As winter here has ended, winter is coming in the fantasy world of “Game of Thrones.” Season three of the HBO show premiered on April 7, and the war for the claim to the throne of the continent Westeros continues.

After about nine months of waiting in anticipation for this show to come back, I stared at my computer screen in disappointment after the credits started rolling. I wanted action. Not five minute worth segments of various characters sitting around talking.

But then I thought about how difficult it must be to pick back up on such a vast TV show after such a long period of time.

Although the season premiere did leave a lot to be desired, that has nothing to do with poor writing or acting. The episodes are only an hour long and the show currently has a plus of 30 active characters. That is a lot of story to cover in that amount of time. And not everyone can fit into each segment.

And because season two ended on such a bang, the show needed to take a little time to settle down and let the characters talk it out. It’s necessary to start off slow.

Fans may get upset because Arya was not in the season premiere, that Daenerys was not in the second episode, or that there was more talk than action. But just give the show some time to get started. There is a lot to cover. I’m sure Daenerys will be in the third episode, and we will get to see her cute dragons again. And let’s hope Arya is too after the cliffhanger the second episode left us on with her.

Maybe a couple of the reasons I didn’t feel much emotion for the premiere was the fact that the Battle of the Fist of the First Men, between the Night’s Watchmen and the White Walkers, wasn’t shown and then the show immediately went to Jon Snow.

Jon Snow is a dull character. The only thing interesting about him is the cute actor, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that he has two facial expressions and speaks in near monotone most of the time. He was just too dull to open the season on.

If it wasn’t for the season two finale ending on the arrival of the army of reanimated corpses led by the White Walkers, I would have liked the opening to stay as far away from Jon Snow’s story as possible.

I felt more emotion for the severed nipple at the end of the episode than I have felt for Jon Snow throughout the past two seasons. I was happier to see Queen Cersei and her malice.

I have no doubt that the show will pick up its pace pretty fast. I may not have read the third book, but I know what happens in it. The Stark family never gets a break.

There is so much to look forward to and waiting for it is half of the fun. How much closer will Daenerys get to Westeros? What is going to happen with poor crippled Bran? Or with Lady Maergary and evil King Joffrey? Can we please continue to torture Theon Greyjoy?

I would give season three 4/5 stars so far because it’s doing what it can at the moment. I’m definitely going to be excited every Sunday night until June for new episodes no matter how bland the first couple may have been.