Game of Thrones: First of His Name (2014)
Season 4, Episode 5
9/10
First of His Name. S4 EP5 review
25 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Soundtrack : (8.9/10) Dialogue : (9.3/10) Story : (9/10) Cinematography : (9.2/10) Character Development : (9.1/10) Conflict : (9.1/10) Excitement : (9.1/10) Reasonableness : (9.3/10) Overall : (9.1/10)

Pros :
  • A solid beginning to this episode. I love Cersei's talk about Joffrey.


  • Sansa and Baelish arrives at the Vale. More wisdom from Baelish. Meeting Lysa again with a shocking reveal that Baelish is again the mastermind behind the war between the Lannisters and the Starks. It's crazy how she switches from being incredibly kind to an incredibly mad person and terrifies Sansa.


  • The Hound and his funny replies as usual. What a character. "The greatest swordsman who ever lived didn't have a sword?!"


  • Oberyn and Cersei talking is new and amazing. The fact that they both wants to get revenge for the death of a loved one makes their discussion immensely better.


  • Podrick and Brienne are wholesome. A great new duo.


  • The ending fight was amazing. We finally get a great duel between 2 skilled fighter. I love that the show didn't make Jon the perfect warrior who can beat anyone, but instead gets beaten by many people. Well until now this is the situation. We also get to know Locke's real intentions. Bran seeing Jon was emotional. And finally Ghost returns with Jon.


Cons :
  • maybe if the reveal had been delayed few episodes later it would've been better with a more of a dramatic sense.
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