Episode Summary:
The Sparrows seize Loras Tyrell, and Margaery is enraged, but Tommen proves too weak to arrange his release. Mellisandre tries to seduce Jon Snow in an attempt to convince Snow to go to Winterfell with Stannis. In the crypts of Winterfell, Baelish reveals he has been summoned to return to King’s Landing by Cersei. Before leaving, he tries to dispel the misgivings of Sansa towards Ramsay Bolton, telling her Stannis will defeat the Boltons and rescue her. Bronn and Jaime land secretly in Dorne, and they kill four horsemen who come across them. Ellaria convinces the Sandsnakes to plan to avenge the death of Oberyn by abducting Myrcella, but they know they must beat Jaime to it. Ser Jorah plans to redeem himself to Daenerys by presenting Tyrion to her. In Meereen, Hizrad zo Loraq makes another appeal to Dany to reopen the fighting pits; the Sons of the Harpy run amok and ambush patrolling Unsullied inside the citadel and start massacring soldiers; Grey Worm and Ser Barristan are critically wounded.
Episode Summary:
Margaery, freshly wed to Tommen, manipulates her husband into dispatching Cersei to Casterly Rock. Baelish conducts Sansa Stark to Winterfell to cement an alliance with Roose Bolton through her marriage to his son Ramsay; Sansa will consolidate the Bolton hold on the North, while Baelish hints at an alliance between the North and the Eyrie is capable of bringing down the kingdom. Jon Snow refuses Stannis’ proposition and Stannis heads for King’s Landing via Winterfell. To adapt in the House of Black and White, Arya rids herself of all her personal effects save for Needle, which she hides in a pile of rocks. At Castle Black, Ser Allister is named First Ranger; Janos Slynt refuses to be dispatched to rebuild Greygard, and Snow executes Slynt himself. Lancel finds the High Septon compromised in Littlefinger’s brothel; in a purge, Cersei decides to seek out the High Sparrow. Arriving in Volantis, Tyrion visits a brothel and is abducted by Jorah Mormont.
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Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 02 – The House of Black and White
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Michael Sloves History
S5E1: The Wars to Come
– 8.00 Million Views
Viewership:
S5E2: 6.81 Million (U.S. only)
S5E1: 8.00 Million (U.S. only)
S4E10: 7.09 Million (U.S. only) Game of Thrones Wikipedia
Episode Summary:
Arya arrives in Braavos and is accepted into the House of Black and White. Cersei sends Jaime to Dorne to bring back Myrcella; Jaime recruits Bronn and relieves him of his betrothal to Lollys. Podrick Payne recognises Littlefinger and Sansa inside an inn where they are resting; Brienne of Tarth tries to convince Sansa of her vow of allegiance to Catelyn Stark but is rebuffed. Brienne tries to leave, when ensues a confrontation where Brienne kills some of Baelish’s men. Jon Snow is promised legitimacy and Winterfell if he bends the knee to Stannis; Samwell forced Snow’s hand by nominating him as candidate, and Snow is elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch on the casting vote of Maester Aemon. Daenerys is faced with a riot after she decides to execute a former slave who has murdered a captured member of the Son of Harpy before he has been given the chance of a fair trial; she has to be evacuated by her Unsullied. Drogon reappears when Dany is atop her citadel overlooking the city of Meereen.
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Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 01 – The Wars to Come
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Viewership:
S5E1: 8.00 Million (U.S. only)
S4E10: 7.09 Million (U.S. only) Game of Thrones Wikipedia
Episode Summary:
In a flashback, a young Cersei is told a somber fortune by a witch. After Tywin’s burial, Cersei chastises Jaime for freeing Tyrion and meets her newly religious and repentant cousin Lancel. In Pentos, a despondent Tyrion agrees to accompany Varys to Meereen to support Daenerys’s claim. In Meereen, the rebel “Sons of the Harpy,” murder an Unsullied, and Hizdahr zo Loraq and Daario Nahaaris try to convince Daenerys to reopen the traditional fighting pits. In the Vale, Littlefinger puts Robyn in the care of a bannerman and leaves with Sansa, their caravan passing Brienne of Tarth and Podrick Payne. At the Wall, Stannis wants to enlist the Wildlings in his war against Roose Bolton. But Jon Snow can’t convince Mance Rayder to bend the knee to Stannis, who has Mance burned alive for treason.
This week on Naught the guys hit on some key gaming news, recent and upcoming movies along with piracy/streaming and finally, netflix begins competing against cable/broadcast companies.
An Abundance of Movies:
Released:
The Pruge: Anarchy – 41%
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Sex Tape – 21%
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Planes: Fire and Rescue – 38%
– Budget: $50M
Top Box:
Dawn of the Planet of The Apes – $72.6M
– Budget: $120M
Transformers: of Extinction – $16.3M
– Budget: $165M
Tammy – $12.6M
– Budget: $20M
22 Jump Street – $6.5M
-Budget: $70M
Honorable Mentions:
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Movie News
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Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 10 – The Children
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Viewership:
S4E10: 7.09 Million (U.S. only)
S4E9: 6.95 Million (U.S. only)
S4E8: 7.2 Million (U.S. only)
S4E7: 7.2 Million (U.S. only)
S4E6: 6.4 Million (U.S. only)
S4E5: 7.16 Million (U.S. only)
S4E4: 6.95 Million (U.S. only)
S4E3: 6.59 Million (U.S. only)
S4E2: 6.31 Million (U.S. only)
S4E1: 6.64 Million (U.S. only) Game of Thrones Wikipedia
Alex Graves Directed:
S4E8 – The Mountain & The Viper
Viewership: 7.2 M
S4E3 – Breaker of Chains
Viewership: 6.59 M
S4E2 – The Lion and the Rose
Viewership: 6.31 M
S3E4 – And Now His Watch is Ended
Viewership: 4.87 M
S3E5 – Kissed by Fire
Viewership: 5.34 M
Episode Summary:
Jon Snow treats with Mance Rayder, but their negotiations are interrupted when Stannis Baratheon and his army suddenly arrive, defeating the Wildling army and taking Mance prisoner. Later, the Night’s Watch burn the bodies of their dead while Jon burns Ygritte beyond the wall. Bran and his party come upon the large Heart Tree from his visions, but as they arrive they are attacked by reanimated skeletons; though Jojen is killed, Bran, Hodor and Meera are saved by a child of the forest who takes them to the Three-Eyed Raven. In Meereen, Daenerys reluctantly grants a former slave’s wish of being sold into slavery again. The next citizen brings her the charred remains of his daughter who was burned by one of her dragons. As a precaution, Daenerys chains and locks her other dragons in the catacombs. In the Vale, Brienne and Podrick come upon Arya and the Hound. Brienne mortally wounds the Hound, while Arya escapes. With the coin Jaqen H’ghar gave her, Arya buys passage on a ship bound for Braavos. Meanwhile in King’s Landing, Cersei orders Qyburn to do anything to save the Mountain. She confronts her father and refuses to marry Loras, threatening to reveal her and Jaime’s incestuous affairs if she is forced to. Tyrion is released from his cell by Jaime, but he later finds Shae in Tywin’s bed and kills her in a struggle. He then confronts his father in the privy and shoots him with a crossbow, before escaping the city with Varys.