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You know what you're going to get. A series of moments where the little girl looks beyond everyone else and sees a dinosaur coming for them. And all the good guys always escaping.

A sympathetic look at Custer's exploits in the war against the Sioux. Entertaining nevertheless but is almost elevating Custer to levels of heroism not consistent with his conduct. Sure he was a fearless and celebrated civil war hero but in looking to recapture the glory of his youth, he thought nothing of killing women, children and the elderly and claiming them as military victories. Having read many historical accounts, you can't help but think he got what was coming to him but in this series, you're almost empathise with a man who by today's standards would be considered a war criminal.

I'm not a huge Tolkien fan boy that has immersed myself in his world for decades and so I'm looking at this from a pure entertainment perspective. Loved the films which weren't just about spectacle but also managed style, drama, dread and exciting action - particularly the battle scenes and magical powers of some of the protagonists. Most of this series has been a slow burn for me, establishing characters and fairly dull storylines. No large scale battles yet, no displays of massive power, no spectacle other than the breath taking scenery. The Harfoot storyline has been particularly dull. The only bright spark was Adar but even he seems quite tame for the shows hitherto main villain. Blanchett's portrayal of Galadriel as a multi faceted almost demigod in the films still managed to display a likeable side and show kindness and empathy as well as wisdom, her dark side only revealing itself when the ring showed up. This Galadriel is actually quite difficult to like, with Adar actually being a character you can invest in more. By EP7 things seems to start to get going but that's one episode from the season finale. S2 needs to ramp up the action, drama, suspense and more than anything, dread because while the orcs look OK, they are almost comic book characters. In the films we had the Uruks which looked truly formidable and for me, that's the rub. In the fight between darkness and light, the armies of the dark really do need to elicit a sense of fear and dread and so far, Adars army doesn't look formidable, there's no scale to it. It looks more like a small raiding party and he himself also seems pretty affable. It's good to see productions like this and so I'm sticking with it but step it up in S2 guys - you need substance as well as style.

Again, lots of positive reviews but I don't see what the fuss is about. 1. It's not next gen stuff. 2. 1st person combat is inaccurate and clunky. There is no way I am aware of to lock onto an enemy. Switching to 3rd person is slightly better but movement is too cumbersome. 3. The dialogue is cheesy. For Honour does this much better to be honest- I was expecting the combat to be similar to that. It's OK and a laugh for a few hours but that's it.

I was into it until Season 2 revealed that the aliens all spoke with a Southern English accent and looked just like us (even seemed to shop.in primark).

Alien : a product of its time - 1979. Sets the franchise up perfectly, introducing the abandoned Engineer bomber with it's payload of genetically engineered bio-weapons - face huggers to spawn Xenomorphs. Personally, despite being only 7 years later, for me Aliens hold up to the test of time far better but still, an enjoyable Sci fi flick. Not really a horror film by today's standards but sufficiently entertaining. Scott / Cameron - please let's have a new Alien film where perhaps there is an outbreak on earth spawning a global war - I'm thinking a War of the Worlds apocalyptic vibe....

The scene is being set for the dance of the dragons perfectly. Great to be back in Westeros and a strong first episode. If it was possible, I'd have probably binge watched two or three episodes last night but on to next week....