Congratulations to the following nominees:

BEST DRAMA SERIES •  Game of Thrones – HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES • Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) – AMC

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES •  Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) – BBC America

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES •  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) – HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES •  Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) – HBO

BEST GUEST PERFORMER IN A DRAMA SERIES •  Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) – HBO

Synopsis: King’s Landing hosts a wedding, and Tyrion and Sansa spend the night together. Dany meets the Titan’s Bastard. Davos demands proof from Melisandre. Sam and Gilly meet an older gentleman.

My thoughts: This episode focused a lot on the younger characters of the show for example, Sansa finally wed Tyrion, but he vowed he would keep watch over her because he knows that there will be no consummation of this union that he was forced into by his father. Sansa will need this because Joffrey was once again being  a creep and threatening to bed her. Arya was being taken to her brother, Robb, and her mother by the Hound for ransom and just in time for Robb’s wedding to the Frey. Gendry was taken to Stannis’ castle and with our hearts in our throats we expected the worst, but Melisandre only used Gendry to make a point of the power of a King’s blood. Sam and Gilly make it to a shelter and while they discuss what to name the baby a murder of crows shows up and why are they there? Well, to pinpoint where the baby is for a wandering white walker. Happily, we learn that they can be killed by stabbing the walkers in the back. I was hopping for something a bit more spectacular, but what can you do with icy zombies?

What really drew me in was Dany’s interaction with Daario Naharis of the Second Sons. He was chosen, by luck, to off Dany, but he has other plans for her… like join her and defend her to the hilt because he has the hots for her. So, he kills off his co-horts and swears to  Dany that he and his men will fight for her. Did I mention that Daario was handsome in a Conan the Barbarian kind of way? This coupling, of sorts, will have repercussions with those in Dany’s retinue, especially with Jorah. Her storyline just gets more and more interesting, doesn’t it?

Well, it was a banner episode, but we will have to wait two more weeks for the next new episode… blame Liberace for that.

Next time: The Rains of Castamere is going to air on June 2 and in it Robb presents himself to Walder Frey, and Edmure meets his bride. Jon faces his harshest test yet. Bran discovers a new gift. Daario and Jorah debate how to take Yunkai. House Frey joins with House Tully.

Synopsis: Tyrion and Sansa tie the know, and the only people less enthused about the wedding night than Tyrion’s courtesan, Shae, are the couple themselves. Dany encounters a new adversary.

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Synopsis: Dany exchanges gifts with a slave lord outside of Yunkai. As Sansa frets about her prospects, Shae chafes at Tyrion’s new situation. Tywin counsels the king, and Melisandre reveals a secret to Gendry. Brienne faces a formidable foe in Harrenhal. Arya and Belric discuss their different gods.

Synopsis: The Hound is judged by the gods; Jaime is judged by men. Jon proves himself; Robb is betrayed. Tyrion learns the cost of weddings.

My thoughts: Well, in tonight’ episode… there was a lot of movement in the relationships of many of the characters.

1. In order to stop the Tyrell’s from marrying Sansa to their homosexual son, Tywin tells Tyrion that he will be marrying Sansa. He also told Cersei that she will be marrying Loras. Even as they protest, you know that these two kids have their hands tied. There is no way they can go against their father’s wishes, especially when he thinks so little of them. Of course, Tyrion’s marriage to Sansa will upset the Tyrells and Littlefinger, but they are in the same plight as Tyrion and Cersei.

2. After being called a crow and making the wildings a little less secure about Jon Snow’s loyalties, Ygritte forces Jon to follow her into a cave where a warm spring is. She stripps naked and he pounces and eventhough he is a “maiden” he proves that he has a magical tongue. As they jump into the water and Ygritte expresses that she longs to stay in this cave with Jon and for a brif moment you forget that everyone is in a state of war.

3. Robb is betrayed by the Karstarks when their leader kills the two young defenseless Lannisters that Robb was holding hostage. After disregarding the sound advice of his mother and wife, Robb hangs all of Lord Karstarks accomplices and chops off the Lord’s head. All looks lost for Robb, but then with the help of his wife he learns that he has one group to rely on and that is the family he was supposed to marry into. The general outlook for Robb’s current wife and even Robb himself is not really that great.

4. Stannis Baratheon returned home and eventhough there was a sketchy and odd exchange between he and his wife who is bonkers w/ grief over what she cannot give to Stannis, what was really interesting about this whole story line is that we got to meet his little girl. She was the bright spot of the episode, because even with knowing that her close friend, Davos, is a traitor and in a jail… she goes to the dungeon to check up on him and encourages him to allow her to teac him to read. Such a genuine moment.

