The Red Woman

This seasons start begins the story well with new and unexpected events. I feel a tad underwhelmed with some of it, however I feel there is so much more to come. As usual, I am left dangling with the future of characters and revelations brought by the end of the episode, with hope for more to come. First episode of the season, and I'm intrigued by what I'm seeing. Now that we've left the realm of the books, (I will admit I've yet to finish the 4th book of late), and now the story may or may not be true to what Martin wants the story to go. It still carried the weight of what has already been brought to the screen and I would like to think they will continue to do the series justice. Season 5 was rather weak in certain places so Season 6 should hopefully rise to the occasion.

While still way above other TV shows in quality, GoT is slowly drifting from the epic GRRM storytelling to the eternal Deus Ex Machina for TV Shows.

The season premiere is predictable, pretty much uneventful (except for the closing scene) and is desperately trying to make us care for characters that simply have not had a good construction arc since their introduction. Tyrion and Varys steal the show for me though, I love 'em power couple.

Defined in four words: your average GoT episode... and for a work inspired in ASOIF, I think that is not OK.

I'm fascinated by people who expect every episode to be full of fights and encounters. Remember, when all is said and done, this is a single story. Lord of the Rings had to have "The Two Towers" to get to the ending. We have several key figures moving into new directions with all moving toward an unspecified center. We know for sure that Theon is regaining his humanity, acting heroically. Sansa is with him and alive and a pawn in the game, but necessary. Cersei is back at the castle. We are still in the dark about how much power she has. How have these religious fanatics affected the empire. The new queen is in the dungeon, being asked to confess. Dany finds herself in the hands of a warrior society similar to the one she left when becoming mother of dragons. The princess returns to the castle with Jaime, dead. And back home the evil women have formed a coup and murdered the bridegroom and his father. Arya is totally blind and is beaten with a wooden rod and asked to defend herself. I'm sure her role will come into focus again. And, of course, Brienne and Pod come to the rescue of the escapees and they swear their allegiance to Sansa once again. She now has purpose again and is a worthy foe to anyone. I, myself, am not even slightly disappointed with the setup. Have some patience, people.

Last night, I saw the season premiere of Game of Thrones and from what I've got, it's really good. There are two problems I do have with this episode. I'm not going to spoil anything to those who haven't seen it, so I'm just going to point out the flaws and positive aspects.

The plot progression does get very slow and didn't advance some of the story lines left by the fifth season. Also, some of the characters were given little to do and weren't fleshed out enough. Maybe things will get better throughout the sixth season, but only time will tell. For now, everything else turned out fine.

The performances are still good, especially Lena Headey who shines with her emotional performance, the script is fine for the most part, the directing is very solid, the scenery is still gorgeous, the sets and costumes are still lavish to look at, and the music score from Ramin Djawadi is very beautiful. So, overall, not great, but a good start to Season 6. :)

OK, so far this has been the most anticipated episode in GOT history. We have got this episode after 10 months of wait. After watching this I couldn't help but have a sense of disappointment. The episode fails to match the anticipation and the excitement. Technically this episode is as brilliant as it has always been. However none of the story progresses. We just see the aftermath of the countless cliffhangers from the season five finale. Other than the ending scene there are no surprises in the story development. Overall this episode sets the stage for the entire season. I hope the story picks up from here and reaches the heights that it is capable of.