Wife and I are huge GOT fans but that episode was a real letdown.
The thing we like most about GOT is it’s always high quality - well written, acted and directed. But tonight? The acting was way off (Ironborne King - can’t remember his name - talking to Cersi as she sat on the Iron Throne..he seemed way too modern..not believable AT ALL..and the clothes? He looked like he was an aging rocker, not the new king of the Iron Islands).
The VERY worst part was the whole Sam-in-the-Citadel emptying bedpans and serving gruel. That was just SO NON-GOT like. It went on..and on..and while they were trying to make the point about how much his new life at the Citadel was awful, it was directed SO POORLY I thought I was watching something some first year college student directed, not the legendary GOT directors.
Dragonstone at the end was fairly well done, and every second Daenerys is on the screen is always fabulous. But even she felt a little ‘off’.
Oh, and don’t get me started on Ed Sheeran having a cameo. Way to ruin the magic, guys. Big Ed Sheeran fan - but immediately recognizable modern stars don’t belong in an epic fantasy or you RUIN THE FANTASY PART.
I hope S7 Ep 2 is better because this was not up to the typical GOT excellence we’ve come to expect..
What was Ed Sheeran’s cameo?