Oathbreaker

I know that Cersei and Jaime are villains, but I find myself pulling for them right now (with the exception of Margaery Tyrell (Lannister) whom I find really victimized). But those sparrows are so despicable. They represent a contrived religion that calls to mind the Spanish Inquisition. They are smug and dangerous and don't seem to practice much of what they preach. I'm really looking forward to this ineluctable collision. I still don't quite know what Arya's endgame is. I think I lost it in some of the deluge of events. Where is that dragon? Dany is playing a bit of a waiting game. There are so many characters who are soon to be rising from the ashes. John Snow has literally done so. This episode, while lacking bombast, is laying a foundation of incredible explosiveness. Ramsay Bolton continues to lay down his slime trail. One wants so badly to wipe the disgusting grin off his face. He has been "forced" into patricide and infanticide, but the powers that be know what he is. What a magnificent villain he is! Anyway, it's going to be great fun watching things unfold.

I really enjoyed this episode. mixed with humor & relax scene. and a few surprises.

Season 6, episode 3. Sam and Gilly are sailing to Horn Hill. Ayra is still in training to become No One. Bran is still training with the three-eyed raven - sees his father when he was younger. Ramsay gets a gift of Osha and Rickon Stark. Jon wants to know what happened to him, and leaves the Nights Watch. Cersei and Jaime are still picking up the pieces. Tommen talks to the High Sparrow.

9.5/10

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.

It is always a Herculean task following on from such greatness seen previously. "Oathbreaker" had a tough task succeeding, and being just as good as, the previous episode "Home" considering how superb that episode was (one of the best Season 6 and latter season episodes). A tough task that it almost succeeds completely in, it's not quite perfect and it's not as special but it has a vast majority of what makes 'Game of Thrones' so great and signs that one shouldn't give up on the show.

Tommen needs to develop a stronger personality and have more meat to his material before being considered as a love to hate character for me. Actually though there is hardly anything wrong with "Oathbreaker". It doesn't matter that it is not as action-packed as the previous two episodes (compared to "The Red Woman" actually that's a good thing), while not quite being a slow or quiet episode either. It also doesn't matter that it doesn't have as many reveals, shocks or cliff-hangers as "Home".

What "Oathbreaker" does brilliantly in is putting things in place for what is to follow, without feeling like filler, forwarding story momentum and advancing character development and interplay. Daenerys and Arya are particularly well done in this regard and it was wonderful to see some development to Khaleesi. The highlight of the episode though is the Tower of Joy, totally exhilarating.

Have nothing to fault the cast, who give uniformly never less than great performances. Iwan Rheon plays a true slimeball to perfection, now Ramsay is my definition of a love to hate character.

Visually, "Oathbreaker" 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. As well the cinematography and editing, which are cinematic quality as well.

One cannot talk about "Oathbreaker" 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.

The writing is thought-provoking and very rich in layers with plenty of passion and sensitivity.

Summing up, terrific. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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"Oathbreaker", the 3d episode in season 6 is a very good entry into season 6 so far. In this episode i loved everything for what i love this show overall - one of the kind settings, great acting, superb writing, directing and excellent pacing. Story itself is moving forward, i like the directions it's taking. After a magnificent episode "Home", "Oathbreaker" didn't disappointed. I loved the outcome with traitors in Castle Black and all the scenes with Jon Snow clicked right.

Overall, we are 3 episodes in season 6 - and they all were beyond good. Can't wait for next entries.