Valar Dohaeris [SEP] series
Valar Dohaeris
"Valar Dohaeris" is the third season premiere episode of the HBO fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Daniel Minahan, it aired on March 31, 2013.
The premiere continued where the second season left off, with the Lannisters consolidating their power at King's Landing in the aftermath of the Battle of the Blackwater. Meanwhile, Jon Snow meets the "King beyond the Wall," and Daenerys leaves Qarth for Slaver
giants." Neela Dabnath of "The Independent" felt that "Valar Dohaeris" was a strong start to Season 3 and "deftly picked up the various story strands from the last season ... even if it was just a series of brief check-in." She also praised the show for taking "creative liberties which always pay off in bucket loads," commenting on how this can "add to Martin’s world and flesh it out in new ways."
Forbes.com writer Erik Kain stated he felt "Valar