Review of The Bells

Game of Thrones: The Bells (2019)
Season 8, Episode 5
10/10
A truly horrifying episode. This is what episode 3 should have been
13 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Let's be fair here guys, instead of judging this episode biased of your dislike for this season, you have to admit that this episode was amazing, and horrifying. Sure season 8 hasn't been the best season so far, but this episode I certainly one of the better ones. It is emotional, shocking and really good to look at.

From the start we are treated to some emotional farewells between our characters, and can we appreciate how amazing Peter Dinklage was in this? He will surely get a nomination in this episode, as well as the amazing insane Emilia Clarke. I didn't expect her to go full mad, I thought she would see reason.

The visual effects in this episode were spot on, and you may complain that episode 3 lacked any kind of strategy, but this episode certainly did. The Golden Company and their leader were utterly useless in this episode, as was the Iron/Greyjoy Fleet. I loved his well Dany used her dragon, keeping him low and fast, and destroying the scorpions as quickly as possible, this was smart.

This episode was truly horrifying to watch at times, as it put you right in the middle of a terrifying dragon rage. I mean c'mon guys! How can't you appreciate this episode? It was everything episode 3 should have been and more. The finale farewell with Jamie and Cersei is certainly going to have book readers tilt their head, but the Valonqar hasn't been mentioned in the series, so it doesn't matter here. Their last scene was perfect and Lena Heady has been a treat this entire series. It was both sad and satisfying to watch her go.

Jon Snow didn't have much to do this episode, again. But he did serve as kind of us in a way - meaning he was shocked and horrified by what he was seeing, trying to help people, being the good man that he is.

This episode was great, it really was. Most of you giving it a bad review haven't even seen it, and if you are giving it just because well.... you don't like this season, that's not right. This episode was perfectly shot, acted, written and was visual amazing. But part of me wonders why this season isn't 10 episodes long. One episode to go, doesn't seem like enough time to wrap everything up. I have a feeling that one will be very rushed. Which is a shame.

10/10
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