Big jump in quality here from the first two. Some pretty great scenes that seem like additions to the book but really help flush out the world and the histories. Keep this director close fellas, he's a lot better than Van Patten (who did the first two).
I might warm up to him, but I really didn't like Sylvio. Looked like a mix between Kenny Powers and El Guapo and he doesn't move at all like he's ever practiced with a sword. But like I said, he might grow on me.
Lord Mormont is a badass. Love that actor. Anytime I picture a movie with a guy swinging a giant axe or hammer, he's the one I want doing the swinging. Tyrion continues to impress. Hell, I even like Sean Bean this episode, though he seems to shake when he delivers his lines even when it's not a stressful scene.
My only real complaint is the lighting. Some pretty sloppy work IMO, especially the Small Council scene and the Cersei/Joff scene (which was great content wise).
The one funny thing that doesn't so much bug me but I notice it anyways is how all the Starks have a different accent. Cat, sure she'd be different, she grew up in Riverrun. But Ned and all the kids grew up together in the same place and none of the actors have accents similar to each other. Just a little funny.
I also didn't like King's Landing. Looked more Mediterranean than Medieival England. Palm trees in the courtyard?
My waning faith in the series was restored tonight, I'm very glad. Looking forward to next week.
I used spoiler tags just erring on the side of caution for those who may not want to learn too much of the history ahead of time and instead want to let it unfold. Of course if that's the case they probably should stay away from threads like this.
