Game Of Thrones: Winter Is Coming Review

Game Of Thrones was a TV show that took the world by the storm with it's fantastic first season episodes. As it's been roughly two months since I last did a review of anything from this franchise I thought that now was the absolutely right time to delve back into this really fantastical world with the very episode that started it all and so then join me as I review the episode that gave us the phrase Winter Is Coming with the episode in question being called simply just "Winter Is Coming" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is when his good friend dies really suddenly in the night Lord Eddard Stark has to decide on if he's ready to become the hand of the king and really leave his home in the North for good. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad with this episodes plot doing a very good job of setting up the mystery of who killed Jon Arryn and giving us a really good look at who these characters really were before the Game Of Thrones started with the plot of episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is Sean Bean as Lord Eddard Stark , Mark Addy as King Robert Baratheon and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Ser Jaime Lannister. Also starring in this episode is Michelle Fairley as Lady Catelyn Stark , Lena Headey as Queen Cersei Lannister , Emilia Clarke as Princess Daenerys Targaryen , Iain Glen as Ser Jorah Mormont , Harry Lloyd as Prince Viserys Targaryen , Kit Harington as Jon Snow , Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark , Maisie Williams as Arya Stark , Richard Madden as Robb Stark , Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy , Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark , Batman Begins star Jack Gleeson as Prince Joffrey Baratheon , Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane , Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister , Donald Sumpter as Maester Luwin , Jamie Sives as Jory Cassel , Ron Donachie as Rodrik Cassel , Joseph Mawle as Benjen Stark , Roger Allam as Illyrio Mopatis , Dar Salim as Qotho , Esmé Bianco as Ros , Susan Brown as Mordane , Bronson Webb as Will , Sir John Standing as Jon Arryn , Rob Ostlere as Waymar Royce , Dermot Keaney as Gared , Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark , Callum Wharry as Tommen Baratheon , Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon , Kristian Nairn as Hodor and Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. With all of this episodes cast turning some really good performances in this episode which really isn't all that surprising as alot of this episodes cast is made up of a bunch of really good actors who know how to turn in a good performance with alot of this episodes cast members really nailing there characters in this first episode alone which is a rare thing to do indeed however and what helps the acting in this episode is the fact that the episodes script is just so good that all the cast have to do is really just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them really naturally.

Doing the CGI for this episode is BlueBolt , Screen Scene and the legends and the greats that are currently over at Pixomondo. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad but at the same time it's wasn't all that good either not that it was bad far from it but the CGI in this episode really hasn't aged all that well with the episode really only using CGI to extend certain sets which is how CGI should be used as all your doing in enhancing what was already there on the day but on the flip side of that is the fact that because your really not spending alot whole lot of money on this episodes CGI it does tend age alot quicker then the more expensive looking episodes of the show.

What was truly shocking was seeing just how many storylines that this one episode either sets up or foreshadows. With the episode foreshadowing the fact that Bran will never be able to climb or even walk again and the fact that Daenerys has dragon blood running through her veins amongst several other storylines all of which are handled in a very subtle way something which the show would loose as we got near the end of the shows run and it was something that was truly shocking to see in this episode as it does go to show you that the makers of this show really did have a plan at the very least for this first season and it's good example of how good this show really was as alot of the foreshadowing done in this episode is something that us the audience really wouldn't notice on the first viewing of the episode and it just goes to show that when the writers of this want to be subtle and want to turn in a good script they really can do it when they well and truly really want to.

There are some issues that this episode does have and that's the fact that alot of who would become the main characters in this first season aren't really given enough time to display much of what there personalities are. Which is understandable as the show is not only one hour long per most of the episodes but is also ten episodes and as such it would be foolish to get across what there personality is like in the first episode as the shows several other episodes to get all of that across the other issue in this episode is the fact that the Starks are the main characters of the episode and to be frank at least in this episode there not the most interesting of characters while yes they do get more fully fleshed out as the season goes on and the books does start of with them as well there are other more interesting characters like for example the whole royal family that would have made for better main characters in your debut episode.

The version of Daenerys that we get n this episode is the version that we should have gotten in the shows final season. As this take on Daenerys is more then strong enough to last throughout the whole entire show as we see that while she is yes a little naive when it comes to how the world of the Dothraki works that is something we see her overcome over the course of this first season we see her learning and growing as a character something which is started in this episode and yet the version of the character we get in the final season just burns down anything and anyone that disagrees with her more often then not it's just because that she could and not because that she's improved as a character where as if the makers of this episode had stuck with her character progression then she would have taken meeting with the other rulers to get what she wants something which she does learn about during the shows early seasons and that is something that she starts to learn n this episode when she learns all about the Dothraki and there ways.

