Television Game of Thrones (TV) • The watch has ended
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3 was illogical and massively disappointing considering all the build up, but again in isolation it was a well made episode and I was able to enjoy it, other than it being a bit dark.
4 was boring and stupid and I think if I watch the season again I'll probably skip it entirely.
The season done all over again but this time Daenerys just kind of forgets Cersei has an army
.edit: I say an army, but in fairness I reckon a bunch of tesco bags blowing in the wind would have put up a better defence of King's Landing.
Yeah I agree
EP4 had three things I hated:
Euron ship attack/dragon falling
Brienne crying
Jon not saying goodbye to ghost
I suppose watching this she did have a few reasons to go crazy, I’m just not happy with how they got there.
I was clapping along by the end.
I was clapping along by the end.
Despite not being a total fan of this season, I actually think it's better than the previous two? At least actual stuff happens. I suppose it doesn't help how predictable it's been.
We've discussed this. MadMike pretty much posted that video in meme form. I'd reply with that video with the below:
It'd be like posting a video of all the people Jon Snow kills and be like "he's an Evil character guys look!"
One thing about episode 4 is that they made it obvious dany wanted to destroy KL and make people suffer
Hold the door episode was great too
As was the finale - the whole trial scene to the wildfire going off was brilliance with fantastic music playing
Say what you want about the validity of Dany's madness and the writing surrounding it but I got chills during that scene of her on the dragon with the bells. It was brilliant acting.
Aye. Jon Snow killed a kid, but he's not mad nor are there any signs of him going mad. He did a horrible thing but he did it because it was justice.
Daenerys has done horrible things but she's done them to people who committed atrocities (slavery, plotted against her etc) and not simply for the sake of it. All of her decisions have been justifiable as someone who is in her position.
Heck, even Ned Stark chopped off a terrified guys head because he deserted the Night's Watch, but I doubt he was a bad day away from melting civilians just for happening to be there.
Like I've said before, Daenerys actively aiming to pick off fleeing civilians was OTT and clearly was done for shock value, it made little sense at all. Had she melted the Red Keep and caused thousands of deaths as a result it would still have been an atrocity and made sense (we could have had her still trying to justify it next episode) whilst remaining believable to her character. At no point has she deliberately slaughtered completely innocent lives (literally just refugees) out of completely misplaced revenge.
She had the source of everything which had hurt her (Cersei) waiting in the Red Keep but decided to stop to burn peasants. Why? It's not even like it hurts Cersei who she knows does not care about the common people.
I totally forgot wildfire was season 6. True that was well done. A little disappointing how house tyrell ended but even so, good episode. Season 7 was the worst then. Plot holes all over the place.
Honestly ever since Danaery's took main stage stuff has gone downhill. Still I think the last episode wasn't that bad (or I'm more used to the plot holes)
I was wondering the same. If all that destruction happened while she was trying to get to Cersi it would have made more sense. The only reason I think it played out that way is maybe Daenerys wanted her to see what she caused but like you said Cersei is a cold bitch and doesn't really care about the people. She does care about the Red Keep though.
It was silly and again, purely for shock value and to set her up nicely as a proper villain for the last episode.
Cersei was the source of all her woes. She executed Missandei, she killed the dragon etc, Dany should have been making a mad beeline for the Red Keep and destroying anything that got in her way.
Not making pointless 'O M G look how mental she is killing all these women and kids! #madqween' detours.
FFS
That shit will actually hit a million.
This is the part that most got me. Why even risk Cersei escaping by wasting time burning ordinary people
Daenerys went My Lai on KL.
jamie's whole arc just became pointless
Obviously people are just voicing their displeasure, they don't actually expect it to get remade. In that regard it is getting good publicity. The thought of those two hacks writing the next Star Wars trilogy is deeply concerning. Star Wars is already in its own mess after the terrible last film.
