Reviews

First of all , this episode was a visual buffet introducing some of the most visually appealing scenery ever created for television or cinema likewise , massive props to the production team.

The writing once again constituted the episode-breaking aspect , as it was once again predictable , rushed ... soaked in illogicality, inconsistency and pointlessness .So let us shed a light on how this episode was butchered shall we :

1/Daenerys bursting into a state of madness reminiscent of her late father rampaging the city into flames for no utter reason but to seemingly drive the plot forward for one more episode . The bells rung and the battles ended , The throne was finally secured and all that was left was to sit on it . And we are to believe that she's suddenly lost her sanity ,forsaken it in such a tiny time span ,due to an almost non-existing build up, throwing away what she repeatedly claimed was hers in a completely contradictory way to what she was built up to be ...and for the silliest of reasons ? Absolutely inexcusable.

2/Yes the dragon was covered with armor as many predicted , however not with actual armor , PLOT armor .It is a bit unbelievable to say the least that the dragon single-handedly managed to destroy the iron fleet and the city's defenses in such effortlessness , wouldn't you say ? Considering what a ''Scorpion'' ballista is capable of shooting down from the sky *cough* Rhaegal *cough*... So imagine how impressed I was with the writing and the complete absence of plot armor when I witnessed Drogon wrecking havoc upon King's landing's defences ....Brilliant .

3/Cersei's death was quite unfortunate and wasteful , it didn't strike me as the emotional blow I expected it would whatsoever ,it felt lacking and shallow .Always a great shame to witness such cunning ,intelligent characters disgraced by such dull endings with little to no usage of what makes their character dangerously brilliant whatsoever ,and the absence of a mere shred of resistance ( RIP Varys , Baelish)

It is sad ,disappointing , and shameful to witness giants crumble , fall down on their knees , and humbly perish in such spectacularly wasteful manners . For it is Finally that I got to the point where i can confidently say , Game of thrones is beyond redemption and what a great shame that is . Cheers

6/10 for the visual feast and the exquisite performances by the actors .

The amount of accumulated hate this episode has managed to gather is quite ''exaggerated'' to say the least . I mean the episode was far from a state of beautifully written ,yet it's given us glimpses of what we are truly missing , a peak at the past if you will ...

The writing , once again , hasn't ceased to drown in the sea of illogicality in relation to certain events :

1-The dragon's death was unrealistic to say the least , but is it a breaking point of the episode ? not quite .

2-Capturing Missandei out of the water considering how much of an asset she would be as a hostage to Cersei , was rather improbable and thus a strike to the writing .

3-Dany marching towards King's landing backed up by a handful of unsullied , her dragon (surprisingly so considering it lost its brother a few scenes prior , which logically implies that Dany wouldn't think of risking its life in such a way),neglecting the fact that Cersei could've ended the war right then and there .

4-Cersei failing to put an end to the war when she had the upper hand was completely uncharacteristic , and yes a breaking point of the show would it not be justified in the upcoming episodes .That would imply that capturing Missendei was an utter pointless act , which accomplished nothing but to awaken the rage of Dany and push her through the edge ,for her to fall into the tyrannic mad nature she sought to end throughout her life .IT certainly looks like that is where the show is heading .

Add a couple of uncharacteristic decision making here and there (Jaime) and you've summed up the cons of this episode.

Now come to the reason i've failed to utterly detest this episode was the ushering of certain moments reminiscent of the glory days of GoT . The scenes between Varys and Tyrion are quite brilliant , the dialogue is noticeably improved , character interactions were witty , interesting for once , and unblemished by forced humour.

My concluding point is : Yes , the episode wasn't brilliant at all .But it certainly wasn't as vile as some describe it to , simply because the show has failed to animate their expectations into existence , simply because they refuse to acknowledge the route the show is marching on. That is a massive subjective bias controlling and blinding most reviewer from truly delivering an objective , fair , review ...allowing innumerable people to jump on the bandwagon of hate without clear understanding of what makes a good show good , or vice versa .

6/10 from me .

I can assure you that anyone who followed this epic tale has advanced to watch this episode expecting something grand to occur , a climax . Unfortunately , what the audience received was quite the opposite , I say that considering the amount of accumulated eagerness for a devastating , heart-wrenching final point to this lengthy tale.

First of , the cinematography was surprisingly vile and dark at times to the point where nothing was quite visible , although it balances out with some beautiful scenery throughout the battle so it hasn't constituted a serious problem , but I had to mention it .

Speaking of the battle , it was brutal , bloody , and the flow was smooth enough in order to avoid boring the audience , I believe it is quite the best aspect of this episode .

The writing ? extremely banal, predictable, and nonsensical at times . It seems that typical Hollywood writing has held GoT writers hostages for the past two seasons , which is noticeable in numerable situations , especially the ''last second save'' plot convenience which reoccurred at least 3 times to my counting . The main characters felt absolutely safe , even the secondary ones felt like they'd survive and most of them did against the incredible odds they've been put against ! ... I mean how many times have you spotted say Brienne , Jamie , and Podrick swarmed by a tsunami of walkers , only to be saved by cutting away to a different scene ? Talk about GoT not having plot armor ...

The death of the dothraki was the epitome of idiotic writing , how is it that arguably the best combatants in Westeros charged the enemy ignorant of its position? Lazy , nonsensical, shallow writing is what it is .

The deaths of Jorah , Theon , lyanna , Beric , Melissandre ,felt emotionally light and predictable , they absolutely failed to transfer the viewer into the realm of sorrow and awe , which was the main thing expected of this episode and that sadly hasn't delivered at least for my subjective experience .

Finally , the moment that broke the episode was Arya stabbing the night king into oblivion . Although many see it as a satisfactory closer , I don't and i'm quite sure many share my view regarding this . It was illogical and anti-climactic . How is it considering that the night king backed up by an army of walkers , that Arya was able to maneuver her way around that said army , injured , and save Bran at the last second ? Absolute nonsense .

And as the night king vanished away , my hopes for a decent closer to this show continuously do so , I wonder if it is to late to save it .

6/10

I feel like the few elements that grasped my interest as a viewer regarding Bird Box resolve around the acting , particularly Sandra and John, the cinematography, and the concept . The many illogical occurrences limit the enjoyment especially for people who have a hard time suspending their disbelief regarding certain situations such as the following :

-The grocery refill trip and it's ridiculous success considering the ridiculous circumstances !

-The constant stupidity from various characters leading to many unnecessary unsurprising deaths .

-The simultaneous birth giving has got to be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever witnessed , or I'm I supposed to grasp the idea of it being a coincidence ?

-Tom killing and injuring members of the uninfected group whilst being blindfolded .

-The boat flipping leading to everyone reaching shore safely with no considerable injuries ,considering how fast the river flow was , and how rocky that area was , believable right ?

-Successfully navigating through a forest suspended from your eye sight relying only on distant bird noises .

Those were the few but noticeable flaws that limited my enjoyment , coupled with some clishéd characters and almost no character development , and a very forgettable closer to the movie (I mean not even a slight explanation about the nature of the creatures , not even a theory being discussed by members of the household ?! )

5/10 from me , still better than ''a quiet place''.