amy4947 Reviews

Game of Thrones: The Iron Throne (2019) Season 8, Episode 6

I'm just glad that...

[2/10 · 20 May 2019]

Jon finally pet Ghost. That's all I wanted since I knew all my other hopes and dreams were getting flushed down the toilet. It was the only time I even smiled during the episode because Jon NEEDED to pet the damn dog.

Maybe I'll rewatch the series because seasons 1-6 (to me) are still some of the best television ever, but knowing that it all ends like this kind of makes me not want to. Hopefully GRRM finishes the books before I keel over and die so I can finally get a good ending to this series.

Game of Thrones: The Last of the Starks (2019) Season 8, Episode 4

Could've been worse

[7/10 · 6 May 2019]

Tried to remain positive and not let the writing fiasco of last week affect this week. My final verdict is that it could've been worse, and the only reason why it's rated so high is that I was expecting much worse.

My praises: The scene with Bronn was cool and felt much more natural than many of the other scenes. I liked how he interrupted his threat to compliment the wine.

Tormund was Tormund, which is always a highlight. He was so heartbroken by Brienne screwing Jaime that he immediately moved on lol.

Missandei's execution was done well, in my opinion. Her final words and Grey Worm's reaction were both great and heartbreaking.

My criticisms: Dialogue was choppy, which sucked. It felt like everyone was reading a script instead of just talking to each other.

Why so many important offscreen events? Jon telling the truth to his siblings, Sansa telling Tyrion, and Missandei being captured.

Jaime's character development disappeared as quickly as Bran's use of his legs. Obviously Cersei is his fatal flaw, but why did he decide to go back so suddenly? A little more screen time showing that he wasn't sure that he should stay in Winterfell would've been nice.

Jon couldn't even say goodbye to Ghost? The direwolf that's been by his side since season 1? At least he's with Tormund though.

Overall, could've been better, could've been worse. Not horrible but not great either.

Supernatural: Let the Good Times Roll (2018) Season 13, Episode 23

Well, that was unexpected...

[10/10 · 18 May 2018]

I hated the events that happened in this episode.

That being said, it's one of the best episodes of Supernatural that I've seen to date. Trust me when I say this; I've seen every episode.

Seriously amazing performances by everyone, but the stars of this episode were Alexander Calvert as Jack and Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer. The heartbreak and utter despair exhibited by Jack tore me to shreds, and the pure evil that Lucifer showed made me hate his guts (even though I love Mark Pellegrino's portrayal). I loved the scene where Jack realized who his father really is because it showed him who his actual family was, and it also showed that Lucifer was not in the process of changing his behaviour like we hoped; he was showing his true colours.

For any longtime fans of the show, or those who have seen season 5, you might have found this episode a little bit predictable, but it was interesting/devastating to see the second half of the predictions made 8 years ago finally come true (Dean saying "yes" to being Michael's vessel). I knew in my gut that Michael was not going to let Dean continue to be in control, but seeing Dean's epic angelic entrance got my hopes up a little bit. But then I realized how the episode was actually going to end.

This episode also gave a bittersweet sendoff to Mark Pellegrino. Assuming that Lucifer is truly dead, we probably won't see him on the show anymore, so thank you, Mark! You made such an evil character so much fun to watch.

As for Season 14, I wonder how they're going to control Michael. Does this mean fishing the normal universe Michael out of the cage? Is Dean going to be able to regain control over Michael? I honestly don't know, but you can bet your ass I'm going to stick around to find out in October.

Game of Thrones: The Dragon and the Wolf (2017) Season 7, Episode 7

This is gonna be a long two years...

[10/10 · 27 August 2017]

That was quite the episode, and now I'm just going to sit here and sulk while re-watching the entire series.

First, we see that the Unsullied and the Dothraki have arrived at King's Landing, meaning that Daenerys, Jon, and the others aren't far behind. Jaime and Bronn realize that there's no way that their army can defeat Daenerys'. Bronn later escorts the latter party to King's Landing to meet with Cersei (although Daenerys isn't with them). Cue a bittersweet reunion with Brienne and Sandor. And Tyrion and Podrick. And Tyrion and Bronn. Yeah, lots of reunions.

Cersei arrives soon enough with her brood and demands where Daenerys is. Sure enough, in rides Daenerys on Drogon, with Rhaegal right behind them. Talk about making an entrance (and showing off your power).

Tyrion begins the meeting, and Euron decides to be a dick as always. Tyrion and Jon go on to speak that they need to come together to fight a bigger war. Cersei doesn't take either of them seriously so in comes Sandor with the wight, which proceeds to lunge at Jaime and Cersei before it's killed. Euron admits that this is the only thing that's ever terrified him, and decides to flee to the Iron Islands.

Cersei realizes that the army of the dead is a major threat, and agrees to work with them as long as Jon stays in the North and chooses no side. Instead of agreeing, Jon then says that he cannot serve two queens, revealing his allegiance to Daenerys. Jon, I love you buddy, but this was not the time to show your honest Stark side.

Cersei gets up and leaves, taking her offer back, and leaving the others without the Lannister army. Brienne urges Jaime to talk to Cersei, and Tyrion decides to do the same. When Tyrion is about to go into Cersei's chambers, Jaime reveals that she kicked him out after trying to talk to her, and says goodbye to Tyrion in case he doesn't come back out.

Tyrion apologizes for all the ways he's hurt Cersei, with the latter being generally unforgiving. Tyrion later realizes that Cersei is pregnant with her and Jaime's fourth child. He goes back outside to Jon and Daenerys, with Cersei and the gang following him. Cersei then states that she is sending the Lannister army up North to fight the dead.

