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- “Blackwater” does what it’s meant to do: it’s a big, expensive and effective climax to a season that’s sometimes been lacking for direction. Though it’s not nearly as emotionally devastating as its season-one equivalent, “Baelor” (which probably remains the series’ highwater mark), it’s still a hell of an achievement.
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May 28, 2012 · With many books fans afraid that the much-anticipated Battle of Blackwater Bay wouldn't get the proper amount of attention on a series that sometimes needs to shuffle and shave, the episode...
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HitFix's Alan Sepinwall reviews "Blackwater," the May 27 episode of HBO's "Game of Thrones," in which the show finally gives us an epic battle, and an intimate hour.
May 29, 2012 · A full-scale Westerosi battle has been a long time coming, and it’s a relief to know that when it gives itself over to the full epic scope of Martin’s vision, Game Of Thrones delivers.
- Rob Power
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 26 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 9.5/10. The website's consensus reads: "GoT delivers a thrilling tour de force in 'Blackwater', an epic hour of blockbuster television full of spectacular battle sequences and equally powerful drama."
Feb 27, 2019 · “Blackwater” does what it’s meant to do: it’s a big, expensive and effective climax to a season that’s sometimes been lacking for direction. Though it’s not nearly as emotionally devastating as its season-one equivalent, “Baelor” (which probably remains the series’ highwater mark), it’s still a hell of an achievement.
- Simon Howell
May 28, 2012 · On a show that likes its violence over-the-top (yet also strangely realistic), Blackwater brings the sort of violence that the show has been building up to all...
May 29, 2012 · Game of Thrones much-hyped Battle of Blackwater episode finally saw the show's creators unleashed with the full power of HBO's hefty budget and delivered what could easily be argued is the...