Finally caught up with GoT.

Finally caught up with GoT. And GoT’s finally caught up with the promise it gave in the first shot of the first season – it’s undead time!

I’m puzzled by the change in budget though, between the Big Fight on The Wall last season and the Bigger Zombie Fight this time. Both involve extensive use of fire and destroying models/buildings, but the first must’ve spent a fortune on long, uninterrupted crane shots that tied the fighting together into a coherent narrative, while the second does all the History Channel tricks of blurry movement, fast cutting and close up moments where make-up and props sell the action. The result is evocatively chaotic but also disjointed and unclear.

I imagine they’re saving their fireworks for the season finale. And I’m glad it’s not me trying to direct it. Also I finally get why dragons = legitimacy. It’s nicely stated without being belaboured – everything dragon fire touches trumps undeath.