On The Box This Week

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Another good episode of Outlander this week
Claire and Jamie seem to have finally come back to each other they seem at
ease and Claire confesses that she is worried that she will not be a good Mother. The scene where Jamie reassures her was a lovely one and what we have been waiting for.
Of course it wasn't to last Claire meddled in Alex and Mary's love life. In order to save Frank's existence she tries to break up the young lovers as she knows in order for Frank to live Mary must marry Black Jack. Poor Mary is a prisoner in her Uncle's house taking away her true love will surely break the girl but Claire believes what she is doing is right no matter the pain it will cost Mary.
Claire and Jamie's happiness doesn't last for long as while at Versailles's Claire bumps into Black Jack, Tobias Menzies was once again on form with these scenes. I literally wanted to punch the screen ask he spoke to Claire how faith wants there paths to cross. I loved how Black Jack looked as he saw Jamie cross the gardens to them, it really made my skin crawl. The French King sensing something wasn't right and a bit sick of Black Jack's arrogance made him kneel at Jamie's feet. I cheered but them remembered the book and have a feeling I will not be on the French King's side for long!
The final scene was very well done when Jamie tells Claire he has challenged Black Jack to a duel to kill him once and for all. Claire is horrified as this will mean the end to Frank's existence, so even though it breaks her heart she asks Jamie not to go through with duel. He is so upset and asks how her of all people can ask this of him. I know alot of fans side with Jamie on this one but I can understand Claire's desire to keep the man she once loved, her husband in another time alive. He has done nothing but love Claire he is not Black Jack and no matter what she loves him still.
But as Jamie swears an oath on one year's delay on the duel till Mary bares Black Jack's child and Frank's relative we can tell he is hurt. As Claire reaches to comfort him he till her not to touch him
How can our favourite couple find there way back from this?

What an amazing episode The Book of the Stranger was it had everything!

We had a reunion that fans have wanted since the first season a Stark one. Sansa arrived in Castle Black just as Jon was getting ready to leave. I gave out a whoop as they hugged and just for a second everything was right in the Game of Thrones world. 

That was until the horrible sadist Ramsay killed another of my favourites Osha who recently was kidnapped along with Rickon. When Jon reads the letter from Ramsay stating he has his little brother and wants his Stark bride back or he will spoon out Jon's eyes and feed him to his dogs (better feed dogs than crufts) we knew Jon will go to war for Winterfell.

I love how they have made a point of showing us the Jon who was resurrect is slightly different that the Jon before physically his long curly locks are now slicked back. Mentally he is tired of fighting, he has seen enough death, killed enough people and seen enough white walkers and he just wants to go some where warm. It took that horrible letter from Ramsay to agree with Sansa to fight for Winterfell but there was also a look in his eyes that said he didn't really want to go through with it.

TBH the Meereen storyline is a little boring. I know it is meant to be showing us that Tyrion is a good ruler and a very clever man but we already know this. It just feels like more of the same from last season but I am hoping it will pick up soon. Finally Littlefinger is back we haven't seen him since he left Sansa as a bride to be for Ramsay. He seems to have little Robin wrapped around his little finger as he told him it's time to enter the Fray by helping Sansa and sent an army to help take Winterfell back from Ramsay. There is always more to Littlefinger then we see so I am looking forward to his next great plan! 

Just as I felt Daenerys was getting a little stale with her name listing, she once again became the strong powerful Queen we love. She had enough of waiting on men decide her faith, while the Dothraki Khals went on and on about killing and raping her. She had a blazing way of telling them she had enough! She burned down the wooden temple she had once been told by Khal Drogo that there son would the King. As the men screamed being burned alive Daenerys walks through the fire naked to thousands of adoring Dothraki.

So two of the power leads have now had a rebirth Jon in snow and ice of Castle Black

and Daenerys in the fire of the Dothraki but both seem different and a little less forgiving or merciful as before.