Game of Thrones is a series that stayed in my phone for about a month before I finally decided to watch it. I don’t even know why I kept putting it off. It was probably because I thought the hype was overblown or maybe I just wasn’t ready to commit to a show with so many seasons and such fanbase. But when I started, that hesitation went away.
Okay… this review might contain a little spoiler. So… here’s a spoiler warning.
Game of Thrones starts off in Winterfell. It is the home of the Stark family. Ned Stark is the warden of the North and the head of the Stark family. He follows strict values in a place where those values often result in death. His old friends, King Robert Baratheon who was the king of the seven kingdom, visits and asks him to serve as Hand of the King, Ned reluctantly agrees, pulling him into the poisonous politics of King’s Landing.
Then there are the Lannisters. We have Cersei (the queen, King Robert’s wife), her twin brother Jaime, and Tyrion, the sharp-tongued dwarf who might be the smartest man in the seven kingdoms.
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Far away across the Narrow Sea, another story is going on. It is the story of Daenerys Targaryen. I love Daenerys, she's so pretty and cool.
She is the last surviving daughter of the king Robert overthrew. She was a timid, powerless girl, sold by her cruel brother Viserys to the fierce Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo in exchange for an army. What started as a forced marriage turns into an unlikely love. She also becomes the Mother of Dragons.
Jon Snow, Ned Stark’s illegitimate son, joins the Night’s Watch. It is a sworn brotherhood responsible for protecting the realm from outside dangers. At first, Jon thinks the greatest danger is the wildlings. He soon discovers the ancient and terrifying White Walkers, dead creatures who aren’t really dead, slowly building an army in the frozen wilderness. While the lords and ladies of the realm argue over crowns, a relentless force of death moves closer.
As the movie continues, Game of Thrones gets more interesting. Betrayals break up alliances. Those who appear destined for greatness fall suddenly. The Stark family is ripped apart by war. Their members are scattered across the realm.
Robb Stark becomes the king in the North. Robb later meets a tragic end at the Red Wedding. Sansa Stark endures cruelty in the hands of Joffrey Baratheon and Ramsay Bolton. Arya Stark changes from that playful young girl to a skilled assassin trained by the Faceless Man. And Brandon Stark, crippled after a fall from a tower, goes beyond the Wall and discovers he possesses abilities that connect him to the past and future of Westeros.
In King’s Landing, Cersei Lannister does ruthless and evil things. Her love for her children was what was driving every decision she made. Tyrion with his wit and intelligence navigates court politics and the rest. He often underestimated by his enemies but always two steps ahead, until betrayal made him to flee for his life. And Jaime Lannister, who was once seen as a dishonourable knight who killed a king, turns out to be one of the most surprising transformations in the movie. Oh right… did I mention, he was sleeping with his twin sister, Cersei and they actually had three kids. Three.
The rise and fall of the Mother of Dragon
Daenerys’s journey is perhaps one of the most interesting part of the movie. She frees slaves, and bring down tyrants, yet power begins to change her. What was once driving her turn into a dangerous sense of destiny. And when she reaches Westeros with her dragons and armies, the fight for the throne begins. Battles start, each one bigger and more interesting than the last.
And yeah, I know many would argue with me when I say Daenerys somehow deserves the end she got. Yeah, yeah, she was hurt, Cersei did a lot of evil of things but I personally think she shouldn’t have let her emotions control her like that. I said this same thing as a comment in someone’s review that I read earlier. She literally got on her dragon and burned the whole of King’s Landing, including children, babies and innocent people. People who were completely unaware of what those ruling them were doing. These people didn’t know that their queen, Cersei killed one of her dragons (who she considers her children). We cannot call them war damage because Daenerys literally started the war with killing them, the innocents. So why did they have to die because Cersei hurt the mother of Dragons? Come on. She really behaved like a tyrant there and yeah, I’m also among those people who thinks she would have become like the mad king, her father.
She burned the whole of King’s landing and almost half of humanity, who does she want to rule over again. And did she really like that fact that people would fear her from then on??
Jon Snow kills her to prevent further destruction, a heartbreaking end to their complicated love and her rise from nothing. No, I don’t support nor like Jon Snow for what he did. He claimed and told Daenerys that he loves her and yet, it was so easy for him to kill her. What I do approve of, is the Dragon burning that Iron Throne. That throne, from the beginning has been the reason for many madness. You’d understand this after watching House of Dragon it is prequel of the movie Game of Thrones
The long night and the final war
But while kingdoms burn and armies clash, the real threat (the White Walkers) advances. The living unites in a desperate bid to survive the Long Night, a battle fought under endless darkness against an enemy that seems unstoppable. The eventual defeat of the Night King (who wanted to erase every single thing, every single memory of living people every existing) is both a relief and a disappointment.
And then comes the final war of the Iron Throne, where Daenerys, driven by grief and a hunger for absolute rule, makes the decision to burn King’s landing, sealing her fate.
Bran Stark is crowned king in the end. This choice feels strange and underwhelming after so many years of buildup. Arya sails west to explore unknown lands, Sansa becomes Queen in the North. Tyrion once again takes up the thankless job of Hand of the King.
The ending and my thoughts
The ending of Game of Thrones is where people have different opinions, some think Daenerys didn't deserve to die, some think she does. The last season felt rushed to me, especially with Daenerys’s downfall. Jon’s ending also felt muted and Bran becoming king was a decision that left many people with questions. Still, despite the somewhat annoying ending, the journey there was one of the most thrilling I’ve ever experienced in television. I almost feel like laughing whenever I think about the month I left it unwatched in my phone. Even though I wish some things had turned out differently, I would love to watch it again. Game of Thrones is more than just a story you just watch.
I’m rating this movie a 10/10
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