Game of Thrones

Another one of the best episodes. Bravos is interesting, the trial is riveting, Prince Oberyn is a bit of a mystery and a very interesting character you want to keep seeing, and Daenerys is a queen fulfilling her duties as ruler. In other words, a lot of the south and little of the boring north, just as we like it. Tyrion was phenomenal. (20/05/2017)

A long-winded episode featuring a lot of tactics and a lot of talking. Arya and the Hound are constantly bantering, but nothing much happens. Daenaris consolidates power over the other continent and the North prepares for a great battle. An interesting finale at the Eyrie, which Littlefinger took into his own hands. (20/05/2017)

Another episode that is more dynamic, less chatty and with significant shifts especially at the Eyrie, where Sansa stops being a little girl and finally begins to understand the game. The tactical interlude with Greyjoy, the dramatic decision of Daenaris and the breathtaking duel between Oberyn and The Mountain, which reminded me of Hector vs Achilles, here spiced up with celebrities in the audience watching the action and Tyrion, whose life depended on which side would win. I found myself cheering for Oberyn like I haven't cheered for anyone in a long time. (20/05/2017)

A purely Nordic episode. The big-budget battle of the wall is awesome. (20/05/2017)

The final episode is long, expansive and offers some interesting question marks and twists that will very likely resonate in the next season. The duel between Brienne and the Hound was masterfully filmed, there’s plenty of room for Arya, who is turning out to be a sneaky killer, and Tyrion provided a big stunt in Kings Landing at the end. It makes you want to watch season 5 to see what will happen. (20/05/2017)

Visually, Season 5 is undoubtedly the most compelling of all. It mostly feels like a high-budget blockbuster rather than a dark medieval fantasy series. Unfortunately, but logically, despite all its opulence and eye-candy, it loses the characters and above all the pace, which crumbles unbelievably, especially in the middle and it is very obvious that the creators are kind of running out of steam and trying to rush something that would normally be solved in 4-5 episodes, and in a very clumsy way at that (religious elements, etc.). Only the last three episodes save this season from mediocrity. (05/06/2017)

The traditional dusting off of all the storylines, nothing groundbreaking or thrilling. Basically, the standard beginning of pretty much every season that anchors all the main characters for the coming episodes. No more, no less. (31/05/2017)

The second episode is almost identical to the first, which is not very good for 100 minuntes of pure running time so far. There’s too much ballast and scenes that are unnecessarily stretched – stagnation and dialogue filler on all fronts. Perhaps only The Wall is more alive (a new commander) and Mereen is also undergoing more significant shifts as Daenerys knocks for the first time. (31/05/2017)

The third episode offers a kind of gradual tightening of the noose. Things sparkle up north between Stannis and Snow – the highlight of this episode is undoubtedly the spectacularly chilling execution scene. The formation of the alliance in Winterfell is also interesting. The Arya storyline, on the other hand, is currently in decline. The attempts at a mysterious, spiritually Assassin element have failed so far, it doesn’t have atmosphere, originality, let alone pace. By the way, where are Brann and Hodor? (31/05/2017)

Basically, a Mereen episode that, if not directly set in the city, at least has one storyline around Daenerys (the hostages Tyrion, Jorah, etc). The only major sequence outside is the one where Melisandre does a gala performance in Castle Black. In Mereen itself, however, things are incredibly heated, and in the fifth season, surprisingly, religion, or rather religious sects, speak a lot. Some people may like this embellishment, others may prefer pragmatism. The final battle is brilliant, the first major action scene of the season was worth it. (31/05/2017)

An uninteresting episode full of minimal shifts that serves rather as atmosphere building and card drawing for later episodes. Which in this case seems completely redundant, because after the first two episodes of the season, the die is clearly cast and we're just waiting for things to blow-up on all fronts. (04/06/2017)

Almost about nothing, again. Too much preparation and bullshit. The sequence of events that will follow in the last episodes is clear, and it's a pity that we have to basically plod through the middle part of the season and trudge through a lot of unimportant plot filler. If it weren't for the well-portrayed thickening atmosphere in Winterfell, you would remember almost nothing of this episode after five minutes. (04/06/2017)

Going around in circles, still. Everything is already clear and we are just waiting for the call to attack. That's why some of the dialogue ballast is quite incomprehensible, for example, everything in Kings Landing with the Sparrows is a bit WTF. (05/06/2017)

Finally! I would have expected the first action set piece elsewhere, but even so, the creators have given us an unprecedented big movie battle that evokes the best of Lord of the Rings. We're heading to a grand finale. (05/06/2017)

Another pummeling and probably even more substantial, this time in Mereen. The gladiator arena like in Ridley Scott's ancient Rome, Ser Jorah from looser to indomitable hero (the emotional sparks between him and Dany burn through the screen) and the dragon finale. On top of that, Stannis has completely lost his mind and has become a character who simply must die. That still leaves Winterfell. (05/06/2017)

I would have expected a bigger carnage at the end, but I was satisfied anyway. It seems to be a trend in this series that the eighth and ninth episodes are the most gripping, with the tenth serving more as a twist and a bridge to the next season. Even with all that, there are no emotionally powerful scenes of key characters. We have Cersei and her walk of shame, and Stannis, who may only be in the midst of the most important battle of his life, but it doesn't detract from the final impression of the denouement, the final drop for the denouement in this season. (05/06/2017)

Season 6 has more than one superlative. It is probably the darkest, most cinematic and visually captivating. Unfortunately, the middle is more unnecessarily tactical and boring than ever, and if it had five episodes, it would be just right. This, of course, would be obviously financially suitable, so the viewer has to be stretched a bit. What bothers me here, given that it's been repeated several times, is the trick of making the last two episodes gripping and leading into the next season. However, even though it's a bit cynical and for effect at times, it's a fantastic piece of filmmaking and even more interesting is the fact that we love GoT first and foremost because of the perfectly fleshed out characters. And we'll gobble up the next series like raspberries despite all those ills. (11/06/2017)

In terms of screenwriting, it's a very well-balanced episode where the talking and action are just about 50-50. The big upside is that the story's intricacies pick up exactly where they left off, and that applies to all of them, without exception, so, there aren’t any new question marks, at least for now. The final scene is great thanks to the work of the make-up and visual effects artists. (05/06/2017)

The second episode loses a bit of the pace set by the first, but fortunately it has at least two big twists on the level of the eighth and ninth episodes, which will shuffle the cards considerably for the future. The trend of the Season 6 so far is very likeable, though the script is rather self-consciously wild. (07/06/2017)

An interesting plot alternative in the form of flashbacks. A pure swordfight unmatched in Game of Thrones. Even better than the Oberyn one, though not nearly as emotionally powerful of course. Arya has also seen a shift and it looks like big things are about to happen in the capital. Perhaps only Daenerys is stagnant and waiting to be rescued. (08/06/2017)