Game of Thrones Recap: Nightmares

Recaps

By McWeanis | Thursday, June 7, 2012 | 9:00 am | 11 Comments
Posted in: Game of Thrones, Recaps

Once inside, Daenerys follows the sound of a crying baby. The first room she enters in the throne room at King’s Landing – but it’s fallen apart, with no roof, and it’s snowing. She reaches out to touch the throne, but before she does, she hears the sound of the crying baby again and follows it. A gate opens to another snowy vista, where Daenerys finds a tent. In the tent are Khal Drogo, and a baby with a hairpiece! 

Hair Club for Men baby!

Daenerys immediately suspects dark magic, even though Khal Drogo is his old sassy self. As little time as we spend with Daenerys, this is a terribly sad scene. She gets just a few moments of the family she dreamed of, with her dead husband and dead baby. I actually got a little teary when Drogo said, “If this is a dream, I will kill the man who tries to wake me.” I got those sad tingles.

too sad for snarks.

Using some inhuman power I do not possess, Daenerys drags herself away from Drogo and Rhaeger, the baby. She is rewarded by finding her little dragon babies, all chained up. They’re actually really cute in this scene, crying for their mommy!

I love their hard little grumpy eyes!

So, why does the creepy multiplying bald magician want the dragons, and Daenerys with them? Their magic is stronger with the dragons, and the dragons are stronger with Daenerys there. The warlock has underestimated Daenerys’ use of obedience school; she commands them to spit flame, and they burn the warlock up. That was kind of easy, but whatever, I liked it.

Daenery’s isn’t done, though – she has to take revenge, on Xaro, and on her handmaiden, who is in bed with him! This is the same girl who taught her how to do sexes. Darn, I liked her. She opens Xaro’s vault, which is actually empty, and traps him and the handmaiden inside. That is going to be a long, slow death. She then loots Xaro’s castle for ship-buying money. The Dothraki, who seem to multiplying seeing as they get killed every week, are all too happy to take all the gold and jewels.

 

Random Forest

Melisandre and Daenerys aren’t the only ones rocking magic this week. Yes, there’s a little big of MAN magic! Arya and her escaped friends – Gendry and Fatty – are making their way through ambiguous landscape when they find Jaqen Hagar waiting for them. Jaqen wants Arya to come with him, to Braavos – to learn to be a Faceless Man; to follow the Red God; to kick mystical ass. Since she won’t go – she has family duties – Jaqen gives her a coin. If she ever needs to find him again, she must simply give the coin to a man from Braavos and say “Valar Morghulis.” Jaqen then turns around, and his face has changed completely! (Arya says he dancing master was from Bravoos… do you think it was Jaqen, with a different face? Or whatever we call this guy now?)

something’s different about you… did you take that stupid silver streak out of your hair?

 

Beyond The Wall

Qhoren Halfhand has finally brought his plan to fruition. He breaks free of the guards and attacks Jon. Jon looks shocked at first, but eventually retaliates. After a well-placed yo mamma joke, Jon stabs Qhoren real good. As Qhoren dies, he reiterates his Night’s Watch oath. The King of Bones releases Jon’s bonds. They are all clearly impressed. A lot of people were probably confused by this scene, and wondering why Jon killed Qhoren, and why Qhoren attacked. I believe Qhoren actually wanted Jon to kill him, in order to earn the wildlings’ trust – to get Jon on the inside. Otherwise, once they got to Mance Rayder’s camp and were tortured for information, they’d probably both just be killed anyway.

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first thing's first: the origin of "mcweanis."

It is not because I have a giant weanis (look it up) although it is usually unusually bulbous and crusty.

it is in fact because as a child i was dubbed Weanie (it rhymes with my first name, because i'm awesomely named)  by my older sister Drunk, which my friends co-opted and which eventually evolved into weanis and finally mcweanis or MC weanis depending on how gangster i am at the time.

i am a huge nerd of all kinds, especially tv, books, and school. i'll be going to harvard law school in the fall cause i'm so SCHMANCY! i plan to put my excellent time management skills to work in balancing my courseload and my must-watch-tv-load.

11 Comments

  1. 1
    mjhhawk
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 9:39 am

    I think was a fantastic season. I am not a reader of the book, and appreciate the avoidance of spoilers. I am a little fearful that this story is heading down a little too magical of a path for me. What I enjoy are the characters on this show, Tyrion, Cersei, Arya, Jon Snow, Jamie Lannister, Bronn, etc…..

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    plockeness monster plockeness monster
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 11:23 am

    Great recap, McWeanis!!! I am glad to hear you’ll be back from next season.

