Game of Thrones

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Season 6
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 17, 2011
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. CLKgame
    Apr 26, 2016
    7
    First Episode: So far so little. We pick up exactly where the last season ended and there's very little going on here story wise or with action. It appears this season will need a few more episodes to really get going. So maybe once the 4th episodes airs you should go back and watch from episode one to be able to really get a verdict. Oh, he's not back yet. If you're a fan you know what IFirst Episode: So far so little. We pick up exactly where the last season ended and there's very little going on here story wise or with action. It appears this season will need a few more episodes to really get going. So maybe once the 4th episodes airs you should go back and watch from episode one to be able to really get a verdict. Oh, he's not back yet. If you're a fan you know what I mean. ; )… Expand
  2. DerekHale
    Jul 6, 2016
    7
    Game Of Thrones was a masterpiece at one point. The writing was great, the characters were believable and interesting, and the directing and cgi was beyond it's kind. However in the past 2 seasons i have noticed a decline in the quality, and the entire feel of the show. It feels like a simplified version of what should've happened with predictable story telling, and quick and randomGame Of Thrones was a masterpiece at one point. The writing was great, the characters were believable and interesting, and the directing and cgi was beyond it's kind. However in the past 2 seasons i have noticed a decline in the quality, and the entire feel of the show. It feels like a simplified version of what should've happened with predictable story telling, and quick and random character "developments". I mean season 6 was with no doubt better than season 5, but i can't help but get angry at the writers when they are given this huge world that has many colorful characters that can really make the show feel much more grand, but instead choose to go with the quick CW-esc way out of things. The final two episodes saved the season for me i guess, even though it has it's own problems. The season was overall just good, i felt like i only cared for the Sansa and Jon/ King's Landing/ Bran story lines this entire season. I absolutely can't stand Denaerys's story line, nor her character, and what pisses me off the most is when we can finally have moments that might interest me like a bigger civil war fight with the whole masters thing going on the entire season...instead we just skip it with a single shot of the Dothraki riding in, and a few shots of the dragons burning a ship. We could of had moments like Dany sailing out of Mereen/ Dany passing through Valyria/ Dany reaching Dorne/ Dany talking to Olenna and Elaria and making a pact/ Olenna going to Highgarden to rally the Tyrell fleet from whoever is ruling Highgarden right now, instead of ALL OF THAT, we just skip it all (in the same episode i may add) and just show Dany on a ship sailing with dornish and tyrell ships from Dorne to king's landing. Like that could've been a season's worth of material at most, but they skip all of that cause dan and dave are so full of themselves and are so eager to finish this show in 13 episodes... and that just proves on why the decline of the show's quality is happening, and that also shows how Dan and Dave clearly need G.R.R.M to help them through this massive story, and it's undeniably obvious that they needed him this season. I'm done with my review but I just want to make this clear, since Dany is already in Westeros that means MONTHS have passed in the story, and if Dany managed to move continents in that period of time, i will audibly shout at the screen if I see Bran still trying to get to Winterfell in the next episode. That would be just cheap ass writing at it's very best.… Expand
  3. nonblonde
    May 15, 2017
    7
    One of my favorite seasons, along with season 1. There are lot of things to be improved but this show is really entertaining and you get attached to the characters. I wish they would spend more money on the cgi for the direwolves instead of just getting rid of them.
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Dec 11, 2021
    7
    A mediocre season with outstanding truly phenomenal episodes. An inconsistent attempt to return to the quality of the first four seasons. Moments like the "battle of bastards" are proof of the show still being worth your time despite pitfalls of Brans meandering arc,daenrys unsatisfying decisions and tyrions stagnation. Nothing moves forward in this season which is unfortunate . LongA mediocre season with outstanding truly phenomenal episodes. An inconsistent attempt to return to the quality of the first four seasons. Moments like the "battle of bastards" are proof of the show still being worth your time despite pitfalls of Brans meandering arc,daenrys unsatisfying decisions and tyrions stagnation. Nothing moves forward in this season which is unfortunate . Long running arc are resolved(finallly) but surrounding story's are neglected with the main story's holding any merit,a inability they hadn't shown whilst managing their previous ensemble cast.… Expand
  5. StanKub
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    A decent season. Not as good as the first ones, but considering that it has no book material to be based on, I think it's pretty well done. Yes, it does have its ills, but a good part of them had origin in Season 5, however, another good part of them hadn't, precisely the problems of serious plot holes and poor writing that sadly would only get worse with the following seasons. Thankfully,A decent season. Not as good as the first ones, but considering that it has no book material to be based on, I think it's pretty well done. Yes, it does have its ills, but a good part of them had origin in Season 5, however, another good part of them hadn't, precisely the problems of serious plot holes and poor writing that sadly would only get worse with the following seasons. Thankfully, it has some truly great moments that saves us from a cringe overdose, and the last two episodes are among the best in the entire show. Brilliant pieces of work there.
    I genuinely think this is the best season of the second half of the show. I actually enjoyed it, and as a book reader this is perhaps a guilty pleasure of mine.    … Expand
  6. imthenoob
    May 18, 2016
    6
    It started off poorly at first but as the season progressed, It's gotten better and better. Some of the side story lines (Greyjoys, Martells) are awful but the main plots are tying together quite nicely.
  7. roverhigh
    May 14, 2016
    6
    Missing the intrigue, characterization, tension, suspense, and excitement of the first 3 seasons. HBO has really slaughtered this world. Everything is slow and predictable. Was anyone surprised Snow would resurrect. What did he see in the afterworld. "Just, nothing." Woow, booorring! Was anyone surprised Bolton would be stabbed by his own bastard. The first 3 episodes is more a B-ratedMissing the intrigue, characterization, tension, suspense, and excitement of the first 3 seasons. HBO has really slaughtered this world. Everything is slow and predictable. Was anyone surprised Snow would resurrect. What did he see in the afterworld. "Just, nothing." Woow, booorring! Was anyone surprised Bolton would be stabbed by his own bastard. The first 3 episodes is more a B-rated show on CBS, rather than the premier GoT we had the first 3 seasons. O well, at least we still have the books to look forward to.… Expand
  8. LittleHooah
    Jun 22, 2016
    6
    Not coherent anymore and with a lot of poor writings. The story is super fast compared to the earlier seasons , with super short episodes and, funny enough, with tons and tons of filler scenes. Seriously, that's the first season where i skipped 20% of the episodes just because they were outright insulting fillers. The worst season by now.
  9. Windolicker
    Jun 20, 2016
    6
    This WAS one of my favorite shows of all time. Am I going crazy here or does Game of Thrones just not have the same amazing qualities that it used to have? When I am forced to watch an awful show on NBC or Fox with my girlfriend, there is a cheesiness and soap opera type feel to the shows. They seem dumbed down for the general populous. That is part of the reason why Game of Thrones was soThis WAS one of my favorite shows of all time. Am I going crazy here or does Game of Thrones just not have the same amazing qualities that it used to have? When I am forced to watch an awful show on NBC or Fox with my girlfriend, there is a cheesiness and soap opera type feel to the shows. They seem dumbed down for the general populous. That is part of the reason why Game of Thrones was so amazing for the first 4 seasons, it didn't care if you didn't like it. Now that George RR Martin isn't as big of a part of the show, the writers seem to be trying to make it more palatable to the masses. It is as if the writers are glad that they finally got rid of Martin and can now start making a canned and pre packaged show....business as usual. I hardly watch TV anymore just for this reason. And am I seriously the only one who thinks the actress who plays Daenerys is obnoxious? It would take a few pages to explain my point of view on this but she drives me crazy. What should be one of the best storylines in the series is ruined by her awful acting. Anyway, the show is still good, definitely worth watching.… Expand
  10. diego920
    Apr 25, 2016
    6
    In my opinion this is one of the most boring episodes in GoT, its just so slow, nothing happens, you can literally just skip this episode and you wont miss a thing.
  11. EzekielDawn
    Apr 26, 2016
    6
    It feels like this is a relatively meaningless episode, which just quickly cuts through the current situation in north, south, east and so forth. Instead of concentrating to the story or character depth, this episode just showcases things giving like max 3 minutes to one character. The characters and events seem to be too isolated from each other and so the episode is just a collection ofIt feels like this is a relatively meaningless episode, which just quickly cuts through the current situation in north, south, east and so forth. Instead of concentrating to the story or character depth, this episode just showcases things giving like max 3 minutes to one character. The characters and events seem to be too isolated from each other and so the episode is just a collection of random events which have nothing to do with each other. After a year of waiting again, this launch probably leaves the audience feeling empty and confused. After all, the "fate" of a character should mean something to the viewers, but attaching meaning takes time.. more than few minutes often. There is no time for the bonding/identifying effect to be born again between the characters and viewers in this episode, no time to develop the story... so it feels like nothing meaningful really happens.

