[SPOILERS] 5x03 Episode Discussion (airs 26th April 2015)

One thing I did notice very strongly tonight was how...claustrophobic many of the scenes were. Maybe because I'm claustrophobic myself--my greatest terror is to find myself confined into a small space where I can hardly move. (I'm hyper-ventilating just writing this!!) Scene after scene--Tyrion in the wheelhouse saying 'I have to get out of here.' (Me, too!) Tyrion and Varys jostling their way through the crowded market, hemmed in, barely able to move, the brothel jam-packed, and Arya in the HoBaW--a big space, huge, but...closed in, huge doors closing and no way out. eeek!

Not a criticism at all, I loved this episode, but all that had to be deliberate, everybody hemmed in, closed in, surrounded, can't get free. And then of course, Jorah had to bind heavy ropes around Tyrion and stuff a gag in his mouth. *faints*

Yer killin' me here Cogman!

The ONLY reason I could stomach the book version w/ Jeyne Poole was because I knew it was not really Arya and that the character was not someone I was emotionally invested in. So Cogman basically just said "If we decide to do that horrible wedding scene, yeah, we've got someone you love ..."

Weddings in GoT are starting to become terrifying occasions for certain now.

Yeah I didn't get this either. Maybe I'm just forgetting. Or it's some sort of weird D&D hint about Tyrion being one of the 3 heads or some shit. Or it could be nothing.

She's a fellow trainee, a bit more advanced than Arya.

The Waif.

I too was intrigued by the red priestess in Volantis. Tyrion's drunken (loud) statement "We're going to meet the savior! You should have told me we were going to meet the savior!" was awesome. I'm not sure what the Red God's people would want with Daenarys but if she's a favorite of the slaves, a slave city seems perfect for campaign/recruitment, no?

Did you see the look he gave Cersei when she told him the High Septon was now in the Red Keep Dungeon? That was pretty sinister! I think you're right about the wolf in sheep's clothing thing ... as soon as she lets loose the Faith Militant, he has moved into position for checkmate. 

And I don't care if it's not adhering to Tyrion's post-ASoS depression arc in ADwD, I'm just glad they've made him "mildly bored and drunk" as opposed to "full-on mean-spirited a-hole who can't stop obsessing over the bad stuff he's done."

While it's a bit of a cheat to have him bounce back to close to pre-imprisonment levels, I'd much rather watch this version of Tyrion than the moping prick Martin made him in ADwD. Add to the fact that they're fast forwarding his Essos journey and I think we have some very smart adaptation choices.

Lovely parallel Tyrion pissing moments here BTW from eps. 103 and 503. The angle's identical actually. If by some chance it wasn't intentional, then it was a very lucky mistake.