Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
Viserys, played by Paddy Considine, finally dies and sides are formed across the nation.
I enjoyed this episode for the most part, it really does feel like we are getting close to the action and to the start of the war, with the opening shot of it maybe being fired in the final moments of the episode.
I liked all the scheming and backstabbing and thought that a lot of things that had been set up earlier in the season really came into their own and made the episode work. In many ways this episode does all that a penultimate episode of a series should it sets the stage for the finale.
Something that I was less keen on in the episode was its efforts to humanise Alicent, played by Olivia Cooke, who by this point is turning into one of the major villains of the show. Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with a nuanced and layered villain but sometimes you just want to see them be evil.
Overall a good set up episode for the finale.
Pros.
The ending
The set up
Bringing in elements from across the season
The excitement to come
Cons.
The show needs to just let Alicent be a villain
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