Opinion | Ani Bundel: Arya's Hail Mary puts icing on 'Game of Throne's' most ambitious episode yet. - NBCNewsTHINK
Really the only big problem with the episode was the unavoidable limitations of television. Large-screen productions are just that, large. The output of light is enough that the darkest scenes are visible. Once the snowstorm that accompanies the Night King wherever he goes kicked in, there were parts of the fight that were so dark they felt visually worthless. That didn’t make the action any less tense from a plot perspective, but it did make it very frustrating for the home viewer.
But the best moments, as in almost all “Game of Thrones” episodes, were the quiet ones. Last week’s episode turned those quiet moments. Here they became moments of horror, like Arya’s silent scene in the library surrounded by the dead. Theon’s charge at the Night King towards the end, in a moment of self-sacrifice, was also intensely moving, as was Jorah’s quiet battlefield death after the battle was won.
As the final episodes count down, fans have been anxiously awaiting the fates of their favorites. This week’s biggest twist did not involve Jon Snow or Daenerys Targaryen, however. Arya took her assassin’s training and turned it on the Night King, resulting in a rather stunning end to a fight most assumed would be lost. But what will happen now? With prophecies and expectations upended, “Game of Thrones” has pulled off one more twist: With half a season to go, the war appears already won.
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