& # 39; Game of Thrones & # 39; Season 8, first episode review: solid, which will please the crowd

After much fanfare, the eighth and last season of Game of Thrones debuted earlier in the day with a solid and enjoyable episode for the crowd. Winterfell preserved a good amount of theatrical scenes despite the absence of combat scenes or, as one could expect, more and more spectacular, even baroque, deaths. l & # 39; screen. to the north with Queen Daenarys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her allies, including her hand, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and the spy-master Lord Varys (Conleth Hill), her arrival arouses the fear and mistrust of the northerners. Especially the sisters of Jon, Sansa (Sophie Turner) and Arya (Maisie Williams), and his best friend Sam Tarly (John Bradley), who learns that Daenarys have executed his father and his brother at the events of last season. Most of the episode is devoted to Jon and Daenarys's attempts to deal with this situation, as the real threat, the undead White Walkers, have recently broken through the wall and are moving slowly towards Winterfell.

Meetings have always been a recurring theme. Gendry (Joe Dempsie) and Arya, Sansa and Tyrion, even Yara (Gemma Whelan) and Euron Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) receive big little moments in quick succession. It was at the reunion of Jon and Arya that the fans had waited the most, and the scene is more comforting – with a not so subtle reminder that these two remarkable characters were resurrected, literally in the case of Jon then. When Jon asks his sister if she has ever used Needle, the sword he gave her, a shadow of weariness hangs over Arya's face as she answers "once or twice". GoT fans are of course aware of Arya's ever-increasing death toll and the moment has been played to perfection by Williams, who has gained stature over the seasons.

Breaking The GoT first tradition, a little, Winterfell also evolves in the direction of the plot. Jon learns the secret of his true sonship and, consequently, of his legitimate claim to the iron throne. Daenarys and he also produce the episode's VFX scene, a breathless dragon ride, before kissing in front of an icy waterfall. Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) strategically places Euron Greyjoy (Pilou Asbæk). The White Walkers send a typically macabre message to Tormund, Dondarrion and company. Bran (Isaac Wright), in his Avatar / Three-Eyed Raven avatar, even scolds the Daenemies, Jon and the Starks at one point for having "disputed titles" (as Jon has said), saying bluntly To Daenarys: "Time is running out, Walkers have your dragon. They demolished the wall. "

In the end, it was clear that the entire staging had been reserved for Winterfell which would probably be the shortest episode of the season at just under 50 minutes. From that moment, it will rain fire and blood, because winter has finally arrived in Winterfell, as warned Ned Stark.This is the time to fasten your seat belts

Meme games

1. Bran being scary and discreet

2. A new cold war, this time between Sansa and the Daenemies

3. On the famous penchant of the series for the surprise deaths

4. On Bran waiting all night to meet Jaime Lannister, who tried to kill him in the pilot of the series