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U.S. Route 72
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U.S. Route 72
Route information
Length:
337 mi[1] (542 km)
Existed:
1926[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:
US 64 / US 70 / US 79 in Memphis, Tenn.
I-240 at Memphis, Tenn.
US 45 at Corinth, Miss.
US 43 at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
US 31 at Athens, Ala.
I‑65 at Athens, Ala.
US 231 / US 431 at Huntsville, Ala.
I‑565 at Huntsville, Ala.
East end:
US 11 / US 41 / US 64 / US 76 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Location
States:
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System
List
Special
Divided
Replaced
U.S. Route 72 (US 72) is an east–west United States highway that travels for 337 miles (542 km) from southwestern Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and southeastern Tennessee. The highway's western terminus is in Memphis, Tennessee and its eastern terminus is in Chattanooga. It is the only U.S. Highway to begin and end in the same state, yet pass through other states in between. Prior to the U.S. Highway system signage being posted in 1926, the entire route was part of the Lee Highway.
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1 Route description
1.1 West Tennessee
1.2 Mississippi
1.3 Alabama
1.4 East Tennessee
2 History
2.1 West Tennessee
2.2 Mississippi
2.3 Alabama
3 Major intersections
4 Special routes
4.1 Muscle Shoals–Huntsville alternate route
5 See also
6 References
6.1 Sources
7 External links
Route description[edit]
Map showing the west end of US 72 in Memphis, TN
The highway passes through Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Most of the original eastern and western portions of the route through roughly follows the path of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, a railroad that predated the American Civil War and now operated by Norfolk Southern Railway as their Memphis-Chattanooga, Tennessee mainline. US 72 ALT follows the Memphis and Charleston route through North Alabama.
West Tennessee[edit]
US 72 begins at Bellevue Boulevard (US 51) in Memphis. From Memphis, the route follows Union Avenue and Poplar Avenue into Collierville. Just south of Collierville, US 72 junctions State Route 385 (the Bill Morris Parkway), a freeway which links Collierville with I-240. The route enters Mississippi 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of SR 385. This segment of the highway is concurrently designated Tennessee State Route 86.
Mississippi[edit]
US 72 enters Mississippi in western Marshall County. The route follows rolling hills across the extreme northern part of the state, passing through Walnut and Corinth as it heads east. Near Burnsville, US 72 crosses the Divide Cut of the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway. Farther east, the route enters the Tennessee Valley and heads through Iuka before crossing into Alabama.
Most of US 72 in Mississippi has been upgraded to four-lane highway. Legally, the Mississippi section of US 72 is defined in Mississippi Code § 65-3-3.
Alabama[edit]
See also: University Drive
US 72/Corridor V reassurance shield
US-72 enters Alabama just west of Cherokee. The route parallels the Tennessee River east to Muscle Shoals, where US-72 Alternate splits from US-72. The mainline turns north, passing through Muscle Shoals and crossing the Tennessee River, entering Florence on the opposite bank. From Florence to Huntsville, the route heads through areas dominated by farmland. Between the two locales, however, US-72 enters Athens.
After passing through Athens and an overpass with Interstate 65 (I-65), US-72 approaches Huntsville from the west. Part of this section has the local name University Drive. At an interchange with Memorial Parkway, the route turns northward briefly, joining the routes of US-231 and US-431, until it breaks off from the Parkway and heads eastward again. (This part is known to locals as "72 East" because it is east of the Parkway; it has no other name.) Northeast of downtown Huntsville, US-72 interchanges with I-565. I-565/US-72 Alternate, part of Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System, terminates at the interchange while US-72 takes over the freeway alignment, joining Corridor V.
I-565 is mentioned as the eastbound route and AL-20 is mentioned as the westbound route. Signs for I-565 east at this interchange recently were changed to remove any mention of AL-20 east. Most of the US-72 portion of Corridor V is a four-lane divided expressway with at-grade intersections. Past Huntsville, US-72 follows several mountain valleys to Scottsboro. From Scottsboro, the route follows a northeasterly routing similar to that of the Tennessee River as it enters Tennessee for the second time.
