For as long as Game of Thrones waits to pay story lines and plot points off, it sure is satisfying when it's done right. Tonight just about went down the way I thought it would, but that didn't take away from the brilliance of the episode on all fronts.
I didn't think we would get anything besides the battle brewing in the North, but we got a decent amount of Meereen material. We saw Daenerys ride her Drogon again a few weeks back, but seeing her tear right through any hopes The Masters had of taking down Meereen was just awesome. Throw in the appearance of all 3 dragons together in one continuous shot sent chills down my spine.
It's hard to come out of the episode not thinking about that final shot in Winterfell, but the Greyjoys meeting with Tyrion and Dany deserves some attention as well. Not only was it nice to hear some more history behind these two families, but I believed every word coming from both sides. For once it seems this house alliance makes sense and won't end in tragedy.
But onto the North, I think the battle went down pretty much the way people speculated, but I dug every second of it. Everything from the devastation in Jon Snow's eyes when he sees his brother die to the sweeping long shots of swords, arrows, and horses flying all over the place made 'Battle of the Bastards' one for history books. Everyone behind the scenes deserves a ton of credit for this one.
Even the stuff that went past the battlefield like the Jon and Sansa conflict was well done. Over the course of the show they haven't had the lengthy screen time that other duos have, but they are now consistently one of the best acted and written parts of the show. Same goes for the back and forth between Tormund and Daavos and even Ramsay and Jon. Absolutely loved it.
It's only fitting Ramsay gets eaten by his own dogs. Of course, he had to get his final tragic game in by killing Rickon. That was unfortunate. But I've been pulling for Ghost to get the kill for quite some time now, but I think I can settle for Ramsay's hounds. Goes right next to Joffrey as probably the most satisfying death in the show's history. Sansa's final smirk though? Perfect.
There were a few things here and there that didn't work as well though. Daavos conveniently finding Shireen's little toy in the wood felt a little forced, but it will certainly have an impact going forward. There were also times the editing and cuts inside the battlefield that made it difficult to see what was going on. But nitpicks for sure. 'Battle of the Bastards' is one of the best pieces of art this show has given us in its 6 year run, and I can only hope next week has a similar effect.
+Goodbye Ramsay
+That battle tho
+Sansa's subtle smile
+Greyjoy and Targaryen alliance makes sense
10/10
I didn't think we would get anything besides the battle brewing in the North, but we got a decent amount of Meereen material. We saw Daenerys ride her Drogon again a few weeks back, but seeing her tear right through any hopes The Masters had of taking down Meereen was just awesome. Throw in the appearance of all 3 dragons together in one continuous shot sent chills down my spine.
It's hard to come out of the episode not thinking about that final shot in Winterfell, but the Greyjoys meeting with Tyrion and Dany deserves some attention as well. Not only was it nice to hear some more history behind these two families, but I believed every word coming from both sides. For once it seems this house alliance makes sense and won't end in tragedy.
But onto the North, I think the battle went down pretty much the way people speculated, but I dug every second of it. Everything from the devastation in Jon Snow's eyes when he sees his brother die to the sweeping long shots of swords, arrows, and horses flying all over the place made 'Battle of the Bastards' one for history books. Everyone behind the scenes deserves a ton of credit for this one.
Even the stuff that went past the battlefield like the Jon and Sansa conflict was well done. Over the course of the show they haven't had the lengthy screen time that other duos have, but they are now consistently one of the best acted and written parts of the show. Same goes for the back and forth between Tormund and Daavos and even Ramsay and Jon. Absolutely loved it.
It's only fitting Ramsay gets eaten by his own dogs. Of course, he had to get his final tragic game in by killing Rickon. That was unfortunate. But I've been pulling for Ghost to get the kill for quite some time now, but I think I can settle for Ramsay's hounds. Goes right next to Joffrey as probably the most satisfying death in the show's history. Sansa's final smirk though? Perfect.
There were a few things here and there that didn't work as well though. Daavos conveniently finding Shireen's little toy in the wood felt a little forced, but it will certainly have an impact going forward. There were also times the editing and cuts inside the battlefield that made it difficult to see what was going on. But nitpicks for sure. 'Battle of the Bastards' is one of the best pieces of art this show has given us in its 6 year run, and I can only hope next week has a similar effect.
+Goodbye Ramsay
+That battle tho
+Sansa's subtle smile
+Greyjoy and Targaryen alliance makes sense
10/10