Game of Thrones — Season 2

Season 2 Review

The Seven Kingdoms are at war, with the King in the North, Robb Stark, fighting to win independence for his people and those of the Riverlands. Robb decides that he must win the allegiance of the fiercely independent ironborn to his cause, and sends his best friend Theon Greyjoy to treat with his father, who is hatching plans of his own. Meanwhile, Joffrey Baratheon holds the Iron Throne with the backing of the powerful House Lannister, but his uncle Renly has also claimed the throne with the support of House Tyrell, whose armies are much larger. As they struggle for the throne, Tyrion Lannister arrives in King’s Landing to take matters in hand, only to face opposition from his scheming sister, Cersei, now the Queen Regent.

Season Review

The War of the Five Kings: the season where the show’s political machinery hits full speed — Tyrion as Hand (the season’s MVP arc), the Battle of the Blackwater (a proper battle on a TV budget, directed by Neil Marshall), Theon’s tragic betrayal of Winterfell, and Arya’s road-trip through the war’s carnage with Tywin and the Brotherhood. The House of the Undying finale gives Dany her dragons’ true power moment. The last season where every storyline was firing on all cylinders at once.