All of US-72 within Alabama is four lanes in width. Additionally, much of US-72 has been upgraded through northeast Alabama, with interchanges at the major state highways. Just west of Moores Mill Road in Huntsville, US-72 becomes limited access over Chapman Mountain.
Throughout Alabama, US-72 is paired with unsigned AL-2.
East Tennessee[edit]
US 72 enters Tennessee for the second time just south of South Pittsburg. At South Pittsburg, Corridor V ends at an interchange with Interstate 24. US 64, concurrent with I-24 west of the exit, departs the expressway and forms an overlap with US 72 through Kimball to Jasper, where US 41 joins the concurrency. Just east of Jasper, the highways cross the Tennessee River on Nickajack Lake. The route then follows a cut in the Cumberland Plateau made by the Tennessee River to the western outskirts of Chattanooga, where it interchanges with I-24 once more. Just east of the interchange, US 11 joins the overlap.
Together, US 11, US 41, US 64, and US 72 follow the bluffs on Lookout Mountain above the Tennessee River to Chattanooga, where the routes follow Broad Street north into downtown. At the corner of Main Street and Broad Street, US 72 comes to an end; interestingly, US 76 begins at the intersection, making one highway in essence a continuation of the other.
US 72 originally went through downtown South Pittsburg on Cedar Avenue.
History[edit]
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West Tennessee[edit]
Originally, US 72 followed US 45 to Selmer and followed a route west to Memphis. In 1931, US 64 replaced US 72 between Memphis and Selmer. In 1935, US 72 was routed to Memphis through Mississippi from Corinth removing the extension on US 45 to Selmer.
As late as the early 1970s, US 72 followed State Route 57 (Poplar Avenue) from Collierville to its western terminus at East Parkway N. (which carried US 64, US 70, and US 79, as well as State Route 1). During the mid-1980s until the early 2000s, U.S. 72's westbound route in midtown Memphis was changed to switch from Poplar Avenue to a westbound off-ramp connection with Union Avenue (just as its name changed from Walnut Grove Road), instead of following Poplar west to East Parkway North. (In the same trend, eastbound US 72 ignored East Parkway South and continued eastward on Union—joining SR 57—until an exit ramp deposited the two highways onto eastbound Poplar.) Some signs still remain from this route change.
Mississippi[edit]
In Tishomingo County, US 72 originally followed the current Road 172 / Quitman Street through Iuka before being bypassed in the mid-1980s. Also, An Old US 72 exists south of US 72 between Burnsville and Glen. US 72 also followed Alcorn County Road 218 and entered Corinth on Proper Street. Until 1935, US 72 followed US 45, now Polk Street / Mississippi Highway 145 north into Tennessee. Also, included in the original 1935 routing west of Corinth followed Mississippi State Route 2 / Kossuth Road to Kossuth before turning west. Continuing westward, yet another segment of Old US 72 exists south of US 72 in Benton County from just west of the Tippah County line to just east of the Wolf River near Canaan. The bridge across the Wolf River collapsed due to flooding and is now closed; much of this segment is now on private property and little evidence of pavement remains due to washout and ecological succession. The continuation of this segment west of Wolf River to Mississippi Highway 5 is signed Wyatt Road. Finally, there is one more route that may have been a former US 72 road alignment. Boswell Road begins as a curve off of US 72 between Slayden and Mount Pleasant as a gravel road, and heads generally parallel to US 72 as a gravel road, before stopping in Mount Pleasant at Mississippi Highway 311. The possible former alignment then continues from the staggered junction heading west as a partially paved road. This road is now broken by Mississippi Highway 302, but continues to head west as a gravel road for a mile, for a total of approximately 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
Alabama[edit]
1926 Alabama highway sign
Most of the original US 72 route in Alabama paralleled the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, a critical route for the South during the American Civil War.[2][3] Some sections of the original road were named the Memphis Pike reflecting the idea of connecting Chattanooga to Memphis, Tennessee. The original route also belonged to the original route of the Lee Highway. Both of these designations can be found in western Colbert County where sections of the original highway, including parts of Colbert County Route 20 still bear those names.[4]
The original route once passed through Tuscumbia on what is named today the Old Lee Highway and Main Street. This route was bypassed in the 1960s.
