I would like to talk for the last time this year about my favorite fantasy series which is Game of Thrones. It is one of my favorite shows ever and I have consumed all of the content created by the author despite how long it is taking to read and finish it all. The first six seasons were perfect in my opinion and each had storylines, battles, and dialogue that went above and beyond. My favorite character during these seasons was Jon Snow and his storyline beyond the wall and during the war for the North against Ramsay. Robb was also one of my favorite characters but his death was too devastating for me and is something I would like to never rewatch. There were also excellent characters whose time was cut short like Oberyn Martell and their brief presence on the show was still very impactful towards the plot. I wish that the show could be remade from the ending scene of Season 6 onwards where Daenerys is sailing to Westeros into something that is actually what the fans would like to see. I will still defend this show until the day that I die but some wounds never heal.
I loved the first two seasons of the show and seeing everything for the first time is overwhelming. We don’t really understand how the plot will unfold until Jaime pushes Bran at the end of the first episode and to me it was not only shocking but set the tone for how the rest of the show would be. The ending of Season 1 was amazing and Ned’s death was done wonderfully. I could feel the emotions pouring out from the actors and I am sure we won’t see executions like that until House of the Dragon returns to the screen. The War of the Five Kings plotline was obviously the best of the show because of Robb and Stannis. I wish that there had been more time dedicated to Robb and all the fighting that took place but I understand that they can’t film scenes of such huge events for all the episodes. The filming for this show is extremely long and difficult. I loved Joffrey throughout the first two seasons because every scene with him was awesome. His actor was great at his portrayal of such a hated character. The earlier seasons which were based entirely on the books were awesome for so many reasons. I am just glad that I didn’t have to wait that long to watch it all.
I can’t rewatch season 3 at all knowing what happens to Robb at the end. The Red Wedding will always be the most shocking scene I have ever seen. I really don’t think I’ll ever have such a reaction to a murder scene because it was just terrible. I liked the villains in the show who opposed the Starks because their characters were just awesome. Tywin Lannister was the best part of the third and fourth seasons and his scenes and dialogue were amazing. He had great scenes with Joffrey and his children throughout the show. I loved the plotline surrounding King’s Landing in Season 4 where Joffrey got killed and Tyrion was accused of his murder. One thing leading to another killed so many people later on in this show and led to some really good revenge and death scenes. Peter Dinklage gave his best performances in Season 2 and 4 and he did an amazing job during Tyrion’s trial. I also loved seasons 5 and 6 even though some people think they were bad. They were very good in my opinion and had the best moments in the entire show. Jon and Sansa reuniting was the first good thing to happen for the fans in a long while and watching them destroy Ramsay was so satisfying. Jon was at his best here when he fought in the Battle of the Bastards and fought Ramsay as well. Sansa and Jon feeding Ramsay to his own hounds was the best death in the show. I just wish that Rickon had zigzagged or done something to not get killed in his first episode back after multiple seasons. Jon being declared as King in the North was just as awesome as when Robb became King and his reveal as the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark was the best reveal ever thanks in large part to the epic music in the last episode of the season.