March 31, 2013. Winter is almost here!
(Warning: Season 1 and 2 spoilers below)
As a non-reader of the book series, its hard to read all
of the web talk without running into any eventual spoilers. When I do review it, it’ll be as a fan of the
show and not a reader of the books. I
don’t know what’s going to happen, I don’t want to know what’s supposed to
happen in the book. This will be purely
for the HBO TV show.
Anyways, heres what I thought about the first two
seasons:
The first season of the show was a pretty amazing
accomplishment. I usually don’t really
enjoy the first seasons of tv shows for a couple of reasons that the first
season of GOT could have suffered from. First
seasons of tv shows are usually burdened with the task of introducing and
establishing characters and the world they live in. The world of Westeros is complex. Theres a ton of characters to introduce, all
with their own families, lineages, histories, roles and geographies and
presenting all of this could have been a big, confusing headache. GOT Season 1 probably did this the best that
it could while remaining entertaining and keeping you hooked. Ned Stark was established as our main
character and our guide to the world and politics of Westeros. The story arcs centered around character
development and they were pretty damn good.
Favorite episode: Baelor
Season 1 Highlights: Daenerys’ transgression from an abused and clueless little sister to a badass warrior woman. Ned’s eventual downfall for being an honest man. Arya’s sword training and her childhood shattering.
Season 2: 7.5/10
More messy. With
no central character to rely on (I guess maybe Tyrion?), there were a couple of
boring episodes in the sense that it felt like not much was happening except
politics (cough Episode 2, The Night Lands cough). This season was focused on war, which meant
there were a lot of episodes leading up to the eventual confrontation and then
the confrontation itself, which was badass and probably my favorite episode of
the whole series. The Daenerys storyline
was really weak compared to Season 1, it seemed like all she did was
whine. Her story looks more promising in
Season 3 though. Rob Stark, Jamie
Lannister and Tyrion (of course) all had their moments to shine.
Favorite episode: Blackwater (duh)
Season 2 Highlights: Tyrion as the King’s Hand. Arya as Tywin’s assistant and her interactions with Jaqen the assassin. Jon Snow and Ygritte. Theon Greyjoy and his betrayal. Rob Stark letting love conquer all.
Season 3 Hype
What I want to see happen in Season 3:
1. Joffrey needs to die.
Violently.
2. A scene where Daenerys does battle while flying on top of
one of her dragons.
3. Hopefully Jon Snow loses his virginity to Ygritte.
4. The adventures of Jamie Lannister and Brienne continued.
5. Sam keeps his promise and comes back for Craster’s
daughter/wife.
Newest trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69nUFqT7XFQ
HBO also released some stills for Season 3: http://winteriscoming.net/2013/01/first-season-three-photos-released/#more-2254
Heres my favorite from them:
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