Re: Game of Thrones (HBO)
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 5:55 pm
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It's easier to be ambitious about war before you see what the cost is.
Yes. That was soooo weird. That was the definition of "write someone off by just having them ride off into the sunset"crater wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 5:55 pmI never thought I'd say this, but there were things about the recent episode that I absolutely hated and I never thought I'd hate anything about the show ever, but these three things bugged the hell out me. I might even have more once I watch the episode again, but these are what stand out the most right now.
1. Tormund giving up so easily on Brienne after she walked away? After expressing himself over and over and over again about how much he wanted her he just gives up just like that? Didn't like it at all.
I hope the reaction is something we flash back to. Maybe they schemed with Jon somehow. Maybe they hatched a plan. Maybe once the plan comes to fruition, we will get to see the genesis of it.2. When Sansa and Arya are about to learn who Jon really is .... the show immediately cuts away from their reactions? I hated that.
No shit.3. No goodbye to Ghost? Just a look and that's it? No words, no goodbye pat on the head, no good dog? Lame!
Yeah, and I didn't understand why he gave the dog to Tormund instead of to Sansa and Arya.
I've read some speculations that Cersi will die right after giving birth to a dwarf.
I thought the same thing but then assumed that word got out since I don't think it is a secret.SR wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 9:26 amThis season seems rushed...the author of the books missed deadlines (by his own admission leaving Weiss and the other guy to conceive of the last season solo.
After seeing the internet responses to this season, it is clear I don't follow as closely as the masses. But...what really confused me was when Tyrion approach his sister and begged for surrender, citing her love of her imminent child. The Greyjoy cunt was right there....he must have thought wtf....no one knows....how does the little man know
I do realize Jaime told Tyrion. That's where the game of telephone ended as far as I know. That's why when Greyjoy witnessed Tyrion's plea to Cersi based on her unborn child, I thought he might react. as far as he knows, he is the father and only he and Cersi are in the loop. Who knows, it might be revisited later. We didn't draw the same conclusion; I thought it wasn't out there as fodder.chaos wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 9:34 amI thought the same thing but then assumed that word got out since I don't think it is a secret.SR wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2019 9:26 amThis season seems rushed...the author of the books missed deadlines (by his own admission leaving Weiss and the other guy to conceive of the last season solo.
After seeing the internet responses to this season, it is clear I don't follow as closely as the masses. But...what really confused me was when Tyrion approach his sister and begged for surrender, citing her love of her imminent child. The Greyjoy cunt was right there....he must have thought wtf....no one knows....how does the little man know
You do realize that Jamie is the father and Jaime told Tyrion? (Cersi lied to Greyjoy.)
Btw - I think this season is a mess.
Partially incorrect.
Hmm, not what I remember from an interview I saw. He said outright he'd missed more than ne deadline and the EP's/writers were left to do it. He outright said that the books were his baby and the series was theirs.Six7Six7 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 12:59 pmPartially incorrect.
The author was just outpaced by the show. The books are really long. They take time to write.
But he didn't just let the show writers conceive the last season. He has always known how he wanted the books to end.
He himself (the author) was concerned about his advancing age and whether he would even live long enough to finish the story, so he told the show writers how it ends back in like season 5 or 6.
The show writers are following the author's plans, even though they haven't been published yet.
Emilia Clarke has been ace as Dany. Since the end of episode 4 and all episode 5, I totally get her. I think I would have done the same thing, like fuck it, I don't fucking like you people, no fucking mercy for you, no fucking love from me, just fear, like she told Jon.
crater wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 5:55 pmI never thought I'd say this, but there were things about the recent episode that I absolutely hated and I never thought I'd hate anything about the show ever, but these three things bugged the hell out me. I might even have more once I watch the episode again, but these are what stand out the most right now.
1. Tormund giving up so easily on Brienne after she walked away? After expressing himself over and over and over again about how much he wanted her he just gives up just like that? Didn't like it at all.
Yeah, but I loved Sansa spilling the beans to Tyrion because everyone in the Seven Kindgdoms would know Jon's real name
Yeah, I have to say that was a fucked up move on Jon's part, I would have totally pet and kissed Ghost.
And in every season the episode before the last has always been epic/fucked up. I was not disappointed at all.Six7Six7 wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 12:54 pm
I am loving this season though. Everyone thinks everything is happening so fast, but... it's the last season. We already got 7 seasons of people walking around and talking about what they were going to do. Now they are doing it. That's it. All the planning is finally coming to fruition.
If this was a movie, you're watching the last 20 minutes. Don't be so surprised that you're seeing stories wrap up, and don't be surprised that it's not the way you expected it to end. It's Game of Thrones. Nothing has ever ended the way we expect.
I thought it was kinda poetic, Jamie joining his twin/lover in the end. They came to the world together and left together. But what about the Cleganebowl?crater wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2019 2:38 pmOk, after watching the episode for a second time I'm coming around on how I'm feeling about it.
It mostly has to do with the way Cersei and Jamie went out. After all the ways I wanted them to go (mostly Cersei) the way they went seemed like such a letdown. It is what it is though. The episode is only just ok with me now, where last night I was borderline hating it.
I thought Ghost was better with the Free Folk