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Editor’s note: Some “Game of
Thrones” spoilers follow. Read
at your own risk.
or many Game of
Thrones” fans, the wait
until 9 p.m. Sunday
night seemed never ending.
For some (myself includ
ed), the waiting was literally
too much.
Saturday night someone
leaked the first four episodes
of the new season online.
Sunday morning, bright and
early, I began my return trip
to Westeros.
The new season picks up
right where season four left
off, maybe a few days down
the road. At the end of the
last season, Tyrion Lannister
had just killed his father,
Tywin, and with the help
of the odd eunuch Varys,
had escaped by sea. Cersei
Lannister was still dealing
with the death of her son,
Jeffrey Baratheon, and the
subsequent coronation of
her other son, Tommen
Baratheon, so one can only
expect some crazy from her
this season.
Across the sea, Daenerys
was kicking butt and taking
names, but was quickly real
izing that freeing cities that
have depended on slavery for
years is not so simple. She
was also forced to send away
one of her most trusted advi
sors, Jorah Mormont, after
discovering his past with
King’s Landing.
Up north, Jon Snow and
the Night’s Watch had just
defeated the Free Folk and
are gearing up for war. Also
visiting the wall is Stannis
Baratheon and his creepy
mistress/priestess Melisandre
as they try to recruit people
for his bid to claim the Iron
Throne.
The first episode flew by,
full of exciting updates of
all our favorite characters
except Bran who will not
make any appearances this
season, it seems.
Sansa Stark and Lord
Petyr Baelish are leaving the
Vale and Sansa has a new
mature, adult look about
her. She’s dyed her hair
a dark color and dawned
equally dark clothes. Perhaps
foreshadowing some of the
dark trials ahead of her, Sansa
is expected to face some very
morose tasks this season. I’m
excited to see a Sansa who
doesn’t silently take every
thing she’s handed with that
stony expression of resigna
tion. Some of her sister’s fire
wouldn’t be a bad thing, and
I have hopes we’ll get to see
some of it this season.
Cersei is losing power
each day now that she is
only the Queen Mother.
Her son has been married to
the clever and undoubtedly
cunning Margaery Tyrell and
Cersei is appearing to lose
her grip. In episode four,
she makes a grab for more
power, putting Tommen in
an awkward position with
Tanner Garza — THE BATTALION
George R.R. Martin, author of the "A Song of Fire and
Ice" series, speaks at A&M in February.
his new bride, of whom he
is apparendy very fond. As
much as I hate Cersei for her
apparent lack of anything
resembling a heart, I have
to say that her love for her
children is nice to see. It’s
her one redeeming quality,
and I think this season will
really focus in on that.
Stannis seems like the
worst of all worries with his
mediocre bid for the throne.
He attempts to recruit Jon
Snow, but Snow comes into
'■Martin has
said in previous
interviews that
characters who
die in the books
(or at least not
yet) will die this
season. So, you
know, There's
that,"
some new found power a
couple episodes in. Our little
bastard (yes, Jon, we know
you’re a bastard, no need
to remind us every time
you open your mouth) is all
grown up and faces some
difficult decisions early on.
We see him lose some of his
innocence, but we also see
him hang onto his honor. I
have a special place in my
heart for Jon Snow (as we all
do, I think) but I’m ready for
him to stand up for himself.
He’s already done that in
what I think will be a turn
ing point for him, but I’m
worried the stress of his new
position and some danger
ous enemies will lead to his
demise. You’ve already got
a sword-happy author, Jon,
no need to add foolishness to
that mixing pot.
Jaime and Bronn, Tyrion’s
hilarious champion, have
teamed up to collect Jaime
and Cersei’s gross incest
child, Myrcella, who was
sent to Dome as a part of a
marriage pact with House
Martell. But now that
Oberyn Martell is dead,
killed by Clegane last season,
Cersei fears the house will
seek revenge and sends her
brother/lover to retrieve
their daughter. When epi
sode four ends, the pair has
just arrived. The jury’s still
out on how I feel for Jaime,
but last season’s relationship
with Brienne at least made
him more tolerable. We’ll
see if his time with Bronn
allows some of his humanity
to come out.
And Arya, my little angel,
the darling of everyone’s eye
and the personal favorite of
Mrs. R.R. Martin (who has
given George very strict di
rections to leave Arya alone)
arrives in Braavos. While she
doesn’t make her reappear
ance until the second epi
sode, she’s just as stubborn
and driven as she’s been the
entire ?eries. Seeking out her
eclectic comrade from the
second season, Jaqen H’gar,
Arya arrives at the House of
Black and White where she
begins to train to become
a great fighter. This season
promises trials and tribula
tions for Arya too, and any
kind of childish innocence
she had left is sure to. leave
her by the end. In the third
episode, Arya has a word
less moment that is pure
heartbreak for the audience
to watch and which almost
brought a tear to my eye.
I can’t say there have
been any major character
deaths so far, good (Joffrey)
or bad (Eddard Stark), but as
Martin said at his A&M press
conference in Febmary: “No
one is safe.”
Fans who have read
the books will even have
surprises in store. Martin has
said in previous interviews
that characters who didn’t
die in the books (or at least,
not yet) will die this season.
So, you know. There’s that.
This season is looking
promising. The only prob
lem now is the wait until
either the same, wonderful
people who leaked the first
four episodes finish the job,
or until the fifth episode
premieres.
Sam King is a communica
tion freshman and assistant news
editor for The Battalion.
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