The limited series, directed by Danny Boyle, invariably captures the fervent vibe of these oversexed, under-prepared rockers.
There’s no limit here to the narrative conveniences that exist only to conclude the series’s eight-season arc.
As David Benioff and D.B. Weiss show with this masterful rebuttal of an episode, it’s never too late to choose a different narrative.
There’s no shortage of empty gestures throughout the latest episode of the series.
The episode gives the audience exactly what it expects, and absolutely nothing else.
The episode is, above all else, a resolute detailing of the final calm before a spectacular storm and what it means to be human.
The episode has the good sense to respect our familiarity with these characters, and as such it doesn’t beat around the bush.
It abandons its fruitful investigation of belief systems in favor of a simplistic articulation of Mary’s inspiration.
Nick Park’s talents often serve only to highlight the fundamental lack of inspiration at Early Man’s core.
Violence is teased, but tantalizingly withheld, throughout the season-seven finale of Game of Thrones.
The episode offers up a battle between CGI dragons and CGI zombies, to pulpy effect but no moral consequence.
In war and through violence, Game of Thrones is as clear and compelling as it gets.
The episode manages to set up future conflicts without interrupting its rapid pace.
Even after six seasons, Game of Thrones still doesn’t know what’s most important to its own story.
Death is momentarily thrilling, but the struggles of those who live on are what sustain the series.
The depressing truth to the episode’s title may be that no one can get what they want without violence.
When Game of Thrones leans on its history, it takes on a resonance rarely found in fantasy.
The latest episode of Game of Thrones takes a more subdued step back to reset the table for the next big event.
The show is no longer holding anything back in story or tone, and it’s making this fantasy world feel all too real.
The problem this season on Game of Thrones continues to be plotlines that seem horrendously out of place.