Genre: Adventure/ Fantasy/ Drama
Episode: 1
Episode title: Winterfell
Air date: April 15th 2019
Starring: Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Lena Heady Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner, Liam Cunningham, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Bradley, Gwendolyn Christie, Alfie Allen, Conleth Hill, Rory McCann, Jerome Flynn, Kristofer Hivju, Joe Dempsey, Jacob Anderson, Iain Glenn, Pilou Asbæk, Gemma Whelan, Richard Dormer, Anton Lesser, Daniel Portman
Description: Jon and Daenerys (Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke) arrive in Winterfell and are met with skepticism. Sam (Jon Bradley) learns about the fate of his family. Cersei (Lena Heady) gives Euron (Pilou Asbæk) the reward he aims for. Theon (Alfie Allen) follows his heart.
Review: After over 500 days, “Game of Thrones” is back with its final season. We have been part of these character’s lives for so many years and the last season promises to become the highlight of the previous seasons. SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
The first episode can be summed up in three words: reunions, revelations and politics. The last two have been a red thread throughout the entire show. During this first episode, a lot of the characters either meet for the first time or they reunite. Two reunions were especially great to see: Arya and Jon, they hadn’t seen each other since season 1. This was my favorite reunion of the episode. And Jaime and Bran, which is a different kind of reunion, since Jaime pushed Bran out of a tower and crippled him for life in the very first episode of the show. Both Jaime and Bran are different people now, so its interesting to find out what will happen next.
The revelations in this episode will have a certain impact on the following episodes. Bran, although his constant staring is a bit creepy, has an important role. He knows about the true fate of Jon Snow and who he really is: the rightful heir to the throne. It’s Sam though who gets to tell him that. With this out in the open, it’s up to Jon what to do with it. Will he be faithful to Daenerys, after he gave up the crown for her? Or will he fight for the throne himself? It was a surprise to see this happen in the first episode.
“Winterfell” is a big throwback to the very first episode. In that episode, we saw Robert Baretheon and his army enter Winterfell. Sansa now takes over the roll from her father Ned Stark and it’s Daenerys instead of King Robert. It’s clearly the beginning of the end. It’s a build-up for what’s to come. The fight they are planning against the white walkers and the battle for the throne.
Euron arrived at King’s Landing, with the Golden Company. Cersei isn’t all that impressed yet, because she was expecting elephants and they didn’t arrive. I loved that scene, where she shows her disappointment. But Cersei showed a little weakness here, giving in to Euron’s needs.
Yara and Theon reunited. He found that it was the right thing to do to save his sister, after he abandoned her the first time. This moment was a bit rushed.
There was one scene with Bronn, who was visited by Cyburn. Cyburn proposed something to him: kill Jaime and Tyrion. A nice little detail was the crossbow he handed to Bronn. This was Joffrey’s crossbow and the same weapon Tyrion used to kill his father Tywin. Bronn hasn’t always been the most loyal soldier, so it’s possible he will take the offer.
Daenerys and Jon are clearly very into each other and there was a very important moment between the two. Or with the dragons actually. Jon did something we’ve been waiting for since we found out his true identity. He rode Rhaegal, the dragon named after Daenarys’ brother and is now known as Jon’s real father Rhaegar Targaryen. The moment wasn’t as epic as I hoped, but still satisfying enough.
“Game of Thrones” wouldn’t be “Game of Thrones” if it didn’t shock us. When Tormund and Beric visit The Last Hearth, they find young Lord Umber pinned to the wall with severed arms surrounding him. He comes back as a white walker, which was a pretty scary and shocking scene.
It was a great first episode, a nice build-up for what’s next.
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