The Dragon and the Wolf

I only gave this episode a 10 rating... because I couldn't give it an 11!

Easily one of the best episodes in the entire series,probably in the entire series too. The Cinematography, the acting, the unpredictability, the horrors of war, the bloodshed. It all came down and oh it was glorious! If season 8 continues on, we'll probably get the greatest ending to a TV series ever, but unfortunately, we have to wait an year and a half. GoT, you have my respect, Game Of Thrones is the greatest TV series to exist, and that says a lot.

Writing this before S8E6 aka the final episode.

Season 7 had it's problems for sure, but if we only knew what will come upon us in S8 we would endlessly praise it for it's glorious writing.

This is where the show should have ended, and it should be left for GRR Martin to finish his books before start filming again. Character arcs were still untouched and we had high hopes for ending.

Final season, the way it was written, completely destroyed the show.

So much is being made of this episode, I can only humbly add my two cents worth. With all the evil at work, we are shown forces for good and an effort to salvage the world. The wight is brought to Cersei and supposedly she is going to agree to fight for the common good. I wonder if she could sell used cars. Like truly benevolent people, those who met with her take her at her word. We have an interlude where Littlefinger's reign of dishonesty is put to the test. We find that blood is thicker than water when it comes to Arya and Sansa. Jaime, who has always been a truly complex character, shows us an honorable side. Jon Snow's lineage is revealed. Being a bastard is often what paints the good with a brush of evil when one looks at classic literature. How many good bastards are there in Shakespeare? Get my drift? But in any series, we have to have a hook to get us thinking about the next episode. I have to say that the final five minutes of this episode was as powerful as anything I've ever seen in cinema, any cinema. The cinematography, music, and special effects are nonpareil. And the writing, allowing us to match up forces that must settle everything is truly pregnant. It will be hard to match what happened here, but I have faith it will all be settled in the most professional way possible.

After finishing its seventh season, I've reached the point where I'd name "Game of Thrones" as the best fantasy I've ever read or seen. It's also among the best television I've ever seen, period. I'd cheerfully rate this penultimate season a perfect 10.

I do understand some of the criticisms I've read from other fans. Yes, this shorter, more eventful, seven-episode arc could seem a little rushed when compared with prior seasons. And certain plot points in the last several episodes here are easy to nitpick.

But I can't give less than a perfect rating to a show that I enjoyed this much. Season 7 added great action and special effects, lots of momentum, frightening horror, and some long-awaited conclusions to story arcs that began back in Season 1. And the show still has the best dialogue of any current television show that I'm aware of, usually supported by terrific acting.

I won't say more for fear of spoilers. But I obviously loved this season.