Game Of Thrones Season 07 Dd5.1 • Limited & Easy

You’ve seen the memes. You know about the "fast travel" criticisms and the wight hunt. But if you haven't experienced the of Season 7, you haven't actually heard the Army of the Dead coming for you.

Here is why you need to fire up the Blu-ray (or the high-bitrate stream) and turn your surround system up to eleven. Season 7 is defined by three major set pieces: The Loot Train Attack (Field of Fire 2.0), the Frozen Lake battle, and the destruction of the Wall. game of thrones season 07 dd5.1

Watching the Season 7 Blu-ray (or a high-quality 5.1 rip via Plex/VLC) is like watching a different show. The pacing issues don't feel as slow when the sound of the environment is actively threatening you. Game of Thrones Season 7 might have been a sprint to the finish line narratively, but it was a leap forward sonically . The DD5.1 track turns the "ice and fire" metaphor into a physical, tactile experience. You’ve seen the memes

Let’s be honest. When Game of Thrones Season 7 aired back in 2017, most of us watched it one of two ways: via a choppy HBO Go stream on a laptop at 2 AM, or on a living room TV where the dialogue whispered and the dragons screamed. Here is why you need to fire up

Now that the dust has settled (and the snow has melted), it’s time to revisit the penultimate season the way the showrunners intended: