Game of Thrones is perhaps the best show that
aired in the history of television. In just a
matter of 5 episodes on its First Season, the show
was able to pull off a gigantic web of stories
coming from different angles and perspective with
a nature of uncertainty to the fate of its
characters.
The only thing I'm certain about for this show is that I'm hooked to it. Yes, I can say that now. As with the other TV shows I've spent sleepless nights to, I judged this show based on its first five episodes to see if it sticks with me or not. Apparently, the odds were high that I'd stick to it given the show's production value alone. But my words don't end on the fifth of things.
In fact, this is just the beginning! So, after the maddening final scenes of 'The Wolf and the Lion', the sixth episode starts with wordy exchanges between the Hand and the King. From there we can breathe again and worry about the conflicts budding in the tents of Dothraki's - perhaps with a heart- gobbling Danaerys Targaryen in the center of it. Meanwhile, the little imp held capture by the Tully Sisters fights for his freedom with a new character that spells unpredictable and bad-ass. To when the show will stop introducing characters as deux ex machina I don't know. But given the poetic death of Jory, it is only welcome that someone on the other side of the realm gets his own squire or assistant - whatever!
Still with the Lannisters, Joefrey abruptly changes his pads and smoothtalks the ever gullible Sansa. Honestly, these two characters are written rather poorly or was it because they're teenagers and teenagers tend to change their minds so easily? Well whatever it is, it's frustrating because the actions of these two main characters will really put a dent to the story. The romance is just too forced!
It's good that this episode centers on the bursting jealousy of Viserys to his sister. Despite being a two-deminsional white haired ass, Visery's character was solidly written and nicely portrayed. His imprudence paralleled with Ned Stark's audacity however drastic. Both plotlines were so dangerously delicious with Ned realizing the truth and Visery's never realizing how pain in the ass he is.
What started off as an imbalanced mess ended with a draconian death of which the "No Dragon" rightly deserves. The last few minutes of 'A Golden Crown' was pure gold but the events in Vale of Arryn falls flat that it couldn't save this episode from getting an average score of 3/5.
The only thing I'm certain about for this show is that I'm hooked to it. Yes, I can say that now. As with the other TV shows I've spent sleepless nights to, I judged this show based on its first five episodes to see if it sticks with me or not. Apparently, the odds were high that I'd stick to it given the show's production value alone. But my words don't end on the fifth of things.
In fact, this is just the beginning! So, after the maddening final scenes of 'The Wolf and the Lion', the sixth episode starts with wordy exchanges between the Hand and the King. From there we can breathe again and worry about the conflicts budding in the tents of Dothraki's - perhaps with a heart- gobbling Danaerys Targaryen in the center of it. Meanwhile, the little imp held capture by the Tully Sisters fights for his freedom with a new character that spells unpredictable and bad-ass. To when the show will stop introducing characters as deux ex machina I don't know. But given the poetic death of Jory, it is only welcome that someone on the other side of the realm gets his own squire or assistant - whatever!
Still with the Lannisters, Joefrey abruptly changes his pads and smoothtalks the ever gullible Sansa. Honestly, these two characters are written rather poorly or was it because they're teenagers and teenagers tend to change their minds so easily? Well whatever it is, it's frustrating because the actions of these two main characters will really put a dent to the story. The romance is just too forced!
It's good that this episode centers on the bursting jealousy of Viserys to his sister. Despite being a two-deminsional white haired ass, Visery's character was solidly written and nicely portrayed. His imprudence paralleled with Ned Stark's audacity however drastic. Both plotlines were so dangerously delicious with Ned realizing the truth and Visery's never realizing how pain in the ass he is.
What started off as an imbalanced mess ended with a draconian death of which the "No Dragon" rightly deserves. The last few minutes of 'A Golden Crown' was pure gold but the events in Vale of Arryn falls flat that it couldn't save this episode from getting an average score of 3/5.
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