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True Detective: Omega Station (2015)
A great ending to a ride of emotions
The first time I watched the first episode of this season, I was already sure it was not going to beat it's predecessor. You'll say why, well here's my explanation: We don't want a story about dirty cops and corrupt politicians! But (fortunately) I was wrong, from the final scene of the second episode, till the show's last scene, this season was definitely a thrilling ride. We got to see the stories of: A war veteran, a molested cop, a dirty (yet caring) cop and a gangster that now just wants to settle down. Even though in the end only one of these survives, I got to say, it was a great ending. For how can there be a good ending in such a blood-filled and twisted world as ours? And that I think, is why I loved this finale so much, because it shows us that no matter how righteous our path is, the consequences of our acts will always find us. Aside from that, I also loved how we got Frank's redemption as he lay walking in the dessert to an inescapable death, how we got a final and heartfelt moment between Ray and his (legitimate) son.
On the negative side (and that's why I gave it a 9), the producers should have found a more shocking way of presenting us who the man in the raven mask was, not just by looking at a photo and recognizing some guy. And finally, whose was that baby, anyway? We know it wasn't Leonors, but was it Bezzeride's or Woodrough's own son?
These were my only concerns for this awesome and unforgettable episode. One can only hope that next year, season 3 will surpass all our expectations.
Game of Thrones: Hardhome (2015)
The best episode of the season- if not of the show
"Stark, Baratheon,Lannister,Targaryen,Tyrell, they're all just spikes in a wheel" This week's episode was one of the most intriguing, shocking and most of all exciting episodes of this season. We begin with Arya (no one) during her training to become an assassin, and we can already see that she does no longer refer to herself as Arya, making us believe she truly is going to become an assassin. Then we see Cercei degrading herself for some water on the floor, this for me truly showed some kind of poetic justice, for all the lives she's both taken and ruined. Later we see Tyrion and Dany discussing plans for the first time, I can just imagine what plans they have for the future of the seven kingdoms, but the question remains: Will Dany be like her father when given Westeros? And lastly, we get to the jewel of the episode, the battle of Hardhome. At first I thought the Thens would go revolutionary against the free folk for joining the Night's Watch, but then we see the mist... and what comes with it. This battle showed us how this series still has potential for the future, for it showed us what will happen if the White Walkers are not stopped. Lastly, I want to congratulate the writers for this episode that revived the pace of the show by giving us a true masterpiece. Keep it up, Game of Thrones!
Game of Thrones: High Sparrow (2015)
Does it get any better ?!
I remember watching the first episode of the season and wondering if the whole season was going to be that dull, but guess what: I was absolutely incredibly wrong! First of all, I liked that both the Stark girls are finally training to be someone in Westeros, both in different places, methods and of course teachers. Then we have a drunk dwarf in a wagon with a eunuch (sounds like a bad joke), riding to meet Daenerys Targaryen, named in this episode "the savior" by a red priest like Melissandre, does anyone else smell "Faith war" approaching? And talking about faith, we finally see some new trouble starting to erupt in King's Landing, and for those of us that read the books: We know that the problems are just getting started for Cersei Lannister, aka The queen mother. Finally I can say that HBO is doing it right. I can only wonder what's in store for next week, but rest assured, it's going to be awesome!!