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. Esthete
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    Well, at least now we know what Benioff and Weiss are capable of, without source.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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!
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. Jwolf1980
    May 25, 2016
    10
    The reviews for this season leave me scratching my head. Shame on "professional" publications for reviewing a whole season based on one episode and on metacritic for allowing this. It's known that the first four episodes weren't screened for critics this season because of last year's leak. Had they been, these reviews would have been phenomenal as usual. Anyway, this season has been elite.The reviews for this season leave me scratching my head. Shame on "professional" publications for reviewing a whole season based on one episode and on metacritic for allowing this. It's known that the first four episodes weren't screened for critics this season because of last year's leak. Had they been, these reviews would have been phenomenal as usual. Anyway, this season has been elite. A return to form after a subpar season 5. The Door was the most emotionally devastating and poignant episode for me this far.… Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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!
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. Debaser7
    May 2, 2016
    10
    Ummm 7.6???? 73??? WHAT???? I hope the score goes up because so far this season is one of the best. I just watched episode 2, Bran and Hodor is back, the Greyjoys in the Iron islands return. Tyrion releases the dragons, Flashbacks, Ramsey is an evil bastard and the ending is fantastic. I danced for 20 minutes after the episode finished. I hate when people judge the season after the firstUmmm 7.6???? 73??? WHAT???? I hope the score goes up because so far this season is one of the best. I just watched episode 2, Bran and Hodor is back, the Greyjoys in the Iron islands return. Tyrion releases the dragons, Flashbacks, Ramsey is an evil bastard and the ending is fantastic. I danced for 20 minutes after the episode finished. I hate when people judge the season after the first episode, it was very good. Not everything has to be full on action each episode. If people can't handle some slow moments and character development, maybe don't watch the show.… Expand
  21. lf1994
    Apr 28, 2016
    8
    Not really here to give a rating. Solely to mention that it is absolutely ridiculous that these 'season' ratings appear. As they are only reviews of the season premiere. Put season reviews only in there or make a review-section of episodes I don't know. Not a butthurt GOT-fan just something that generally annoys me.
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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!
  25. DudeDude2020
    May 2, 2016
    10
    Bad reviews after one episode skew the rating for future dude. Episode 2 was great so this is the rating I'm throwing on here. I suppose giving it a 10 after two episodes is just as bad?
    it's ya boy
  26. 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.
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. oxXBLADEZXxo
    Apr 26, 2016
    8
    I don't think some people actually understand what can be done during a season premiere.

    There are many character arcs and plot lines which must be planted and set up for the rest of the season. Season premieres are not meant to thrust you into the action of Hardhome or the heartbreak of the Red Wedding: they are meant to reintroduce you to the world of Westeros. And that is exactly    I don't think some people actually understand what can be done during a season premiere.

    There are many character arcs and plot lines which must be planted and set up for the rest of the season. Season premieres are not meant to thrust you into the action of Hardhome or the heartbreak of the Red Wedding: they are meant to reintroduce you to the world of Westeros.

    And that is exactly what this episode achieved.    … Expand
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Metascore
73

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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