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<em>Game Of Thrones</em> Power Rankings: The Climb
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Ben Yakas
Published May 6, 2013
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Last week on Game Of Thrones, we had an unlikely resurrection, a beheading, and some hanky panky beyond The Wall. This week, we had a treacherous climb up The Wall, more marriage negotiations, and got to look inside Arya's eyes. Since the show is all about how people jockey for power, we've decided to follow along this season with our Game of Thrones Power Rankings—aka, who is owning this week.
Game Of Thrones Power Rankings, Week 6:
1. Tywin Lannister: As the Queen of Thorns describes him during their meeting, "it's a rare enough thing: a man who lives up to this reputation."
2. Oleanna Redwyne: Bested this week by Tywin Lannister, but only barely. She still got the best lines of the week, including her description of Loras as a "sword-swallower through and through."
3. Robb Stark: Another king negotiating an arranged marriage—this one involving his unhappy Uncle Edmure.
4. Littlefinger: Went full moustache-twirling villain this week, talking in a rasp to Varys, allowing Joffrey to murder Ros for fun, and embracing chaos in a fun little speech.
5. Jon Snow: After surviving his climb up The Wall, this "proper lover" got a nice romantic end-of-episode moment with Ygritte, who seems to genuinely love him.
6. Tyrion Lannister: Bonds with his sister for once, but knows he's "truly fucked." Or as he later puts it to Shae and Sansa: "This is awkward."
7. Beric Dondarrion: He didn't do much this week besides let Melissandre fondle his lost eye, but the guy has been resurrected six times, for crissakes.
8. Thoros of Myr: We learned a lot more backstory about everyone's favorite drunk resurrecting priest—turns out he wasn't a very good priest most of the time.
9. Melissandre: The Red Priestess seems almost jealous that the Lord of Light has blessed Thoros with the ability to resurrect. She also gets more than an eyeful of Arya.
10. Jaime Lannister: And once again, Jaime finds himself on the verge of being free because of who he is. Unfortunately, things don't look as rosy for new best pal Brienne.
11. Sansa Stark: As ever, the Stark ladies have it pretty bad this week. At first, Sansa feels like she is in a dream thanks to her awkwardly brief union with Loras (a man who has long dreamed of all aspects of his wedding...except, ya know, the wife). And that's the good part of the episode for her—before she finds out who she really is marrying.
12. Arya Stark: Comes face to face with Melissandre for the first (but not last) time. Becomes disenchanted with the Brotherhood Without Banners. And finds out she's been shooting the bow and arrow wrong all these years.
13. Bran Stark: Starting to get the impression that there are some downsides to being a worg.
14. Samwell Tarly: Learns how to make fire, gets to show off his singing voice to Gilly. All in all, not his most useless week.
15. Rickon Stark: He had a line this week! Welcome to the rankings, little guy.
The Viserys Targeryen Memorial Least Powerful Person Of The Week Award: Theon Greyjoy: Still being tortured by a sadistic guy in a dungeon. Rinse and repeat for the rest of the season!
Not Applicable: No sign of Daenerys Targaryen and her crew across the Narrow Sea; not much from Joffrey besides the flash of him killing Ros; no checking in with Stannis Barratheon and his crazy wife; Mance Rayder and Ser Bronn are absent yet again. Hopefully they'll be back soon.
Until then, here's the Game Of Thrones opening done '50s-style.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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