Robb and Catelyn arrive at Riverrun for Lord Hoster Tully's funeral. Tywin names Tyrion the new Master of Coin. Arya says goodbye to Hot Pie. The Night's Watch returns to Craster's. Brienne ... Read allRobb and Catelyn arrive at Riverrun for Lord Hoster Tully's funeral. Tywin names Tyrion the new Master of Coin. Arya says goodbye to Hot Pie. The Night's Watch returns to Craster's. Brienne and Jaime are taken prisoner.Robb and Catelyn arrive at Riverrun for Lord Hoster Tully's funeral. Tywin names Tyrion the new Master of Coin. Arya says goodbye to Hot Pie. The Night's Watch returns to Craster's. Brienne and Jaime are taken prisoner.
- Melisandre
- (as Carice Van Houten)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song sung by Locke's men is 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair', a ribald song popular in Westeros about a hairy bear that, while going to a fair with a band of three boys and a goat, rescues a maiden who was hoping for a knight. The rock cover of the song during the end credits that abruptly follows on Jaime losing his hand was a deliberate choice by showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, to create a shocking transition and keep the audience off balance (and because they didn't think they could ask composer Ramin Djawadi for a "Jaime-gets-his-hand-chopped-off music").
- GoofsDuring the funeral scene, Edmure begins with four arrows. He shoots three and is shown with one left. When Bryndan Tully takes over and takes an arrow, Edmure has two arrows and is shown with one left a second time.
- Quotes
Ser Jorah Mormont: Have you ever seen a war where innocents didn't die by the thousands? I was in King's Landing during the sack, Khaleesi. You know what I saw? Butchery. Babies, children, old men. More women raped than you can count. There's a beast in every man, and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand.
- Crazy creditsThe song "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" plays over the closing credits. This song was heard in the Riverland scenes with Brienne and Jaime Lannister.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Game of Thrones: The Spoils of War (2017)
Loved the previous two episodes, loved "Walk of Punishment" even more. There may be bigger and more epic episodes, but it is nonetheless as thrilling as the episodes that are those things and there is some boldness in "Walk of Punishment". Especially in the truly shocking final moments. Even when you know it's coming when it's spoiled for you before watching the episode, it is one of the most harrowing endings of the earlier seasons.
My only real issue with "Walk of Punishment" is that the Arya and Hot Pie didn't interest me as much as everything else in the episode, some of it felt somewhat clumsy and didn't add very much.
However, all the acting is great with the top honours going to the ever brilliant Peter Dinklage (who has yet to put a foot wrong) and a searingly intense Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. For a first-time directing job, this is a seriously impressive effort, what is so good about 'Game of Thrones' is a long way from diminished here.
Visually, "Walk of Punishment" looks amazing. The scenery is throughout spectacular, the sets are hugely atmospheric and beautiful on the eyes with a real meticulous eye for detail and the costumes suit the characters to a tee. The make-up is beautifully done. The visual effects are some of the best of any television programme and are not overused or abused, the scale, the detail and how they actually have character and soul are better than those in a lot of the big-budget blockbusters. As well the cinematography and editing, which are cinematic quality as well.
One cannot talk about "Walk of Punishment" without mentioning the thematically, orchestrally and atmospherically multi-layered music scoring and the unforgettable main theme. Again, worthy of a high-budget fantasy/action/drama film.
It is hard not to be bowled over by the quality of the writing, outstanding isn't a strong enough adjective to describe how good the writing is once again. It always has a natural flow, is layered and thought-provoking and demonstrates a wide range of emotions such as suspenseful tension, poignant pathos and witty humour. The story is paced beautifully, structured with such nuance and attention to coherence, a high emotional level and is done with intelligence, passion and sensitivity.
All in all, great episode if not quite a masterpiece. 9/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jan 8, 2018
Details
- Runtime56 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1