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Elsewhere Stannis regrouped – and we saw the first cracks in his façade as his guilt over his brother’s murder seeped through – and Tywin asserted his disdainful authority over Joffrey without having to utter a word. Yet even at his lowest the littlest Lannister had it in him to admit that, unlike Ned or Robb Stark, he enjoys the game, indeed lives for it.

Tyrion found himself abandoned by all but Shae with even Varys admitting that ‘we won’t be seeing much of each other for a while’. Personally I can’t wait to see what happens next… ‘You are not the man you are pretending to be, not yet’Īs the season came to an end not all our (anti) heroes and heroines were in good shape. How it fares will be dependent on how many fans accept and embrace that. Game of Thrones might be dark and frequently bleak but it is still a fantasy. Yet to deny that element is to deny what sort of show this is.

The spooky arrival of the undead army at the end upped the magic stakes considerably and it’s possible that those who loved the show for its internecine politics and power plays may be less happy with the growing magical element. That said I wonder what those who haven’t read the books think about where Game of Thrones goes from here. There were strong performances from Lena Headey as Cersei and Sophie Turner as Sansa while Alfie Allen’s Theon wrung pity from me despite his petulant uselessness.Īnd, although I could have done without Littlefinger’s popping up to dispense wisdom every five seconds, I did enjoy his words of warning to Sansa at the seasons end (“We are all liars here and you, my dear, are the worst.”) while the look on Varys’ face as his rival was gifted Harrenhal promised an entertaining battle of wits next season.

Tyrion’s journey through the halls of power was compelling (and his fall from grace touching) as was Arya’s battle of wills with Tywin. Without the sense that both were driven despair their choices became more selfish than grief-stricken, and thus less understandable.Īll of which makes me sound like a moany old witch and I would stress that I have loved this season, flaws and all.

#The dragon prince season 1 episode 1 av club review free

I’m not sure why the writers decided not to have Robb and Catelyn believe they were dead but it lessened both Catelyn’s decision to free Jaime and Robb’s to marry. The most mishandled storyline of all, however, was that of Bran and Rickon. When it did reach its endgame we were barely aware of the very real conflict driving his choice. Similarly we trudged endlessly through the snow with Jon yet his storyline barely progressed. That’s not to say that Stephen Dillane wasn’t impressive, more that the force of what he gambled and ultimately lost was lessened by the amount of time he spent off stage. For example we probably could have done without seeing Dany for a couple of episodes given our brief glimpses of her consisted largely of her shouting about her dragons but by benching Stannis we lost a lot of the power of his tale. Yes, it’s hard to marshal a huge cast and a number of disparate storylines but I felt that the writers often dropped the wrong strands. But, while I agree with him about the innovative structure, this season has not been without its failings.Ĭhief among them was the pacing.

#The dragon prince season 1 episode 1 av club review series

Todd VanDerWerff, TV editor for the AV Club, makes a compelling argument as to why series two has actually been more impressive than series one. Thousands will die at your command…you will betray everything you once held dear’Īnd so a fascinating if flawed season came to an end with well-paced final episode that left us with the feeling that this story is really only just beginning. For the purposes of this blog we are also going to (hopefully) avoid book spoilers as well. Spoiler alert: Don’t read on if you haven’t watched all ten episodes of Game of Thrones Season Two.