Sons of the Harpy

Jorah Mormont steals a boat to navigate with Tyrion. James and Bronn travel in a merchant ship to Dorne to rescue Myrcella. The Iron Bank is charging their loan and Cersei sends a representative of the Small Council to negotiate with the bankers. Then she has a meeting with the High Sparrow and gives an army and power to his followers to kill and destroy "the sinners", including Little Finger's brothel, his clients and Sir Loras, the brother of Margaery. Tommen unsuccessfully tries to release Loras to send him to the Castle of Casterly Rock. Margaery leaves him to stay with her family. Stannis Baratheon plans to head to Winterfell before the snow. Jon Snow is summoning nobles to help the Night Watch with men and supplies and he has a dilemma with the name of the Bolton family. Melisandre tries to seduce Jon Snow, but he resists to the temptation and does not break his vows. Shireen meets her father feeling bored and rejected and he tells what happened to her when she was a child. Sansa visits the tombs of her ancestral and Little Finger tells a story of her family to her and tells that he will meet Cersei. Further, he tells that the best men can be manipulated and he is the master of manipulation. James and Bronn are found by a patrol and need to fight to survive. Ellaria Sand wants war but she is warned that James Lannister and Bronn are in her lands. Daenerys has a meeting with Barristan and then she does not accept the traditional games. The Sons of Harpy promote a slaughter and trap Daenerys' army.

"Sons of Harpy' is one of the most brutal episodes of "Game of Thrones". The segments are very violent, beginning with the fanatic followers of the High Sparrow and ending with the Sons of Harpy. In-between, Castle Black is preparing for war and Ellaria wants to begin a war. The beautiful part is Stannis Baratheon having a conversation with his daughter. The preparation of Sansa by her manipulative mentor is the impressive Machiavellian part of the show. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Sons of Harpy"

Greetings from Lithuania.

So we are almost in the middle of season 5, and last two episodes were better that first two in my opinion. I would rate both of them 9. First off all both of them were longer in running time - that's a good thing. There were also more action, although action is just one of the parts (and not the most important) which makes this show great. Plot is moving to interesting directions, and while there some stops here and there, overall i'm intrigued.

Overall, episodes 3 and 4 were superior then first two. Bigger, bloodier, more intriguing. At this point we are still far from end of season 5, but something tels (no i haven't read books, so i'm fresh here) me that this season is going to be more of buildup for future events. I kinda had this idea first when they announced directors for season 5 and there weren't "heavyweighter" from previous seasons. Sure, there will be meaningful events, but so far everything is moving not very fast and more on a buildup level. Still, this is a great show so far no matter what direction it goes.

Came to 'Game of Thrones' fairly late in the game and due to being so busy the binge-watching was gradual. Have found myself truly loving the show, very quickly becoming one of my favourites. It totally lives up to the hype and not only does it do the brilliant source material justice (a rarity in television) it is on its own merits one of the finest, most addictive and consistently compelling shows in recent years and quality-wise it puts a lot of films in recent years to shame.

"The Wars to Come", "The House of Black and White" and "High Sparrow" were very good to great previous episodes from Season 5. "Sons of the Harpy" manages to be even better than them, while not one of my favourite 'Game of Thrones' episodes or one of the show's magnum opuses, it was with this episode where Season 5 started to properly settle.

While there is evidence of the quieter and intricate tone seen in the previous three episodes, "Sons of the Harpy" balances that and brilliantly with brutally bold action, insightful characterisation and development (the one possible exception being Sansa, who the episode could have done more with), surprising twists and revelations and drama that feels intense and emotional. Of the four episodes, it is with "Sons of the Harpy" where it felt the most like the storytelling and characterisation were evolving and moving forward.

'Game of Thrones' has never failed to deliver on the acting. "Sons of the Harpy" doesn't disappoint in that regard with strong performances across the board, regardless of any reservations with Sansa it to me doesn't lie with Sophie Turner but merely that the character pales in comparison to stronger characters that have had more development and exposure.

Visually, "Sons of the Harpy" looks amazing, as one would expect for 'Game of Thrones'. 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 "Sons of the Harpy" 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. The story is still riveting, with plenty of passion and sensitivity.

Summing up, excellent episode if not quite one of my favourites. 9/10 Bethany Cox

The conceptive GOT series is allowed to us in several fragments of stories at seven Kingdoms on this allusive British's background, upon such premise they had to fill in an entire episode in short acting pieces in order the take ahead the whole thing together, in Sons of the Harpy lays down an imperative uprising the puritan wings of those territory, whether it's wherever it will happen as High Sparrow and they fanatic army at behest of Cersei ordering over such sinful at his circle, more specifically Margaery's brother a homo-affective guy arrested at jail.

Even the King Lancel's efforts wasn't able to release him, Cersei manages behind of scenes to put to the test the King's weakness over such matter, likewise it will befall at Daenerys's kingdom where Sons of the Harpy arise against her army, due get back the tradition-bound games, thus stays explicit on both places an upheaval against the liberal-minded people.

Others events that worthwhile refer is the Tyron's kidnaping carried out by the still excreted Mormont that has a bold plan to recover his reputation, another sequence concerning James and Bronn toward to Dorne as lousy men sailing at ship cargo hold until reach in the island, where they have an unexpected and adverse fight against four horseback warriors, John Snow was sought by a seductress Melisandre to change your mind over Winterfell invasion, what a tight spot for him, also the brutal bloody fight in the end is fabulous increasing the episode with red color.

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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-Ray / Rating: 8.

Sons of the Harpy is another solid that delivered what it promised. The performances are still great, the sets and costumes are still lavish, the music score is still beautiful, the directing remains a bit atmospheric, the editing is still nice, the characters and relationships still shine, and the script is still well-written. My only quibbles is that the pacing felt even more slower and the plot progression hasn't been advanced even further. Despite those flaws, however, it's still a good episode and I hope everything would turn out fine in the next few episodes. So, overall, not great, but still solid. :)