Game of Thrones Mini-Recap: "The Rains of Castamere"

YOU WIN OR YOU DIE. No middle ground, indeed.

WARNING: MASSIVE SPOILERS AHEAD

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Still here? Okay, then, last night on Game of Thrones, this happened:

Even as a book reader, Pregnant Belly Stab was DEVASTATING.

The Red Wedding. Non-reading viewers had no idea it was coming, and readers had basically anticipated it since the inception of the series. It's the crowning moment of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, one where he says, "Ned's death didn't convince you that no one is safe? Well, TRY THIS."And it was amazing, devastating, and horrific all at the same time.

Not doing a full recap here, but just wanted to put my two cents in. I've found this season to be a little slower and less consistent than its predecessors (the perils of adapting only half a book), but "The Rains of Castamere" was uniformly excellent. With the exception of "Blackwater", it's at the top tier of the entire series.

And it may scare newcomer fans off forever.