Game of Thrones (HBO): Season 4/Episode 4

4.4 Oathkeeper

Daenerys frees the slaves of Meereen and crucifies their masters. Jaime continues training with Bronn, who tells him that he’s convinced Tyrion didn’t murder Joffrey. He visits his brother in his cell and comes to the same conclusion that he didn’t do it. He keeps his oath to Catelyn Stark, entrusts his Valyrian steel sword to Brienne, and asks her to find and protect Sansa. He sends Podrick with her as her squire despite her reluctance, saving his life. Petyr accuses Sansa of poisoning the king, and then drops hints that he was involved. Olenna Tyrell indirectly admits to Margaery that she is responsible for poisoning Joffrey, and then advises her to act quickly before Cersei can turn Tommen against her. She sneaks into his room later that night to gain his trust. The acting commander of the Night’s Watch keeps making Jon Snow’s life difficult at Castle Black and recognizes him as a valid threat to his position. He sends him to Craster’s Keep, where Bran and company have just ended up being captured by the mutineers.

Game of Thrones (HBO): Season 4/Episode 3

4.3 Breaker of Chains

Sansa flees the capital with the help of the court’s fool whom she saved from being beheaded during Joffrey’s name day celebration. He takes her to Petyr Baelish’s ship. Tommen prepares to ascend to the throne in the wake of his brother’s death. Tywin briefs him on the ins and outs of ruling King’s Landing, cementing his importance. Cersei wants Tyrion dead, but Jaime does not believe that he did it, and prefers a trial for the truth to be uncovered. Arya finds refuge in a household loyal to the Tullys, but The Hound betrays them and steals from them. Sam worries for Gilly being the only woman in a fort with a hundred men. Stannis pressures Ser Davos regarding their opportunity to seize the throne now that Joffrey is dead. Tywin interrupts Oberyn’s brothel activities to interrogate him, but gets interrogated in return. They end up with a Lannister-Martell alliance. The Wildlings begin attacking towns in the north, and the Night’s Watch is torn between defending the wall and the townsfolk. Daenerys reaches Meereen.

Game of Thrones (HBO): Season 4/Episode 2

4.2 The Lion and the Rose

Now answering to the name “Reek,” Theon becomes Ramsay Bolton’s fool. Shae’s indiscretion leads to Cersei and Tywin discovering her as Tyrion’s whore, effectively putting her life in jeopardy, and forcing Tyrion to ship her to Pentos. Melisandre continues burning people alive as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light. Bran spends more time honing his Warg abilities, possessing his dire wolf longer and longer each time. Joffrey and Margaery wed. As Oberyn and Loras eye each other at the banquet, Jaime approaches the young Tyrell and tells him he would never marry Cersei. He responds that neither would he. Joffrey puts on a show of midgets mocking Robb and other claimants to the throne, making everyone uncomfortable, particularly Sansa and Loras. He embarrasses Tyrion before drinking his celebratory wine, which he asks him to serve. It doesn’t take long before he chokes and falls to the floor with blood rushing out of his nostrils. The king has been poisoned, and Cersei is quick to point a finger at his little brother as the culprit.

[ZAMBALES] Budget and Itinerary

TUESDAY: April 8, 2014

Taxi (Makati - Caloocan) - 80.00
Victory Liner (Caloocan - San Antonio) - 265.00
San Antonio Market (Supplies) - 170.00
Tricycle (San Antonio - Pundaquit) - 30.00
Hammock (Pundaquit) - 150.00
Environmental Fee (Anawangin) - 150.00
PhP845.00

[BATANGAS] Budget and Itinerary (3)

MONDAY: April 7, 2014

Bus (Manila - Tanauan) - 96.00
Tricycle (Tanauan - Jeep Stop) - 10.00
Jeep (Tanauan - Laurel) - 45.00
Boat 1500/4 (Laurel - Taal) - 375.00
Registration (Taal) - 50.00
Mineral Water (Taal) - 125.00
Coke x2 (Taal) - 100.00
Snacks (7 Eleven) - 225.00

Total - PhP1,026.00

Cock (Red Turnip Theater)

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John (Topper Fabregas) has not been a very faithful partner. His infidelity starts off on the daily commute where he exchanges glances with a girl, whose name is not mentioned so we will just call her W (Jenny Jamora). Soon, the two of them are sleeping together, not just once, not just twice. This does not sit well with John’s boyfriend, whose name is not mentioned either so we will just call him M (Niccolo Manahan). Unable to decide which one to choose even after weighing the various pros and cons, John gets a suggestion from M, which is for all three of them to meet. He says he would even prepare dinner. M also invites his father (Audie Gemora) who has been supportive of the gay couple’s relationship in spite of his initial reluctance to it. As John’s white lies begin to surface amidst the confrontation, he is forced not just by circumstance, but also by the other three characters to make up his mind, which he simply could not come to accomplish. Perhaps his question sums it all up best: can’t he just have both?

Game of Thrones (HBO): Season 4/Episode 1

4.1 Two Swords

Jaime wants to serve in the King’s Guard again but Tywin orders him to return to Casterly Rock and rule in his stead. He tries to be intimate with Cersei, but she resists his advances and blames him for leaving her all alone to deal with what she has been through so far. Prince Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal) of Dorne arrives in King’s Landing and heads straight to Petyr’s brothel where he causes a mini commotion. He admits to Tyrion that he has come to avenge his sister Elia, Rhaegar Targaryen’s queen, who was rumored to have been raped and murdered by The Mountain. Daenerys confronts the dilemma of not being able to tame her dragons. She and her army march to Mereen in their quest to free more slaves. Jon Snow recovers and reports on what he found out about the Wildlings’ plan to invade Castle Black. Brienne reunites with Margaery and promises to one day make Stannis pay for Renly’s death. The Hound continues to travel with Arya and intends to bring her to her aunt, Lysa Arryn. On the way, they encounter the soldiers who killed her friend in Harrenhal. For the second time, she goes for the kill.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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Captain America (Chris Evans) adjusts to modern life by doing what he does best: being a soldier. Now working under the tutelage of S.H.I.E.L.D. he teams up with the likes of Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and takes on missions set by director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). But some persistent tentacles of the past just can’t be totally severed. As all of them are caught unawares by a conspiracy decades in the making, they are forced to fend for themselves and trace the root of all their dilemmas, leading them to a not so distant past that has apparently survived to haunt them in the present. The plot thickens with the reemergence of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), not as the best friend Steve once knew, but as a brainwashed assassin for hire known by the moniker Winter Soldier. The two comrades face off amidst a changing landscape that will change the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.