The Good Place is an American fantasy comedy television series created by Michael Schur. An hour-long episode, before moving to its normal time slot Thursday at 8:30 pm on September 28, 2017. The third season premiered on September 27, 2018.
The Good Place is an American fantasycomedy television series created by Michael Schur. The series premiered on September 19, 2016 on NBC.[1] The series focuses on Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell), a recently deceased young woman who wakes up in the afterlife and is sent by Michael (Ted Danson) to 'The Good Place', a heaven-like utopia he designed, in reward for her righteous life. However, she quickly realizes that she was sent there by mistake, and must hide her morally imperfect behavior, and try to be a better person. William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto co-star as other residents of the Good Place, together with D'Arcy Carden as an artificial being helping the inhabitants. Each episode is listed as 'Chapter (xx)' following the opening title sequence.
As of January 24, 2019, 39 episodes of The Good Place have aired, concluding the third season. The series has been renewed for a fourth and final season to premiere on September 26, 2019.[2][3][4]
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Series overview[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | September 19, 2016 | January 19, 2017 | ||
2 | 13 | September 20, 2017 | February 1, 2018 | ||
3 | 13 | September 27, 2018 | January 24, 2019 |
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2016–17)[edit]
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No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 'Everything Is Fine' | Drew Goddard | Michael Schur | September 19, 2016 | 8.04[5] |
2 | 2 | 'Flying' | Michael McDonald | Alan Yang | September 19, 2016 | 8.04[5] |
3 | 3 | 'Tahani Al-Jamil' | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Aisha Muharrar | September 22, 2016 | 5.25[6] |
4 | 4 | 'Jason Mendoza' | Payman Benz | Joe Mande | September 29, 2016 | 4.45[7] |
5 | 5 | 'Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis' | Morgan Sackett | Matt Murray | October 6, 2016 | 4.97[8] |
6 | 6 | 'What We Owe to Each Other' | Tucker Gates | Dylan Morgan & Josh Siegal | October 13, 2016 | 4.23[9] |
7 | 7 | 'The Eternal Shriek' | Trent O'Donnell | Megan Amram | October 20, 2016 | 3.79[10] |
8 | 8 | 'Most Improved Player' | Tristram Shapeero | Dan Schofield | October 27, 2016 | 3.89[11] |
9 | 9 | '...Someone Like Me as a Member' | Dean Holland | Jen Statsky | November 3, 2016 | 3.68[12] |
10 | 10 | 'Chidi's Choice' | Linda Mendoza | Demi Adejuyigbe | January 5, 2017 | 3.53[13] |
11 | 11 | 'What's My Motivation' | Lynn Shelton | Andrew Law | January 12, 2017 | 3.64[14] |
12 | 12 | 'Mindy St. Claire' | Dean Holland | Megan Amram & Jen Statsky | January 19, 2017 | 3.93[15] |
13 | 13 | 'Michael's Gambit' | Michael Schur | Michael Schur | January 19, 2017 | 3.93[15] |
Season 2 (2017–18)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14[a] | 1 | 'Everything Is Great!' (Part 1) | Trent O'Donnell | Jen Statsky | September 20, 2017 | 5.28[16] |
15[a] | 2 | 'Everything Is Great!' (Part 2) | Trent O'Donnell | Joe Mande | September 20, 2017 | 5.28[16] |
16 | 3 | 'Dance Dance Resolution' | Drew Goddard | Megan Amram | September 28, 2017 | 4.67[17] |
17 | 4 | 'Team Cockroach' | Morgan Sackett | Dan Schofield | October 5, 2017 | 4.17[18] |
18 | 5 | 'Existential Crisis' | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Andrew Law | October 12, 2017 | 4.05[19] |
19 | 6 | 'The Trolley Problem' | Dean Holland | Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan | October 19, 2017 | 3.92[20] |
20 | 7 | 'Janet and Michael' | Dean Holland | Kate Gersten | October 26, 2017 | 3.97[21] |
21 | 8 | 'Derek' | Jude Weng | Cord Jefferson | November 2, 2017 | 3.06[22] |
22 | 9 | 'Leap to Faith' | Linda Mendoza | Christopher Encell | January 4, 2018 | 3.08[23] |
23 | 10 | 'Best Self' | Julie Anne Robinson | Tyler Straessle | January 11, 2018 | 3.11[24] |
24 | 11 | 'Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent' | Alan Yang | Jen Statsky & Dan Schofield | January 18, 2018 | 3.00[25] |
25 | 12 | 'The Burrito' | Dean Holland | Megan Amram & Joe Mande | January 25, 2018 | 3.65[26] |
26 | 13 | 'Somewhere Else' | Michael Schur | Michael Schur | February 1, 2018 | 3.19[27] |
Season 3 (2018–19)[edit]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 | 1 | 'Everything Is Bonzer!' (Part 1) | Dean Holland | Jen Statsky & Michael Schur | September 27, 2018 | 3.13[28] |
28 | 2 | 'Everything Is Bonzer!' (Part 2) | Dean Holland | Jen Statsky | September 27, 2018 | 3.13[28] |
29 | 3 | 'The Brainy Bunch' | Jude Weng | Dan Schofield | October 4, 2018 | 2.96[29] |
