The pace of “A Nest of Vipers” is exactly what one would expect from the penultimate episode of the season. Someone must pay for the Gryf Whitehill incident…and the price isn’t small. Let me be clear: the decisions here are not going to affect the outcome. In usual Ramsay fashion, there is a flaying to be had, and while Rodrik somehow manages to avoid Ramsay’s knife, someone close to him must pay. Martin to Benioff and Weiss to Telltale is that the good guys rarely win.Īt Ironrath, Rodrik must deal with Ramsay Snow’s unexpected visit to the Wolfswood. This was, to put it in terms of A Song of Ice and Fire, a false spring. This is a story based on Game of Thrones, and the one tenet that seems to be adhered to by everyone from George R.R. The Glenmore alliance seemed solidified, I showed my strength to the Whitehills, and Meereen was liberated with the help of Asher and Beshka, who assisted Daenerys in exchange for a promise that the Second Sons to help rid House Forrester of their enemies. He returns in the opening act of “A Nest of Vipers,” with devastating results.Įpisode 4, “Sons of Winter,” left me with the feeling that I actually had some sort of control over how House Forrester would rise from the ashes of the Red Wedding. Sure, individual decisions have consequences, but a refusal to conform to the new Bolton stewardship in the North means that Ramsay will come by to nudge you in the “right” direction. If you’ve been playing along since Episode 1, “Iron from Ice,” then you know that Ramsay Snow has been showing up at random times just to remind players of how little power they actually hold.
Episode 5,”A Nest of Vipers,” begins with a right cross to the jaw, and ends with your heart being ripped from its perch in your chest and thrown onto the floor where it slowly bleeds out…but we’ll get to that unforgettable moment later.
If you were looking to take a breath after Episode 4 of Telltale Games‘ episodic Game of Thrones series, then you know nothing, my sweet summer child.
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