Game of Thrones Roundup: The Watchers On The Wall

Game of Thrones Roundup: The Watchers On The Wall
Eagle-eyed viewers will notice the absence of Peter Dinklage's name from the opening credits (he normally receives top billing). In the wake of his champion having lost the trial by combat in the previous episode, our focus instead switches to the Wildling attack on Castle Black. This is not an episode about intrigue, suspense, or political machinations– though it has all of those things– but rather an Iliad-esque romp of violence. The battle between the Men of the Night's Watch and the Wildling army straddles the whole episode, and combat is the language through which all of the elements of the story are told.