Dark Wings, Dork Words

This episode is being posted late, so I'll keep the description short:  It's super.

My favorite tweet about this weeks episode, from @Sarcasmo718 "Never pegged Joffrey as one to get choked up at weddings."  The last of the triumvirate of tragic weddings from A Storm of Swords has now played out.  While viewers may be rejoicing now, they may not be so pleased when they see what happens to Tyrion next.  George R.R. Martin wrote this episode, and he made a few surprising deviations from the book, such as Bronn stepping in for Ilyn Payne, and Shae and Tyrion's last exchange.  Ser Dontos reappears after being absent for what seems like two whole seasons.

We are back at it, getting reacquainted with our Westerosi pals and trying to keep straight where we're at in the story.  Most of the action centers on King's Landing and the Lannisters.  Tywin, Cersei and Joffrey all give Jaime a hard time, Shae, Sansa and Oberyn Martell all give Tyrion a hard time.  Bronn is awesome, and so is the Hound.  The episode culminates in one of my favorite death scenes in the series, as Arya recovers Needle from Polliver and gives him a cold-blooded but fitting end.