Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
In the mythical continent of Westeros, several powerful families fight for control of the Seven Kingdoms. As conflict erupts in the kingdoms of men, an ancient enemy rises once again to threaten them all. Meanwhile, the last heirs of a recently usurped dynasty plot to take back their homeland from across the Narrow Sea.
Callum reviewedFebruary 10, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (out of 5) Game of Thrones – Power, passion, and politics in a world where dragons are the least dangerous thing.
“Game of Thrones” redefined television — an epic tapestry of kingdoms, betrayal, and ambition that blended brutal realism with high fantasy in a way few shows have ever matched. Based on George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels, it stayed remarkably true to its source material — until it ran out of book to follow. That’s when the cracks began to show, and the much-maligned final stretch proved that even dragons can’t save a rushed ending.
Up to that point, though? Utter brilliance. Game of Thrones delivered everything: sex, violence, politics, love, betrayal, disease, war, and survival — all painted across a living, breathing medieval world that felt more Arthurian than fairy tale. It gave us noble heroes, cunning villains, and morally grey characters who could be both in the same scene. And it especially gave us strong, complex women who shaped kingdoms and shattered expectations.
It’s a show that spawned obsessions, rewrote what fantasy on TV could look like, and made “winter is coming” part of everyday vocabulary. Yes, the ending fumbled the landing — that last scene still stings — but the journey there remains nothing short of legendary.
Perhaps one day we’ll call this kind of sweeping, grim, beautifully detailed storytelling “Martinian.” Because love it or loathe it, Game of Thrones didn’t just rule TV — it changed it.