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Critic Consensus: With a blistering opening salvo, Game of Thrones charts an assured path for its anxiously-anticipated final stretch.
Episode Info
Cast
as Archmaester Ebrose
as Tyrion Lannister
as Jaime Lannister
as Cersei Lannister
as Daenerys Targaryen
as Petyr Baelish
as Jon Snow
as Lady Olenna Tyrell
as Sansa Stark
as Arya Stark
as High Sparrow
as Yara Greyjoy
as Theon Greyjoy
as Samwell Tarly
as Tommen Baratheon
as Brienne
as Davos Seaworth
as Margaery Tyrell
as Missandei
as Bronn
as Jorah Mormont
as Bran Stark
as Varys
as Tormund Giantsbane
as Daario Naharis
as Euron Greyjoy
as Roose Bolton
as Gilly
as Sandor "The Hound" Clegane
as Ramsay Snow
as Beric Dondarrion
as Melisandre
as Ellaria Sand
as Walder Frey
as Jaqen H'ghar
as Qyburn
as Thoros of Myr
as Grey Worm
as Meera Reed
as Eddison Tollett
as Gregor Clegane
as Robett Glover
as Podrick Payne
as Yohn Royce
as Lyanna Mormont
as Maester Wolkan
as Kitty Frey
as Lannister Soldier
as Lannister Soldier
as Lannister Soldier
as Alys Karstark
as Ned Umber
as Giant Wight
as Giant Wight
as Frey Lord
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Critic reviews for Dragonstone
The first episode of any season of Game of Thrones is a brutal affair, tossing you around so much between what's passed and what's to come that you invariably end up with a mild case of whiplash.
One might wonder whether the biggest, bloodiest, most Dragon-heavy show on television would still have the ability to shock and surprise. The answer, happily, is yes.
Now that winter is officially here, the map has gotten smaller and, more importantly, the players smarter.
The season premiere of Game of Thrones was thoroughly satisfying, a transporting hour that brilliantly reestablished the chessboard for the new, penultimate season.
"Dragonstone" was the kind of table-setter Game of Thrones always prefers for its season premiere, promising carnage to come but mostly using the first hour to push the pieces into place. And, in this case, to give us a good old-fashioned bedpan montage.
In my Game of Thrones fantasy league, Arya's worth at least two dragons. Maybe two-and-a-half. And she's headed like a heat-seeking missile toward Queen Cersei, if, you know, heat-seeking missiles stopped off to listen to Ed Sheeran sing.
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