordsmanship, Arya and her instructor Syrio are surrounded by Lannister guards who demand that Arya come with them. They tell her that her father has sent for her. Syrio and Arya aren’t fooled because they know Lord Stark would never use Lannister guards. Syrio tells Arya to run while he holds off the guards. Before she leaves he’s defeated all but one armored guard, but that guard is pretty strong and is able to but Syrio’s sword at the handle. Arya runs away as we hear additional battles underway in the castle.
Sansa, Lord Stark’s oldest daughter, is told by the Queen and her men that her father is a traitor guilty of treason against the throne. She’s told that she must write her brother and ask that he come to King’s Landing to swear his allegiance to Prince Joffrey. Sansa writes the note once she’s issued a veiled threat that her father’s life depends on her compliance.
Lady Catelyn Stark, upon learning of the King’s death and her husband’s imprisonment, asks her mentally unstable sister for help. Her sister, Lysa Arryn, refuses.
Lady Stark later makes her way to the war camp that her son Robb, has set up.
Tyrion Lannister and sellsword Bronn are surrounded by a group of mountain clansmen while attempting to make their way through the forest. Tyrion, having the true gift of gab, is able to talk the would-be attackers out of killing them. He instead promises them riches if they ensure his safety during his journey. They agree and accompanies him to the Lannister war camp where he meets with his father, Lord Tywin.
While there, he learns of the King’s death and Lord Stark’s imprisonment.
Jon Snow attacks one of his Night’s Watch instructors and is confined to his quarters. That night he’s awakened by his direwolf, Ghost, whose barking warns him of an intruder.
Snow appears to defeat his attacker but then the would-be assassin gets back up! Snow and his commander escape as Snow throws a lantern at the attacker.
Later, as he and the other rangers are watching the attacker burn, his buddy Samwell Taryel tells him that the body was actually a corpse reanimated by a White Walker. He tells them of a prediction that “the white walkers sleep beneath the ice for a thousand years. And when you wake up . . . well, you’d better hope the wall is high enough.”
Daenerys witnessing one of the Dothraki’s typical raid, rape and pillage missions, commands the men to stop what they’re doing. Her husband, Khal Drogo, confronts her about her actions and she skillfully tells him that instead of raping and killing the women, they should be used for wives. Khal Drogo agrees but one of his men does not and publicly disrespects him.
A battle ensues and Khal is victorious. All I can say is that he’s a bad so-and-so because he fights the man unarmed. He ends the fight by ripping out the man’s throat.
Unfortunately, he’s injured during the fight but one of the female prisoners claims to have healing skills. Daenerys agrees to let her treat her husband.
Robb Stark is now leading an army of men that plan to attack the Lannisters. He and his men have to decide which Lannister to attack: Jamie and his men or Tywin’s men. While planning their strategy, a captured Lannister spy is captured. Surprisingly enough, Robb lets him go with a warning for Tywin: “winter is coming. Tell him that 20,000 men of the north are marching south.”The episode ends with Sansa publicly admitting her father’s guilt while also pleading for her father’s life. She kneels before Prince Joffrey begging for his kindness.
Prince Joffrey listens and then tell her that unless her father confesses and claims Prince Joffrey as his king, there will be no mercy for him. Sansa states “he will.”
The Women of Game Of Thrones
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Queen Cersei: Cersei Lannister is the twin sister of Jaime Lannister. Having been born moments before Jaime (the eldest child of Lord Tywin Lannister) she is the leader of House Lannister. After Robert’s rebellion she married the new King, Robert Baratheon, and was crowned Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. She is also one of the point of view characters in George Martin’s books.
Cersei is describes as a cruel and ambitious woman who has little respect for her husband King Robert and resents the restrictions put on her sexual appetite. She carries an incestuous relationship with her brother Jaime, which results in her three children Myrcella, Joffrey, and Tommen. Most of the people of the land including her husband King Robert believe that the children are the legitimate heirs to the Iron Throne. It is this shocking secret that leads to much of the unrest in the series.
Cersei knew very early in life (by means of a prophecy) that she was destined to rule the Seven Kingdoms. However, the prophecy also foretells that she would see the deaths of all her children before her own and that she would lose everything to a younger queen. Cersei however, is determined to change the latter part of her destiny and is seen taking very calculative and clever steps to change the course of her fate. In the TV adaptation of the Song of Ice and Fire series, Queen Cersei is played by Lena Headey.
Daenerys Targaryen: Daenerys Targaryen, also known as Daenerys Stormborn or Dany is one of the last remaining Targaryens of the Targaryen Dynasty, the former royal family of Westeros. She is the nineteenth member of the Targaryen Dynasty to claim the Iron Throne but of course her right as queen is not recognized in Westeros. She is also another major Point of view character in the novels.
Dany is the daughter of the very last Targaryen king that actually sat on the Iron Throne – Aerys II Targaryen. As is customary among the Targaryens, King Aerys married his sister Rhaella who bore him Dany and her older brother Viserys. Dany was conceived during Robert’s rebellion called the War of the Usurper, shortly after her pregnant mother and young Viserys are sent away to Dragonstone, a free city, for safety. Shortly after her father is killed and Robert takes over the Iron Throne and her mother dies giving birth to her during a stormy night.
Dany and Viserys are later smuggled to safety to other free cities and they spend their lives in exile, roaming the nine free cities looking for aid to retake the Iron Throne. Dany is described as a very beautiful woman with golden hair and violet eyes – features called the blood of the dragon. She is shy and submissive as a young girl, and is frightened of her brother’s temper. But with her marriage to Khal Drogo, a warlord of nomadic Dothraki, she develops into a strong and confident woman who is no longer scared of standing up to her brother. In the TV series, Daenerys Targaryen is played by Emelia Clarke.