5. Finally, Jaimie and Brienne reached a new level in their relationship when Jaimie confesses what spurred him on to kill the Mad King. There is a level of trust between these two that transcends whatever would have initially prohibited them from allowing each other to rely on one another so much. In hindsight, I wonder if Jaimie thinks that all of this madness that is happening (including the loss of his hand) around him could have been deterred if he just killed his father as the Mad King requested. Anywho, by disclosing this information, we finally understand how much this has weighed on Jaimie. This disclosure also changes how Brienne looks at Jaimie.

There was a touching moment between Arya and Bericas they spoke of his many resurrections and asks if it is possible to resurrect her father, which clearly shows that her father’s death is still an open wound.

This was a stellar episode and I cannot wait for next week’s…

Next time: Littlefinger continues his ascent. Tywin plans strategic unions for the Lannisters. Melisandre pays a visit to the Riverlands. Robb weighs a compromise to repair his alliance with House Frey. Roose Bolton decides what to do with Jaime Lannister. Jon, Ygritte and the Wildlings face a daunting climb.

Synopsis: Rules are broken at Craster’s keep and Daenerys hands over one of her dragons for the Unsullied army.

My thoughts: The remaining Crows are sick of Craster and their leader for being in the situation that they are in. Because they are at their wits end, they attack Craster. In this holy crap moment, not only have the Crows killed Craster, but they kill their boss. In a heroic and insane move, Samwell goes to rescue one of Craster’s daughter’s and his grandson. Let’s pray for these three.

Jaime is a shadow of himself now that he has lost his fighting hand (which he is forced to wear around his neck), but he still tries to defend himself. The only person that is taking pity on him is Brienne.  She urges him to stay strong to exact revenge, but when he whines she chastises him and that pushes him. This is a love-match, I’m telling you.

We also learn the truth about the extent of Lord Varys past and what he did in order to exact revenge on the sorcerer that tortured him as a child, which he uses as a lesson for Tyrion. But, Varys also learns that Littlefinger may have a plan for Sansa. Afterwards he goes to speak to Margaery’s Mom about Sansa. He tells her that Littlefinger has aspirations to become a king and Sansa is the key to his aspirations. Later on, Margaery approaches Sansa and tells her that once she is Queen, she will marry Sansa off to her brother and she can move to Highgarden. You see the conflict arising, don’t you? Too many people are looking out for Sansa and that just means she will get shafted in the end.

Podrick is still the talk of the town… where is the full frontal?

Joffrey continues to childishly woo Margaery. She in turn tries to make him become more extroverted as a King; this causes Cersei to be wary. She then goes to her father to see what the progress is in the search for Jaime. She then expresses her wariness of Margaery, but he throws it back into her face. He stated what we all thought, you suck as a Mother.

Greyjoy realizes that his true father was Ned Stark and since his passing he has made the worst decisions possible, of course he is then led back to his prison to be further tortured. Such is the luck for this guy, whose story-line should be done with already.

Regarding the youngest of the Starks, Bram tries his vision quest again and fails. Arya and the Brotherhood try Sandor for his crimes and he will have to fight for his life.

Finally, we learned the truth about why you should be afraid of women in power. Daenerys handed over her beloved dragon and got the whip. She then commands her army to kill everyone, but the children and to free the slaves. Her dragon kills the former leader of the Unsullied. Once the ashes have settled, she tells her army that those that no longer want to fight are free to leave, but she asks them if they will they fight for her and they back her…. She has her army. This is war.

Next time: Tywin makes new demands on his son, Tyrion.

Teen Wolf – Tis the season of the Alphas! Not only did the new promo for the third season tease Scott’s Alpha potential, but we can reveal that episode 11 is titled “Alpha Pact.” “What’s cool about them is that they are all unique and they’re all individuals, so they do each have their own agenda,” Tyler Posey tells us of the new Alpha Pack members. “All in all, they’re all here together doing one thing, but they each have their own storylines, which is really cool. It’s really cool.”

The Vampire Diaries – Silas will take on the form of four different characters throughout Thursday night’s episode, that sneaky little bastard! As for the show’s other big bad (loosely using that term), Klaus? Look for the show to set up The Originals spinoff in a major way by episode’s end.

True Blood – Episode seven is called “The Funeral,” and it may or may not have to do with what Anna Camp recently told us about the new season. “There’s a lot of death. I’ve had sad read-throughs recently,” she told our own Marc Malkin at the MTV Movie Awards. “It’s too sad. Like, some people cried.” Uh-oh. Who would the T.B. powers that be dare take away from us?!

Beauty and the Beast – J.T. and Vincent are getting a new bachelor pad! “It took us a long time to find it, we spent a lot of time,” Jennifer Levin teases of the duo’s new digs. “It’s not a warehouse, it’s not a tunnel. We wanted a place that’s inviting, that Cat would want to be in. It’s kind of awesome.” So yes, Cat will be spending a lot of time there. Bonus: Check back later for an exclusive sneak peek from Thursday’s episode!

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