![]() ![]() Of Bran climbing the stones of the Stark castle, it is a different young boy practicing Instead of Arya dancing her way around the footmen of Winterfell, and instead ![]() Take the first scene, for example, which is a directĬallback to the show’s very first scene (after its mythic prologue) years ago. Too much in the former, and not nearly enough in the latter. Somewhat to its own peril, ‘Winterfell’ indulges far Of these people have put them in different places from where they used to be,Īnd who they used to be. ![]() Such moments of nostalgia and callback with discussions on how the shared past This final opening episode is an exercise in balancing Most television shows try to call back to their past, and for a show that is so rich with history and has accumulated a vast palette of memories to paint with, it makes sense to use those elements as a means of emphasizing how far its characters have come while being able to really make its audience feel the emotional heaviness, as well. So, it seems fitting that its final season premiere titled ‘Winterfell’ would go back to the beginnings in more ways than just one. Nine years ago, ‘Game of Thrones’ started its run with an episode titled after what is now one of the most famous catchphrases of the show, the House Stark’s words ‘Winter Is Coming’. ![]()
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