antiefa sum

I already mentioned that she took charge in the Ned/Cat scene which I liked… she was a minor character; more could’ve been done w the fact that her mother was a Whent so she has a connection to Harrenhal but there was A Lot Going On

oomf spotted

In act 2 he’s definitely driven by anger but it’s not just about Lyanna - act 2 opens on the murder of Brandon and Rickard which as someone who cares deeply for Ned upsets Robert as well; while Robert has beef w Rhaegar specifically over what he thinks is “stealing / abducting” Lyanna he’s also endured multiple humiliations at the hands of the Targaryens at this point and is ready to go sicko mode. I wouldn’t say he has an “obsession” w Lyanna but Robert in the books and this is echoed in the play has always thought of Lyanna as someone / something he Deserved and not necessarily a person with equal agency to himself. I believe in AGOT Ned comments in his mind abt how Robert cares for the idealized version of Lyanna he had in his head and not the real life woman Ned knew. That’s the feeling one gets from the play as well. He’s lost so much already and this is just one more insult, just one more loss

Yeah he brought her fruits and he’s wearing this dumbass sleeveless tank top with no shoes and his kings guard is just fucking around

It wasn’t a super organized curtain call everyone came out at once - but this was the first showing / still in preview so it’s entirely possible things might change from August 8th onward. Actually the director came out right before the show started and said this is the first time the play had been run on the stage in full soooo some staging aspects like that are probably subject to change!