    "Less is more" approach could've worked better in the first episode. Maybe this series works better when it's completed and one can watch all the episodes in a row, without long breaks between episodes or seasons.    … Expand
  12. jackaz15
    Jun 27, 2020
    6
    Easily containing Game of Thrones' worst narrative decisions, Season 6 is, at best, a slowburn that culminates in the best two episodes of the entire series; at worst, it's a plodding and uneven transitional season.
  13. LatinCritic13
    May 6, 2019
    6
    Season six of Game of Thrones is written like crap, except that the final two climatic scenarios of this season is what made it satisfyingly good.
  14. heretikeen
    Jul 11, 2017
    6
    Basically GoT fanfic by now.
    Martin kills off Jon Snow at the end of his final book, the show's writers brought him right back because they think they need a hero.
    Martin kills off the Hound only for the writers to bring him back and one of the most awful "I wanted to get out, but it dragged me back in" episodes ever. The main difference being that Martin can just create new characters    Basically GoT fanfic by now.
    Martin kills off Jon Snow at the end of his final book, the show's writers brought him right back because they think they need a hero.
    Martin kills off the Hound only for the writers to bring him back and one of the most awful "I wanted to get out, but it dragged me back in" episodes ever.
    The main difference being that Martin can just create new characters in a flash, whereas the writers are so stuck in their soap ways that it hurts.    … Expand
  15. TheMadDog
    Apr 26, 2016
    6
    A few good scenes, but too many plot lines and some silly dialogue. One begins to wonder whether this show will come to a happy ending or go down the trail of Lost.
  16. EnglishClass13
    May 26, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a big fan of Game of Thrones. However, I'm a little bit disappointed by Season 6.
    Jon Snow's resurrection was SO PREDICTABLE... in addition, I don't like the character because I think he has no charisma. He seems to be passive.
    Tyrion is my favourite character, but for the moment, the scenes where he appears aren't very thrilling. But I'm sure he's preparing something, so let's wait ! The most interesting scenes are Bran's. We know more about Hodor.
    As far as the music is concerned, it's very entertaining and it highlights the suspense. It's very touching too, especially during Hodor's very last scene. I didn't cry, but I was so gutted !
    To sum up, for the moment, the scenes are a little bit slow, but I'm waiting for more actions, and more funny quotes by Tyrion and Circei ;-)    … Expand
  17. akp333
    May 30, 2016
    6
    GoT has changed, shifting its focus away from the humanity of first four seasons. Relying more on magic and surprises, the show gets tweets, headlines, and reaction videos at the sacrifice of the great, complex, and coherent story it once was.
  18. PRTetu
    Feb 19, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Now that season 5 of Game of Thrones is over, who is excited for the premiere of season 6 on Sunday?

