The Bells
- Episode aired May 12, 2019
- TV-MA
- 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
209K
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.
It's the worst end possible to such an iconic series! Very very disappointed!
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.
Unfortunately Game Of Thrones is no longer a perfect series, its last seasons have proven that scenes of action, blood and fire are not enough for a season to consolidate good. GOT season eight episode 5 fails to turn such a beloved character into a crazy one, I feel like Daenerys wouldn't do that, but it's the crazy writers' fault that she did. Cersei had her end in a shocking way, everything in this episode is bad, Arya becomes an idiot, Jon Snow is the most hateful character of all time. But the end of Sandor and the clash between him and his brother are the only things saved from this ridiculous episode.
The second to last episode of "Game of Thrones", "The Bells", is visually stunning, but absolutely disappointing. The destruction of King´s Landing is amazing and the best the episode can offer. However the expectation of the viewer is frustrated by the awful storyline. Along the years, Daenerys was built as a fair woman. Out of the blue, she goes completely crazy after defeating Cersei´s army that had surrendered in an absolute nonsense attitude. The fight of Jaime and Euron is boring and too long. The end of Cersei is also disappointing. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "The Bells"
Title (Brazil): "The Bells"
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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