In Florence US 72 originally followed Huntsville Road to Royal Avenue, then north to Tennessee Street, and finally west to Court Street. Its route was later moved two blocks south through downtown Florence, from Tennessee Street to Dr. Hicks Boulevard.
East of Florence the original route is now County Highway 66 through downtown Rogersville and Killen.
Athens' Clinton and Washington Streets hosted a Business 72 route in earlier years. This route was decommissioned in the 1980s.
US 72 has seen several route changes in Huntsville that included a temporary route down Sparkman Drive in the 1960s. Other original routes include Andrew Jackson Way to Holmes Avenue and down Holmes Avenue to reconnect to the original route.
Prior to 1931, US 72 passed through Big Cove between Huntsville and Paint Rock via Little Cove Rd/Old "US 431". That route was abandoned for the one used today over Chapman Mountain.
Other original routes include State Route 35 from Woodville to the west side of Scottsboro, State Route 279 east of Scottsboro, and State Route 277 from Stevenson to Bridgeport. State Route 277 carries the distinction of being the last two-lane section of US 72 in Alabama. Today, the entire route through Alabama has a minimum of four lanes.
Major intersections[edit]
Tennessee
US 51 / US 64 / US 70 / US 79 in Memphis. US 64/US 70/US 72/US 79 travels concurrently through Memphis.
I‑240 in Memphis
I‑269 in Collierville
Mississippi
US 45 in Corinth
Alabama
US 43 on the Tuscumbia–Muscle Shoals city line. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Killen.
US 31 in Athens
I‑65 in Athens
US 231 / US 431 in Huntsville. The highways travel concurrently through Huntsville.
I‑565 in Huntsville
Tennessee
I‑24 / US 64 in Kimball. US 64/US 72 travels concurrently to Chattanooga.
US 41 in Jasper. The highways travel concurrently to Chattanooga.
I‑24 in Chattanooga
US 11 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through Chattanooga.
US 27 in Chattanooga
US 11 / US 41 / US 64 in Chattanooga
Special routes[edit]
Muscle Shoals–Huntsville alternate route[edit]

U.S. Route 72 Alternate
Location:
Muscle Shoals to Huntsville, Alabama
Main article: U.S. Route 72 Alternate
U.S. Route 72 Alternate (US 72 Alternate) exists in Alabama on the south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur. US 72 ALT crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur along with US 31 and follows the entire route of Interstate 565. However, signs on I-65 at the I-565 exit make no mention of US 72 ALT and only mention AL 20 westbound from the I-65/I-565 junction. AL 20 was co-signed with US 72 ALT from Muscle Shoals to Huntsville. AL 20 has since been truncated to the junction of I-65 just east of Decatur. Originally, US 72 ALT turned off of AL 20 on to AL 53 (Jordan Lane) in Huntsville and followed it north 1-mile (1.6 km) to rejoin with US 72. With the completion of I-565 in the early 1990s, US 72 ALT was routed along with I-565 to the termination of I-565 at US 72.
US 72 ALT between Decatur and Huntsville is part of Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System.
See also[edit]
U.S. Roads portal
Southern Rock Opera, a Drive-By Truckers album prominently featuring US 72
List of United States Numbered Highways
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
Jump up ^ "Collierville Tennessee, American Civil War, November 3, 1863". Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Shiloh, Pittsburg Landing, Civil War, Tennessee, American Civil War, April 6–7, 1862". Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Jump up ^ Google (November 28, 2007). "U.S. Route 72" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
Sources[edit]
Rand McNally Road Atlases 1926 - 2006
External links[edit]
Route map: Google
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Mhysa
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"Mhysa"
Game of Thrones episode
Daenerys, center, is hailed by the freed Yunkish as their "mhysa", or mother, as the season closes. The uplifting scene received praise,[1][2][3] as well as criticism for alleged colonialistic undertones.[4]
Episode no.
