But, after the last three episodes, particularly "The Rains of Castamere" I feel as though it has earned a ten. I know some have complained that the finale wasn't exciting enough, but it was I originally reviewed this when there were only 3 episodes left, and I ended up giving it a nine. I originally reviewed this when there were only 3 episodes left, and I ended up giving it a nine. Performances are impressive, writing is stellar, new winds of complexity begin blowing in the north and south alike, and one can't help but wish it were already next Sunday.
Timeframe, along with the pantheon of characters, has been somewhat condensed from the novelistic version of tonight's events, but the cuts were made carefully and do not yet appear to leave any obvious holes or scars. The pace of tonight's Season 3 premiere is accordingly quite measured- one might say that it abruptly ends before anything significant actually occurs- but we find ourselves cured of cliffhanger and able to begin sorting through a plot that has had a tendency to overwhelm in the past. The pace of tonight's Season 3 premiere is accordingly quite measured- one might say that it abruptly ends before anything significant actually occurs- but we find ourselves For a show as vast and complex as HBO's Game of Thrones, a slow and careful re-introduction is probably for the best. For a show as vast and complex as HBO's Game of Thrones, a slow and careful re-introduction is probably for the best.