2/1/2023 0 Comments Game of thrones rome![]() And it’s effective: in one day, Cersei effectively exiles Lord Mace Tyrell by sending him to Braavos under armed guard, while putting House Tyrell’s only male heir in the dungeons (and simultaneously far away from her marriage bed). In this fashion, the Queen Regent is able to strike against the Tyrells with complete hands-off deniability – as we see when her son confronts her later in the episode. ![]() In King’s Landing, we see Cersei’s alliance with the High Sparrow bear fruit through the re-creation of the Faith Militant, a religious army that answers to the High Septon and the gods themselves. And this theme reflected in two opposing models: the relationship between the Iron Throne and the recently-emerged High Sparrow, and the relationship between Stannis Baratheon and Melisandre, Red Priestess of R’hllor. What comes to the fore instead is the theme of the power of faith, in conflict or collaboration with the state. In “The Sons of the Harpy,” the actual Sons don’t take to the screen until the last five minutes of the episode – although their brief appearance has a tremendous impact. ![]()
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