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Positive:
28
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8
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Critic Reviews
The GuardianJan 20, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Although it gestures towards larger questions, like the corruption of innocence and the pros and cons of the feudal mentality, it doesn’t delve into them deeply or carry enough weight on its own to attract a great audience of non-diehard GRRM fans. But perhaps the fact that it is not going to set the world on fire, either literally within the show or metaphorically without it, is the point.
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Jan 20, 2026
Season 1 Review:
Granted, nothing will ever be as grandiose, addictive and surprising as the fantasy universe that brought us White Walkers, the Red Woman and the Faceless Man, but to pull out the magical realism, then fill the gaps with Dunk’s sincerity and honor-above-skill ethos is not a winning strategy.
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The IndependentJan 13, 2026
Season 1 Review:
It makes very little effort to justify its own existence – refreshing, perhaps, for a franchise that has too often treated its subject matter with stodgy self-importance, but ultimately frustrating. It is a character piece without a sufficiently interesting character at its core.
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