Game of Thrones: Complete Seasons 1-5 UK Region

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Season 5 was another great season, but in a way much of the material could have been put off until season 6. Based on the parts of the story that were left out in prior seasons (like the Lady Stoneheart arc) and the fact that Bran’s story line was not shown at all in season 5, the show ends up caught up to the 5th book in the series, and will get ahead of the books once it goes into season 6, and depending on how quickly George Martin writes, will probably still be ahead in season 7. I think most people see the books and the show as two separate entities by now, and realize that with all the major changes the show has made, it is telling a similar overall story, but different detailed story to what the books are telling. Chances are if you have accepted that in prior seasons you will accept it this season, and if it bothered you in seasons 1-4, it will bother you this season as well.

Like the prior seasons the show tells multiple stories over the 10 episode season, with some story lines intertwining (like Stannis’s continued attempt at a power grab ultimately colliding with both the Castle Black/Wildling/White Walker story, and Sansa’s return to Winterfell). Cerci develops a plan to keep as much power from the Tyrells as possible, which ultimately backfires on her and leads to a major season 5 storyline and sets up her story for season 6 very well. There is also a large focus on Arya finally reaching the House of Black and White. The show does a great job navigating each of the story lines, giving enough attention to each one while still managing the overall story forward. There is also the first Lannister Tygerion meeting which is forshadowed on the box of the DVD/Blu-Ray set. It is impossible to go into much detail without spoiling to much, but it is well done, and again sets up those characters for the next season.

The season ends on a few different cliffhangers. Most likely know what they are by now, but again I will not spoil them. Needless to say the fates of more than one character hangs in the balance and there are of course the requisite killing off (or potential killing off) of main characters again which has been a staple of the show from the first season. The acting, directing and writing are all very well done. The show does a good job of continuing to mix practical sets with great CGI shots to make it one of the most visually stunning shows on T.V. at the moment. Like in the prior seasons there is a lot of violence and nudity, but nothing that has not been seen before.

For those who get the actual discs, besides looking and sounding great, they include a lot of extras. There are in episode guides for all the episodes, commentary tracks with combinations of filmmakers and actors or crew on most episodes, deleted scenes and a couple hours worth of behind the scenes material. A lot there for those who like to go through the bonus features.

-Mike S

This was a great episode and a great season. My only gripe with the season is that I wished that they had stayed truer to the books on some of the plot points; namely some of the ones that made the end of A Dance with Dragons so much of a cliffhanger – Kevan’s assassination, the letter from Ramsay Bolton, Davos’ meeting with Lord Manderly about Rickon – none of these things happened in the show. However, I will say that Cersei’s pennance walk in particular was very well done, and I also liked Arya’s part, and the battle in the fighting pits was great. So I give four out of five stars because it is a great show with a five star presentation, but a star deducted for once again spending yet another season removing important plot points from the book series so they can give us more boobs. And that “bad p—y” line was unforgivably bad. I can only imagine the actress saying to the director – do I really have to say this? Really. But all that aside, a fun ride.

-William Griese

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Actors: Lena Headey, Iain Glen, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julian Glover, Charles Dance
Directors: Alan Taylor, David Nutter
Producers: Game of Thrones (Complete Seasons 1-5) – 25-DVD Box Set ( Game of Thrones – Seasons One to Five ), Game of Thrones (Complete Seasons 1-5) – 25-DVD Box Set, Game of Thrones – Seasons One to Five
Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles: English, French, Dutch
Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 25
Rated: Unrated – Not Rated
Run Time: 2655.00 minutes
ASIN: B0158ZX4UE