The Burning Mill

Obviously for budget expenses they couldn't put a battle like the one of the burning mill in full. But now the war has begun and you can feel it from all the characters who have started to play their role well.

The brothel scene is a bit avoidable but not bad as a basic episode for the battles that will take place in the fourth. I would have preferred it to end with the fall of Rosby or Stokeworth. Or with the arrival of Cole's troops in Duskendale. But I'm still happy with how, even if very calmly in the series, they want to represent the war in every millimeter with episodes that will slowly become darker! I can't wait.

Not what i would call a strong episode but it does relay certain plot points needed for it's up coming episode/s. Characters are now moving about the board and the battle is around the corner. Despite the weaker progress, it does also become slightly tiresome that scenes with such goof would eat at the episodes runtime. As i said in my review for the last episode, strong dialog is important, it has to make sense in every scene because it connects us with the story. Dialog aided the development but only by little, i found myself watching certain scenes confused as to it's connectivity. I was seeing more to what HBO could get away with and giving Aegon a scene to indulge his egotistical prowess with bad humour. What i'm trying to say is even though this episode had progress, it was also badly paced. The last scene with one or two others were interesting but this episode was the weakest so far of Season 2.

Let's just hope next weeks is the payoff we've been waiting for.

When the show is that good, the script is well-thought-out, and the production is at its best I honestly can't understand people arguing this is impossible to watch the show / the episode without yawning. Is that just a side effect from being too much on a TikTok or maybe obsessing over original materials?

For me, this season has jumped to another level of storytelling. And I'm not talking just about the script, but about how the scenes are built, the locations, the details. Daemon walking in the rain through the remains of Harrenhal... wow. The quick switch to the sea of the dead after the battle in the beginning of the episode... wow. Production team needs a raise. Can't wait to know what the rest of the season brings.

This episode really made me realize and remember why I don't enjoy HOTD as much as GOT.. first of all it's season two there SHOULD and must be a presence of battles there isn't a coronavirus excuse anymore they have the budget they have the resources to do it but they choose not to.

Secondly which in my opinion is the biggest reason, is that there isn't really one or two characters you want to root for them there isn't a charming or an interesting character that makes you love them it's just a whole bunch of characters who are just driven by the script and you feel nothing for them, maybe some people do but I don't. Overall it's a good episode and it did it's job well but they have to start doing big things otherwise the wait will be for nothing.

Another episode that slowly lead us to the start of the ending..All the pieces are in place and nothing can stop the unavoidable Dance of the Dragons..Again great performances by everyone in the cast. Just from the title of the episode im so hyped up for next Sunday..I expect one of the episodes i have ever seen not gonna lie..A little disappointed that they skipped Burning Mill like that but i guess they want to go all in next week..I hope at least

One thing for me,its easy for the book readers to understand who is who,but putting so much characters with so little screentime feels a little off sometimes..But thats on me and my fear that the -2 episodes will make things more rush than it should be

Nevertheless another very good episode..But now we need a BANGER.