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Title: Winterfell (14 Apr 2019)
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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peter Dinklage | ... | Tyrion Lannister | |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | Jaime Lannister | |
| Lena Headey | ... | Cersei Lannister | |
| Emilia Clarke | ... | Daenerys Targaryen | |
| Kit Harington | ... | Jon Snow | |
| Sophie Turner | ... | Sansa Stark | |
| Maisie Williams | ... | Arya Stark | |
| Liam Cunningham | ... | Davos Seaworth | |
| Nathalie Emmanuel | ... | Missandei | |
| Alfie Allen | ... | Theon Greyjoy | |
| John Bradley | ... | Samwell Tarly | |
| Isaac Hempstead Wright | ... | Bran Stark | |
| Gwendoline Christie | ... | Brienne of Tarth | |
| Conleth Hill | ... | Lord Varys | |
| Rory McCann | ... | Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane | |
SPOILER: Jon and Daenerys have a cold reception in Winterfell. Jon meets his brother and sisters and rides the dragons with Daenerys. Then she discloses to Sam the fate of his father and brother. When Jon meets Sam, he discloses who his parents are. Euron Greyjoy meets Cersei to collect his recompense for joining to her army. Theon rescues his sister Yara and decides to go to Winterfell. Jaime arrives in Winterfell and sees Bran Stark. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We got a very tepid start for the last season of one of the greatest shows of the decade, and it seems this season will suffer from the same deficiencies of Season 7, namely, absolutely terrible pacing, mediocre writing and predictability. I think the magic of the earlier seasons are definitively gone at this point.
All those problems stem from the fact that there is no longer any source material. Instead of condensing an already fantastic series of books, now the writing team is tasked with filling gaps and turning an outline into a coherent narrative. And thus, all the deficiencies (such as tropes, gaping plot holes, and predictability) of standard Hollywood screenwriting became apparent the in last couple of seasons.
Many central characters such as Tyrion, the Hound, Daenerys and Jon Snow have progressively lost key aspects of their personality and become run-of-the-mill tropes. The terrible pacing simply exacerbates this issue as the show-runners attempt to go through a "check list" and juggle so many different arcs in a 45-50 min episode. The result is a complete lack of depth, character development, and very short scenes, and we the audience simply can't get as emotionally invested in the characters as before.
But, we can expect some key revelations tying up the story and fantastic CGI dragons and battles, so this will definitely be entertaining just not on par with earlier seasons.