Now then while I cannot for the absolutely life of me remember whatever this episodes grand total running time even was I do know that this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of roughly fifty nine minuets. Which is a bit of perfect running time for this episode to have as the episode really does have more then enough there interms of plot to cover that large amount of running time however at the flip side of things this episode really could have benefited from having just a slightly longer running time just so that the episode could start to fully flesh out some of it's other characters and give more of it's main characters a chance t show us the audience what there respective personalities are even meant to be but I will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.

So now then as this is an action that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. However on the flip side the action that we get in this episode isn't all that good either as we don't get the chance to see alot of this episodes action due to the fact that the episode cuts away from it and what little action that we do get in this episode is mostly played for laughs and doesn't really add anything to the plot of the episode which does make sense given that this is the first episode in the series but at the same time in your first episode you really do expect to see some really good action in that episode something which this episode really does in someway fail to give us in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Overall this one episode is a really good example of just how good this show was as it's an episode that more holds up well over ten years later as it really is such a good episode that really is well written and acted and in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all bad the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly an 8 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the mages that I personally used in this very review from the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from these very episode that I used in this very review being the great and legendary the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not all of the images that are really from this episode and are of course on the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page are really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.

Game Of Thrones "Lord Snow" Review

 

Game Of Thrones fans it's been a good while since I last did a review of an episode of Game Of Thrones. Heck it's been even longer since I last covered a season one episode of Game Of Thrones well now I thought that i'd put that right be taking a look at a classic episode from the very first season of the show and so then join me as I review the episode that has the perhaps Daenerys costume ever with the episode in question being called simply just "Lord Snow" enjoy.

The plot of this episode Daenerys gets some happy news while all of the starks adjust to their new surroundings. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad with this episode doing a rather good job of advancing the overall plot of this first season in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Starring in this episode is Sean Bean as Eddard Stark , Mark Addy as Robert Baratheon and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister. Also starring in this episode is Michelle Fairley as Catelyn Stark , Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister , Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen , Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont , Aidan Gillen as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish , Harry Lloyd as Viserys Targaryen , Kit Harington as Jon Snow , Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark , Maisie Williams as Arya Stark , Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark , Richard Madden as Robb Stark , Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon , Jason Momoa as Drogo and Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister.

Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty not that bad. With alot of this films main cast of actors actors and actresses turning in some rather fine performances and yes while their some dodgy performances in this episode they are in the minority and are not the majority in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Doing the CGI for this episode and I think for the rest of this show is BlueBolt , Pixomondo and Screen Scene. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual CGI that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honsty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual CGI that's actually festured / presented to us in this very episode was up to this shows high quality standard of CGI in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

OK i'm just going to come right out and say it but the costume that Daenerys has in this episode is the best costume that she has all throughout the entire show. Simply because this costume looks perfect for her since she is a character who has just found out that she now has some power and this costume helps with that fact plus this costume gives her a more rags to riches feel which again is just great for this character in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

It really was hard for me to say which character I liked the most in this episode simply because of the fact that all of the characters in this episode were so well written. However if I were pushed i'd say that I liked Ned the most just simply because of the fact that he is an honorable man who is just trying to keep his family happy and together which makes him both a good father and great husband in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

I will admit that I personally didn't like Sansa in this episode since she was written to be kind of a snob which I get it that's her characters arc for this season. However you still need to make the character actually likable and alot of what makes Sansa likable in future episodes just isn't seen in this episode but part of watching these early episodes is being reminded of where these characters came from in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

Now then while I cannot for the absolutely life of me remember whatever this episodes running time was but I do know that for a fact that this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of roughly fifty four minuets. Which is a great running time for this episode to last since it doesn't have enough there interms of either plot or story to last anywhere even near one hour in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.

So now then this episode is an action episode that means that I have to actually talk about the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode and well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. Granted this episodes action wasn't impressive but that was kind of the point tho in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. 

Overall this was a really good episode but at the exact same time tho it's not quite an episode that I can see myself coming back to all that often tho despite how good this episode is in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad things that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that means that this very episode erns itself a grand old score of exactly an 8.5 out of 10 from me.

Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review from the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my preferred website to use for images from this episode being the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page just simply due to not only how images there are from this particular episode but also just simply due to the fact that nearly all of the images from this particular episode are very high definition and as well as being vert high quality.

Game Of Thrones "Fire And Blood" Review

 

Game Of Thrones fans since I had such a good time writing a review for you all yesterday I thought that i'd write a review of another Game Of Thrones episode today. Just like with the last Game Of Thrones episode that I wrote a review for yesterday I had so many choices for good or even average episodes and well I went with the episode that has a pretty iconic ending and yes I will most likely be talking about that iconic ending in this very review and so join me as I review the Game Of Thrones season one finale with the episode itself being called simply "Fire And Blood" enjoy.

