Screenrant
On a structural level, ‘The Red Woman’ proved to be a fairly standard Game of Thrones season premiere. But the hour’s final reveal wasn’t just a surprise; it made the hour more like the eponymous Red Woman. And because we are talking about Melisandre, the premiere proved to be both a charlatan and the real deal. It expertly toyed with and refused to pay off viewers’ expectations, all while offering them something they almost certainly didn’t expect to see.
