In the spring of 2016, a new “Game of Thrones” was released (season 6). Reviews from critics and fans were mostly positive. The new part of the sensational franchise was remembered for large-scale battle scenes, heart-rending drama, sharp plot twists and the unique atmosphere of a fictional world.
The series was shown around the world, and its ratings again broke records. Even after the release of the last series on the web, discussions do not cease. Fans speculate about what was shown and further events.
Game of Thrones (Season 6, Episode 1): Differences from the Book
The new season is fundamentally different from the previous ones. Many reviews start with this difference. On April 24, Game of Thrones (season 6) was released on HBO. Episode 1 immediately made it clear that from now on the series will go a different way than the book. Prior to this, all the screen versions of George Martin’s book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” corresponded to the best-selling books released. Now the series showed the events that are described in the yet unreleased sixth part called "Winds of Winter". The chapters of the previous parts of the book were also demonstrated, as the narration is conducted simultaneously on behalf of several heroes. This caused some resentment among book fans. Many of them are sure that Benioff will not be able to recreate the unique atmosphere of “Song” and Martin’s permission to show the series is disrespectful to his fans.
Reviews about storyline moves
But the feedback from other epic fans was very positive. Some viewers are pleased with the fact that the storylines of the series are contrary to the books. This became clear after the release of the second series on May 1, 2016. In "Songs of Ice and Fire," an important part is given to Prince Dorn. His far-reaching plans gave rise to many different theories about the fate of the Iron Throne. But in the second episode, the prince, as well as the daughter of the Lanisters, Mircell is killed. The sudden killings of the protagonists - this is exactly what the Game of Thrones is most remembered for. Season 6, reviews of which were enthusiastic, is simply full of such plot moves.
Unexpected events
The opinions of many critics noted the originality and suddenness of the plot. As already mentioned, the death of the main characters is the hallmark of the series.
However, despite this, the sixth season again managed to surprise the viewer. Even before the release of the first episode, there was a debate about the fate of John Snow. In the end, everything was resolved at the end of the second episode: Snow was resurrected and left the Night Watch. Usually such a technique (resurrection), even in a movie, even in literature, is accepted by critics as the author’s inability to find a more logical continuation of the hero’s storyline. However, in the case of John Snow, such a turn looked quite organically and completely fit into the logic of the universe invented by George Martin. The Game of Thrones crowded with such options (season 6). Reviews of a large number of surprises give writers a reason to think about when writing the plot for the next season.
Sudden deaths
Many reviews related to the last episode. Actually, how many episodes in Season 6 of Game of Thrones were known in advance. But after the release of the ninth episode, many decided that he was the last because of the logical conclusion of several storylines. But the series again managed to surprise the viewer. In the final series, Queen Cersei with one explosion killed a good half of the heroes, who were positioned as positive. Such a non-standard move caused both a lot of approving reviews and a flurry of indignation of some fans due to the death of their favorite characters. Also, another event excited the Network.
In the fifth episode, Hodor's cripple dies under terrible circumstances. And then the secret of his illness is revealed. The drama of the moment has generated a lot of discussion.
Battle scenes
Epic battle scenes - this is what I remember “Game of Thrones” (season 6). Feedback on the quality of the productions of the various battles was positive. In addition to individual skirmishes, there were two major fights. They were announced in advance, and the audience was looking forward to them. Both battles are shown in the ninth episode of the game "Game of Thrones" (season 6). The episode's release date is June 19th.
At the beginning of the series, a battle takes place between the army of Daenerys the Bornborn and the army of the Lord. On the screen, the audience is shown the burning of opponents of Deyni dragons. Critics praised the special effects used. In addition to dragons, the frame also included an armada of ships that looked very realistic. But the bulk of the reviews concerned the so-called battle of the bastards - the battle of the King of the North against Lord Bolton.
Realistic moments
In addition to epicity and excellent performance, viewers noted extremely high realism. Unlike other similar scenes in Hollywood films, “Battle of the Bastards” was as close as possible to the real battles of the Middle Ages. Mountains of corpses, tremors instead of picture blows with a sword, hitting one’s own and other “charms” of the battle of ten thousand men are perfectly shown in the ninth series. In addition to the visual component, there was also a remarkable glow of drama, when the knights of the Valley came to the aid of the dying army of the northerners.
Game of Thrones (Season 6): actors
The cast was honored with the most flattering words from both fans and the press. First of all, critics praised the game of the main team of actors. Peter Dinklage, as always, skillfully played the undersized heir to the Lanisters, who drinks wine, lets go of spiciness and solves complex strategic tasks. This season, one of the central characters was John Snow.
Keith Harington managed to show the viewer the reincarnation of the young bastard-soldier of the Night Watch into the severe commander of the northerners. It is worth noting that during the filming of the season, Kit's participation was actively hiding from the press, since he died in the last episode. Nevertheless, the paparazzi managed to photograph him during the filming of the series “Game of Thrones”, season 6. The release date, by the way, was also known to journalists before the official release.
But almost the most colorful character of the season was Ramsey Snow (Bolton). Fans very flattering appreciated the game of Ivan Reon. He managed to accurately recreate the mad monster from the book. A lot of photojags, pictures, gifs and other content from Ramsey appeared on the Internet.
Unfortunately, for the Welshman this season was final. The death of the bastard was not the last surprise that brought the “Game of Thrones”, season 6. Actors, who became popular thanks to the franchise, set the condition for the absence of bed scenes with them. Nevertheless, Emilia Clarke was again naked in the frame, which pleased the yellow press and a separate category of fans of the series.
The new season has confirmed the status of the series as one of the most watched in the last decade. "Game of Thrones" (season 6) in Russian, of course, exists. It can be viewed in translation from several studios. The most popular are Alex Film and Lostfilm.