Despite the slow plot progression and little to do for the characters, the first episode was a good start to this season. However, this episode surprised me and since there's no problem I have, this is an improvement over The Red Woman.
The story is a lot more compelling and advances the plot progression from the previous episodes perfectly. The performances are once again compelling with Lena Headey and Dean Charles Chapman sharing an emotional moment together. And that's not all. It finally revealed the fate of Jon Snow and left a shocking cliffhanger to what would really happen in the next episode.
That being said, everything else turned out great. The pacing is tighter and never drags, the script is well-written, the directing is solid, Ramin Djawadi's music score shines and suits the emotional scenes and the atmospheric moments really well, and the editing is really good. So, overall, another classic episode for the entire show and an improvement over the first episode, which I thought was a good start. :)
The story is a lot more compelling and advances the plot progression from the previous episodes perfectly. The performances are once again compelling with Lena Headey and Dean Charles Chapman sharing an emotional moment together. And that's not all. It finally revealed the fate of Jon Snow and left a shocking cliffhanger to what would really happen in the next episode.
That being said, everything else turned out great. The pacing is tighter and never drags, the script is well-written, the directing is solid, Ramin Djawadi's music score shines and suits the emotional scenes and the atmospheric moments really well, and the editing is really good. So, overall, another classic episode for the entire show and an improvement over the first episode, which I thought was a good start. :)