Game of Thrones: Season 5

Season 5 is very good. There's a new king (because honestly, what's a GOT season without a new king waiting to be killed by 6 different armies). The power struggles continue between.....well....everyone. While highly entertaining, the whole season does feel like a transition to set up huge changes for season 6. Arya Stark continues her journey to Braavos to meet the faceless man, in what is one of the most interesting story arcs of the series. Sansa Stark is FINALLY starting to be an interesting character after laboring through 4 seasons of her expecting everything to just turn out well because she's rich. She's finally realized that there is a 'game' to game of thrones and that she has to play it. (She stinks at playing the game. But at least she's playing it.) Her fate is left unclear. Oh, and there are finally dragons in this show that is supposed to have a lot of dragons. They don't show up for more than a few seconds until near the end of the season, but when dragons finally show up to do something they do it with a vengeance! It makes the wait for drag action well worth it! And the White Walkers stop being imaginary boogeymen and show up with authority as well. Overall the production value of the series continues to be insanely high. The sets, the costumes, the props....they all create a visual image so real that by the end of each episode you feel like you just spent an hour in Westeros. The acting adds so much more on top of that, without a single bad player in the cast. The CGI is flawless and blends naturally with the live action and live sets. It doesn't look hokey or "updated Star Wars" at all. It's solid use of CGI, which is a refreshing change. I won't talk about the details about how this season ended, but to call it a cliff hanger is an understatement. Before the credits roll on the final episode you're already excited fro season 6 to start. Blu Ray is the only way to own this series. Regular DVD just doesn't present the detail that makes this show so phenomenal. **NO SPOILERS OR PLOT POINTS DISCUSSED** This review will only be for my opinion of the season overall, and the packaging, extras, and video/audio quality. Let me start by saying that Game of Thones is one of my favorite shows of all-time. The story is brutal and tragic, yet engrossing and compelling. The characters are wonderfully written, and everything from character motivations to the dialogue and action sequences are superb. The show also has top notch production values, as the environment, props, and wardrobes look magnificent. GOT is a beauty. The packaging is awesome, as it has been on all of the season blu rays. The discs are in flip book, which go into a sleeve, which has a plastic sleeve over top of it all. This season has gold and brown artwork, which looks lovely. Very happy with the packaging. All 10 episodes this season are included on 4 blu rays. Extras include in episode guides, histories and lore, audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and a plethora of behind the scenes featurettes. The episodes look amazing on blu ray. The 1080p really shines on this series, and everything look breathtakingly beautiful. The characters, scenery, wardrobes, etc all look excellent. The 5.1 audio is great too. The score is brilliant and the metal swords and armor clanging sound great. Sound and Video are easy 10/10. Overall this is another solid season in this great series. I enjoyed every episode, and always recommend this show to anyone I talk to about movies/tv. What else can I say? Game of Thrones gets my highest recommendation, and the blu ray sets are glorious. This is the best show on television, in my humble opinion. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! *** If you like this review, please mark this review as helpful! Also, feel free to ask me questions about the season 5 blu ray set! ***

Was just as the seller described! In packaging, brand new! No issues!

I have not quite finished this season yet (so I don't know where in the story it ends.) I am rationing so that I don't finish it all in one sitting. I really look forward to each episode! I love this series! I read the books first and the episodes follow pretty close to the book. The actors are terrific and it's really great that they have been able to keep the same actors from season to season. Watching them grow up is just how it goes n the books. I thought there were only 5 books though. I see that there is another Season on TV, Season 6. If there are only 5 books did they cut the last book in half so that they could make an extra season? Maybe someone can tell me that. I would appreciate it. Can NOT wait for the next book. What's taking so long???

dvd worked great, no issues... ... except with the last 2 of the series......... # 7 & 8. we didnt find any 7 & 8 dvds ithat would work.... so, the series was great 1 through 6.. we never got to finish the series...

Really was better than Book 5, which is easily the worst in the series, boring and long-winded. (It will actually be interesting to see if George RR Martin can recover the fast and frantic pace of the first four books with Book 6, or will be another exercise in tedium like Book 5. I have a feeling he's struggling with it, that's why it's taking so long, so I'm preparing for the worst :() This season is one of the more lively seasons -- something interesting appears to happen in every episode -- which wasn't the case with the first four seasons. I especially like the fact that we see a lot of intertwining threads **SPOILERS AHEAD** Sansa meets up with the Boltons and Theon, Stannis with Jon Stark and the Crowes, Tyrion with Danaeres and Dario, Jaime with Brom and the Leaders of Dorne. A really fun season, hope to see more of the same with the next two.

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Still haven't figured out what's going on but things have me intrigued. This last episode makes things worth watching.

I am a fan of the show and realize it is not for everyone especially if you do not like a lot of violence. Nothing really ends very happily in this series but watching the levels some characters go to to hold and keep what they assume to be the ultimate power is very intriguing. There is a whole lot of characters in this series and costuming and settings are quite good. One liners delivered mostly by Tyrion usually gives me a chuckle but they can be few and far between. I do enjoy the series though and continue to watch because I am very curious as to what happens next and who and how will the throne be won, and of course what is up with those white walkers.

I am a great Game of Thrones fan, since I started watching it about a year ago. The effects are great and I must admit I absolutely love Arya Stark as she continues on her journey of vengeance against the people who murdered her family. But the strength of Games comes from all the other threads and the scope of the events it portrays. Dragons, beautiful and murderous women, incredible landscapes, both awesome and bleak and beautiful all at once. Also all the actors are perfectly suited to their roles so kudos to those who picked them. And a final word must be given to Peter Dinklage who plays Tyrion Lannister and whose laconic and ironic comments throughout the series are perfectly delivered.

Loved the Game of Thrones franchise, as it was a well written, well acted and well directed series, which everyone should take the time to watch. I would highly recommend it. The characters and story lines are intense and very well done ... they’ll keep you on the edge of you seat and things will happen that you’ll never be expecting. Such a great series. Destined to be one of the greats. Highly recommend that you watch and enjoy. Not for young kids.

a 5 stair dvd of game of thrones the seasons get better

How can I not love the fifth installment of that circonvulated stories. TV series is great, images are spectacular. One flaw, which is to me paramount to connect the stories, is the limited amount of episodes per season. We need 25 episodes per season to be somewhat satisfied. We weill never be fully statisfied because we want more plots, more kills, more sex, and more dragons' scenes.

Love the show and even though the first time it came a bit broken I asked for an exchange and the new one came in perfect