The acting was terrific, especially from Peter, Kit and Emilia. Emilia Clarke again did an especially wonderful job -- I felt she not only wanted to show ruthlessness, but also a genuine break from reality. It was heartbreaking to see her descent into delusion and madness. I also appreciated that they gave Emilia the opportunity to speak a fair amount of both Dothraki and Valyrian again for this episode.
Peter Dinklage is a masterclass in acting at this point, totally inhabiting Tyrion. I wept with him as he uncovered Jaime and Cersei. He's just marvelous in that role. Kit Harington was in a wonderful state of pure anguish for the most part in this episode and I was glad to see a little something extra from him. The rest of the actors were great too. Sophie Turner is magnificent in the role of Sansa and the imagery around her story resolution was equally so.
The production was top-notch as is expected for GoT at this point and the direction was surprisingly well-done as it the writers themselves behind the cameras. There's a wonderful winged shot that will catch your eye after Dany arrives on Drogon to greet the troops.
I've always held a special place in my heart for the animals in the show, even though they are CGI, and was quite happy with the way they realized the Drogon (and Ghost!) scenes. Interesting to see Drogon demonstrating more wisdom than all the humans with his final act of directed rage.
Ramin Djawadi's music throughout the series has deservedly earned so much praise and he did not disappoint yet again. Listen to the huge, dark sounds he added to Dany's Dragon theme. Wow. And the huge percussive sounds in the closing parallel scenes of the remaining Starks. I will be listening to the soundtrack for years to come.
I refuse to dwell on the negatives in this review because I was moved by the episode and I wanted to savor it as the last episode of GoT ever to be made in this run. I am thankful to everyone involved for giving us such a memorable show.
Peter Dinklage is a masterclass in acting at this point, totally inhabiting Tyrion. I wept with him as he uncovered Jaime and Cersei. He's just marvelous in that role. Kit Harington was in a wonderful state of pure anguish for the most part in this episode and I was glad to see a little something extra from him. The rest of the actors were great too. Sophie Turner is magnificent in the role of Sansa and the imagery around her story resolution was equally so.
The production was top-notch as is expected for GoT at this point and the direction was surprisingly well-done as it the writers themselves behind the cameras. There's a wonderful winged shot that will catch your eye after Dany arrives on Drogon to greet the troops.
I've always held a special place in my heart for the animals in the show, even though they are CGI, and was quite happy with the way they realized the Drogon (and Ghost!) scenes. Interesting to see Drogon demonstrating more wisdom than all the humans with his final act of directed rage.
Ramin Djawadi's music throughout the series has deservedly earned so much praise and he did not disappoint yet again. Listen to the huge, dark sounds he added to Dany's Dragon theme. Wow. And the huge percussive sounds in the closing parallel scenes of the remaining Starks. I will be listening to the soundtrack for years to come.
I refuse to dwell on the negatives in this review because I was moved by the episode and I wanted to savor it as the last episode of GoT ever to be made in this run. I am thankful to everyone involved for giving us such a memorable show.