    To clarify, this 5/10 rating is only for the first episode of the new season [update: Nope, it'll work for the whole season two. What an efficient season of fan service. I can't wait for the next book]. I give Game of Thrones overall a 9/10. It is my favorite thing on television outside of The Americans and Rick & Morty.

    Seriously, nearly everything included in this premiere could easily have been included before the end of last season. The recap of previous happenings goes on rather long and the episode itself is already rather short, yet we still bounce around between a ton of characters. The score is excellent and the location shots and cinematography rather stunning, but Emilia Clark still ruins Daenerys for me, especially in comparison to the book character. She is written so much weaker and helpless in the show. Sansa, Brienne and Cersei are the highlights here and they are quite good, but it felt like this episode should have run another 20 minutes.

    The first 3 season premieres of this show were wonderful. The fourth was probably the weakest and the fifth wasn't terribly better than that one, but both were well worth watching, each far more than this latest entry.

    With the exception of a couple scenes which included Sansa or Cersei, all of which probably could and should have been included before last season's finale alongside the Sand Snakes' coup, there wasn't much going on.

    Jamie didn't even finish sailing before they had already seemingly sent Trystane back to Dorne freely! For no reason! Apparently, everyone hated Doran and Trystane except his elite guard who falls from one strike. And the show tries to fill this plothole by releasing the note sent to Doran by Jamie online... Give us a break.

    Davos does a number of things that are completely out of character and don't make much sense. Remember how much he hates Mel and wishes to kill her for the betterment of all? Isn't he curious how Stannis died or what happened to Shireen? Think she just lies and says they were murdered by the Boltons? Doubtful right? And why does he feel compelled to both guard Jon Snow's dead body and stay in Castle Black after discovering it?

    Speaking of Mel, all them blood magics from Asshai contrast the Lord of Light stuff pretty well, by the way, and a little reveal of her powers is a cool scene, but didn't surprise me nor rock my world enough to end an episode strongly.

    I am glad we finally got Brienne to unite with Sansa and I like Theon's redemption so far. I thought it was criminal that Bran has been out for a season and we didn't even get him on screen.

    Meanwhile, Arya is still blind and in training. Will she warg to "see" so she can do something to regain her sight, similar to in the books? I dunno, but this felt okay for the premiere when I thought she would have another scene before the end of the episode.

