Game Of Thrones Season 6 Episode 9: Battle Of The Bastards
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I'm a few days late with this review after begin distracted by the football and Brexit debates, but thought to hell with it I'll write up my thoughts anyway even if no-one reads it. Here goes...
What an episode! I would go as far to say that it is the best episode that Game Of Thrones has ever produced, with Hardhome coming a close second. To me, this week was all about female power. It may have been Jon who led the charge against the Boltons, but it was Sansa who saved the day and killed the enemy. Over in Meereen it was a similar story as Daenerys triumphed over the male Masters, and Yara found an ally in the Mother Of Dragons.
Pros
- The Starks have finally reclaimed Winterfell! The joy I felt when the Bolton banners were torn down and replaced with the wolves was euphoric.
- The battle scenes at Winterfell were truly magnificent. Going from beautiful sweeping wide shots of Rickon and Jon running towards each other to close ups of Jon almost being suffocated by the armies really made me feel as if I was right there in the action with the characters.
- Littlefinger saving the day. We all predicted this would happen but it didn't make it any less enjoyable when we heard the approaching army and saw Ramsey's face when he knew he had lost.
- Ramsey is dead! After taking over from Joffery as the most hated character on the show, it was inevitable that he had to die at some point. Watching him being beaten by Jon was almost satisfying enough, but when he stops to let Sansa finish it off it got even better - true sibling love there. Goodbye House Bolton, and good riddance. Who will we hate now?
- Sansa started the show as one of the most irritating characters and no-one thought she would last long. Now she is one of my favourite characters and I am really rooting for her! Her smirk as she walked away from Ramsey being torn to death by his dogs was the best part of the episode for me personally. Queen of the North anyone?
- The partnership of Daenerys and Yara. I wasn't a big fan of this storyline when it was suggested earlier this series, as I really don;t care much for the Greyjoys. However when I saw the scene between them, Daenerys and Tyrion I was proved wrong. Whatever their relationship may become (some say there was a bit of flirtation between the girls, some say it was just mutual respect), it looks like Westeros is soon going to be run by women!
- All 3 dragons are let loose! We've all been wondering where Viserion and Rhageal, seeing as Drogon usually hogs all the limelight, but this week we finally got to see all 3 in action defending their mother. Lovely stuff.
Cons
- Literally nothing. The only upsetting bit was when Rickon died, and lets be honest - if we were going to lose a character from that episode we would choose him. Let's stop killing Starks and their direwolves from now on though please!
Unanswered questions
- Where was Ghost during the battle?
- Why did Sansa not tell Jon about the Knights of the Vale?
- Is Daenerys going to turn into the Mad Queen? She was a bit too eager to burn cities to the ground there...
- How on earth did Yara and Theon get to Meereen so quickly?
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