review of game of thrones season 8 episode 1

Of course, when Tyrion said the Lannister army was riding north to help, everyone was really upset. “Thanks to his courage we have brought with us the greatest army the world has ever seen.” The grumblings from his people were not unexpected, and Tyrion stood up for him. Jon handled her questions with diplomacy and tact. Lyanna Mormont, true to form, called Jon Snow out for bending the knee to Dany.

Now his house is back in a place of honor.

Ned’s father fought with Ramsay against Jon Snow in the Battle of the Bastards. A quick recap: Ned pledged fealty to House Stark in Season 7, after his father betrayed the Starks and Jon Snow. The episode later continued with a look at Little Ned Umber, as Ned asked for more horses and wagons. :)īran hinted at his power when he revealed to Dany that he knew one of her dragons was now under the Night King’s control. And the moment with Dany and Jon riding side by side with their army – perfection.Īnd the moment when Arya saw the Hound was great, but quickly surpassed when she saw Gendry. It was so epic, I got chills watching that scene. We see Daenerys’ Unsullied army arriving at Winterfell.

The episode began at Winter Town with a child running through a crowd. The King’s Landing section of the intro was amazing too, and then we revisited the crypts of Winterfell. Even the ‘previously on’ video was epic, promising great things to come.Īnd then the episode started with an epic new intro, showing the hole in the Wall and the ice spreading south. Thankfully, we didn’t have to see Viserion tonight, even though his absence was strongly felt.įrom the get-go, the episode started strong. I’m still distraught and heartbroken over Viserion’s demise, so I’m not emotionally ready to see his dead ice-awakened corpse used for the army of ice death again, but here we are. We could see the hole in the Wall during the new credits and the ice as it traveled south, moving toward lands that we have been following closely for seven seasons so far. Then the opening credits for Season 8 - which are brand new - carried on the story. When Season 7 ended, we were left with Ice Viserion destroying the Wall and the Night King and a huge army pouring south of the Wall, ready to destroy everything in its path. This Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 1 review post has spoilers for Season 8 Episode 1. Only read on if you are OK with being spoiled.

Review of game of thrones season 8 episode 1