Warning: Full spoilers for the episode follow...
We've now come to expect A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin to write one episode per season. Last year, he gave us the truly excellent "Blackwater," but "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" was less of an event-episode and more like the chapter he wrote back during Season 1, "The Pointy End," in terms of it being very busy and less focused.
Last week's "The Climb" was also busy, but it just seemed to gel better. It had the amazing Littlefinger speech at the end while also having the luxury of leaving out Dany. "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" had a very crowd-pleasing ending, featuring Jaime's biggest emotional arc to date, but most of this episode was taken up by straight-up relationship chatter. The devotion that Jon and Ygritte pledged to one another last week kept on going here, with an advice-filled Tormund (the gentle and caring lover?) and a jealous Orell both weighing in on the young couple's chances of survival.
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