Ditto all the material with Arya I get that we need to follow the stages of her journey, but these progressions are tiny. But it’s an awfully long time to spend on only two side characters making a left turn. It’s not that the scene is bad - it’s certainly not, and John Bradley and Hannah Murray have some really nice moments. For example, the long Sam/Gilly scene that really only tells us that they’re going to Sam’s family instead of the Citadel. Being a visual medium, the Three-Eyed Raven is a nice device to convey the same secrets, although the choice to hold back the reveal of what young Ned finds in the Tower of Joy feels a lot more motivated by the show’s sluggish pacing than specific dramatic concerns.Īnd even though important things happened this week - Jon hangs Alliser Thorne and Olly, then quits the Night’s Watch! Rickon is back! Shaggydog is dead! HOWLAND F’N REED, Y’ALL! - most of the episode dragged through more table setting, spending valuable time shuffling pieces around the board without advancing the story very far.
GAME OF THRONES EPISODE 3 SUMMARY SERIES
'Conversations with Friends' Review: Hulu's Second Sally Rooney Adaptation Stretches the Boundaries of Loveģ0 Disturbing Foreign Films to Watch, from Gaspar Noé to Takashi MiikeĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieĪward-Winning Multiplatform Writer/Producer ( )įor book readers, there are no two words more exciting that “Howland Reed,” who the books have positioned as the keeper of all the true history that the characters don’t know, but the readers suspect. 'Game of Thrones' Stuntwoman Sues for $5 Million After Production Injury Like the vast majority of living creatures related to the Starks, nothing good has happened to him. And we learn some pretty sad things as well, specifically about the fate of Shaggydog. We also check in with Sam and Gilly, on their way to Sam’s home rather than the Citadel, Arya getting rehab for her need for vengeance and Daenerys being delivered to to the Dothraki widows. Hey, in case you didn’t hear - Jon Snow isn’t dead anymore! And while he doesn’t seem to have suffered any major loss of personality, being dead has affected him, at least to the point of giving up on the Night’s Watch (after some hard decisions about vengeance). LAST WEEK’S REVIEW: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 Episode 2 ‘Home’ Celebrates Resurrections Episode Summary Our writers are well-versed in the world of the show and the culture surrounding it, and we look forward to seeing how their opinions fare in the cutthroat world of Westeros… Sorry, that is, the cutthroat world of television criticism. Every week this season, Indiewire will be bringing you a unique collection of viewpoints on “ Game of Thrones,” as it is a show that elicits a unique sort of reactions.
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