Talkin' Thrones Episode 47 - The Gift

We're past the halfway point and almost at the end of yet another season! Hard to believe we've already almost completed 5 seasons of this show! That just shows the power of this show, even at its worst, which this season easily has been. But we have a special episode to cover here, Season 5, Episode 7, entitled "The gift," because this marks the directorial debut of Miguel Sapochnik, arguably the most influential director to come out of this half of the show as his handling of the major battle sequences that take place in the following episode "Hardhome" as well as his work on Season 6's "The Battle of the Bastards" and "The Winds of Winter" would set a new precedent for action filmmaking across the spectrum. Here we only have the setup of things to come, with a whole lot of holdover as Jon & Tormund leave the Wall in order to go north to Hardhome and bring the Wildling forces south of the Wall. Elsewhere, Sam & Gilly finally consumate their long gestating feelings for each other, Stannis feels the inevitability of his situation, Sansa attempts to escape Winterfell but puts her trust in the wrong person, Cersei finally suffers the consequences of her actions, and Tyrion & Jorah finally reach their destination. It's all covered in another episode of #talkinthrones right here on the #talkintvpodcast