30 | 4 | 'The Snowplow' | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Joe Mande | October 11, 2018 | 2.71[30] |
31 | 5 | 'Jeremy Bearimy' | Trent O'Donnell | Megan Amram | October 18, 2018 | 2.70[31] |
32 | 6 | 'The Ballad of Donkey Doug' | Rebecca Asher | Matt Murray | October 25, 2018 | 2.67[32] |
33 | 7 | 'A Fractured Inheritance' | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Kassia Miller | November 1, 2018 | 2.72[33] |
34 | 8 | 'The Worst Possible Use of Free Will' | Claire Scanlon | Cord Jefferson | November 8, 2018 | 2.77[34] |
35 | 9 | 'Don't Let the Good Life Pass You By' | Dean Holland | Andrew Law | November 15, 2018 | 2.69[35] |
36 | 10 | 'Janet(s)' | Morgan Sackett | Josh Siegal & Dylan Morgan | December 6, 2018 | 2.58[36] |
37 | 11 | 'The Book of Dougs' | Ken Whittingham | Kate Gersten | January 10, 2019 | 2.72[37] |
38 | 12 | 'Chidi Sees the Time-Knife' | Jude Weng | Christopher Encell & Joe Mande | January 17, 2019 | 2.52[38] |
39 | 13 | 'Pandemonium' | Michael Schur | Megan Amram & Jen Statsky | January 24, 2019 | 2.39[39] |
Notes[edit]
- ^ abThe second-season premiere aired as one hour-long episode, but the on-screen title identified it as 'Chapters 14 & 15' of the series.
Ratings[edit]
The Good Place : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
1 | 8.04 | 8.04 | 5.25 | 4.45 | 4.97 | 4.23 | 3.79 | 3.89 | 3.68 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.93 | 3.93 | 4.72 | |
2 | 5.28 | 5.28 | 4.67 | 4.17 | 4.05 | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.11 | 3.00 | 3.65 | 3.19 | 3.88 | |
3 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 2.96 | 2.71 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 2.72 | 2.77 | 2.69 | 2.58 | 2.72 | 2.52 | 2.39 | 2.74 |
References[edit]
- ^O'Connell, Michael (June 15, 2016). 'NBC Sets Fall Premiere Dates, Gives 'Good Place' a Choice Preview Slot'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
- ^Nemetz, Dave (December 4, 2018). 'The Good Place Renewed for Season 4'. TVLine. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^Ausiello, Michael (June 7, 2019). 'The Good Place to End With Season 4'. TVLine. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^Pederson, Erik (June 17, 2019). 'NBC Fall Premiere Dates: 'The Voice', 'This Is Us', New 'Bluff City Law' & 'Sunnyside', More'. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ abPorter, Rick (September 20, 2016). 'Monday final ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Gotham' adjust up, 'Kevin' and 'Good Place' hold'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (September 23, 2016). 'Thursday final ratings: 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Superstore' and 'Good Place' adjust up, 'Notorious' adjusts down'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (September 30, 2016). 'Thursday final ratings: 'Superstore' and 'The Good Place' adjust up'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 7, 2016). ''Superstore' adjusts up, 'Grey's' and ABC adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 14, 2016). ''Notorious' adjusts down, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 21, 2016). ''The Good Place' and 'Legends of Tomorrow' adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 28, 2016). ''The Good Place' and 'Chicago Med' adjust up, 'Pure Genius,' other CBS shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (November 4, 2016). ''Big Bang Theory,' 'How to Get Away' adjust up, 'Great Indoors' and NBC adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 9, 2017). 'ABC's Menendez brothers special adjusts up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 13, 2017). ''Chicago Med' adjusts up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ abPorter, Rick (January 23, 2017). ''The Big Bang Theory' ajdusts up, 'My Kitchen Rules' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ abPorter, Rick (September 21, 2017). ''America's Got Talent,' 'Big Brother,' 'Masterchef' ajdust up, 'The Good Place' and 'Salvation' adjust down: Wednesday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (September 29, 2017). ''Will & Grace,' 'Superstore,' 'Good Place,' 'Gotham' adjust up; 'How to Get Away' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 6, 2017). ''Grey's Anatomy' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). ''Will & Grace,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gotham' and NFL adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 20, 2017). ''Gotham' and 'Supernatural' adjust up, final NFL numbers: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (October 27, 2017). 