Season 3
Episode 10
Directed by
David Nutter
Written by
David Benioff
D. B. Weiss
Featured music
Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography by
Robert McLachlan
Editing by
Oral Norrie Ottey
Original air date
June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09)
Running time
62 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
David Bradley as Walder Frey
Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy
Michael McElhatton as Roose Bolton
Peter Vaughan as Maester Aemon
Julian Glover as Grand Maester Pycelle
Gwendoline Christie as Brienne of Tarth
Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Snow
Ian McElhinney as Barristan Selmy
Anton Lesser as Qyburn
Hannah Murray as Gilly
Thomas Brodie Sangster as Jojen Reed
Ellie Kendrick as Meera Reed
Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy
Daniel Portman as Podrick Payne
Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis
Kristian Nairn as Hodor
Nathalie Emmanuel as Missandei
Jacob Anderson as Grey Worm
Josef Altin as Pypar
Kerry Ingram as Shireen Baratheon
Episode chronology
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"Mhysa" is the third season finale of the American medieval epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones, and its 30th episode overall. Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by David Nutter, it originally aired on June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) on HBO in the United States.[5]
The episode revolves on the aftermath of the events instigated by "The Red Wedding": House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun, Roose Bolton is appointed the new "Warden of the North", while House Greyjoy begins a new military campaign. In the North, Maester Aemon sends out ravens to alert the whole of Westeros about the arrival of the White Walkers. And across the narrow sea, the freed slaves of Yunkai hail Daenerys as their "mhysa", the Ghiscari language's word for "mother".[6]
According to Nielsen Media Research, "Mhysa" was seen by 5.4 million household viewers in the United States, a twenty-eight percent increase compared to the second season finale, "Valar Morghulis". After its broadcast, the episode received generally positive reviews from television critics, with some of them addressing its anti-climactic closure of the series' third season, and its establishment of potential storylines for the fourth season, such as through the final scene's "glimmer of hope". The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[7]
Contents
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1 Plot
1.1 In King's Landing
1.2 At the Twins
1.3 In the North
1.4 On the Iron Islands
1.5 At Dragonstone
1.6 Across the Narrow Sea
2 Production
2.1 Writing
2.2 Casting
3 Reception
3.1 Ratings
3.2 Critical reception
4 References
5 External links
Plot[edit]
In King's Landing[edit]
The icy relationship between newly married Tyrion and Sansa is thawing slightly, as they banter about their shared status as outcasts. At a Small Council meeting, Tyrion learns of the deaths of Robb and Catelyn Stark during the Red Wedding. King Joffrey orders Robb's head brought to King's Landing, planning to gift it to Sansa, the prospect of which makes Tyrion threaten Joffrey. Joffrey angrily threatens Tyrion in return, and insults Tywin when he reprimands him. Tywin, showing Joffrey he does not fear him, orders he be taken to his room and sedated. Tywin and Tyrion later discuss the murder at the Twins, and the appointment of Roose Bolton as the Warden of the North, until the son of Tyrion and Sansa is of age. Tywin dismisses Tyrion's warning that the northerners will neither forget nor forgive the role the Lannisters played in the Red Wedding. Tywin then chastises Tyrion for not having impregnated Sansa. Tyrion finds Sansa in his bedroom, staring forlornly out the window with a tear-stained face, revealing she has already received the grim news.
Elsewhere, Lord Varys and Shae discuss their shared eastern heritage, Tyrion's marriage to Sansa, and its effect on Shae. Varys gives Shae a bag of diamonds in the hopes that she will sail for Essos and make a new life for herself, freeing Tyrion from danger and allowing him to focus on making the capital a better place, but Shae refuses the offer and believes Varys was sent by Tyrion. At night, Queen Cersei visits Tyrion and tells him to give Sansa a child, as it will make Sansa happy as it did for Cersei when Joffrey was born.
