Sunday, June 26, 2011

TV Series Review: Game of Thrones

My first review and here it is, for the HBO series Game of Thrones! Ok, so the thing I like about this series is the depth of detail it showed as well as the way they make you either love or hate the characters. The story's a bit sprawled, but basically it boils down to this: there are several families battling for the iron throne of Westeros : the Starks, the Lannisters, the Baratheons, the Targaryens and the Freys among others. There's quite a bit of intruige, murder, and mythical creatures (white walkers & dragons being shown so far), and even a bit of incest and whores thrown in for good measure too :-o. Season 1 just finished with a doozy of an ending in episode 9, and I'm already looking forward to season 2 in the spring, so be sure to keep an eye out for that! I'm sure if it's not already out on NetFlix, it will be soon. If you liked Lord of the Rings, you're sure to like this as well; and like LotR, it's based on a series of 4 books with number 5 out in the next few weeks. I give it a 4 out of 5. :-)