    I enjoyed the beginning scene where Cersi decided to let Joffrey marry Margery. I think Cersi actually likes Sansa and knows her son is a nightmarish dickweed, and this was her way of setting Sansa free. She doesn’t want Sansa to end up like her when she married Robert. Littlefinger’s speech to Sansa was probably made to keep her in line.

    I thought Stannis was captured at the Battle of Blackwater??

    Oh, the scene w/ Khal Drogo!!! I miss him so. Very heartbreaking for Dany, but she knows her future is with her dragons, fighting to claim her seat at the iron throne.

    I agree, McWean, the scene w/ Jon and the Halfhand was not explained very well. You hit the nail on the head though – Halfhand wants Jon to infiltrate the Wildlings, so he can find out what their plan of attack is.

    Aren’t the zombie’s called “white walkers?”

  3. 3
    DirtyWhoreMouth DirtyWhoreMouth
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 12:01 pm

    Great recap. Thanks for your thoughts on the Jon situation. I was thinking the same thing but wasn’t too sure. Since you’ve read the books, I’ll let you lead me to reach conclusions.

    I can’t wait a whole year for the next season. Does anyone have a delorean I can borrow?

  4. 4
    ThereBeNoShelterHere
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    I believe the mounted zombies are White Walkers or Others (not really used in the show because of Lost, by some accounts), and the walking zombies are their victims, referred to as wights.

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    Nina
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    Great recap of a great series. I have one minor quibble, though: NO SCREENGRAB OF JON SNOW!! He’s just too pretty to be ignored.

  6. 6
    Lo
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    HA! Love the Backstreet Boys reference below Tyrion’s picture. Backstreet’s back… ALRIGHT!

  7. 7
    Xouille Xouille
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 4:42 am

    Thanks fot that great recap of a great episode.

    I was still a bit disappointed by the house of the undying scene. In the book, Daenerys get lost and saw several more scenes from the past (her father the mad king during the Stark’s rebellion, her brother Raegar during the birth of his son, a scene in her house in Braavos) and from the future (notably a scene who foreshadows a major event happening in the third book).
    What bummed me the most was the absence of the prophecy the undying gave her before trying to leech her of her life to sustain their own (three fires must you light… one for life and one for death and one to love… three mounts must you ride… one to bed and one to dread and one to love… three treasons will you know… once for blood and once for gold and once for love).
    I guess it has to do with the changes to her story (in the book she comes there to get an audience with the mages, the dragons were never stolen).

    I can’t wait for next season because a lot happens in the third book.

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    someguy
    Posted June 9, 2012 at 1:00 pm

    Great recap as always . Thanks for all your great work all year.Your recaps really add to watching the show. Is it really going to take two years before HBO is done with Book 3 with Book 4 are my favorite. S0 spring 2013 the first part of book 3 and spring 2014 the second.That is going to be tough since so many great parts at the end of the book. I hope HBO does not do the Soprans stuff 2 years between seasons.Long waits and not really giving something extra .Like a long 2 hour season opener or closer.
    Time to cancel HBO till spring right after True Blood. HBO customer service please

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    sarcasatire sarcasatire
    Posted June 12, 2012 at 1:46 am

    Thanks for the great recaps all season, McWeanis!

    @Xouille: I can see why HBO did not include and visions of the Mad King and Rhaegar…because it would be too much to cast great actors for such a small scene. I kinda like not ascribing anyone’s face to the Mad King or Rhaegar just yet…I’d rather let them live in our imaginations. But I do believe that Dany’s storyline is way too condensed as compared to the books. I believe the writers prefer we keep our focus on Westeros where much of the action happens. But it doesn’t do her much justice as she has plenty of adventures in the Free Cities!

    I love Tyrion. His family doesn’t see his true worth even when he demonstrated it on the Blackwater. Tywin may have saved the day at the last moment, but many of Stannis’ army had already been wiped out. Either way, I’m glad for Tyrion’s decision to stick around in King’s Landing. If only for my selfish reasons of being able to see what he gets up to next season. Let’s hope there’s plenty of Joffrey-slapping all around!

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    Clair Clair
    Posted March 26, 2013 at 12:12 pm

    I’m late to the party, but McWeanis, I’ve LOVED your recaps. Looking forward to season 3!

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    hot cawfee
    Posted April 3, 2013 at 1:06 pm

    jumping on board too!!!!!!! I watched season 2 On Demand (within 2 days) and read all the recaps. I read some where that I needed to read the books first b/c I would be totally lost other wise. I am glad I didnt listen–the recaps are great. I will get around to reading the books (Thesis and graduation first and then fun reads).

    This is going to be a great Season!!!! I have so many ideas—I agree that Red Witch and Dany need to team up. take the Iron Throne and then Red Witch can be banished to the place where the Wildings are–near The Wall.

    jeezum crow—–my capcode is…………………….burning oil.

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