Re-watching GOT S2

1. Now I remember the sibling reunion scene! my these Greyjoys have come a long way. 

A Greyjoy fostered by Starks

2. Robb, I'm sure you're enthralled by the hitherto unseen charms of a foreign professional woman but...what is a Stark if not honourable? Also, this noble woman from Volantis, who was trying to (moderately) upgrade her status, knew of his betrothal and how it came about. Touching story about the slave who saved her brother's life, but perhaps advocating for the lives of slaves in Volantis might have been a better way to help them if she was so inclined. "must have been a beautiful bridge" ? really? I imagine the uncertainty of war and all this King in the North business went to Robb's head but he sealed his (and everyone else's) death warrant with that action and his mother (sitting on quite a low horse) barely tried to explain the ramifications of his actions.
Catelyn Stark is a time traveller. period. and also...what was the deal with Jaime exactly? Were they supposed to just release the girls because you held up your end of the bargain? It's already been established that you (the Starks) had the higher hand and now...sigh
Also, Robb in coming to terms with the fact that Stark sisters for Jaime is a lopsided trade despite your love for your sisters you've shown that you can think objectively...and yet, when it came to your own personal life...sigh.

A (Lord/King) Stark doing something he shouldn't

A Stark doing something she shouldn't

Stark Sidebar, Arya...you could have read Tywin's letter and duplicated it...what were you actually planning on doing by stealing it? A girl just wasted a name

A Stark doing something she shouldn't

3. Cue the first speaking black actors- Salladhor Saan the pirate who wants to French Connection UK the queen and Xaro Xhoan Doxos a self proclaimed savage, both from the Summer Isles. See my other post on the racism that is GOT as well as other write ups for more on this issue. Given the direction the books went, perhaps it was better off this way.
 

4. That moment when Melisandre whispers she'll give Stannis a son...now I remember our issues with the misogyny of it all. Some will say that's how it was in the past that never was. No sir, that's how it is right now.  All this 'I'll give you a son', you're just a woman/girl business does get quite tiring. And I'm not sure when GOT passed the beschdel test, but it definitely wasn't this season.


5. Why isn't Danny heading for Dorne? isn't her murdered sister in law Elia Martell Dornish? isn't that the first ally she should look at making? Oh...I forgot, Rhaegar eloped with/kidnapped someone else...

Prince doing something he shouldn't,A Stark doing something she shouldn't

6.  What ever happened with the Dornish ships? This is was a culmination of one of the best statecraft scenes in GOT.



Sidebar, Tyrion actually did a lot as Hand and even though evil father-hated son negotiations are no one's speciality, he could have 'managed his emotions' 'sat in his fathers chair' and had a plan in order to better advocate for himself. Can you ever reason with a person who thinks irrationally when it comes to you or your cause? 


7. Shout out to the Music of GOT, none of this is new but the hair standing on end and tears (what tears?) seem to be super reactive the second time around