Game of Thrones’ “Hardhome”
While even author George R.R. Martin thought Game of Thrones started going off the rails in season six, there’s one perfect example of something the show added that elevated it above the source material. I’m speaking of the fifth season episode “Hardhome,” which revealed the full threat of the White Walkers in a devastating way the books still haven’t come close to achieving. The wights’ attack on the Wilding village is a long, masterfully assembled scene that keeps elevating the tension and the horror with unforgettable scenes such as the flames that shrink from the White Walker’s presence, the undead children, and Jon Snow’s disbelieving terror at the Night King resurrecting all the fallen Wildings to join his army. I know I’ll be rewatching it in 2022, too. – Rob Bricken
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