The two Joffrey scenes were also excellent, with our boy king (I want to call him Draco Malfoy so badly) defying Cersei one moment, and gravitating toward Margaery the next.

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Jackson Gay directs an excellent cast, carefully balancing serious moments and exuberantly comedic scenes.

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The scenes between Tywin and Arya have been so entirely excellent I felt a pang of regret to see Tywin march off to war.

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