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Stark Contrast: Episode 9 “The Dance of Dragons”

June 13, 2015 By Søren Hough 4 Comments

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Game of Thrones follows up one of its best episodes with one of its strangest. Nothing in “The Dance of Dragons” is weird in and of itself, but this week offered a shift in characterization for Stannis and his co-cast members that didn’t seem congruous with the rest of Season 5. Meanwhile Arya’s tenure with the Faceless Men continues to see artificial extension, Dorne remains a bore and while Daenerys finally does what we’ve all been waiting for, the scene is executed in a fairly lackluster manner.

~ Søren

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We’re genuinely curious how people felt about what should have been a climactic moment for the show. Did that last scene work for you? Or did it fall flat?

Remember to tune in next week as we delve into the finale of Game of Thrones Season 5, “Mother’s Mercy.”

This podcast uses a clip from the song “Bughici—Suite for Violin, 8 Ardeleneasca, moderato” by Advent Chamber Orchestra / CC BY 3.0.

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About Søren Hough

Søren is Editor-in-Chief at Movie Fail. He is a freelance journalist covering science, politics and film. He writes for RogerEbert.com, wrote for ScottFeinberg.com and served as the Assistant Arts Editor for Film and Television at The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.

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