The plot of this episode is Dany pays a terrible price to save Drogo all in the meanwhile the news coming out of King's Landing rocks the world of Westeros to it's core and sets in motion events that will have devastating effects on several groups of people for years to come. I will admit that the summery for this episode was a lot easier to write and I loved the story being told in this episode with the story itself being very well told in my humble opinion.

Starring in this episode is Michelle Fairley as , Catelyn Stark and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister. Also starring in this episode is Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister , Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen , Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont , Aidan Gillen as Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish , Kit Harington as Jon Snow , Richard Madden as Robb Stark , Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark , Maisie Williams as Arya Stark , Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy , Isaac Hempstead-Wright as Bran Stark , Jack Gleeson as Joffrey Baratheon , Rory McCann as Sandor Clegane , Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister , Jason Momoa as Khal Drogo , Natalia Tena as Osha , Conleth Hill as Varys , Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister , John Bradley-West as Samwell Tarly , Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle , and Mia Soteriou as Mirri Maz Duur.

As for what I thought about the acting in this episode in all honesty the acting in this episode was in all honesty really freaking good in my opinion. With all of the actors in this episode giving some truly wonderful performances with some of the actors not even saying a word and you understand right away what that character is feeling that's how good the acting in not only this episode but in Game Of Thrones is as a whole in my opinion. 

Doing he CGI  for this episode is BlueBolt , Pixomondo and Screen Scene I have to admit I haven't heard of any of the companies that did the CGI for this episode which is a shame because I really did like the CGI in this episode. Yes there was only really one scene that had CGI with that being the ending to this episode but this show also uses CGI in more subtle ways like extending cities or making building either appear or bigger then what they are in real real life and I have to admit that the CGI effects in this episode were honestly really good but of course the CGI in this episode is as good as CGI effects in later seasons of Game Of Thrones 

Just to give you guys and example of how good the acting in this episode is the first scene with Robb Stark and his mother Catelyn Stark is a great example of how good the acting in this episode is. Since with barely any words since with barely any words being said you get that the two ae deeply upset by the death of Ned Stark and due to the fact that there are barely any words said between Catelyn Stark and Robb Stark you can tell what the other is thinking just by the looks that they give each other and this is something that would have been lost if the characters told you exactly how they were feeling instead of letting their body language tell you what they are thinking.

There is one shot in this episode that is infamous and it's the shot where you can see a George W Bush mask on a spike. Now both David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (the creators , showrunner and producers of this show as well as writers for not only this episode but for several other episodes) have said that have a George W Bush mask appear on a spike wasn't a political message but I have to wonder why was the scene removed from all home media releases and it's just in America it's every country that Game Of Thrones surely just removing the shot from all repeat episodes as well American home video releases would have been enough but it now means that fans outside of America now don't get to see what all of the fuss was about that shot was about which is a shame because I would have liked to have seen that shot and judge it for myself but it feels like I was robbed of that chance but at the same time I can see why the scene was removed since it could have been seen as a political message and that could have isolated some of the Game Of thrones fanbase in my opinion.

Now then sadly I cannot post the actual images that I want to use to talk about this just because the scene does feature nudity as do the images from that scene and this blog is rated PG so that means you'll have to make do with the above image. However by going of who is in the above image you can have a fair idea as to what scene I have to talk about because yeah that end scene with Daenerys Targaryen is so freaking good it's a scene where everything just comes together perfectly in my opinion with the music being really epic , the CGI being really good , the writing being really solid with alot of the characters in that scene getting some good lines and the acting from everyone in that scene / sequence being really good as all hell that final scene / sequence with Daenerys Targaryen steals not only the entire episode but the entire first season of Game Of Thrones for me because that final scene / sequence with Daenerys Targaryen is so good in my humble opinion.

Now just like with the last episode of Game Of Thrones that I reviewed I actually cannot remember the running time for this episode but I do now that this episode is at least fifty minuets long. Which for me at least is a bit of an issue just because this episode was so good that I wanted the episode to last longer and hell the episode had more then enough story for the episode to be longer if the makers of this show wanted to make the episode but since the makers of this show chose to not make this longer episode the episode goes by super quickly with scenes that should have lasted longer instead being over with in a few minuets and this in turn hurts the episode in my opinion since it now means that those scenes can't have as much impact as those scenes would have had if the episode was a bit longer in my honest and humble opinion.

Now then in what is rather a strange move for a Game Of Thrones finale there actually isn't any action or action scenes in this episode. With instead the main focus of the episode being how certain character react too the death of Ned Stark (this episode came out in 2011 so it's not a really a spoiler anymore so get over it lol) which is the right move in my opinion but at the sae time I would have liked to have seen some action scenes but at the same time I can see why there wasn't any action scenes in this particular episode tho but that's just what I personally think tho.