    Pretty subpar episode even if were smack in the middle of the season given the lack of content, inconsistencies and microscopic plot progression    … Expand
  19. desoul
    May 22, 2016
    5
    *deleting review* I thought this was for the first episode and not for the entire season (I wish i can just delete this review and my score as well).
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  20. creatory
    Apr 25, 2016
    5
    Boring, bland and nothing is happening. Well we saw Gollum at the end but weak, very weak. Watchable but you can sleep most of the time, and form the alleged 60 minutes actual time of the ep is 46-48 minutes.
  21. nilruf
    Apr 27, 2016
    5
    I don't get how season 5 was so praised by critics. It was the weakest one, with outstanding 'Hardhome' among lousy and rushed storytelling. The first episode of the sixth season serves as a way to resolve most of last season cliffhangers. Great segments in The North, dull inside and out of Mereen. I've read the books and I know the show has had to do some changes, many of them I'veI don't get how season 5 was so praised by critics. It was the weakest one, with outstanding 'Hardhome' among lousy and rushed storytelling. The first episode of the sixth season serves as a way to resolve most of last season cliffhangers. Great segments in The North, dull inside and out of Mereen. I've read the books and I know the show has had to do some changes, many of them I've accepted and even praised. New ideas for different media. But what they did with Dorne is beyond embarrassing, a wasted opportunity and a big mistake not only for book readers, also as a TV script alone. Overall in the episode, some dialogue is poor and it feels the story relies only on the strength of each character. The best of it, is that you can feel there's a lot coming up and they are just setting up for a wild season. Let's hope they manage to do it the way they did in their best episodes.… Expand
  22. Edmundo
    Dec 3, 2018
    5
    Predictable plot, badly paced scenes, constant feeling of indignation, lack of heroes to cheer, bad endings of initially good storylines. I think Martin's continuation of the storyline will be more interesting, then this one...
  23. aburnstorm
    Jun 19, 2016
    4
    The show has lost its way. The focus has shifted to predictable plot lines, and characters are becoming one dimensional. The show does not even feel it necessary to pretend that the characters matter or may change anymore, rather they are just trying as fast as possible to push things to a conclusion. Poor writing in overall story structure and character development. I mean if RamsayThe show has lost its way. The focus has shifted to predictable plot lines, and characters are becoming one dimensional. The show does not even feel it necessary to pretend that the characters matter or may change anymore, rather they are just trying as fast as possible to push things to a conclusion. Poor writing in overall story structure and character development. I mean if Ramsay had an entire army, why is EVERY single one of them evil? Or assumed to be evil since underdeveloped? The battle for the Wall was hard because you wanted people on both sides to win. Ramsay cannot command just because he says so. A few misguided, but strong characters (for example from the Karstarks) might have helped this. But that is just one line. EVERY story thread has this problem now. They are obviously bored or just don't know how to keep the show going. Will maybe watch again in the future, but I'm going to drop and go out for more surprising and engaging stories.… Expand
  24. deck
    May 31, 2016
    4
    Will the winter ever come? Did the people of Westeros still care about? Does Daenerys have Dragons? Did the Lords care about? Is there a game of lords with intensions? Was there a fantasy world which became to life? Lets rush out boring side plots untill nobody care about the series anymore!!!succesful money grab!
  25. Apolsc
    Apr 25, 2016
    4
    The first chapter was pretty bad. The lack of books to adapt was evident. The script has lost quality, as the dialogues go down to stupid in some cases (the dothraki part for example). There is even continuity problems (whatever happened to the hounds in Sansa's scene) and the deaths have no impact at all. It felt like a Walking Dead chapter one that it is only there to stretch theThe first chapter was pretty bad. The lack of books to adapt was evident. The script has lost quality, as the dialogues go down to stupid in some cases (the dothraki part for example). There is even continuity problems (whatever happened to the hounds in Sansa's scene) and the deaths have no impact at all. It felt like a Walking Dead chapter one that it is only there to stretch the bussiness. It had everything that made GOT great but it seemed forced in every aspect.… Expand
  26. AliceofX
    Jun 12, 2019
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season is where things went from meh to bad. It was always a show where actions had consequences. When Robb betrays his promise to marry one of Frey's daughters he pays for it with his life. Jon made the choice to let the wildlings pass and was killed for it. And then they brought him back from the dead. That's when the series died.… Expand
  27. Aesteril
    Apr 26, 2016
    4
    In the first episode there is a scene where Sansa does a silly vow to Brienne, when she is in the middle of a blizzard and just jumped into freezing water. Later there is cliche dialogue, among you guessed it, the sand snakes. Dialogue among characters was almost unbearable at times in the first episode.
    Lena Headey's sunglasses tan was also visible in the episode at times, they did a    In the first episode there is a scene where Sansa does a silly vow to Brienne, when she is in the middle of a blizzard and just jumped into freezing water. Later there is cliche dialogue, among you guessed it, the sand snakes. Dialogue among characters was almost unbearable at times in the first episode.
    Lena Headey's sunglasses tan was also visible in the episode at times, they did a poor job with the make up.    … Expand
  28. JabberwocksBane
    Apr 26, 2016
    4
    Doran Martell's story arch was completely POINTLESS in the show. No one even batted an eye when he died in the first episode, cause nobody had nor the time or want to get to know him.

    I might forgive it if it was some boring character but this is **** DORAN MARTELL. Tywin Lannister was SCARED of this guy (in the books)! He is THE MASTER PLANNER - he gives Littlefinger a run for his    Doran Martell's story arch was completely POINTLESS in the show. No one even batted an eye when he died in the first episode, cause nobody had nor the time or want to get to know him.

    I might forgive it if it was some boring character but this is **** DORAN MARTELL.

    Tywin Lannister was SCARED of this guy (in the books)! He is THE MASTER PLANNER - he gives Littlefinger a run for his money! You know how he can barely walk? Well what he does whole day, every day is think and plan!

    There is a WHOLE story arch in the books concerning the DORNISH MASTER PLAN which is basicly (no spoilers cause the show ruined it now) a plan that allows the Dornish to take over the rule of the seven kingdoms WITHOUT A FIGHT - and Doran came up with the plan, over YEARS of planning and conceiving.

    In the books he had the Sand snakes (the chicks that killed him and his son) thrown in jail RIGHT AWAY after Oberyn died cause he knew they would only cause trouble - he is **** SMART!

    Seriously this is **** up beyond believe.

    Doran isn't **** Joffrey, he isn't **** Ned Stark, he isn't Robert, he isn't Rob - He is **** Doran. What skill his brother Oberyn had in fighting he had in thinking - He knows your move before you even make it. While other people just play the game of thrones he is its master.

    I can't believe they done this to him.

    I never EVER had a problem with the show changing something up from the books - seriously never. I came into this season excited and the first episode killed that excitement and chopped up its body.

    Doran's death was just a cheap atempt to get the viewers shocked about a new death - well guess what: if you don't give the character time to grow, no one gives a **** This failed absolutely miserably.

