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Originally Posted by Swanman
I don't know if this was intentional, but i like the pairing of Tommen sitting on the iron throne in close proximity to poison, which puts him there in the next book.
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Yes. Totally brilliant.
I thought this was a really great episode. I don't know if I'm ready to call it the best of the series. But it exceeded my expectations, for sure. Applause all the way around.
The Battle of the Blackwater was the first time in the books that I began to cheer for Tyrion. It took me that long to come around on the guy and start to really trust him. Dinkledge has done such a marvelous job that I already loved Tyrion. So, for me, I felt like this episode didn't have the same power because we didn't get that shift, that change. They did the best they could, and his speech is outstanding. But the whole Battle after the explosion felt a tad impotent after reading the books.
Still tremendous job. I feel badly even raising a complaint because it was just so well done.