Overall this was a really good episode and it was a good way to end the first season of this fantastic show in my opinion. However there are some faults in this episode which i've discussed in this review and i've talked about the good things that are in this episode in this very review as well and as such this episode gets an 9.5 out of 10 from me , as for where I got the images that I used in this review well I got the images that I used in this review from Google Images and the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page with my preferred website to use for images from this episode or from Game Of Thrones as a whole being the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page just because the images that are on the official Game Of Thrones fandom wiki page are always pretty high definition which fir me at least is always a good thing since it makes the review more pleasing on the eye and it makes the image itself alot more pleasing on the eye in my opinion.

Game Of Thrones "You Win Or You Die" Review

Game Of Thrones fans I had such a good time talking about the final ever episode of the show and so I thought that i'd talk to you again. Only this time instead of choosing an episode from the pretty bad final season I thought that i'd go all the way back to the very beginning and take a look at the episode from the very first season of the show and I have to admit I chose a very good episode but honestly I only chose this episode because of one quote which i'll get into later and so here is my review of "You Win Or You Die" enjoy.

The plot of the episode is Ned confronts Queen Cersei about some secrets , while King Robert is gravely injured and Daenerys has a brush with death. I know that that summery is very bare bones but trust me when I say that it's the best that I could do , that being said the stories that are told in this episode I found to be really engaging with all the stories presented being well told as well as being well written.

Starring in this episode is Sean Bean as Eddard Stark , Mark Addy as Robert Baratheon and Jason Momoa as Drogo. Also starring in the episode is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Jaime Lannister , Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister , Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen , Iain Glen as Jorah Mormont , Aidan Gillen as Petyr Baelish , Kit Harington as Jon Snow , Alfie Allen as Theon Greyjoy and making his debut for the series is the legend that is Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister.

I know that this is going to sound odd but I actually can't believe how much who we think are the main cast of this don't appear in this episode there's no Maisie Williams , no Sohpie Tunrer and no awesomeness that is Peter Dinklage it's honestly weird watching an episode of the show and not seeing them in it. As for what I thought about the acting in the episode it was honestly really good it's up the show's high standard of acting and that's honestly the best thing that I can say about the acting in this episode.

This episode is in my opinion a good episode to show of how everyone in the red keep is lier and is willing to sell anyone out since we see Little finger lie to Ned and Cersei lie to everyone in the throne room. I honestly love the fact that the Red Keep is full of liars because it means that you have to work out who's telling the truth and how isn't and this episode is a good example of that because both of the characters that I listed are known liars in this world and soy your always wondering if there telling the truth or not. 

I will full on admit that there was only one reason why I wanted to review this episode and that's the fact that what I think is the best quite in the entire show is in this episode "When You Play The Game Of Thrones You Win Or You Die There Is No Middle Ground that quote right there just sums up the entire show perfectly for me. Also given who's saying the quote and who she's saying it to it's now really ironic since both characters played the game of thrones and lost.

What also makes this quote stand out to me is the fact that it's the most accurate way to describe the show in my opinion. There's only two ways out for people who play the game of thrones either you claim the throne or you die there's no middle ground and that is true for every one who played the game and the only one who really didn't play the game Bran is the one who ended up winning the throne in the end and no Sansa doesn't count since she did technically win a throne just not the iron throne so she doesn't really count as a player in my opinion.

This is the episode that sees the death of King Robert and I have to say compared to other deaths even in this very episode his death is honestly not as over the top with gore as other deaths are. His death is honestly really well done it serves as setting up basically the rest of the show with all these families fighting for the throne as well as being a scene that is in my humble opinion really well acted as well as well written.

For those that don't know this is the episode that saw the debut of Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister and I have to say even tho he's in one scene he is so terrifying in that one scene. Even tho i've seen this episode a dozen times I was still pretty scared by him so I can only imagine how Nikolaj Coster-Waldau felt being in that scene with him for god knows how many hours and it's honestly a great introduction scene in my opinion.

There are a few issues that I personally had with the episode the first of which being that the finale with the big twist really did come out of nowhere. By that I mean there was no real build up to it happening it just came out of nowhere  to me the big reveal would have worked better if there was some sort of build up in the episode but sadly we don't get any but it is still a good reveal in my own humble opinion.

Overall out of the season one episode i'd say that this is one of the best episodes simply because it does a good job of setting up the rest of the show. That being said there are some issues that I personally had with the episode with one of them being the episode felt a lot longer then it actually was which is a shame because the episode was in my opinion really enjoyable as such it gets an 8.5 out of 10 from this Game Of Thrones fan.