Game of Thrones Season 5 Premier - The Wars to Come (2/4)

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.

Marco - Better Call Saul (3/4)

Today's season finale of Better Call Saul, may have left people hungry. Which I think is a good thing. However, the standards were set so high with last few episodes that it may have been difficult for the creators to beat. Last episode "Pimento" was definitely a 4/4. Breaking some surprises, and some intense scenes for all the cast members. Comparatively, this episode may seem flatter, but still it's a good ending to season 1 of a great show.

**Spoilers**

We see James McGill going back to being "Slipping Jimmy", after he found out in last episode that his own brother has been holding him back. He goes back to Chicago to meet his friend Marco, and relives the life of Slipping Jimmy, scamming people and having fun. But the last con-job ends with his friend Marco losing his life, which seems to have set Jim straight for a little. But suddenly by end of the episode, he seems to be moving to becoming Slipping Jimmy kinda lawyer, whom we better know as Saul Goodman.

**Spoiler ends**

Bob's performance has been exemplary through out the series, and it still is. All his scenes with Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) and Kim (Rhea Seehorn) are strong as well. Mel Rodriguez as Marco is a delight and it's a shame that we won't be seeing more of him. Or we might, in flashbacks. Some of the scenes of con seemed to go on too long. Same with the bingo scene, which was interesting but seemed to stretch little too much. It was also little disappointing to not see more of Mike, but I think we got an idea of his story arc from last episode. It'll be interesting to see how it moves further and how Mike and Jimmy become partners. No surprise visits or guest appearances from Breaking Bad either!

Anyways, Better Call Saul has been a great show and Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould were not just "lucky" with Breaking Bad, but they are great talent enriching the TV of today. With this amazing cast, great writing and brilliant performances, this show has a lot for us to offer and lot for us in store. I'm already looking forward for Season-2!!

Oh, by the way, missed that last episode/any episode?? Here you go...

http://www.amctv.com/shows/better-call-saul/episodes