Game Of Thrones: Season 4 Death Watch (Breaker Of Chains)

4. A Tribute To...

Tyrion and Sansa's marriage. Just when it seemed that he might be getting through to her, particularly after she aided him last week during Joffrey's wedding, his wife is snatched away by Littlefinger. It was never going to be love, but there was hope that they would unite against their mutual enemies. The fact that Tyrion asked for Sansa to be a witness for him in his trial suggests that he had hopes to make the best of their marriage. The sad truth is that as terrible as her time in Kings Landing was, she would have fared far better with Tyrion than she would have under Littlefinger's protection.

3.Best Book-To-Screen Adaptation Of The Week

In week one we had Arya retaking Needle from Polliver and in week two we witnessed the infamous Purple Wedding; this week we got Daenerys marching to the gates of Mereen and demonstrating how far she had become as queen and freer of slaves. The city was realised splendiferously; The giant harpies guarding the gates, the green and colour adorning the walls; this was much bigger and more opulent than Astapor or Yunkai. Dany's armies looked immense and there was a nice addition of siege engines absent in the books. If anything, the biggest issue with the whole scene was that it was relegated to the final five minutes of the episode without having the build up it needed. Given that Daenerys taking Mereen was the big climatic moment of her 'Storm Of Swords' storyline, her speech did the adaptation justice. "I have something to say to the people of Mereen...I bring you a choice...". Emilia Clarke just gets better and better in her portrayal of this fugitive child-turned queen. You can feel the reverence her advisers and soldiers have for her - she is the heroine of Slavers Bay and her words alone threaten to bring Mereen to its knees. There's also a lot of fun to be had. Strong Belwas might be absent from the show but Daario more than makes up for it, clearly demonstrating that he has the skill to match his bravado when facing the champion of Mereen. The catapults releasing broken chains is a fantastic metaphor and it remains to be seen what this does to the people of the city as season four continues.