Still of Lena Headey and Natalie Dormer in Game of Thrones (2011)

Still of Peter Dinklage and Conleth Hill in Game of Thrones (2011)

Season 5 premier of Game of Thrones, lacked the lustre you would expect. It was not bad at all, but considering how last season & episode ended, I was expecting better. I was expecting more!

***Spoilers***

Cersei knew since she was kid that all her kids won't be king's and all will die (flashback). Lancel Lannister is back and he's a "sparrow", a religious sect. Tyrion and Varys arrive in Pentos, where Varys asks Tyrion to join him in visiting Daenerys, to support her in conquering the Iron Throne, and he kinda agrees. In Mereen, Sons of Harpys are killing Daenerys' soldiers. And when she goes to see her 2 dragons, they almost attack her. Baelish takes Sansa away from Vale, somewhere Lannister's can't find her. And Stannis asks Jon Snow to convince Mance Rayder to bend the knee and have wildlings fight for him, or burn & die.

****Spoilers end***

Cersei is still mopey and so is Jon Snow. Now even Tyrion is moping around, although hopefully Varys saves him. Daenerys' story seems to be taking some interesting turn and her scenes seemed nice. Baelish is secretive and cooking things, which seems interesting as well.

But honestly, not much happened. Not as much as one may expect. But it's not a bad start for hopefully an exciting season.

As you may already know, Better Call Saul is a spin-off of the famous AMC show Breaking Bad. This the story of Walter White's corrupt but brilliant lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), actual name James 'Jimmy' McGill. It tells story of Saul after the events of Breaking Bad and also before, as to how he became this Saul Goodman. It also brings some of the old favorites like Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) who's only guarding the parking gate so far; and Tuco Salamanca (Raymond Cruz). Fortunately, like many other spin-offs, this one is actually good (so far). The 2 episode pilot gives a promising start.

The story starts in future where Saul is still in hiding after the events of Breaking Bad. And it cuts to flashbacks where Saul is still Jimmy, a struggling lawyer. A turn of events brings him to Tuco's and very close to losing his life. But his sharp, shrewd self is able to save his life and also two others. It also gets him a a step closer to being Saul we know. We also get to see his human side through his brother, who he's supporting and helping. The pilot has all the drama, humor and action you would expect. And Bob's performance is top notch. Let's see how the story develops where we are not stuck with same Saul and we see interesting character development. Would be nice to see some other characters getting more evolved and involved.

All in all, this seems a brilliant start for a brilliant show!