Quote:As everyone expected this had to happen but I think they could have handled it with more finesse from a directorial standpoint.  The laying on of  hands and dramatic pause and startled eyes snapping open was a little cliched.  Especially since it seemed to cost Melisandre so much effort to kill Renly but bringing someone back from the dead apparently just requires some overdue grooming.  

 

Yeah, I expected more histrionics from Melisandre, instead we get a chest massage and a sad sigh. It was cool the way Ghost realized he was back even before Jon Snow opened his eyes.

 

I don't know if it was direction or editing, but several scenes were lacking. Balon Greyjoy's death and funeral, the Wildings turning the tide, Arya's redemption...they seemed flat. I like the story lines, but I'm not getting much depth.

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