'NFL adjusts up, scripted shows all unchanged: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (November 3, 2017). ''Will & Grace' adjusts up, 'Sheldon' and other CBS shows adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 8, 2018). ''The Four,' 'Will & Grace,' everything else unchanged: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 12, 2018). ''Big Bang Theory,' 'Young Sheldon' and 'The Four' adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 22, 2018). ''Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'The Four,' 'Scandal' and 'Great News' down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^Porter, Rick (January 26, 2018). ''Grey's Anatomy' adjusts up, 'Big Bang Theory' rerun adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^Porter, Rick (February 2, 2018). ''Big Bang Theory,' 'The Four' adjust up, 'Mom' and 'AP Bio' adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ abWelch, Alex (September 28, 2018). ''Grey's Anatomy,' 'Big Bang Theory,' and 'Thursday Night Football' adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (October 5, 2018). ''Thursday Night Football' adjusts up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (October 12, 2018). ''Big Bang Theory' and 'Thursday Night Football' adjust up, 'I Feel Bad' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (October 19, 2018). ''Big Bang Theory,' 'Superstore,' and 'Thursday Night Football' adjust up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (October 26, 2018). ''Big Bang Theory,' 'Supernatural,' and 'Thursday Night Football' adjust up, 'Will & Grace' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (November 2, 2018). ''Grey's Anatomy,' 'Superstore,' and more adjust up, 'I Feel Bad' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (November 9, 2018). ''Thursday Night Football' adjusts up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (November 16, 2018). ''Thursday Night Football' adjusts up: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (December 7, 2018). ''Thursday Night Football' adjusts up, 'Mom' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^Welch, Alex (January 11, 2019). ''Mom' adjusts down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^Rejent, Joseph (January 18, 2019). ''Mom' and 'Fam' adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^Welch, Alex (January 28, 2019). ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'The Good Place' adjust down: Thursday final ratings'. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^For the first season, see 'The Good Place: Season One Ratings'. TV Series Finale. January 20, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
For the second season, see 'The Good Place: Season Two Ratings'. TV Series Finale. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
For the third season, see 'The Good Place: Season Three Ratings'. TV Series Finale. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
External links[edit]
- List of The Good Place episodes on IMDb
Spoilers for the HBO television drama 'Game of Thrones' and the books by George R.R. Martin follow.
Game of Thrones is a sprawling, epic tragedy. Even beyond the events that made Sunday night's horrifying episode so tragic, all the markers of the classic tragedy are present, woven into a gritty, fantastical world.
Ned Stark's tragic flaw was his honor: he was too noble and too stern in his belief system to play the titular game of thrones. Cersei told him as much, but he wouldn't listen (to her or anyone else.) I'm not sure if he was a fool and believed his enemies to be more honorable than they were, or if he just couldn't stoop to her level. Whatever the case, it cost him his head.
Robb isn't quite the same man. He'll break a vow, for instance---something his father would never have done. Robb's betrayal of Lord Walder Frey was done for passion. "You say you betrayed me for love," the Frey patriarch intones, "I say you did it for...." Well, I'll paraphrase: A pretty face.
Robb is proud but not prideful. He's honorable, but not ruled by his honor. He's a smart warlord, but makes too many mistakes.
Most importantly, he's young.
Is that a tragic flaw? To be young and ruled by lust and romance and short-sightedness? It seems a minor sort of flaw compared to the sins of King Joffrey or the stubborness of Stannis Baratheon or the lechery and mismanagement of King Robert.
Robb simply didn't see it coming, and he overestimated the loyalty of his bannermen: Lord Roose Bolton; Lord Walder Frey---two men allied to one another by marriage whose desire to be on the winning side of the war drives them to a hideous betrayal. The young Wolf showed weakness, and that was the end of him, plain and simple.
Sunday night we come to the first major wedding in the third book of George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Red Wedding.
