Dragonstone (S07E01)

I'm not seeing any improvement from the previous season so far. Arya's face-swapping shenanigans are starting to remind me of Fantômas. I did enjoy seeing Cersei redecorate the throne room and the royal guard, as well as Samwell's studies at the Citadel. But seriously, how many ships does Euron have? How is it that the Greyjoys aren't ruling Westeros with an armada like that? And how did Varys get back to Daenerys so quickly? (12/17/2017)

Probably no one was surprised that the first episode again briefly recapitulates the storylines of all the main characters, in addition to a rather unusual repetition of Arya Stark's gala performance. Otherwise, a classic opening that treads slowly and cautiously, connecting us with the characters to make the catharsis in the subsequent stories all the more powerful. A safe move from the creators, but a very plodding pace for the viewer. In another series, maybe they would need a change and grab someone's balls from the ground up from the start. (10/15/2017)