Catelyn Stark: Catelyn Stark formerly a Tully is Hoster’s eldest child. By her marriage to Eddard she became a Stark and bore him five children – Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon. She is also a major point of view character in George’s books.
Catelyn is described as an honorable and moral woman who believes that duty should take precedence over desire. Her love for her husband and five children run deep and her faith in the Seven Kingdoms is strong. She further described as a majestic beauty with auburn hair and blue eyes.
She is averse to Eddard’s bastard son Jon Snow and refuses to consider him a part of the Stark family even though Eddard insists he must take responsibility for the boy. We see that she has never really forgiven Eddard for bringing Jon into their family. In the TV adaptation of the novels Catelyn Stark is played by Michelle Fairley. The casting call was initially filled by Jennifer Ehle, but it was later announced (in March 2010) that she would be replaced by Michelle.
Sansa Stark: Sansa is the eldest daughter in the Stark household; she is Eddard and Catelyn’s second child and is thirteen when the events of the Game of Thrones begin. She is also a main point of view character in George Martin’s novels. She is described as a traditional beauty who strongly believes in the world of chivalry and grace talked about in stories and poetry.
She has thick red hair, high cheek bones and striking blue eyes. She very much enjoys her lady like life style of singing, dancing, fashion, social graces and baking lemon cakes. Her sister Arya who is just the opposite of her comes as a shock to her and she has a strained relationship with her because of that. Her beauty leads Cersei to believe that she is the “younger, more beautiful queen” of her childhood prophecy.
Sansa at first is thrilled to be betrothed to the spoiled Prince Joffrey naively believing that those at the royal court would be noble. She even unwittingly aids Cersei’s plot against her father, Eddard. After she sees Joffrey’s real nature of cowardice and cruelty she becomes disillusioned and wants nothing to do with him. In the TV adaptation of the novels, Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner.
Arya Stark: Arya is the third and youngest of the Stark children. She is born to the Lord of House Stark Eddard (also known as Ned) and his wife Catelyn Stark. She is just eight years old at the start of the events of the series and is one of the main point of view characters in the novels.
Arya is described as a tomboy; a spirited, strong-willed child who enjoyed exploring and fighting more than learning how to be a lady. She is always seen hanging around the soldiers and servants and is in stark contrast to her graceful sister Sansa who she describes as being “stupid.” She has very strong Stark family features (long face and brown hair), and is skinny and athletic which often leads her to be mistaken for a boy.
In the series Arya displays great resourcefulness, shrewdness and an unwavering capability to accept hardships. She is a fiery go getter much like her aunt Lyanna. And after her father’s public execution she is also confined to a life of hardships. In HBO’s adaptation of the novels, Arya Stark is played by Maisie Williams.
Highlights From You Win Or You Die – Game Of Thrones Ep7
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s what happened tonight in Game Of Thrones Episode 7: You Win Or You Die:
Lord Ned Stark confronts Queen Cersei about the death of his predecessor, Jon Arryn. He also tells the Queen that he knows that his youngest son Bran must have seen her in flgranti with her brother. She explains that she once worshiped her husband but that the King couldn’t get over his love for his first wife. She said “your sister was a corpse and I was a living girl yet he loved her more than me.” Ned orders her to gather her family and leave King’s Landing.
King Robert is seriously gored by a boar while hunting. Knowing he’s dying he has everyone leave his bedside except Lord Stark and signs a statement in which he names Stark as Lord Regent and Protector Of The Realm until his son Joffrey comes of age. He asks Stark to help Prince Joffrey after he’s gone. He also rescinds his order to have Daenerys assassinated.
Ser Jorah, former knight to King Aerys, receives a pardon from King Robert, allowing him to return home. While pondering this news he witnesses a winemaker give Daenerys a “special” cask of wine. Suspecting that mischief might be afoot he asks the winemaker to taste the wine – the winemaker then attempts to run away but he’s captured.
Jon Snow learns that he won’t be accepted as a Night’s Watch ranger. Instead, he’s assigned to the builder’s group. This is a big slap in the face for Snow because he knows he’s a good swordsman but he also knows that Alliser Thorne was responsible for this insult. His new buddy, the not very brave Samwell Tarley, tells him to use his new position to his advantage. He explains that by working closely with Maester Aemon, Snow will have the 411 on everything that’s going on.
Littlefinger recounts how he fought a duel with Brandon Stark (Lord Stark’s older brother) for the hand of Catelyn Stark (who was Catelyn Tully at the time). He lost the duel but although Brandon died, Catelyn didn’t choose him. Instead, she chose Ned.
Khal Drogo, the barbaric (and REALLY sexy) leader of the Dothraki gets ANGRY once he learns of the attempt to kill his pregnant wife Daenerys. He vows to conquer “the Iron Throne that his mother’s father sat upon.” He says “I will kill the men in the iron suits.” Alright! 
Although King Robert wanted Lord Stark to rule upon his death, Queen Cersei put her son Joffrey on the throne. When Stark presents the King’s written statement to the Queen, she tears up the document. She tells him to bow before the new King. When he refuses, swords are drawn but Stark asks that there be no bloodshed. However, his loyal men are attacked and surprise, surprise, not all of his men are actually on his side. The series ends with Littlefinger holding a knife to Stark’s throat stating “I told you not to trust me.”
Can’t wait for the next episode!