    Ok with that **** out of the way what else is there?
    - Stannis' death is pointless (still alive in the books - though he lost the battle)
    - Bryane's and Podric's arrival EX MACHINA
    - all scene's with Ramsey and Roose Bolton are very good - better than decent dialogue with clever way to fit in exposition
    - same can be said about Cersai and Jayme scene
    - I don't understand how can Tyrion and Varis walk so casualy through Mereen, that is bull****. The sons of the Harpey are very well informed so they would know who Tyrion is - never mind the fact that everyone saw him in the Arena WITH THE QUEEN. Seriously they would get assasinated. (though you may argue the Sons were at work on the ships so maybe I could believe that)
    - Jorah's grey scale still bothers me. I don't know where are they going with it - maybe some heroic sacriface he'll make later for Daenerys and dies in the proces. BUT it will only make it absolutely WORTHLESS - he would die anyway so that way he'll just die sooner - he has nothing to loose. On the other hand if he would be completely healthy and died for Daenerys that would be a worthy heroic sacrifice.
    - There is no way no one would recognize the Khalissi of Khal Drogo, just no way (I mean they sold her to Drogo cause she was LIKE NO OTHER WOMAN)
    - I don't know what will they do with Arya. If they won't get the abillity to warg into animals soon this will be a steriotype training arch (BORING)
    - and lastly ser Alister gave Davos and the men who guard Jon time till nightfall and as Davos says the red woman is their only chance...AAAAND she is going to bed for the night....well bye guys, you're all ****.    … Expand
  29. pete1977
    Sep 15, 2016
    3
    I really don't know what the big fuss is with The Games Of Thrones. It is a very average show with a couple of exciting moments in the whole series after 6 seasons. Still got nothing on Breaking Bad. That was a roller coaster of a show, unlike this show. Lots of boring episodes throughout 6 seasons. Thank god there is only ten episodes per season.
  30. Vibalist
    Jun 27, 2016
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is becoming so neat. Not neat in a good way, but neat in the sense that somehow everything magically ties together, and/or works out perfectly for the good guys. Benjen shows up again as blatant fanservice (just in the nick of time to save Bran, of course), Daenerys is suddenly able to control her uncontrollable dragon out of nowhere because the plot requires it, Sam steals a valuable sword without his controlling father or anyone else noticing, and earlier in the season we've had that terrible tent burning scene with Dany, Jon Snow coming back to life despite the fact that the logical conclusion to character arc should've been his death, Yara managing to steal a whole fleet because apparently no one on the entire Iron Islands was guarding it. Not to mention that characters are suddenly able to kill their own family members left and right without repercussion, as seen with Ramsay and the Sand Snakes. Didn't this use to be a grave offense, something that you couldn't just do? Isn't that why Joffrey, for instance, didn't just kill Tyrion, despite the fact he was the king?

    I don't remember the earlier seasons breaking their own established rules to such a ridiculous extent. The reason they moved along so slowly was because characters couldn't just walk up to each other and kill each other without consequence, and the reason they felt tense and exciting was because you truly didn't know who would bite the bullet the next time. Does anyone honestly feel the least bit afraid for Dany, Jon Snow, Tyrion or Bran? You just know these guys will pull through and go on to do the most boring, heroic stuff you can imagine, probably in that huge 'final battle' that everyone keeps pining for, that shouldn't logically happen because GoT isn't (or at least didn't used to be) Lord of the Rings.

    I could be wrong about all of this and the show could surprise me, but I'm not holding my breath.    … Expand
  31. Synycom
    Jan 7, 2017
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. .Seriously disappointed. Have watched the whole 6th series. Slow, disjointed, with some characters seemingly have the ability to teleport from one part of the world to another. Some of the visual scenes were stunning as usual and the acting held up well against a poorish script. The biggest downer given the end of series 5 and the threat of the white walkers and the epic impact they were about to have on the 7 kingdoms is completely forgotten for the first 8 episodes and remains so with only the odd scene and passing reference, The Queen of Dragons we thought had an invincible army but somehow this seems to have fallen apart faster than the average British government. Overall you cannot watch this without knowing the makers are milking the franchise by 80% of air time given to minor side plots, minor characters and scenes that don't add anything to the backbone of the plot and in several cases don't fit or have any useful purpose to this series or presumably the next.… Expand
  32. VidyaBum
    Aug 20, 2016
    2
    Pfahahahaha, I'm sorry but this was laughable.

    The entire season felt rushed, many battles were implied instead of shown(I'm guessing they ran out of money), an enormous amount of stuff felt like it was shoved in to surprise people but it just felt pathetic. The mixup between murder porn scenes, which have reached an overload by this point, and much more reserved character scenes is    Pfahahahaha, I'm sorry but this was laughable.

    The entire season felt rushed, many battles were implied instead of shown(I'm guessing they ran out of money), an enormous amount of stuff felt like it was shoved in to surprise people but it just felt pathetic.

    The mixup between murder porn scenes, which have reached an overload by this point, and much more reserved character scenes is abominable, you spend 20 minutes watching people getting murdered left and right and then you shift to samwell tarly and his awkward family reunions that don't even matter at all to the main storyline.

    Besides the editing and time spent on characters vs time spent on axing people and things, good job on the return of forgotten characters like Osha, who honestly considering her screen time, really didn't need to come back, or pointless murders where the emotional element is completely absent.

    I could count the number of ways in which this season was horrid, but I haven't got 500 000 characters, so let's just say this: it feels like a fanfiction. A really, really crappy fanfiction of GoT.

    To illustrate, let me remind you of something and then spoil something new: In Season 1(or 2, or 3), when Cersei wanted to kill someone, she'd make sure for him to get too much to drink and get skewered by a boar, or she had them discreetly assassinated, poisoned, or better yet she maneuvered so her enemies would infight. The complexity of the intrigue was what made GoT exciting, fun and feel like a real cohesive world filled with tons of awesome characters.

