Game of Thrones: The Kingsroad First Watch

January 26, 2015 12:55 PM - Season 1, Episode 2

Bran's fate remains in doubt. Eddard Stark and his daughters leave Winterfell, to travel with King Baratheon's entourage to King's Landing. Jon Snow heads north to join the Night's Watch. Daenerys tries to learn how to please her new husband.
posted by zarq (7 comments total)

This is a First Watch with Books thread.

Please do not reveal spoilers for subsequent episodes from any source.

Thank you.
posted by zarq at 12:56 PM on January 26, 2015

Also, I apologize for my delay in posting. Will return to the regular posting schedule on Friday.
posted by zarq at 12:58 PM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]

Thanks for continuing this, I was going to ask if you were still posting, or if you were open to passing the torch.
posted by filthy light thief at 1:40 PM on January 26, 2015 [1 favorite]

Wanted to see more quaint peasants happily toiling in the field, waiving their wretched straw hat as the king trundled past.
posted by sammyo at 3:10 PM on January 26, 2015 [2 favorites]

This was an episode of character contrasts. The kind and caring Cersei as she speaking so supportively to Catelyn about Bran. Yet she wishes the child dead and would do the deed herself if possible. Catelyn is heartbroken over the injury of her child, yet fights like mad to save him from assassination. The honorable Ned Stark sins are laid bare, and despite his allegiance and love for the King, he refuses to talk about THAT one thing.

Except for Joffrey. He's still an ass who needs to be repeatedly slapped.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 4:35 AM on January 27, 2015

The kind and caring Cersei as she speaking so supportively to Catelyn about Bran. Yet she wishes the child dead and would do the deed herself if possible.

Cersei is a narcissist and only says nice things when it'll get her what she wants, while Catelyn is honest about most of her feelings and actions (except the mess where she blames John Snow for his father's indiscretions in war).

The honorable Ned Stark sins are laid bare, and despite his allegiance and love for the King, he refuses to talk about THAT one thing.

Different kinds of honor, at least in Ned's eyes. At least, that's how I see it.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:23 AM on January 28, 2015

Inside Game of the Thrones, Episode #2 speaks to the complex background/motives behind Cersei's talk with Caetlyn, and then onto Tyrion, more on Ned as a father, and his relationship to John Snow.
posted by filthy light thief at 7:02 AM on February 1, 2015