Preview: After many journalists were given some of the earlier episodes of “Game of Thrones” season 3 to review prior to the show starting back up on HBO, we are now entering the time that you could really refer to as “a well-guarded secret.” Only a select few have seen Sunday night’s new episode “Kissed by Fire,” which means that it is a little more difficult to even find out the tiniest bit of scoop about it.
However, we’re going to do our best here to let you know some of what we are going to see here. For one, we can confirm that we will see the group from King’s Landing, Danaerys, Jon Snow, Robb and Arya Stark, and Jaime Lannister and Brienne in the hour. This means that the Theon Greyjoy story along with Bran Stark may end up being left in the dust.
Prev Story: While the opening trio of Game of Thrones Season 3 episodes have been solid, they all suffered from this show's enviable curse: too many great characters, too many intriguing storylines. As a result, the installments mostly just dropped in here and there, providing us with updates on the whereabouts/actions of Jon Snow (slowly integrating himself with Mance Rayder), Robb Stark (still frustrated by the lack of any real battles), Tyrion (still being awesome) and company.
But, man, "And Now His Watch is Ended" managed to do a lot more than merely spend time with these residents of Westeros and beyond. It delivered action after action after unbelievably cool and surprising action. Following the deal she struck on last Sunday's "Walk of Punishment," it wasn't hard to predict this general outcome. There was simply no way Dany was simply trading one of her dragons - one of her children! - for a contingent of slaves. I don't care how well they can take a nipple slice.
It's obviously a theme on Game of Thrones that people are complex and that no one can be pained in black or white. But heading into this season, I would have pegged Jaime as one of the most clearly defined. He's pure egotistical evil, right? Or maybe he's actually a lot like his smaller brother, someone who has lived a life of luxury, who relies on wit and charm when in danger, and who is finally facing a world where his last name only gets him in trouble.