Jaime, Brienne, and Qyburn arrive in King's Landing, and Jaime immediately goes to see Cersei.
At the Twins[edit]
Shortly after the murder of their king, the loyal Stark bannermen fight a losing battle with the Freys outside the walls of the Twins. "The Hound" Sandor Clegane and Arya are horrified to witness several Frey soldiers parade Robb's decapitated corpse around the entrance to the keep with the head of Robb's wolf, Grey Wind, attached to it. Later, Arya and the Hound come upon four Frey men discussing the murder of the Starks. Arya slips off the horse and brutally kills one of the soldiers who claimed to have desecrated Robb's body. Before his allies can aid him, the Hound steps in and easily kills them.
The morning after the wedding, Walder Frey and Roose Bolton discuss the previous night's events, the escape of the "Blackfish" Brynden Tully, and their new positions as Lord of Riverrun and Warden of the North, respectively. When Walder asks Bolton what happened during the fall of Winterfell, Bolton explains that he sent his bastard son, Ramsay Snow to take the castle back from the Greyjoys. Bolton's plan to offer the Ironborn safe passage in exchange for surrendering Theon worked, but Ramsay flayed and killed the surrendering Ironborn despite his father intending the offer be made in good faith.
In the North[edit]
Bran, Hodor, Meera Reed, and Jojen arrive at the abandoned Nightfort. Later, Bran is awakened by a sound, and wakes his companions. They meet Samwell Tarly and Gilly; Sam deduces Bran's identity, seeing his direwolf. Bran asks Sam to take them north of the Wall, and though Sam protests the idea, he eventually takes them through the passage. Before they separate, Sam gives the group the rest of his dragonglass supply, and tells them that it has the power to kill White Walkers. Sam and Gilly later arrive at Castle Black, where they present themselves to Maester Aemon, who allows Gilly and her baby to stay. Aemon, on hearing the recount of events, orders all the ravens be sent with messages warning the return of the White Walkers.
Riding back to the Wall, Jon stops to wash his wounds when he hears Ygritte draw her bow. He tries to talk her out of shooting him, but when he turns to leave, she fires three arrows into him. Jon manages to escape, later arriving at Castle Black and passing out from his wounds. The Night's Watch brothers take him in, where Sam and Pyp identify him so that he is cared for.
At the Dreadfort, Ramsay Snow, the true identity of the mysterious boy, taunts Theon about his castration. When Theon begs Ramsay to kill him and end his suffering, Ramsay simply replies that he is more valuable alive, before giving him the nickname "Reek", and beating him until he acknowledges his new name.
On the Iron Islands[edit]
Lord Balon Greyjoy reads a letter sent from Ramsay Snow, crudely detailing his demands to have the Ironborn soldiers withdraw from the region of the North under his control, threatening to flay the soldiers if they do not comply. It is also revealed in the letter that Ramsay broke his promise and flayed the 20 ironborn that betrayed Theon in Winterfell. Ramsay also sends a box containing Theon's severed penis, adding that he could further dismember Balon's son. To the protests of his daughter Yara, Balon plans to refuse the offer and allow Theon's torture to continue. Yara disobeys her father's decision and takes 50 of the Ironborn's best men and the fastest ship available to march on the Dreadfort.
At Dragonstone[edit]
In the dungeons, Davos visits Gendry and tries to relate to him by telling the story of how he became a lord. Later, Davos practises his reading with Princess Shireen, when he reads the letter sent by the Night's Watch. When they hear the bells ringing, Davos leaves Shireen to meet with Stannis and Melisandre. Stannis informs Davos of Robb Stark's death, which he attributes to Melisandre's ritualistic burning of the leeches. Melisandre plans to burn Gendry as a sacrifice to the Lord of Light, and although Davos tries to get Stannis to spare Gendry, Stannis orders him to be sacrificed. At night, Davos frees Gendry from the dungeons and gives him a boat to escape Dragonstone.
