10 Amazing TV Action Set-Pieces That Rivalled Cinema
1. Game Of Thrones - Battle Of The Bastards
Surprisingly, this pop-culture phenomenon had low-key beginnings when it came to action. That changed with The Watchers On The Wall; a stand-alone episode that played like an hour-long slice of cinema, executed with incredible flavour by genre director Neil Marshall.
Still, for the high-bar it set, the makers managed to top it with Battle Of The Bastards. A satisfying culmination to several plot points that led to the comeuppance of evil incarnate Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) against hero Jon Snow (Kit Harrington).
It starts off with a nail-biting opener of Snow’s brother used as a moving target - then things erupt into utter chaos with a stunning one-take shot as Snow attempts to survive the sudden battle in a whirlwind of horses, limbs and arrows.
A hill of bodies, one pissed off giant and the cavalry coming to a last-minute rescue all followed in exciting style - before Snow and Bolton have a Western-style face-off (with a crossbow of course).
The entire thing still stands as one of the most bloody and impressive action scenes in general, let alone on the small screen - Thrones' final season has a high bar to top.
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