Season 6, Episode 6
[Sorry this is late, I had a return of some connectivity problems so I'm just posting a short reflection.]
That was one of my thoughts after episode 6. It juggled the three main branches of the tv version of the 'song of ice fire' well: Westeros remains a 'game of thrones' with second guessing, double crossing and savvy manipulation galore; the epic statement-drama (with some added scheming) continued in Essos; the north continues to seem like the place where all the really important stuff is happening - the portentous events are accruing and one day Everywhere-not-North will realise that their battles are but petty scwables in the scheme of the song of ice and fire.
But that's been the case since season one, episode one, scene one.
We're now at season 6, reportedly the last full 10 episode season, with only two shortened seasons left. As my blog title suggests, it's often the quieter moments of discussion that I enjoy most about Thrones, so I'm a bit worried at this stage that the series will need to accelerate to the point where it becomes little more than a series of action scenes and pay-off set pieces.
But that's been the case since season one, episode one, scene one.
We're now at season 6, reportedly the last full 10 episode season, with only two shortened seasons left. As my blog title suggests, it's often the quieter moments of discussion that I enjoy most about Thrones, so I'm a bit worried at this stage that the series will need to accelerate to the point where it becomes little more than a series of action scenes and pay-off set pieces.
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