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Basically, the first review gives the first four episodes a B+ rating. The major gripe is that the sand snakes are too cheesy and aren't believable as warriors.Also, that the Faith Militant don't seem like they belong on a show like this. They're hoping that Tommen dies this season because it would make things more interesting.
The story is more slow than before. But, they're still enjoying the show mostly for Cersei
"whose mental state just keeps getting richer. With her father dead, she’s more ambitious than ever, and it’s fascinating to watch her evolution". and now onto the detailed spoilers that are leaked from the first four eps.....
Summary of the most noteworthy spoilers for each location/storyline:King's Landing-Young Cersei is apparently mostly a "badass" in the flashback scene.
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Tommen and Margaery DO consummate their marriage on the show. They are shown post-coital with Margaery being naked under her sheets. You see her sideboob and back as she's getting up. Tommen looks like he just died and went to heaven. Later, Cersei interrupts Marg when she is talking to her girlfriends and you overhear her saying something to the effect that Tommen and her are fuckin like rabbits.-
Cersei sells out Loras to the faith to drive a wedge between Tommen and Marg.Tommen demands Cersei release Loras, Cersei feigns ignorance and says "You're the king, I'm sure they will release him if you go speak with the High Sparrow" and when he tries to, he is blocked by the faith militant and backs down after a crowd starts to gather and call him a bastard and incest-born, etc.- Cersei sends Mace Tyrell to deal with the Iron Bank so she can fuck over Loras and Marge.
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Cersei is a lot less paranoid on the show and is doing things to fuck up the Tyrells that would fuck them up much much harder than she did in the books and on a long-term basis too. Sansa/Littlefinger/Boltons/Theon- Littlefinger is still kissing Sansa on the mouth.
-Sansa is angry when she finds out that Littlefinger plans to sell her to Ramsay. Littlefinger tells her to
stop being a victim of other people's schemes and start making schemes of her own.-
Sansa/Ramsay wedding is happening. Littlefinger is banking on Stannis seizing Winterfell and, due to Ned Stark's support of his claim to the throne, will name Sansa 'Wardeness of the North.'-Littlefinger explicitly tells the Boltons that it is Sansa Stark.
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Sansa and Littlefinger) aren't fully aware of how dangerous their predicament is. Littlefinger says he knows very little about Ramsay. He considers Roose to be a very dangerous man but says, ("But even the most dangerous men can be outmaneuvered...and you have learned to maneuver from the very best.")However, Cersei has also just called over Littlefinger back to King's Landing which means that Sansa will be alone with the Boltons for a little bit.-Roose Bolton sees through Littlefinger's shit
and questions Littlefinger's motives in moving against the Lannisters considering the Lannisters made him one of the most powerful lords in Westeros. Basically questioning why he should trust LF. He also questions how 'independent' LF is considering Cersei summoned him back to KL-LF tells Roose that since Sansa and Tyrion never consummated their marriage, they were technically never married and she still has her maidenhead. He says "I assure you she's still a virgin. Tyrion never consummated the marriage, by the law of the land she is no man's wife. Inspect her if you must." Roose "I leave that to the brothel keeper. It's her name I need...not her virtue."-Theon doesn't have a single line of dialogue in the first four episodes
Mereen-Barristan Selmy dies in a fight against the Sons of the Harpy.
Jon/Stannis-Stannis has a scene with Shireen at Castle Black where she asks him if he is ashamed of her and he recounts how she got her greyscale and the lengths to which he went to get it treated. He says maesters recommended that he send her to Valyria to live off the rest of her days with the stone men but that he refused..."Because you are the Princess Shireen of House Baratheon. And you are my daughter." Then she tears up and hugs him.
-Jon says "Olly fetch me my sword" when wanting to behead Janos Slynt and Stannis nods. -Melisandre shows her boobs to Jon Snow.
Brienne/PodBrienne and Pod run into Sansa and Littlefinger the first or second episode at a tavern / inn. Pod recognizes her, Brienne approaches them and pledges allegiance to Sansa...Littlefinger throws shade at her, Sansa isn't impressed and tells Brienne to leave. Littlefinger tries to get his soldiers to escort (and presumably kill) her but she throws them off, they escape with the soldiers in pursuit and she ends up killing them. Pod says that since both Stark girls refused her service maybe she is released from her duty. Brienne asks Pod if he actually thinks Sansa is safe with Littlefinger, he says no, so they follow Sansa and Littlefinger North.
-Brienne is also filled with revenge against Stannis and is also going North in hopes of killing him.DorneCersei receives the cobra in a box from Ellaria insinuating the Martells are going to kill Myrcella. She berates Jaime, who says he will go to Dorne and return her. He enlists Bronn and the two hitch a ride on a merchant trip to Dorne. They row to shore under cover of darkness but once the morning comes a group of Dorne soldiers see their tracks in the sand and discover them hiding. Bronn tries to talk their way out of being captured but things go south, a fight breaks out and they barely overcome the soldiers. Then they bury the bodies.
Ellaria goes to Doran to try and convince him to go to war with the Lannisters or at least execute Myrcella but he is unwilling. Ellaria rides to meet with the sand snakes, who have apprehended the captain of the merchant ship Jaime took to sneak into Dorne. So they know he is in Dorne for Myrcella. Ellaria says they will have to choose between Doran and peace or her and war. All three agree they will support Ellaria and go to war.
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