Game Of Thrones: 7 Things That "The Wars To Come" Did Right (And 3 It Didn't)

Game of Thrones will never be known for its realism. Even for viewers willing to accept the idea of an incestuous love polyhedron destroying an actual kingdom, the fantastical elements of magic and religion are more than enough to discount the narrative as fiction. Television is escapism at its finest, and Game of Thrones is an ideal outlet.

Daenerys over in Essos has been the main character requiring the most suspension of disbelief, and not just because of her dragons. While her life has not been easy and her victories have not been without cost, the exiled girl raised on the ravings of a mad brother has still somehow managed to emerge from four seasons of conflicts with more than she brought in. As such, Dany has been in sore need of some extra realism to ground her story.

Fortunately, her current predicament in Meereen provides. Despite her best intentions, Dany’s inexperience with leadership has backfired rather spectacularly. One dragon has escaped while the other two are locked in a dungeon. A resistance group is thinning the herds of her Unsullied. The Meereenese are chafing under a queen ruling according to Westerosi tradition. Dany’s in a bit of a mess right now, and watching her fight her way out of it could be grand.

Now, onto what didn't what work in the episode.