Kill the Boy

This Episode show us a lot of alliance & new relationships between characters. and it contained with a lot of pointless scene. at least this episode continue the story. with a one big death in the end.

Just two or three chapters are worth mentioning in slow pace episode, when Daenerys takes a hard decision to entrap all richest family's leaders due the previous revolt, letting one of them be fired and eaten by the dragons, meanwhile at wall Jon Snow makes an unusual and weird proposal to Tormund, due the wild people were no foods he offers both people a truce to fighting for theirs surviving in possible join forces against the common foe north Bolton, he will allowed the deserted lands for his people, the faltering Tormund accepts as long the own Joe Snow goes along and offers Stannis's fleet of ships to bring them, Stannis decides head to north to start his war in hope Jon Snow convinces the wild ones gather in the fight in time.

At last Tyron is in Mormont's boat begging for some wine, they enter in a channel toward the old advanced Valerya city already crumbling and overgrow, suddenly appears a flying dragon crossing the sky, the extent to which they move forward the worst comes along, the awful creatures Stone men, jumping inside the boat, Mormont struggles hard as he can, whilst Tyron is tied up is warned by Mormont avoid they try touch him, Tyron falling down on deep water saves by Mormont before he drowns, Mormont actually touched the Stone men and has been infected by their skin decease.

As I said a slow pace episode, a sexy nude scene between the wicked Ransay and his former girlfriend Myranda meanwhile in advance he treats Theon harshly as often, a poisoned guy indeed, also Daenerys allowing back the games as tradition on the Kingdom.

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First watch: 2023 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-Ray / Rating: 8.5.

Came to 'Game of Thrones' fairly late in the game and due to being so busy the binge-watching was gradual. Have found myself truly loving the show, very quickly becoming one of my favourites. It totally lives up to the hype and not only does it do the brilliant source material justice (a rarity in television) it is on its own merits one of the finest, most addictive and consistently compelling shows in recent years and quality-wise it puts a lot of films in recent years to shame.

Season 5 was a very well done one, but of the five seasons up to this point of 'Game of Thrones' it for me took the longest to completely settle. All the previous Season 5 episodes were very good to great, especially "Sons of the Harpy" (the biggest, boldest and most brutal), but it was that episode that felt the most settled. This is continued with the halfway point episode "Kill the Boy".

"Kill the Boy" is not as big, as bold, as violent, as surprising or as crisp, but it's far from dull and never less than interesting even with the slower pace and more intimate atmosphere. Do wish that the newer characters had more to do and that there was more to Sansa's character.

Having said that, there is a good amount of insightful character development still, compelling drama and very promising story progression, it actually does feel like things are moving forward.

'Game of Thrones' has never failed to deliver on the acting. "Kill the Boy" doesn't disappoint in that regard with strong performances across the board, old and new. There are no exceptions, even with the least interesting characters.

Visually, "Kill the Boy" looks amazing, as one would expect for 'Game of Thrones'. The scenery is throughout spectacular, the sets are hugely atmospheric and beautiful on the eyes with a real meticulous eye for detail and the costumes suit the characters to a tee. The make-up is beautifully done. The visual effects are some of the best of any television programme and are not overused or abused, the scale, the detail and how they actually have character and soul are better than those in a lot of the big-budget blockbusters. As well the cinematography and editing, which are cinematic quality as well.

One cannot talk about "Kill the Boy" without mentioning the thematically, orchestrally and atmospherically multi-layered music scoring and the unforgettable main theme. Again, worthy of a high-budget fantasy/action/drama film.

It is hard not to be bowled over by the quality of the writing, outstanding isn't a strong enough adjective to describe how good the writing is once again. It always has a natural flow, is layered and thought-provoking and demonstrates a wide range of emotions. The story is still riveting, with plenty of passion and sensitivity.

To conclude, very good episode but 'Game of Thrones' have done better. 8/10 Bethany Cox

The focus begins with Dany, whose miscalculations and ego have caused great distress. She begins by trying to rule through fear. She brings in the city's family leaders. She feeds one of them to the dragons, a horror filled scene. We don't know at this point if the carnage will continue, or if she is making a point. At first it appears to be the former. Things change however. The most interesting story takes us back to Theon and Ramsey, the utter psychotic "possible" son. He is totally evil, embracing the fear of everyone. He is also a coward because he has only accomplished things through his being shielded by his power base. He abuses women and plays psychological games with Sansa. He knows that she is vulnerable. She has grown some and believes that Littlefinger will do something to help her, but we will see how much this trust is worth. The forces under John Snow and his people amass and head out to face the Boltons. In a nice hook, we have Jorah hoping to appease the Dragon Lady with Tyrion. Unfortunately, they are accosted by the people who have become savages because of greyscale. The concluding scene sets up an interesting road ahead.

One of my favourite episodes of all time. Theon has a great role