Comments on: Recap: Neil Marshall Finally Brings The Battle To ‘Game Of Thrones’ In ‘Blackwater,’ The Best Episode To Date

By: evilnik

evilnik — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:26 +0000

OLIVER LYTTELTON, i bow down to thee. Well reviewed!

By: The Playlist

The Playlist — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:26 +0000

A strong episode to be sure. One of the main reasons: they didn't stray to the other 5 story lines going on in the realm. Sure that's going to make the final episode potentially disastrous, or it could make it great.

Scenario 1: too many storylines to sew up and it becomes a mess.

Scenario 2: very little time to fuck around, all storylines are told and concluded (as much as they can be for the next season) in an economic fashion.

Economy is what this show needs though. Even though it was "1 storyline" it did bounce from the War, to the maidens and Cersei Lannister and even by the 2nd time they cut to her story, it was redundant, her relaying the same sentiment over and over again. That's the one frustrating thing about this show as that kind of thing occurs often.

But other wise strong EP.

By: Dan S

Dan S — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:26 +0000

Liam Cunningham was in Marshall's "Centurian," not "Doomsday."

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:26 +0000

That was Ser Loras at the end. Tywin recruited the Tyrells and their bannermen after Renly's death, which was what really turned the tide. As for Tyrion's would-be assassin, that was one of Joffrey's kingsguard; they're the ones who have those helmets with the three ridges. I agree that the way they did all of this in the show was a bit rushed for people who didn't read the book. (Things are so much easier when you have a narrator identifying everybody by name.)

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 13 May 2016 12:24:26 +0000

So this was the episode written by the author, huh? Fuck me. If the books are half as good, I might even start reading them immediately!