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BEST EPISODE
Just when we thought it couldn’t get bigger than the “Battle of The Bastards”, season finale “The Winds of Winter” (6.10) steps it up another gear with Cersei’s explosive power play.
NITPICK
It does sometimes feel like characters travel around at lightspeed, but story editor/ writer Bryan Cogman has an explanation: “The timelines of the various story threads don’t necessarily match up all the time.”
BEST MOMENT
Hodor’s “Hold The Door” death (6.05) isn’t just an instant internet meme – it’s utterly heartbreaking, all the more tragic because the gentle giant’s demise was always his destiny.
BEST MOMENT 2
or for pure poetic justice, it has to be Ramsay Snow’s death by hounds – and Sansa’s little grin after letting the dogs out (6.09).
FINALLY!
“Winter is coming!” Ned promised back in 2011, and here it is at last. Maybe the Met office should consider using white ravens on TV?