Game of Thrones: Episode Four - Sons of Winter

Game Rant

John Jacques

The fourth 'Game of Thrones' episode delivers plenty of exciting plot advancement, but gets hindered by repetitive quicktime scenes and questionable choices.

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IGN

Dan Stapleton

8.2 / 10.0

Game of Thrones: Episode 4 - Sons of Winter delivers a dose of of the action we've all been waiting for.

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Game Informer

Andrew Reiner

8 / 10.0

Seeing the Forresters on the offensive delivers stressful excitement, and gives this lengthy story new life

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GameSpot

Alexa Ray Corriea

5 / 10

Game of Thrones' fourth episode prioritizes verbal sparring over the physical kind, slowing down the action and packing in new twists to tension's detriment.

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Polygon

Samit Sarkar

8 / 10.0

It's interesting that this episode came out so close to the last episode of the show, which is one of the best in the series. Game of Thrones as a sort of meta-property is doing very well.

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Destructoid

Darren Nakamura

7 / 10.0

There aren't any heart-stopping moments or dramatic twists like there were in the early episodes, but Sons of Winter sets a good pace and keeps it up throughout the episode. It's great to see the continued focus on shrewdness over brute strength for most of the characters, especially considering House Forrester's situation in Westeros. What the family lacks in soldiers, it must make up for in cleverness. Being party to the events makes me feel clever, whether I truly have much of an effect or not.

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Game Revolution

Nicholas Tan

There's usually one episode in a Game of Thrones season where the numerous setups that the earlier episodes have built finally culminate into a payoff. For Telltale's adaptation, this is that episode.

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TheSixthAxis

Blair Inglis

7 / 10

It's obvious now that Game of Thrones simply won't be as successful as Telltale's other series. It's been a worthy experiment, and there have been some enjoyable scenes in there, but it just misses the mark, featuring too many characters and not enough real substance. However, Sons of Winter is certainly a more enjoyable episode than the previous two, with some decent character development. It often gets to the point much quicker with a lot less filler in between, while also taking characters to new places and surprising you along the way as we head towards the series' conclusion.

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