Season three, episode two: Dark Wings, Dark Words The same, basically, except for Tyrion meeting Daenerys. Mid-season doldrums, particularly acute in five, as Jaime and Bronn arrive in Dorne. Season five, episode two: Sons of the Harpy Will we, in an atomised era of Netflix and Amazon, see it again?Ĥ9. Drogon was arguably the real star of the series, a surprising hatchling that became a huge unstoppable juggernaut, hard to predict but difficult to ignore, like the show itself. The spectacle was bigger, bolder and badder than ever, with some of the most beautiful shots of the whole programme, especially the battles at Winterfell and Kings Landing. Yet no ending would have satisfied all of one of the most rabid fanbases around. One or two major figures started acting totally out of character (hi Varys, Brienne).
The pacing was uneven, with some stories feeling rushed and others too slow.
#THE REAL WAR OF THRONES SEASON 4 SERIES#
The final series of Game of Thrones attracted an amazing amount of opprobrium online, including a petition for the whole thing to be rewritten and shot. As the dust and ash settled, I think it’s fair to say the overall feeling, shared by viewers and reviewers but presumably by the cast, crew and producers, too, was one of relief. Keeping up with its predecessor was a serious commitment until 2019 when, after eight years and 73 episodes, the game was over at last.
As the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon swoops onto our screens, many fantasy fans will be bracing themselves.
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