But we don't get to that right away. We have Arya and the Hound, Sandor Clegane, approaching the Twins, where Clegane plans to ransom the young Stark back to her brother. Every scene between the Hound and Arya is brilliant, and there's a selfish part of me that's happy to see their journey together isn't quite ended.
Poor Arya, though, to get so close...and to see her brother's wolf slaughtered in his kennel. To know deep down what's happening in the keep up above.
We also have one of the better Jon Snow scenes in the show so far, as Jon's true allegiance to the Night's Watch is revealed when he won't kill a horse breeder when ordered to. To be honest, I'm still not sure the entire arc here has worked all that well. Jon's killing of Qhorin Halfhand last season was nowhere near as convincing as it was in the books, and the entire saga has felt forced.
So it comes as something of a relief to have it over with, and to go out with a fight. The fight itself was nicely complimented by Bran learning to take control of his inner warg. First he possesses Hodor when the giant loses his cool during the storm; then Jojen convinces Bran to possess Summer and drive away the Wildlings.
Good thing, too, or Jon Snow might have turned out the worse for wear.
In the east, Dany and company continue their plodding assault on Yunkai. Fortunately Daario, the grunge-band inspired freebooter, has a plan. He sneaks Grey Worm and Jorah Mormont into the city where they have a really terrific fight against the city guards.
I mean that, too. It was brief and brutal and all three---Jorah, Grey Worm, and Daario---have their own unique fighting styles, and all three fight beautifully.
It's a fast fight, and so lovingly choreographed that I found myself actually wishing there was a bit more of it---something I haven't done much of in the Dany storyline since the first season.
That being said, I think it might have been best to toss the whole thing into next week's episode (or even an episode earlier.)
The thing is, Sunday night's episode had a little room for Arya and a little room for Jon and Bran, but it didn't have room for much else. There was no real reason we needed to know what was happening in Slaver's Bay, and there was no reason we needed the brief scene with Sam and his wildling.
But we did have time for a wedding.
In the books, the betrayal of Robb Stark at the hands of the Freys and Boltons was a huge shock. Like the execution of Ned Stark, I didn't see it coming.
There were hints and signs along the way, of course, and those hints and signs were here in the HBO adaptation as well: Lord Bolton freeing Jaime Lannister and sending him back to King's Landing; the threatening behavior of old Walder Frey toward Robb and his entourage; and finally the song playing over it all, once it's too late, once everyone save Catelyn is too drunk or distracted to notice what's playing.
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Cersei told us the story of that song a couple episodes ago, of House Reyne, whose power and wealth grew until it rivaled the Lannisters---until the Lion's rode forth and destroyed House Reyne utterly. A Lannister always pays his debts.
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Revenge, opportunity, the swift destruction of a pesky rival. Frey, Bolton, and Lannister each get what they want by slaughtering the Starks and all their men. Lord Frey breaks the sacred laws of hospitality (which the show makes a point to highlight early on in the episode) but only with the assurance of Tywin Lannister's protection (the House Frey will be forever marked as breakers of one of the most sacred traditions in Westeros.)
Only the Blackfish, Edmure and Catelyn's uncle, escapes the slaughter in the feast hall. We're not sure of his fate in the show, but he isn't there when the crossbowmen rain death down from above; when Robb's queen is stabbed viciously in the belly; when Bolton sticks Robb with his dagger, hissing "The Lannisters send their regards."
When Catelyn's throat is cut and the credits roll.
I admit, the scene in the book shook me up more, but it's a tough comparison to make. Like I said, I didn't see it coming the first time I read it. This time around I felt the dread like it was new, but I couldn't wipe the memory away. I knew what was going to happen, even if I found myself wishing it wouldn't.
The main difference between show and book has to do with supporting cast. In the books we had several side characters killed or captured in the Red Wedding, which added to its sting. On the other hand, Robb's relationship was more fleshed out in the show (as was Robb himself) and there was a deeper sense of tragedy knowing he'd also lost his unborn child.
Great television, in other words, even if there's nothing quite like the very first time, and even if a book can do more with a wide web of side characters than a 50 minute episodic television show.
I'm interested to see what could possibly come next week in the season finale. This was such a brutal climax. I'm glad we don't end the season on this note. But it's going to be hard to top.
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Most importantly, he's young.
Is that a tragic flaw? To be young and ruled by lust and romance and short-sightedness? It seems a minor sort of flaw compared to the sins of King Joffrey or the stubborness of Stannis Baratheon or the lechery and mismanagement of King Robert.