Afterward, Stannis and Melisandre ask Davos if he freed Gendry, which he does not deny. Stannis orders Davos to be executed, but Davos tells Stannis that he will need his assistance. When Stannis asks why he would need Davos' help, Davos shows him the letter sent from the Wall. Melisandre burns the letter, and in the fire sees the war coming in the North. She tells Stannis that only he can save the North, and he will need Davos's help to do so, thus preventing his execution.
Across the Narrow Sea[edit]
Outside Yunkai, Daenerys, her advisors, and her Unsullied army stand ready to greet the slaves of the city and free them. When they arrive, Missandei tells them that Daenerys has freed them, but Daenerys tells the slaves that only they can take their freedom back. The crowd begins to chant "mhysa", which Missandei tells Daenerys is Ghiscari for "mother". Daenerys passes her army to walk amongst the freed slaves, who lift her to their shoulders. Daenerys smiles and looks up into the sky as her dragons fly freely.
Production[edit]
Writing[edit]
The episode was written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
"Mhysa" was written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, based on George R. R. Martin's original work from his novel A Storm of Swords. Chapters adapted from A Storm of Swords to the episode were chapters 43, 49, 53 to 55, 57, 63, and 64 (Daenerys IV, Jon VI, Arya XI, Tyrion VI, Davos V, Bran IV, Jaime VII, Davos VI).[8]
Casting[edit]
After being absent for the entire second season, Peter Vaughan returns as Maester Aemon and Josef Altin returns as Pypar. This episode also marks the return, after a long absence, of Patrick Malahide as Balon Greyjoy and Gemma Whelan as Yara Greyjoy.
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
In its original American broadcast in HBO, "Mhysa" was seen by an estimated 5.4 million household viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research.[9] It marked a year-to-year increase in viewership of 28 percent compared to the second season finale, "Valar Morghulis", which was seen by 4.2 million.[9] The second broadcast of the "Mhysa" during the night was viewed by 900,000 viewers, bringing its total viewership for to 6.30 million.[10] According to analysts, the success of the episode significantly helped Game of Thrones to surpass True Blood as the second most-watched series on HBO, after The Sopranos.[9][10] In the United Kingdom, the episode was viewed by 1.154 million viewers, making it the highest-rated broadcast that week. It also received 0.110 million timeshift viewers.[11]
Critical reception[edit]
"Mhysa" received generally positive reviews from television critics, with some of them addressing the finale's anti-climactic closure of the third season and for establishing new storylines for the fourth. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 20 reviews of the episode and deemed 100% of them to be positive with an average score of 8.5 out of 10. The website's critical consensus reads, "'Mhysa' wraps up several of season 3's lingering storylines while subtly setting the table for season 4."[12] James Poniewozik of Time wrote in his review, "The end of season 3, then, spent some time among the winners and losers in post-Red-Wedding Westeros, giving the audience a chance to soak in the shock, seethe at the winners' glee, and get a reminder of the larger forces – White Walkers, dragons – well beyond the war between the Lannisters and the Starks. If the Red Wedding seemed to kill hope, 'Mhysa' made clear that it didn't end anything. And it weaved together the many, many threads of GoT's tapestry by returning to a recurring theme: that Game of Thrones is ultimately about family."[13] Matt Fowler of IGN described that the finale had "nicely set up a lot of cool stuff for Season 4, but it was also lacking some of the power and majesty of previous finales. Especially the ending with Dany, who herself had a better ending back in 'And Now His Watch is Ended' when her dragons torched Astapor and she left with a full army." He also praised the scene where Arya killed a Frey soldier.[14] Writing for Today, Drusilla Moorhouse remarked that "After last week's shocking massacre, most fans braced for more tragic deaths in season three's finale. Instead, the blow was softened with poignant reunions and surprising saves, setting the stage for an explosive fourth season."[15]
