Valar Dohaeris

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GOT is hard to make a proper review, due has many forefronts split in same episode, some has just few minutes, retellings those facts will be boring to the readers, then I will try describe the main scenes which has a most meaningful interest, after the battle Tyrion Lannister was imprisoned in a room, received an unfriendly visitor Cersei, warning him over his near appointment with the king Tywin, in fact it happens, however the conversation wasn't satisfactory to the little boy, his demand was refuses, due his bad behavior to rules mixing pleasure instead his duties, Jon Snow was taken by Ygritte to settlement to talk with Mace Ryder, he asking what's the real purpose to joint to them, the answer can decides the death or..., in other side Daenerys wants a big army, and goes to Aspator to know the special soldiers, fine episode that stats the third season!! Resume: First watch: 2019 / How many: 1 / Source: Blu-Ray / Rating: 8.5

A perfectly calibrated masterclass demonstration of how well these showrunners understand the material, its pull and its rhythms, and the patient dedication of the audience they have summoned to join them around the campfire.

The relationships are still good, the performances are still good, the script is well-written, the story's solid, the scenery and music score's great,

Valar Dohaeris is a set up episode, but a quality one nevertheless. Jon meets Mance Rayder, and sees a giant for the first time. Tyrion sits down with his father Tywin to discuss his reward, the highlight of the episode. Tyrion states his case only to realize it doesn't matter. Tywin Lannister: Why? You ask that? You who killed your mother to come into the world? You are an ill-made, spiteful little creature full of envy, lust, and low cunning. Men's laws give you the right to bear my name and display my colors since I cannot prove that you are not mine. And to teach me humility, the gods have condemned me to watch you waddle about wearing that proud lion that was my father's sigil and his father's before him. But neither gods nor men will ever compel me to let you turn Casterly Rock into your whorehouse. Go, now. Speak no more of your rights to Casterly Rock. Daenerys looks to buy an army of Unsullied. Missandei translating the insulting remarks humourous, while now knowing Daenerys can hear it all. Game of Thrones is a great show, but there are so many characters and different plots, that there are quite a few I just don't care about. Tyrion, Jon, Tywin and Daenerys the standouts.

Story (3.5/5) Soundtrack (5/5) Dialog (5/5) Graphic (5/5) Reasonableness (3.5/5) Entertainment (4/5) Overall (4.3/5)

Season 2 ended with "Valar Morghulis". It's only fitting that season 3 should start with "Valar Dohaeris", the second part of the High Valyrian greeting. Particularly so as this season starts off right where we left off in season 2. But this episode is not about lingering in the past. It nicely sets the stage for the new seasons with new subplots and interesting scenes.

The main thing that leaps out is how conversational this episode really is. There's not a great deal to say about it, when it deliberately avoids trying to sustain the momentum of last season's finale. It is a slow moving episode, I suspect the feeling of slowness has to do with the fact that there are no big surprises. Given the slower pace, what this episode is really about is the characters and re-establishing them and their relationships, both old and new. We have Tyrion and Tywin meeting once again. This scene is the highlight of the episode, as Dance and Dinklage get across the bitter reality of their family life. The scene with Cersei before it continues the trend of examining the family dynamic, and the actors do a fair job getting it across. Tyrion's wariness around his sister is well-deserved, especially when we consider the fact that on the show it's been suggested to Tyrion that Cersei herself was behind the attempt on his life. We do get our first look at Mance Rader, Tortmund, The Unsullied and Quyburn, a character who will go on to be very important. All in all, despite the quibbles, despite the disappointment in the introductions of the new characters whom book readers had anticipated so much, this was a solid start. Individually, most of the scenes hang well together, with the actors all in top form, and there's a good level of coherence. They avoided the pitfall of last year's opener, which was trying to catch up with every single character (plus giving significant time to a brand new region and characters in it), and so were able to give the scenes they did have just a bit more room to breath. It's only a shame that they loaded so much of last season's finale with the surprises and twists that could have opened this show, and given these scenes a sense of borrowed urgency simply by their juxtaposition wih the surprises that they could have had.

Season 3, episode 1. Tyrion is still not respected by his family - even after the battle of Blackwater and Tywin surely will not give him Casterly Rock even though it should rightfully be his. Cersei still can't be trusted - she is plotting against Tyrion. Robb has his mother put into a room that acts as a cell for her letting Jamie go. Daenerys is gathering an army. Littlefinger is still trying to talk Sansa to leaving King's Landing with him. Joffery is still interested in Margaery. Stannis is back with The Red Woman licking his wounds from his defeat at the battle of Blackwater. Jon is making a pact with the Wildlings. 8.5/10

Soundtrack : (9.3/10) Dialogue : (9.1/10) Story : (9.1/10) Cinematography : (9.2/10) Character development : (9/10) Conflict : (8.9/10) Excitement : (9.2/10) Reasonableness : (9.3/10) Overall : (9.1/10) Pros : showcase of the wildling and their way of living . introduction to several interesting characters . getting more with the common people in kingslanding . an interesting battle between Cercie and Margery on Joffrey . several locations with conflicts occurring to all of them and a great set up of what yet to come . Cons : lack of a cliffhanger . some scenes might be considered a bit boring.