Fans will not be disappointed by the hotly anticipated opener to the eighth and last series - but just how the show's bosses will tie up the epic tale in just six episodes is baffling. WARNING: This article contains clips from the first episode of series 8
IT’S been two long years since the White Walkers broke down the wall, Jon Snow and Daenerys did the deed – despite being related– and Jaime abandoned his sister Cersei in King’s Landing.
This meant that episode one of series eight - the last in the franchise - was always going to have a feeling of a recap about it.
It had some big questions to answer: would Jon discover he was actually sleeping with his aunt?
How close are the undead from wreaking havoc on Westeros?
And would a main character die in the first episode?
I won’t spoil which are answered, if any at all, but I left the screening largely satisfied that this last outing would live up to the weighty expectation upon it.
The opener was surprisingly comedic – with deadpan gags littered throughout the episode.
But as with previous series, it’s the darkness not the light that will have even the most avid viewer on the edge of their seat.
The second half of the episode in particular had several hold your breath moments.
But just how the show’s producers are going to tie up eight series in just six episodes is slightly baffling.
Mass bloodshed, I would imagine.
Rating: 4/5
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