Back in Winterfell, Littlefinger once again tries to get Sansa to turn against Arya by teaching her how he gets into people's head. Oh honey, you've got a big storm coming.

In Dragonstone, Daenerys and the others discuss battle plans, and decide to sail to White Harbor together. Later, Theon approaches Jon, and tells him how he always does the right thing. Jon forgives him for the things that are in his place to forgive, and tells Theon to go save Yara from his uncle. Theon convinces the rest of the Ironborn as well (after beating up one of them).

Back to Winterfell. Just when it seemed like Arya was being accused of murder and treason, BOOM, both Stark sisters turn on Littlefinger, and accuse him of the murders of Lysa and Jon Arryn, and the betrayal of not only Ned Stark, but the entire House of Stark. Baelish drops to his knees and begs, but it was too late. At Sansa's command, Arya whips out Baelish's own dagger and slits his throat, and that's the end of that.

In King's Landing, Cersei reveals that she was never planning to send the army up North, and that while they were fighting, she would take back Westeros. Jaime feels betrayed, as she never talked to him, the commander, about battle plans, and tries to tell her how they promised. Cersei reveals that Euron is actually going to Essos, where he is picking up an army 20,000 strong. He is adamant on going up North, and Cersei almost has the Mountain kill him, but he walks away. He is then seen riding up North. It's about time Jaime left her, oh my god.

Sam arrives back in Winterfell, and talks with Bran. Bran reveals that Jon's bastard name is actually Sand, since he was born in Dorne, and is the child of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark. Sam reveals even more: Rhaegar and Lyanna were actually married, making Jon not a bastard, and that his real name is Aegon Targaryen, and is the rightful heir to the Iron Throne. Turns out Sam was listening when Gilly dropped this bombshell.

Then cut to Jon and Daenerys screwing each other. Gotta love some aunt-nephew incest!

Back at the Wall, Beric and Tormund notice the White Walkers and the wights marching toward them, 100,000 strong. Not only that, but we see Viserion as a wight, who proceeds to spit ice and crumbles the Wall that had stood for 8,000 years.

This was an epic finale. We got to see so many characters in the same scene that we haven't seen since season one or EVER (in Daenerys and Cersei/Jaime's case). Such a huge cliffhanger though, in a couple of ways, which makes the one/two year wait for season 8 so much WORSE, but I know it's gonna be worth it. At least it better be. If it's not, Benioff and Weiss, winter is coming.

Game of Thrones: The Queen's Justice (2017) Season 7, Episode 3

Another Good Episode

[8/10 · 30 July 2017]

Season 7 has been full of new character interactions, and this episode did not disappoint.

In Dragonstone, Jon Snow finally meets Daenerys Targaryen. She tells him about Cersei and the Iron Throne, and he tells her about the White Walkers (which she does not believe in). Although an alliance wasn't officially formed, and Jon did not bend the knee to her (albeit Daenerys strongly persisted, almost annoyingly), I was glad to see Daenerys allow Jon to mine the abundance of dragon-glass for weapons.

In Winterfell, Sansa Stark is reunited with her younger brother, Bran. He reveals how he is the Three-Eyed Raven, and that he can see everything: past, present, and future, including what happened on Sansa's wedding night with Ramsay. Even though Bran seemed pretty aloof, their interaction was heartwarming, and I was glad to see them together since that last happened in Season 1.

At King's Landing, we see Cersei talk with Ellaria and her daughter, Tyene, her prisoners. Cersei reaches into the more emotional side of her to extract her revenge on Ellaria; Ellaria took Myrcella from Cersei with poison, so Cersei is going to take Tyene the exact same way, ensuring Ellaria witnesses the entire ordeal. I hate Cersei, I really do, but this scene allowed me to see where she's coming from. Extremely powerful performances by both Lena Headey and Indira Varma.

After the Unsullied successfully breach Casterly Rock (thanks to Tyrion), we see that most of the Lannister army was actually in Highgarden. Jaime confronts Olenna, who reveals that she was the one who killed Joffrey. She also profiles Jaime, and he agrees with the fact that he's so terribly devoted to Cersei that he doesn't see how monstrous and evil she really is. Jaime poisons Olenna's wine (which he actually had to convince Cersei to let him do, as she wanted her beheaded or flayed alive), and she gladly drinks. Before she is left to die, Olenna tells Jaime to tell Cersei that it was her who murdered her son. This scene showed some serious character development for Jaime; he is far from the monster we all thought he was at the beginning of the series, as he saved an old woman from an excruciating death. Sure, he's doing exactly what Cersei wants, but he's not cruel. The scene in Season 3 where Jaime confesses to Brienne why he killed the Mad King also proves this.

In the Citadel, Sam has performed the forbidden procedure to cure Jorah of his Greyscale, which turns out to be a success. I am finding Sam's story-line to be a bit dull, but his interaction with (and saving of) Jorah made it more watchable.

Euron Greyjoy has become the new character I love to hate. After capturing Yara, Ellaria, and Tyene, Cersei announces his heroism to the crowd, while he asks Jaime how Cersei likes it in bed, both taunting him and letting him know that many people know Cersei and Jaime's secret. Pilou Asbæk is brilliant as him, but I hate him, and I hope his alliance with Cersei does not last long.

Overall, this episode was pretty good. The twenty minutes or so were pretty slow, but it picked up during the Cersei and Ellaria scene. The battle at Casterly Rock was also great to watch, with Grey Worm leading the attack. The ending was awesome, with Jaime and Olenna; a very interesting way to end an episode. I do expect that the next four episodes will be more exciting to watch, so I'm not disappointed with the fact that this episode wasn't my favourite.