As many of you are aware, the legendary series Game of Thrones is an epic. It has almost everything you could possibly ask for—conveniently packed within eight dense seasons. Medieval society and culture, royal courting, romance, sex, battles, sorcery, betrayals, tempests, zombies, dragons, nations, armies, the meteoric rise of certain individuals and families, the fall of others, and an ominous threat to the end of the entire world. It grew to earn universal acclaim from critics and audiences worldwide, shining particularly in seasons three, four, five, and six. And though the series infamously parted with a terrible final season, it remains one of the greatest shows of all time. In terms of scale and scope, it earns the very top spot.
Nobody—neither viewers nor cinema itself—will ever forget Game of Thrones episodes like “Hardhome,” “Battle of the Bastards,” “The Rains of Castamere,” “The Mountain and the Viper,” and “The Winds of Winter.” Historic episodes like these alone are exponentially greater than most full-length films out there. It is in such moments where Game of Thrones transcends the very medium of television itself. This earth-shattering HBO series was, for many years, so entrenched within modern society that almost everyone in it was familiar with some of the show’s intricacies. Besides, this show alone brought HBO tens of millions of subscribers. Did its writers earn them? Yes. They did, with a mega-hit that far surpassed George R.R. Martin’s original books, marking an entire era of outstanding television.
At the end of the day, I can’t even begin to list the incredible accomplishments of Game of Thrones. I can only link a few marvelous scenes and hope that the minor spoilers don’t disillusion prospective viewers. After all, this show speaks for itself. It does not rely on the “benefit of the doubt” extended to shows that garner acclaim of this magnitude. The writing is consummate. The depth of its plot is unparalleled. The timing and development of its countless twists and shocking moments are always perfect. Its characters’ intricacies are sprawling. And yet, the show’s hard traits—like the production design, stunt choreography, and editing—are just as carefully crafted as its soft traits, like the writing and the excellence of the directors and actors. Game of Thrones is not flawless. But it is impossible to assemble such a project without an enormous host of mistakes and inconsistencies. Regardless, such flaws are frighteningly sparse in this show. The Game of Thrones we came to know and love was, indeed, an impossible fantasy. How the creators pulled it off remains a mystery to us. We can only clap our hands and say “bravo.”
Rating: 9.5/10
Hardhome was the best visually directed and performed “battle” sequence. It was the first time you saw the scale and the might of the White Walkers. That last battle, so many spread out and so dark. Watching Jon trying to get through was like when you’re stuck in a video game and can’t get past something. This show’s end was so terrible because the writers only adapted from the books to a certain point. Once the books were gone, they went along like they were lost in the tunnels, the Red Keeps bowels, with only a candle to light the way. That candle being George RR Martin’s vague ramblings of “how it’s supposed to end” as a reference. I’m in my late 30s, and if I live to 100, and GRRM outlives me, he STILL won’t finish the book series. As a bookwork, I find that tragic.
Well said! Such a crazy sequence. And yeah that’s so true as for Jon! It’s like he was on the hardest difficulty of a game and he kept getting swarmed. Also, that makes as for why the end was terrible. And ha, I relate to GRRM. I’m sure F. Scott Fitzgerald (who allegedly took 10 years to write The Great Gatsby) would’ve felt the same way ha. Thanks for the refreshing comment!
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The other all time favourite battle scene for me personally is Danaerys attacking the Lannister army, the look of sheer horror on Jamie’s face was worth all the money HBO spent on creating Drogon 😀
Yes—so true! That battle was incredible. So crazy seeing the Tyrion vs Jaime dynamics as well!
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If the season 8 was better I too wouldve given a 10. I cant say thats what happened
Fair! If I were to calculate my rating by adding up what I’d give to each season, it wouldn’t be a 10. Would probably be more like a 9 (thanks to seasons 3-5). But I had to give the series a 10 due to how amazing not only seasons 3-5 were but really 1-6. You know?
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Oh haha gotta love Reddit—always has the funniest content. Can you send a link to it! Would love to see what else is in the comment section of that thread. 😂
Idk. Just cut and pasted the poem to my email. I’ll lyk if I find the actual Reddit post.
https://www.reddit.com/r/gameofthrones/
somewhere in official subreddit (last year ? )
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Game of thrones started out ultraerotic n ended ultraviolent.
It started out amazing – – – in the end no one was rly praising.
Daenerys was a beauty queen but in season 8 a mad queen.
DB n David were good at writing, in the end they had us fighting.
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