Honorable mention for my favorite moment in a TV show - Brienne of Tarth a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. What a shining, glorious moment of satisfaction for a hardworking and truly good character in a season of utter bullshit.
I will always feel that we were robbed of so many satisfying conclusions because of the show rushing to wrap everything up. Not everything had to be tied in a perfect bow, but what we got certainly did not scratch that perfectly placed itch.
I always find myself returning to a couple of the earlier episodes. S2 E1 - In my Time of Dying because it raises the stakes before Winchesters sacrificing themselves became a cliche, S4 E6 - Yellow Fever because it is hilarious, S5 E10 - Abandon All Hope because I loved Joe.
This and the alternate mobile home episode where Jeremy drives a 3 story tall structure always make me laugh so hard I could cry.
Charlie Work is my favorite, the setups and payoffs are just chef's kiss in this episode.
Hush was so good! Oh my god, when that first came out I was obsessed.
Watching this for the first time was so magical. I didn't have anyone who watched the show and never used forums for discussion. So I remember just buzzing with excitement after completing the episode and having no outlet.
I felt the same way after Vincent (S5 E10). Completely aglow with such a meloncholy and powerful episode.
I loved this episode. Such a well told story in a relatively short period of time. Although I am an absolute sucker for bittersweet romantic endings. I don't care that I saw the ending coming from halfway through the episode, I bawled like a baby when they read the letter.
I used to hate the world, and I was happy when everyone died. But I was wrong, because there was one person worth saving. That's what I did. I saved him, then I protected him. That's why men like you and me are here. We have a job to do, and god help any motherfuckers who stand in our way.
Amazing how an episode about a regular human bartender raising money for his local volleyball team can be so hilarious and perfect.
So, the Washington Monument?
I agree. The additions do not drag the movie down or make the run time feel overly long. I get the hate for splitting movies into multiple parts. Most of them do not deserve it. But, I feel this telling of the story is interesting, and I am willing to watch it in two parts.
Allegienance to the US? How is any sort of access to secret information even being discussed. He moved here to take advantage of our system to hoard vast amounts of wealth for himself and make babies with women of questionable sanity. Get him out of positions of power and keep him away from any national security information.
I understand they wanted some characters to be disappointments, it could have been cool to have Jaime get super close to a satisfying arc and, at the last second fail. But the last few scenes with him completely backpedalling his entire motivation make no sense.
GOT had so much going for it. And yet, in a post like this asking about favorite episodes, no one is even mentioning it's earlier fantastic episodes - the final season ruined all previous good work.