    Here, and this is spoilers, she literally shoves a regiment of wildfire caskets under the Great Sept, then blasts them with Tyrells, members of the small council, and the entire Faith Militant standing above, setting fire to a huge portion of the city, destroying the entire standing government, killing all the heirs of a great House, and essentially showing that she will go to any length of massacre to get away with her crimes. And you know the best? Right after committing arson, destruction of national monuments and mass slaughter, she crowns herself queen! How? On what legal basis? Apparently, the basis of having killed everyone else that could claim the throne or contest the claim in the city at that moment.

    Spoilers end here, and I'm pretty sure that now, it's best for GoT to also end here. I have not seen a series this great fall this low in a long, long time, possibly ever. I sincerely hope that it ends quickly, because by now a generally awesome series is damaged completely beyond repair, and it was already bad in season 5.    … Expand
  33. weirdcryo
    Apr 26, 2016
    2
    It seems they will keep dragging the plots like season 5.
    I only saw the first episode and, after last season, I'll assume they will somehow extend plots that should take 4 episodes into 8 then give an episode full of action and then 1 or 2 more episodes to wrap thing ups.
    If for some reason I keep watching and things don't develop this way I'll update this.
  34. lemonademaz
    Apr 24, 2016
    2
    Nothing happens: The Episode
    Incredibly boring, not even 40 minutes long (without recap), those stupid sand snakes can apparently teleport now, Mel is a thousand year old monster or something when she takes the neclace of (which she already did before and nothing happened)

    Why bother watching the rest of this season

    Please George finish the books so I can rest in peace
  35. Alexthurmane4
    Apr 25, 2016
    2
    Game of Thrones started its 6th season, and the white walkers are still walking. Johns dead, and we knew that already. This series is starting to be like all the rest. Dragging the plot out as long as possible just to make more money. Only problem with that is...yes im bored, and tired of watching the same ole plot never ever working out. Time travel would be the only thing worse at this point.
  36. red_rhino
    May 1, 2016
    2
    I have never written a review, but I had to come out of the woodwork because my favorite TV show is dying a horrible death. I have started to call it A Dallas With Dragons to my friends.

    Nothing is really wrong, per se, but just a little bit off. This whiff continues to grow with each episode since they introduced the Spain, sorry, Dorne timeline last season. No great monologues, witty    I have never written a review, but I had to come out of the woodwork because my favorite TV show is dying a horrible death. I have started to call it A Dallas With Dragons to my friends.

    Nothing is really wrong, per se, but just a little bit off. This whiff continues to grow with each episode since they introduced the Spain, sorry, Dorne timeline last season. No great monologues, witty insights, one liners - ok there are one liners, but that's all there seems to be these days. Gone are the days of spending 15 minutes with Jamie and Brienne in a sauna waxing lyrical on legacy.

    Unfortunately, without Martin's books to quote directly from, the dialogue is cringe worthy at times. I am no expert, but I have seen seasons 1-3 about 5 times and the rest at least a couple. I also read the books (I admit I skimmed some points of views, but I got the gist) and noticed some dialogue was verbatim in the show.

    I hope they sort out this cheesy dialogue problem and start allowing stories to breathe again, and relationships to build. They have killed off everyone I really liked, except of course Tyrion, so at least develop some interest in the remaining bozos. If they carry on like this soap opera, bouncing from on location to the next, I will honestly cry.    … Expand
  37. Calasade
    Jun 9, 2016
    2
    Writing is way inferior to that for the previous five seasons. Convenient saves and seems like no one good ever stays dead. At this point I anticipate Robb and Lady Starke to come back from the dead.
  38. M_Marco_M
    Jun 28, 2016
    2
    The poorest aspect of the season are the dialogues, they are just terrible, especially if compared to the masterpieces of the first few seasons. Some of the characters seems to be doing things in completely random way just for the sake of making the show works. Side characters with little or no importance tend to have a huge attention (Blackfish for example) at the expenses of the timeThe poorest aspect of the season are the dialogues, they are just terrible, especially if compared to the masterpieces of the first few seasons. Some of the characters seems to be doing things in completely random way just for the sake of making the show works. Side characters with little or no importance tend to have a huge attention (Blackfish for example) at the expenses of the time dedicated to the main plot to which they do no contribute in any way. The last two episodes were a bit better but only because something finally happened. Loved the soundtrack of the last episodes.… Expand
  39. Deego
    May 16, 2016
    1
    It really hurts me to admit this but it already was coming. Since the fifth season, he felt that Game of Thrones would worsen the quality. And it is now at its climax.
    Game of Thrones is not what it once was. There is no intelligent, complicated and exciting dialogues as in the first 4 seasons. To generate an impression, they believe that they should kill someone by surprise. It looks    It really hurts me to admit this but it already was coming. Since the fifth season, he felt that Game of Thrones would worsen the quality. And it is now at its climax.
    Game of Thrones is not what it once was. There is no intelligent, complicated and exciting dialogues as in the first 4 seasons. To generate an impression, they believe that they should kill someone by surprise. It looks like a show of many. It has become very predictable, exaggerated, forced and tedious.    … Expand
  40. Nydhogg
    May 1, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Having read the books, it's impossible not to be disappointed, the show has been great for the first 4 seasons, some times even improved on some of the material the books gave us, but last season was a complete mess and this episode makes me believe season 6 won't be much better. The 1st episode was, for the most of it, really slow, the complete destruction of the Dorne plotline and the subversion of its characters was outrageous, Daenerys' destiny is much different from what the 5th book makes us believe will be. There she shows up in front of the Dothrakis as a champion, here she's nothing but a slave... the quantity of stuff they just outright removed from the books is appalling.
    The only reason I won't give a 0 to this episode is the final scene. Even though it's not present in the books, nothing there contradicts its possibility and it was a nice tweak, although I thin there was no necessity for the character to get fully undressed in the cold winter of the wall just for the sake of shocking the audience...
    Waiting to see how the show will approach the iron islands and old town plotline, but I'll keep my hopes low.    … Expand
  41. Jkling1967
    Jun 6, 2016
    1
    This series has lost it. Should be renamed game of drones. No action. No direction. Too many story lines so there is no depth to anything. The writing is poor. What a bummer!
  42. leaveit
    Apr 25, 2016
    0
    First episode: It was only 40-some minutes long, but I had time to fall asleep twice. There is a 5-10 minute clip show recap at the start, and following this is 30-40 minutes of more recap. Some stuff happens that obviously has nothing to do with the central plot, if you can even figure out what that plot may be. All the actors have aged about 3 decades since the first season, and as usualFirst episode: It was only 40-some minutes long, but I had time to fall asleep twice. There is a 5-10 minute clip show recap at the start, and following this is 30-40 minutes of more recap. Some stuff happens that obviously has nothing to do with the central plot, if you can even figure out what that plot may be. All the actors have aged about 3 decades since the first season, and as usual you won't even see them all in this episode. Bran and co. are completely absent, Arya does nothing but begin training to be a character archetype that is so stereotypical that there's a G.I. Joe made after it, still no sight of Lady Stoneheart which I guess they thought was too much more embarrassing than everything else. Ser Frankenstein is not present, Tommen is not present, Tyrion is thinking about turtles, Littlefinger doesn't exist, the Greyjoys don't exist, Davos and Melisandre have small talk, Sam doesn't exist, the white walkers don't exist, and Daenerys has about one scene.