In her review for Zap2it, Terri Schwartz wrote that "Nothing can ever quite redeem the deaths of Robb and Catelyn Stark, but at least larger forces are taking shape that are propelling this series into Season 4. Daenerys is as powerful as she's ever been, Jon Snow returns to the Wall while Bran heads north of it and the Greyjoys ready an assault to finally save Theon from his captor. Then there's the fact that Stannis decides to sail north to the Wall to aid the Night's Watch in their fight against the White Walkers, which seems like it's going to end up being the greater, global conflict in the future of 'Game of Thrones'."[16] Writing for The A.V. Club, David Sims gave "Mhysa" an "A-" rating, while Todd VanDerWerff gave it a "B+".[3] Sims, writing for audiences who have not read the novels, described the episode as lacking "a lot of serious plot movement or major twists and may have fans gnashing their teeth a little bit as they wait nine months for season four. The previous season finales have also had that quality, but they each ended on a barnstorming note. 'Mhysa', not quite so much."[3] VanDerWerff, writing for audiences who have read the novels, wrote that "On a plot level, not a lot happens in 'Mhysa'", but praised the episode in addressing the series' "value of one human life is in the face of a kingdom."[3] He also mildly criticized the series' template of when "something terrible happens in Westeros, Dany offers a glimmer of hope over in her story line", referring to it as its "Achilles' heel".[3] Kevin Fitzpatrick of ScreenCrush wrote in his review, "All in all, the air (or blood) of the season had mostly been let out by 'The Rains of Castamere', as even a returning Jaime’s most interesting moments arrived much earlier in the season, but 'Mhysa' gave us a good course-heading for season 4, with some much-needed catharsis along the way."[17]
The episode's final scene, in which Daenerys, "the blondest possible savior figure",[18] appears with "uncharacterized brown people" as "[being lifted] up as their messiah and praising her for saving them from bondage",[19] was criticized by at least four commentators[19] as having colonialist or even racist undertones.[4] They asked why the series chose to portray the Yunkish as nearly uniformly dark-skinned, rather than as ethnically diverse as in the source novels,[4][18] to which George R. R. Martin replied that this was because the scene was shot in Morocco with local extras.[20] Commentators also criticized, more broadly, that the series's inclusion of people of color was limited to only a small number of characters.[19][21]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Larson, Sarah (June 10, 2013). "There Be Dragons: The Finale of 'Game of Thrones'". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e The A.V. Club reviews for "Mhysa"
Sims, David (June 9, 2013). ""Mhysa" (for newbies)". The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
VanDerWerff, Todd (June 9, 2013). ""Mhysa" (for experts)". The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c Delgado, A.J. (11 June 2013). "Racism In Game of Thrones' Season 3 Finale?". Fox News Latino. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Jump up ^ Crook, Marshall (June 9, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Season Finale: After the Red Wedding". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ "George R. R. Martin Quotes". Goodreads. Amazon.com. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations for 2013: Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series". National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
Jump up ^ García, Elio (June 9, 2013). "EP310: Mhysa". Westeros.org. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
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^ Jump up to: a b Hibberd, James (June 10, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' finale ratings up; surpass 'True Blood'". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Top 10 Ratings (10-16 June 2013)". BARB. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Mhysa". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
Jump up ^ Poniewozik, James (June 10, 2013). "Game of Thrones Watch: Blood Is Thicker". Time. Time Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ Fowler, Matt (June 10, 2013). "Game of Thrones: "Mhysa" Review". IGN. Ziff Davis Media. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ Moorhouse, Drusilla (June 10, 2013). "No happily ever after on 'Game of Thrones' finale". Today. NBC News. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ Schwartz, Terri (June 9, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Season 3 finale recap: 'Mhysa'". Zap2it. Tribune Media Services. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ Fitzpatrick, Kevin (June 9, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Season 3 finale review: 'Mhysa'". ScreenCrush. Townsquare Media. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b Collins, Sean T. (10 June 2013). "'Game of Thrones' Finale Recap: 'Everyone Is Mine to Torment'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b c Hudson, Laura (10 June 2013). "Game of Thrones Recap: The Family Who Slays Together, Stays Together". Wired. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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Jump up ^ Ahmed, Saladin (1 April 2013). "Is "Game of Thrones" too white?". Salon. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
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