The Bells
- Episode aired May 12, 2019
- TV-MA
- 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
208K
YOUR RATING
Forces have arrived at King's Landing for the final battle.Forces have arrived at King's Landing for the final battle.Forces have arrived at King's Landing for the final battle.
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The main villains of GoT are the creators of this episode, i.e., David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. What have they done to this fantastic and extraordinary series! Totally disappointed.
Why do a sloppy job with ultra fast forward of all plot timelines to move to a hurried conclusion. All this time spent(in years) cooking the perfect recipe for a potentially satisfying ending and now left with hardly any time to savor it. They should have paced it out to allow fans to mourn a minute or two for the characters they've been invested in for years. Could have been greater than it turned out to be- but folks will be asking why cut corners for the most successful show in recent years? If budget was a problem even crowdfunding would have been successful(not that HBO needs it)- such is the stature of the show.
7 seasons of character development and story telling for no reason. I really wish season 8 never happen.
Was this episode visually appealing? YES. Could the script for this episode be better? YES.
If you just want action, lots of fighting and explosions then this is the episode you are going to enjoy. But if you want a logical story line without plot holes, a poor plot amour and strong character development (or endings), then no. The story line is very obviously rushed and you can tell that D&D has put little thought into writing a script that could match the levels of the earlier seasons, instead they opted for a more cinematic approach with impressive visuals.
If you just want action, lots of fighting and explosions then this is the episode you are going to enjoy. But if you want a logical story line without plot holes, a poor plot amour and strong character development (or endings), then no. The story line is very obviously rushed and you can tell that D&D has put little thought into writing a script that could match the levels of the earlier seasons, instead they opted for a more cinematic approach with impressive visuals.
6/10 for the visuals and only.
This episode is D&D trying to bring back the old game of thrones plot twists the way Martin did, and failing bad.
They had enough budget for 10 episodes.
They preferred to make 6 rushed hollywood action films.
Did you know
- TriviaThe big fight between Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and Euron (Pilou Asbæk) was the last scene that Coster-Waldau shot for the entire series, an emotional moment he was happy to share with Asbæk; despite playing adversaries on the show, both men have been friends for years, and worked on several projects (as both come from Denmark).
- GoofsSoldiers are ordered to shoot with the Scorpions by the command "Fire!" It does not make sense to use the word in a fictional world, where combustion weapons are not invented. The command for bow-type weapons would be "Loose!"
- Quotes
[the Hound knocks off the Mountain's helmet, revealing his horribly disfigured face]
Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane: Yeah, that's you. That's what you've always been.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Saddest TV Deaths (2022)
Details
- Runtime
- 1h 18m(78 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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