‘Game of Thrones’ season 3, episode 9 review: A bad day for a red wedding
Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” episode was an event that just about everyone who has read the George R.R. Martin books saw coming quite some time ago. But did it actually end up satisfying everything that fans were legitimately hoping to see? That is something that will be up for debate for quite a while moving forward.
We’ll basically sum this up rather simply here in saying that the long-awaited wedding of one of Walder Frey’s daughters ended up becoming a massive revenge plot in secret. He and his forces basically massacred and decimated all of Robb Stark’s forces, including Robb himself, his wife Talisa, and his mother Catelyn.
Were there some changes between this scene and the books? There were, and there may be some disappointed by them and also curious as to how it impacts the future of the series. However, the major implications surrounding Robb’s death are still there, since it dramatically alters the balance of power.
Elsewhere, the important things to know now are as follows: Dany and her own forces managed to take Yunkai for themselves, Jon Snow decided, to use another classic song title reference as we did in naming this article, to go his own way, and we also are inching ever closer to something very important for Arya (even if she is still forced to deal with The Hound for the time being). Overall, an action-packed, game-changing episode, and one that is setting up for a spectacular finale.
What did you think about this episode, and the way in which the infamous “red wedding” was handled? Be sure to share some of your thoughts below! Also, if you want to read even more news when it comes to this episode, all you have to do is click here.
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Louie P
June 3, 2013 @ 3:57 pm
I’m on A Clash of Kings (book 2) in the series and I can’t wait to be caught up and ahead of the TV series. I don’t want to be blindsided like that again! That was gut-wrenching. I was puzzled by Jon leaving after his battle…Not so much about him seemingly abandoning Ygritte but for him to apparently not have recognized Bran and Rickon’s direwolves. I thought for sure there was going to be a Stark reunion at some point in that episode.
Dougalstein
June 3, 2013 @ 4:00 am
As one who has not read the books (yet) I was thoroughly enraptured by this episode. I expected number nine to be critical to the story, but I never expected it would include the deaths of Robb, Talisa and (gulp) Cat; Little Finger will be pissed. I mean, this episode was a very bitter pill, they even executed Robb’s dire wolf, that’s just sick. In this world there only seems to be evil and betrayal with few redeeming characters. Mind you I’m not complaining; I’m loving this dark voyage into the netherworld of humanity. And the sudden death of one, let alone three, beloved characters has it’s own dramatic bittersweet appeal: the final expressions between Robb and his already dead (pregnant) wife, and then between Cat and her doomed son, this is rich stuff and I applaud the writters. However, there is a need for some small measure of…
Balance:
My point is that no one, no house, should be spared the ravages of this dangerous race of people. I say it’s time for someone powerful in house Lannister to suffer some betrayal, preferably fatal, to shake them up too. There is certainly no lack of rebellion, resentment and hatred to motivate a dozen plots. Even if it ushers in someone more evil, so be it. The Starks have been pounded enough.