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Things that didn't suck about episode 6.
The acting was good, like always, and there was some really snappy dialogue. And it looked great too.
Things that did suck about episode 6
1- The capture of Tyrion and Ser Friendzone was possibly the single stupidest event in all five seasons. "Oh, look! There's a slaver's ship! We'd better be careful or they might spot us and....OH MAN! THERE WAS A MASSIVE GROUP OF THEM STANDING JUST OVER THERE IN PLAIN SIGHT AND WE TOTALLY DIDN'T NOTICE THEM! DOH!". Idiots.
2- Dornish security. I think we can all hug and agree that the lush secret gardens where the king hangs out is going to be guarded quite heavily, right? But it looks like Jamie "Stumpy" Lannister and Bron can just waltz through it through the cunning trick of wearing ethnic frocks.
3- While we're on the subject of the Dornish king, I think it's time he did something other than stare enigmatically at his shrubbery as if his head has been nailed in position. A gesture would be nice. Possibly even a facial expression or two.
4- And that fight scene was shocking. The dreaded Sand Snakes effortlessly held off by one able-bodied man and a cripple. I get that Bron's supposed to be arse-kicking, but that was so unlikely that it verges on gross sexism. If all those sand snakes do is hang around being an ethnic minority trio making pointless noises, I'll be rebranding them as Sister Sledge.
5- I think Jamie Lannister has now been apprehended and tied up more than any fictional character, with the possible exception of Daphne from Scooby Doo.
6- Arya's arc is still sub-Karate Kid bollocks. It's a waste of good actress. We've seen this "Ooooo, learn our mysterious ways while we be all enigmatically nasty to you" thing many, many times before.
7- The inquest was crap. Why is it always "Ooooo, he has a little birthmark somewhere in the groin vicinity"? Who doesn't? It's hardly conclusive evidence, is it? It would be far more entertaining if there was no birthmark, leaving the grass having to awkwardly explain that from certain angles Ser TokenGay's knob looked a bit like Lenin. And that grass was crap too. Why would anyone look so suspiciously un-tortured and smug while casually admitting to having committed a capital offence? Either he's a Cersei plant so obvious that it buggers the bounds of credulity that nobody spotted him as a plant instantly, or it's appallingly lazy writing.
The acting was good, like always, and there was some really snappy dialogue. And it looked great too.
Things that did suck about episode 6
1- The capture of Tyrion and Ser Friendzone was possibly the single stupidest event in all five seasons. "Oh, look! There's a slaver's ship! We'd better be careful or they might spot us and....OH MAN! THERE WAS A MASSIVE GROUP OF THEM STANDING JUST OVER THERE IN PLAIN SIGHT AND WE TOTALLY DIDN'T NOTICE THEM! DOH!". Idiots.
2- Dornish security. I think we can all hug and agree that the lush secret gardens where the king hangs out is going to be guarded quite heavily, right? But it looks like Jamie "Stumpy" Lannister and Bron can just waltz through it through the cunning trick of wearing ethnic frocks.
3- While we're on the subject of the Dornish king, I think it's time he did something other than stare enigmatically at his shrubbery as if his head has been nailed in position. A gesture would be nice. Possibly even a facial expression or two.
4- And that fight scene was shocking. The dreaded Sand Snakes effortlessly held off by one able-bodied man and a cripple. I get that Bron's supposed to be arse-kicking, but that was so unlikely that it verges on gross sexism. If all those sand snakes do is hang around being an ethnic minority trio making pointless noises, I'll be rebranding them as Sister Sledge.
5- I think Jamie Lannister has now been apprehended and tied up more than any fictional character, with the possible exception of Daphne from Scooby Doo.
6- Arya's arc is still sub-Karate Kid bollocks. It's a waste of good actress. We've seen this "Ooooo, learn our mysterious ways while we be all enigmatically nasty to you" thing many, many times before.
7- The inquest was crap. Why is it always "Ooooo, he has a little birthmark somewhere in the groin vicinity"? Who doesn't? It's hardly conclusive evidence, is it? It would be far more entertaining if there was no birthmark, leaving the grass having to awkwardly explain that from certain angles Ser TokenGay's knob looked a bit like Lenin. And that grass was crap too. Why would anyone look so suspiciously un-tortured and smug while casually admitting to having committed a capital offence? Either he's a Cersei plant so obvious that it buggers the bounds of credulity that nobody spotted him as a plant instantly, or it's appallingly lazy writing.
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