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Action TV Show 'Game of Thrones' (Season 2) Torrent is rated with 9.5 points out of 10 on IMDb (Internet Movie Database) according to 1,346,094 ratings by critics. Series is created by David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and the main stars are N/A. Season begins with first episode called 'The North Remembers', official air date is April 1, 2012.
Spoiler alert: Don't read on unless you have watched the second episode of Game of Thrones season two: HBO, Sunday 8 April, 9pm ET; Sky Atlantic, Monday 9 April, 9pm BST. For the purposes of this blog we are also going to (hopefully) avoid book spoilers as well.
- HBO presents Season 2 of this epic series based on the bestselling book. The Night Lands. Every Episode of Game of Thrones Ranked by Tomatometer.
- Watch Game Of Thrones - Season 2 Episode 02: The Night Lands english subbed Game of Thrones is based on based on the bestselling book series by George RR Martin. The Seven Kingdoms are at war, with the King in the North, Robb Stark, fighting to win independence for his people and those of the Riverlands.
- The new Hand of the King plays his hand, and begins removing those he cannot trust. Meanwhile, Theon ventures home seeking his father's alliance with the Starks in 'Game of Thrones' episode 2: 'The Night Lands.'
'I am not Ned Stark, I understand how this game is played'
Indeed you do Tyrion. A slightly shaky start saw Tyrion allow the schemers of small council to glimpse his true feelings after he supported Commander Mormont's request for more men on the Wall. But everyone's favourite wise-cracker grew steadily in stature throughout the episode: ably dispatching the Gold Watch commander Janos Slynt and handing the job to his own man, Bronn, before seeing off his sister. It is sure to be the first of many bitter skirmishes. That's not to say that Tyrion's position is secure. The ever slippery Varys was quick to remind him that 'friends are such an important part of life', while a telling conversation with Bronn about last week's massacre of the innocents demonstrated that just because you own a monster, it doesn't make them any less monstrous.
'You want us to risk our lives for you and you won't even tell us why'
If ever there was a phrase to sum up Game of Thrones this statement from Jon Snow was it. The entire series is predicated on the nature of sacrifice: what leads people to die for others, and the consequences of those decisions – as Dany also discovered this week. The atmospheric scenes beyond the Wall are especially adept at showing us Jon's predicament as he finds himself caught between adolescence and leadership. I've sung Kit Harrington's praises before and he was strong again this week – Jon, who can come across as something of a cipher, is not an easy role but he makes it look effortless. Extra points too for John Bradley who makes goofy Sam a real boy in an unreal situation and one whose views ('I know it sounds a bit mad but…') while dangerously naïve are also morally correct.
'No man gives me a crown. I pay the iron price.'
I know it's a little bit geeky – OK, a lot geeky – but I get very excited each time we're introduced to a new bit of Westeros. Dragonstone was suitably stark yet majestic last week, and with this episode we headed to the Iron Islands, which were not quite bleak enough for my tastes, although that might be because they are filmed in a part of Ireland I know extremely well. Still if Pyke wasn't as grey and rain-lashed as I was hoping, the casting of Theon's father Balon and sister Yara (renamed from the books) was spot on.
Patrick Malahide was all malevolent power as Balon, stripping poor Theon of his swagger in minutes, while Gemma Whelan gave Yara both tomboy sex appeal and believable strength. That said, I would have liked more of the initial meeting between Yara and Theon and less of Theon's bullying sex with the captain's unfortunately toothed daughter. We lost some of Theon's sense of shock when Yara's real identity was revealed.
Additional Thoughts
Liam Cunningham continues to shine as Davos, whose rough-hewn honesty makes him among the more likeable characters on this show, and there was also a nice scene-stealing turn from stage actor Lucian Msmati as the pirate Salladhor Saan. I'm intrigued to see what the response is to the final scene between Stannis and Melisandre – I found it added an interesting twist that raised questions about Melisandre's motivation but I wonder if everyone will see it the same way.
Talking of things I'm not sure about, Aidan Gillen's performance is increasingly one of them. He lacks a certain charm as Littlefinger – odd in itself given that Gillen is usually a very charming actor – and the scene with Ros was a slow moment in an otherwise well-paced episode. I'm not sure whether Gillen doesn't have the measure of his character, or if the problem lies with the script, but at the moment Littlefinger seems to do far too much telling and not enough showing, to the detriment of his storylines.
The brief scene between Arya and Gendry on the other hand was beautifully done, and I would happily watch more of Joe Dempsie and Maisie Williams sparring in a 'not quite brother and sister' rough-and-tumble way.
Finally how does everyone feel about the cuts between scenes? There's a lot of information to get through every week and an increasingly large number of people to meet. Generally I think Benioff and Weiss handle this very well, but occasionally it seems as though we're flitting from place to place without getting a real purchase on the characters we've just left behind.
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One very believable threat from Yoren to nick an artery (and I can't be the only person who thought he was threatening a gelding at first), one brutally beheaded bloodrider, one baby exposed by Craster to who knows what, and one out-for-the-count Jon Snow.
Nudity count
After last week's slow start, normal service resumed this week with an energetic sex session between Theon and the unfortunate captain's daughter, a blow job in a brothel, and a quick (and as it turned out somewhat unfortunate) breast fondle. There was also a tryst between a would-be king and a manipulative priestess that made this viewer feel like they were inadvertently watching their straight-laced uncle get it on with the next door neighbour's glamorous second wife after a sherry too far. My eyes. I do feel, by the way, that full recognition should be given to Alfie Allen for his consistent efforts in support of equal opportunity nudity.
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Random Brit of the week
'It can get you in a lot of trouble, thinking, Errol, I shouldn't do so much of it'. Rorge, one of the three caged captives heading for the wall, is played by Andy Beckwith aka thick-headed criminal Errol in Snatch.
So what did you think? Does Aidan Gillen work for you as Littlefinger? What do you make of Balon and Yara? Is there anything more skin-crawlingly unpleasant than watching Stannis Baratheon give in to his urges? As ever let us know in the comments.