    With that said, go ahead and see if you can come up with a way to stretch a full episode out of what remains. That is what Weiss and Benioff did.    … Expand
  43. TrueReview01
    May 29, 2016
    0
    This new season of GOT has become more of the same TV soap opera junk that many late season big shows become. It is unfortunate, but true that the shows slowed to a snails pace. No tempo, just slogging through one episode to the next with the inevitable feeling that the show runners now haven't a clue how to write and present the series without G.R.R.M. The show is now so thin on storyThis new season of GOT has become more of the same TV soap opera junk that many late season big shows become. It is unfortunate, but true that the shows slowed to a snails pace. No tempo, just slogging through one episode to the next with the inevitable feeling that the show runners now haven't a clue how to write and present the series without G.R.R.M. The show is now so thin on story that most scenes are so lacking of any context, and missing any depth. The series is now all foreground, within each scene, plot line, and character. Thin, and just going through the motions. I'm sure GRRM will always wish he'd had kept control, or made the show take a hiatus until he finished it himself. Bad on HBO for forcing this show in this way, and it seems there has been a change in HBO that they'd bungle their super show so seriously.… Expand
  44. Esthete
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    Well, at least now we know what Benioff and Weiss are capable of, without source.
  45. vankar
    May 31, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This season its a disgrace for the show and the books.it started from season 4 but now its even worse.the story follow irrational path and the actions that happens don't have real consequences. a great example is the dorne part. The paramour ellaria sand murders prince doran (beloved brother of her love) to avenge the death of her love(only because he dint share with her his plans) and after the murder no one call this treason and send them to death some "sands" murder the prince of their country and its all ok (hope they not call themselves queens/ princess and whatever else) . All this cause in the past season dorne dint go well in views (cause they butchered it) Many other thing happens like killing all the cgi wolfs fast without the right pacing . i rly loved the series until 3rd season, i tolerated 4 and 5 but i cant watch this anymore they go just for the shock value without the story behind it… Expand
  46. JasonR
    May 23, 2016
    0
    I gave the first episode a 7. That was hasty. This is turning out to be the best season of GOT yet. Maybe because as a book reader I dont know whats going to happen, but its been amazing since Episode 2.
  47. cucukatu
    May 31, 2016
    0
    It makes one's jaw drop if you compare how lazy and unexciting and illogical this show has become to what it used to be.
    It is as if the show runners are trying everything they can to prove they are capable of ruining what was one of the greatest show of all time, simply because they can.
    The show used to have great pacing, smart dialog, a yummy heavy atmosphere and care worthy    It makes one's jaw drop if you compare how lazy and unexciting and illogical this show has become to what it used to be.
    It is as if the show runners are trying everything they can to prove they are capable of ruining what was one of the greatest show of all time, simply because they can.
    The show used to have great pacing, smart dialog, a yummy heavy atmosphere and care worthy characters like the hound. There were also genuinely shocking scenes like the red wedding that is surprising but still logical. Now they spend half an hour showing you Sam's family greeting each other before rushing to show yet another scene of dany riding a dragon and giving a speech. I am done with this.    … Expand
  48. Exclusif
    May 16, 2016
    0
    Man I was looking forward to season 6, but... it's just absolute garbage. I could barely finish episode 4. Everything is 3 leagues below previous seasons, yes even the acting is less inspired. Seriously, what is going on here?
  49. wenlushiren
    May 29, 2016
    0
    After viewing the latest episode "blood of my blood', all I can say is I DO regret the 60 minutes wasted on this classic-turning-soap opera. The plot feels weak compared with previous seasons. The dialogue have no wits whatsoever, character`s motivations have no firm ground, all the twist either feels predictable or just pale because coming from no where.

