 Critics agreed that the scenes with the Dothraki were strong , with the storyline having improved significantly since the first episodes . Poniewozik stated that " this was the first week for me that the Dothraki scenes were not just absorbing but felt like the characters were as well @-@ imagined as those in Westeros , " and McNutt felt the episode " finally allows Khal Drogo to become an actual character . " Drogo 's rant vowing to give his unborn son the Iron Throne led to compliments about Jason Momoa 's intensity and Emilia Clarke 's calm and loving facial expressions . 
