This season has been a bit of a disappointment to fans of the book, and the directors have been getting more playful in terms of script and action, which for a series like this, is very risky.
This episode brought back the grit and terror we love about the series, and the way it deviated from the book was surprisingly nice. The battle at Hardhome was not in the book, but it was one of the most intense battles of the series, and we got to see the whitewalkers fully in action, instead of the slow-walking horrors we are used to. And in the book, we learn that Valyrian steel also functions as a weapon against the whitewalkers, when Sam reads it in a book. But the show has chosen a much better way to reveal it, and for that I am pleased.
I can't wait to see the battle between mankind and whitewalkers that we are all anticipating for the end of the series. This episode has given us a glimpse of how that may look.
This episode brought back the grit and terror we love about the series, and the way it deviated from the book was surprisingly nice. The battle at Hardhome was not in the book, but it was one of the most intense battles of the series, and we got to see the whitewalkers fully in action, instead of the slow-walking horrors we are used to. And in the book, we learn that Valyrian steel also functions as a weapon against the whitewalkers, when Sam reads it in a book. But the show has chosen a much better way to reveal it, and for that I am pleased.
I can't wait to see the battle between mankind and whitewalkers that we are all anticipating for the end of the series. This episode has given us a glimpse of how that may look.