    I have turned from wondering    After viewing the latest episode "blood of my blood', all I can say is I DO regret the 60 minutes wasted on this classic-turning-soap opera. The plot feels weak compared with previous seasons. The dialogue have no wits whatsoever, character`s motivations have no firm ground, all the twist either feels predictable or just pale because coming from no where.

    I have turned from wondering whats going on next in this intense series to struggling whether to waste once again my time and expectation in the next boring soulless and fragmented episode.

    Clearly, George. R. R. Martin`s masterpiece is ruined by the hand of Modern TV script writers. They are just not that into his WORLD!!!! Those screen writers just fills this show with so many modern T.V. gimmicks instead of taking GRRM`s colorful originality.

    Maybe only by isolation from the modern world`s noises, and sit next to an old PC, can one be as original in creating a huge imagination world as colorful as G.R.R.M.....    … Expand
  50. MAGA_Man
    Jun 20, 2016
    0
    This has always been a guilty pleasure show and it's never been truly good, but at least for the first few seasons it made some resonant points about the nature of power, nobility, myth, and warfare. The quality sure fell off quick though, and now in the 6th season it's just a bloodthirsty, degenerate cartoon with no point except to let nerds talk around the water cooler about who gotThis has always been a guilty pleasure show and it's never been truly good, but at least for the first few seasons it made some resonant points about the nature of power, nobility, myth, and warfare. The quality sure fell off quick though, and now in the 6th season it's just a bloodthirsty, degenerate cartoon with no point except to let nerds talk around the water cooler about who got killed off. Shame!

    This season was especially notable for its weird sexual politics. They wrecked the best female characters by taking multifaceted and interesting women and insultingly turning them into one-note Mary Sues (Arya, Sansa, Brienne, and especially Daenerys) who spend all their time smirking and snarking at people. Dany especially does almost nothing but smirk through half-closed eyes in every scene she's in, it's pretty comical once you pay attention to it.

    Meanwhile the male characters are all either defenseless cripples (Tyrion, Varys, Theon, Doran), servile bootlickers of women (Daario, Jon Snow, Littlefinger, Podrick, Grey Worm, Samwell), or both (Jorah, Jaime). Honestly the only likable guy on the show this season was Ramsay Bolton, since he actually seemed to be having fun and acting on his own volition. So the women are all trying to be men (with hilarious results) a bunch of the men literally have their balls cut off, and the only people who could find this mess entertaining are nerds who are very confused about human sexual dimorphism.

    They should make spin-off shows about Bronn picking tavern fights and Margaery making power plays in the royal court with charm and guile, because everything else on this show sucks now.    … Expand
  51. FBauer
    Sep 27, 2016
    0
    I'm so angry about season six and I don't know where to start to write down all the things which went wrong, but a lot of other people here described it very well in detail...to sum it up: the show-runners just ruined it ! That's why I give it a zero, because 8,4 as an overall score is far to good for this crap, it should be more like 3 or 4 points. Just one note: Why has every one who isI'm so angry about season six and I don't know where to start to write down all the things which went wrong, but a lot of other people here described it very well in detail...to sum it up: the show-runners just ruined it ! That's why I give it a zero, because 8,4 as an overall score is far to good for this crap, it should be more like 3 or 4 points. Just one note: Why has every one who is a dwarf or lost his penis to be reminded of it at least two times in each episode ?… Expand
  52. MahbubAli92
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    Awful show, at this point it just wallows in vulgarity and pointless violence and cringeworthy "Strong Wahmen" cliches. The writers really had no idea what to do once they lost the grounding of GRRM's writing and turned it into a pile of Hollywood stereotypes. Sad!
  53. MrsY
    Jan 5, 2017
    0
    I was a huge fan of Game of Thrones but...it just disappoints me by now. The first three seasons were really good. It was fun to have watch such a great series based on an amazing book. The ones after that? Not worth watching to be quiet honest. And I no longer will watch this. The whole thing has become very predictable and exaggerated. Sad.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Apr 26, 2016
    70
    In short, it was an episode of Game of Thrones, a show with little interest in or aptitude for self-editing. The aspects that worked were no better-written or more artfully shot than those that fell slightly flat; they simply had a sense of urgency that was, even by the standards of a show whose premieres are slow going, was absent elsewhere.
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  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Apr 25, 2016
    70
    Surprise has its place, and isn't mandatory in a table-setting episode like this, which did its best to catch us up on most of the characters (while skipping over the likes of Littlefinger, Sam, and Hot Pie) and show us where their stories may be headed after all that went down at the end of last season.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Apr 25, 2016
    91
    The bodies still pile up in a sprawling episode full of ongoing storylines, but there's a definite sense that there's hope for some of these hopeless sorts. ... [Arya's] journey, as a young woman in a severely patriarchal society, has always been extremely compelling, but with every season, she gets more agency and strength, and becomes even more captivating.
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