Robb simply didn't see it coming, and he overestimated the loyalty of his bannermen: Lord Roose Bolton; Lord Walder Frey---two men allied to one another by marriage whose desire to be on the winning side of the war drives them to a hideous betrayal. The young Wolf showed weakness, and that was the end of him, plain and simple.
Sunday night we come to the first major wedding in the third book of George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire.
The Red Wedding.
But we don't get to that right away. We have Arya and the Hound, Sandor Clegane, approaching the Twins, where Clegane plans to ransom the young Stark back to her brother. Every scene between the Hound and Arya is brilliant, and there's a selfish part of me that's happy to see their journey together isn't quite ended.
Poor Arya, though, to get so close...and to see her brother's wolf slaughtered in his kennel. To know deep down what's happening in the keep up above.
We also have one of the better Jon Snow scenes in the show so far, as Jon's true allegiance to the Night's Watch is revealed when he won't kill a horse breeder when ordered to. To be honest, I'm still not sure the entire arc here has worked all that well. Jon's killing of Qhorin Halfhand last season was nowhere near as convincing as it was in the books, and the entire saga has felt forced.
So it comes as something of a relief to have it over with, and to go out with a fight. The fight itself was nicely complimented by Bran learning to take control of his inner warg. First he possesses Hodor when the giant loses his cool during the storm; then Jojen convinces Bran to possess Summer and drive away the Wildlings.
Good thing, too, or Jon Snow might have turned out the worse for wear.
In the east, Dany and company continue their plodding assault on Yunkai. Fortunately Daario, the grunge-band inspired freebooter, has a plan. He sneaks Grey Worm and Jorah Mormont into the city where they have a really terrific fight against the city guards.
I mean that, too. It was brief and brutal and all three---Jorah, Grey Worm, and Daario---have their own unique fighting styles, and all three fight beautifully.
It's a fast fight, and so lovingly choreographed that I found myself actually wishing there was a bit more of it---something I haven't done much of in the Dany storyline since the first season.
That being said, I think it might have been best to toss the whole thing into next week's episode (or even an episode earlier.)
The thing is, Sunday night's episode had a little room for Arya and a little room for Jon and Bran, but it didn't have room for much else. There was no real reason we needed to know what was happening in Slaver's Bay, and there was no reason we needed the brief scene with Sam and his wildling.
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But we did have time for a wedding.
In the books, the betrayal of Robb Stark at the hands of the Freys and Boltons was a huge shock. Like the execution of Ned Stark, I didn't see it coming.
There were hints and signs along the way, of course, and those hints and signs were here in the HBO adaptation as well: Lord Bolton freeing Jaime Lannister and sending him back to King's Landing; the threatening behavior of old Walder Frey toward Robb and his entourage; and finally the song playing over it all, once it's too late, once everyone save Catelyn is too drunk or distracted to notice what's playing.
The Rains of Castamere.
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Cersei told us the story of that song a couple episodes ago, of House Reyne, whose power and wealth grew until it rivaled the Lannisters---until the Lion's rode forth and destroyed House Reyne utterly. A Lannister always pays his debts.
Revenge, opportunity, the swift destruction of a pesky rival. Frey, Bolton, and Lannister each get what they want by slaughtering the Starks and all their men. Lord Frey breaks the sacred laws of hospitality (which the show makes a point to highlight early on in the episode) but only with the assurance of Tywin Lannister's protection (the House Frey will be forever marked as breakers of one of the most sacred traditions in Westeros.)
Only the Blackfish, Edmure and Catelyn's uncle, escapes the slaughter in the feast hall. We're not sure of his fate in the show, but he isn't there when the crossbowmen rain death down from above; when Robb's queen is stabbed viciously in the belly; when Bolton sticks Robb with his dagger, hissing 'The Lannisters send their regards.'
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When Catelyn's throat is cut and the credits roll.
I admit, the scene in the book shook me up more, but it's a tough comparison to make. Like I said, I didn't see it coming the first time I read it. This time around I felt the dread like it was new, but I couldn't wipe the memory away. I knew what was going to happen, even if I found myself wishing it wouldn't.
The main difference between show and book has to do with supporting cast. In the books we had several side characters killed or captured in the Red Wedding, which added to its sting. On the other hand, Robb's relationship was more fleshed out in the show (as was Robb himself) and there was a deeper sense of tragedy knowing he'd also lost his unborn child.
Great television, in other words, even if there's nothing quite like the very first time, and even if a book can do more with a wide web of side characters than a 50 minute episodic television show.
I'm interested to see what could possibly come next week in the season finale. This was such a brutal climax. I'm glad we don't end the season on this note. But it's going to be hard to top.
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