Game of Thrones Episode 3.07: “The Bear and the Maiden Fair”

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The music for “The Bear and the Maiden Fair” played prominently a few eps back, but it works as a title here for obvious, literal reasons at the end. This is also the episode of the season penned by ASOIAF author George R. R. Martin, though it's his weakest of the three. In fairness, covering the Lannister coup where the Starks in King’s Landing went down in season one and the Battle of the Blackwater in season two were far easier and meatier episodes. And there’s some stuff I like in here very much (the Stark children all have strong moments. Catelyn…not so much. Ugh, even GRRM won’t save her adaptation.) I also enjoy most of the talk/action of sex, for once, except for our second porno number of the season. >.< Jon and Ygritte feel a little off balance sometimes, though sometimes it could be growing emotional complexity for these characters. Daenerys assesses her desires at a new slave city, and the dragons, bigger than last season, look freaking awesome in some action scenes. I feel like maybe if last episode was about whether or not to trust where you are going, this one is about what to do when you get to wherever your destination ultimately is.

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