TV Review: Game of Thrones Is a Letdown After Season 2 Finale, But Women Bring the Action

Entertainment March 31, 2013 AT 5:45PM By John Griffiths Tweet Lena Headey as Cersei in 'Game of Thrones'Credit: Helen Sloan/HBO

Air Date: Sunday, March 31

Us Rating: ** 1/2

Swooping dragons! A lumbering giant! Game's visual majesty remains unparalleled. But the fantasy's return teems with nobles belaboring their quests to rule mythical Westeros -- a letdown after June's stunning cliff-hanger.

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The action kicks in, though, via the females. Conniving queen Cersei (Lena Headey) has met her match in smarmy Lady Margaery (Natalie Dormer). And in scenes hot with anticipation, princess Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) snaps up an army of slaves. If only Game of Thrones moved at her pace! (HBO, 9 p.m.)

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