It's ninth episode time, and in the world of Game Of Thrones that means it's gonna be a special one. Raff takes a break from defending Castle Black to bring us her review of The Watchers On The Wall.
This episode of Game of
Thrones was a lot different to all the rest. It was all about one
side to the story, rather than jumping from one storyline to the
next, like it usually does.
The overall experience
of watching The Watchers On The Wall was a lot different for me because I didn’t
have my Sugar Puffs. We did have some in the house, but I have been
banned from eating them whilst I am watching my stories after my Mum
found 27 sugar puffs under the couch. She was not amused.
She also wanted to
know, in detail, how a grown woman could lose sugar puffs. She made
me stop talking after, “…then, there was a head explosion…”
So, now I am not allowed food in front of the TV, which is utter
devastation.
But enough about me,
lets get on with the review!
Jon Snow and The Wall
This episode opened
with Jon Snow and Samwell Tarly having a right old gossip at the top
of the wall. Sam wanted to know what it was like to be with a woman,
since he thinks he is going to die today, and Jon struggles to tell
him.
This is the first time
that I have thought about these characters being just like us at
heart. I could totally imagine us lot standing on that wall, in our
Nikes, talking about out lives. It probably wouldn’t have the same
effect, but it could happen.
I started to get really
sad at this point because all I could think about was poor Sam and
how he might die without really experiencing life. I love Samwell
Tarly, he has such an innocent soul.
I loved that Gilly
returned in this episode. I don’t remember her even going to Mole
Town in the books, so I am glad that she came back to Sam. As soon as
they showed us the shadowy figure walking across the top of the hill,
I knew that it was her. I loved Sam’s face when he realized that too. It was so sweet.
Who is he trying to
kid, that he doesn’t love her. He totally loves her!
Maester Aemon
I thought Maester Aemon
was amazing in this episode. He really loves Jon and Sam, and he was
trying to tell Sam that he doesn’t have to shy away from his
feelings. Even though he was saying that love is the end of duty,
that doesn’t mean that they have to deny the feelings that they
have, they just have to use them for their duty. Maester Aemon
reminded me a lot of Professor Xavier in this episode.
War
Then we were finally
shown the war between the men of The Night’s Watch and the
Wildlings and I certainly wasn’t disappointed. The war reminded me
of depictions of World War II, with a fight on two sides and the soldiers not
being prepared. However, I obviously wanted the Night’s Watch to
win, whereas in the 2nd World War the goodies were the
ones on the outside, landing on the beaches in that case.
What I learnt in this
episode is that if there are 2 giants and you put an arrow through
one of them, then you will face the wrath of the other giant, who
will then pull the steal door down with his own hands.
I really did enjoy the
giants and the mammoth. The special effects were amazing in these
scenes. Plus, they made the wall look epic! When they lowered the
giant anchor type weapon, I really felt like I wanted to cheer! I
didn’t, because I wanted to remain composed whilst other
people were still in the house.
I hate this character
with a passion. Even when he was telling Jon that he should have
listened to him, he did it in a prissy way. I wasn’t that unhappy
when he nearly got gutted. I wanted him off the wall because he ruins
it for me. He is just too mean. He should have been kissing Jon
Snow’s feet.
Then, after he has been
injured, Jon Snow comes to save the day again. This was when we saw
Ghost. I thought they could have used him more because we only saw
him have a Wildling shaped “snack” once in the whole episode.
Grenn and Pip
We lost Grenn and Pip
in this episode and it was really devastating. Even when the stupid giant
was running at Grenn, I thought that he would survive. I actually
expected him to run triumphantly back to Jon with a giant on the end
of his sword. Sadly it was not to be and he died valiantly protecting
the wall.
I just can’t believe
that Pip is gone. He died in Sam's arms, and I am not going to lie,
that scene nearly broke me.
Ygritte and Jon
I feel like this part
of the storyline is handled better in the books. I mean there was no
tension in the show, when she gets an arrow for her troubles. Even
when Jon ran to her, I kept thinking, we haven’t seen this woman
for ages, and she is with the enemy, why is Jon Snow upset?
I feel like the two
events were closer together in the books so I felt more of a sense of
sadness about him losing her. It felt like they broke up years ago in
the TV show.
The End
The show ended with Jon
Snow, going out on his own to try and capture Mance Rayder. Am I the only one that thinks this is a stupid plan? I mean come
on, he is outnumbered like thousands to one! I don’t think we will
see Jon Snow again before next season now, which is sad.
Rating: I give this
episode a 9/10 because the fight scenes were amazing, the giants
were, well, giants and Jon Snow stepped up to the plate and won the
battle. I would have given it 10/10 if we had more Ghost, and if Jon
wasn’t going to fight on his own.
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