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Critic Consensus: While "The Watchers of the Wall" lacks the emotional punch of previous episodes this season, it succeeds as an action-packed hour with cinema-worthy visuals.
Episode Info
Cast
as Tyrion Lannister
as Samwell Tarly
as Tormund
as Cersei Lannister
as Gilly
as Maester Aemon
as Daenerys Targaryen
as Jon Snow
as Jaime Lannister
as Alliser Thorne
as Janos Slynt
as Petyr Baelish
as Jorah Mormont
as Grenn
as Bran Stark
as Tywin Lannister
as Dolorous Edd
as Pyp
as Arya Stark
as Styr
as Joffrey Baratheon
as Olly
as Sansa Stark
as Thenn Warg
as Theon Greyjoy
as Bronn
as Giant
as Varys
as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane
as Mag Mar Tun Doh Weg
as Brienne
as Stannis Baratheon
as Melisandre
as Davos Seaworth
as Shae
as Ygritte
as Margaery Tyrell
The Watchers on the Wall Videos
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Critic reviews for The Watchers on the Wall
This was bravura cinema-on-TV, a production on a scale that would have been unimaginable in the medium just a few years ago.
"The Watchers on the Wall" delivered all the dopamine-soaked CGI thrills of a $200 million summer blockbuster in half the time.
Holy god. If you watched it on HBO GO, you're really cheating yourself out of an experience. Those giants! Those mammoths!
By my estimate, what sets Game of Thrones apart from its fantasy counterparts are the characters. It has the requisite mythology and epic scale for this genre, but it excels in delivering characters that are nuanced
Even as we are hungry for a resolution, we still got one more episode left with A LOT of loose ends to tie up. One more episode in what has been a pretty outstanding season, Crows. See you then.
Apart from the impressive action, "Watchers" also admirably registers all its key moments both big and small.
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