Yet I’d argue that this was the best Thrones episode in a long time. Instead, they got a buffet of inevitabilities (Daenerys arriving in Winterfell Jon learning of his parentage), some spooky but short set pieces (the SEAL Team Six–like rescue of Yara the pinwheel of severed arms), and one long sequence of lighthearted dragon flying that evoked Harry Potter seeking a Snitch. After a two-year gap and a dragon’s-feast worth of hype, fans probably wanted grand plot movements. This premiere might not rack up many superlatives when all the Thrones episodes are accounted for, though.
(He lost his honorific by believing a promise from Cersei, the least trustworthy person in this realm and any other.) Arya titled Sansa the “smartest person,” and Sansa in turn said that Tyrion was formerly the cleverest person she ever knew. Euron Greyjoy was named “most arrogant” by Cersei Lannister in the sole compliment she could muster after the Greyjoy pick-up artist asked for postcoital feedback. How else to explain this premiere’s doling out of superlatives? Jon Snow called the late Ned Stark the “most honorable” man he ever met, which is awkward because Sam was telling him that Ned had lied all his life.
Weiss in the wistful mind-set of a high-school-yearbook editor. Spencer Kornhaber: Game of Thrones’ ending has apparently put David Benioff and D. Because no screeners were made available to critics in advance this year, we’ll be posting our thoughts in installments. Every week for the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, three Atlantic staffers will be discussing new episodes of the HBO drama.
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