SummaryAdapted from George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire", this series is about a fantasy world where royal houses battle for the Iron Throne.
SummaryAdapted from George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series "A Song of Ice and Fire", this series is about a fantasy world where royal houses battle for the Iron Throne.
As a more casual viewer of the series, I was pleasantly surprised that this first episode didn't bog us down in heavy plot details. It brought the Stans and the casual observers together and laid a nice groundwork for the final season. I suppose I was a little surprised that more ground wasn't covered.
Everything.. In the end for nothing. Dumb & Dumber managed to ruin one of the best show ever just before the finish line. All those prophecies and things that were developing in the end were for nothing as they were not even used for a purpose. It might have been salvageable if they waited for the books to be finished or dedicate the entire season to the night king battle, And then! Only then dedicate another season to end all of it properly... Most characters development throughout the years ruined in one short future episode. What the actual f-? The most disappointing season of the whole series. There is a petition to remake it all but I doubt it will happen (i'd really be glad if it did). Season started well, but after episode 1 it was just a free fall without a parachute. I feel bad for all the actors, engineers, artists and crew members who worked really really hard to deliver an astonishing thing visually, audio wise, fx wise and acting wise but which were ultimately went down the **** hole because of some stupid writers. The crew and actors deserve an 11/10 all day everyday (which is why this is a 1/10 and not a 0/10)... the **** writers? (negative) -10/10. [SEASON FINALE SPOILERS BELOW] Jon Snow, true heir and king to the Iron Throne, king in the north and king beyond the wall. That's how it should have ended. Either him on the throne or nobody.
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Typical for this show, there's potential here for interesting situations and dynamics. But the script is too dumbed down and instead you get a fourth-grade level drama. If the material was treated more intelligently this could have been an episode teeming with tension.