Game of Thrones Season 2.05: “The Ghost At Harrenhal”

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A shocking mid-season game changer prompts a shift in power, but all of the storylines exhibit main characters testing their limits in interesting (often horrifying) ways. I’m largely a fan of this episode, besides for the reappearance, yet again, of unsavvy Catelyn wanting to return to Winterfell rather than put her political acumen to good use while her oldest son fights a war and carves out a kingdom. *sigh* There are other changes, namely in Qarth, which rile some purists, and Arya’s storyline is changed significantly as well. I’ll try to only point out the big changes, in part because I can’t remember the entirety. It is an adaptation, after all. :P

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