I loved it in the sense that I hated itThe prologue scene was FANTASTIC. Tywin burning the wolf skin thing and the Stark theme being replaced by the Lannister one. Awesome
.... just so
@ Tywin and
@ Ice's fate**** Janos Slynt. I hated him more than any other character.
**** Janos Slynt. I hated him more than any other character.
Even Joffrey?
God yes. I didn't even think it was possible.
You mean the real Jon Snow.I like the new Jon Snow.
The wait for the next episode is going to be agonizing.

I have heard the theory that the horrible weather and short shoot times really hurt the time beyond the Wall. When I see those same characters back on the other side of the way, I can't help but agree. The quality was so much better.My belated response: I hope they got all the chickens!
It ends with the death of Ice and the rebirth of Needle. Two swords, indeed. This was a fantastic premiere and the best they've had in a long while. Prince Oberyn was fantastically introduced, and all the material involving the Lannisters (minus Shae) was terrific. Also, when did Jon Snow on the TV show become such a smartass? I am glad to see them finally draw attention to how clever he can also be despite what Ygritte may say.
Symbolism referring to Jon, Arya and Sansa.I hated this part the most of the scene when Ice was melted down.
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I loved it, i loved how this season opens up with Tywin Lannisters and the Rains of Castamere.

All hail HBO’s Game of Thrones. The fourth-season premiere of the fantasy delivered the show’s biggest audience yet: 6.6 million viewers. That makes Sunday’s Thrones HBO’s most-watched program since The Sopranos’ series finale in 2007. Two replays of the Thrones episode drove the show’s full-night tally up to 8.2 million viewers.
By comparison, season 3 opened to 4.4 million viewers and eventually peaked at 5.5 million for the sixth episode (no, the Red Wedding was not a record high, and nor was the finale, which delivered 5.4 million).
Last season Thrones averaged 14.4 million viewers per episode, second only to The Sopranos as HBO’s most-watched series. This year, Thrones might very well overtake the classic mob drama to claim the premium cable network’s all-time crown, especially given its history of growing its audience as a season progresses.
Online viewership was also immense as HBO Go, the pay cabler’s streaming service, crashed during the premiere with many receiving a “fatal error” message, which HBO attributed to “overwhelming demand.”
