re: GoT S3: Episode 6 "The Climb" <<<Book Readers Thread>>> SPOILERS

Really liked this episode as well. Not as good as the last two, but both of those were top 3 episodes. More evaluated thoughts:

-Kinda disappointed by Luthor Frey's looks. Always imagined him to look like Benjamin Linus.

-Arya and Melisandre facing off was fricking awesome. If there's anyone who wouldn't see eye-to-eye with Melisandre in the series, its Arya, which makes it that much better when she faces off with Jon Snow. I am curious though about the "we will meet again". Is that an illlusion to the fake Arya being Ramsay's wife, that they're changing up things in season 4 for Arya to run into her again, or if the writers have info from GRRM that indicates Arya and Melisandre will meet in the books.

I am a bit disappointed that the episode didn't end with Arya being abducted by the Hound. Hopefully next episode he comes to the Brothers asking for his horse to be knighted and abducts Arya in the end. I really want the ferry scene to happen where the Hound offers the ferrymen gold on the north shore or steel on the south.

-I'm still not feeling Ramsay. He's a fine psychopath, and I really liked the scene, but I had some problems. First of all, Theon should have known from the start absolutely where he was. Its like being in a.... I can't think of anything more obvious as far as a cultural and symbolic standpoint is concerned. Should be pretty damn obvious. Its like being caught by the Spanish Inquisition.

Secondly, I imagined Ramsay as much bigger and more intimidating. He's just Joffrey with balls (a good thing really). As far as a voice I imagined him with, I imagined him as having a hybrid of Voldemort's and Gothmog's voice from "Return of the King" (the orc missing an eye). He's good, but not how I imagined reading him.

-The climb was well done, and was very tense. It makes me sad to know that Jon and Yigrette aren't going to last.

-I really like who they chose for the Queen of Thorns. She's just great. Also not quite how I imagined her, but she does it incredibly. Takes alot of balls to call out Tywin Lannister to his face. Only other person who has done it in the series is Tyrion himself.

-I really liked Cersei and Tyrion bonding on how fricked they both were in this situation. Can definitely identify from my youth as that being the only time my sister and I really bonded is when we were both being screwed over.

-Another one of my favorite scenes ever, Varys and Littlefinger. Such gold. What a way for Ros to go out, and more solidification on how much Littlefinger can control Joffrey where everyone else fails. That speech sent chills down my spine. Great end, even though I wanted it to end with Arya being abducted.