If he thinks the show has been alright he’s not been getting his answers from Reddit
Yeah, it's a bit mental but just goes to show the sense of disappointment with this season. In fact I'm surprised at how many people have genuinely liked this season and are stuanchly defensive about the quality of the writing. I think it's also to do with the cinematics and presentation. At this point, there are those who are impressed by the spectacle of it all (like my brother!), whereas many of us hold this series to a higer standard. If GoT was a Marvel MCU or general Hollywood blockbuster standard throughout there wouldn't be this reaction. It's the fact that there was so much potential, and that it genuinely was brilliant for the early seasons that the decline into disappointing and now, at times, genuinely poor, leaves a stronger impression.
And I do believe it's now become very average. The writing, the character development, the realism, the believability is just nothing of note. I'll obviously watch the last episode as I want to know what happens. But as some critics have alluded, because of the way they've handled things, nothing really seems to have a weight anymore.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/quiz/2015/apr/11/game-of-thrones-quiz
80 questions GoT quiz.
I only got 70 - but I contest that one of the answers is wrong. ^^
80 questions GoT quiz.
I only got 70 - but I contest that one of the answers is wrong. ^^
No it didn't.
You're obsessed Bruv!
Rating the last two seasons depends on how you do it imo
If you rate it Vs the earlier seasons it's not as good which I agree with
If you rate it Vs season 5 it's still better (season 5 was ok but just a big fat slog to get through until we get to hardhome)
These last two seasons have defo been rushed which means it's progressed way too quickly from a to d instead of a to b to c to then d.
If you compare these last two seasons to most nearly everything on TV or netflix it's really really above average imo. It's still a fantastic spectacle and some of the story is still good. Not everything is nonsense like euron. In a show with a magic element I don't get why they didn't just say he's found a way to hide himself whilst at sea manipulating water and fog or some shit. Anyway..
I do think this show has defo raised battle expectations (will take a long time for it to be matched on TV).
Given they worked their way backwards I'm expecting a good finale. I just hope it delivers something satisfying and doesn't end with everybody saying "that's it?"
If you rate it Vs the earlier seasons it's not as good which I agree with
If you rate it Vs season 5 it's still better (season 5 was ok but just a big fat slog to get through until we get to hardhome)
These last two seasons have defo been rushed which means it's progressed way too quickly from a to d instead of a to b to c to then d.
If you compare these last two seasons to most nearly everything on TV or netflix it's really really above average imo. It's still a fantastic spectacle and some of the story is still good. Not everything is nonsense like euron. In a show with a magic element I don't get why they didn't just say he's found a way to hide himself whilst at sea manipulating water and fog or some shit. Anyway..
I do think this show has defo raised battle expectations (will take a long time for it to be matched on TV).
Given they worked their way backwards I'm expecting a good finale. I just hope it delivers something satisfying and doesn't end with everybody saying "that's it?"
73, mostly got the questions about actors and other series wrong - GoT related was fine.
About the wrong answer though:
Olenna Tyrell instead of Littlefinger who plotted to murder Joffrey? I guess they did it together but I got that one wrong.
I can stop anytime I want, hmkay
Yeah, that's another one actually. I went with her "Tell Cersei it was me" scene, but Littlefinger was of course involved and probably the instigator.
The other one is the number of kings Varys served, which I got 'wrong' because I counted Daenerys among that number.
The other one is the number of kings Varys served, which I got 'wrong' because I counted Daenerys among that number.
Varys serving 4 kings and queens rather than 5 got me due to my considering Dany queen.
Yep, same
Got 72 and definitely agree with that
question being wrong.
Joffrey death mastermind
I'm shite, 69, I missclicked twice though.
I am quite proud of all you nerds.
I got the Geoffrey plotter wrong even though I already read about other people getting it wrong on here.
Fecking Littlefinger.
Fecking Littlefinger.
A "strong woman" can't do no wrong is all it takes. Jesus these people.
I remember media calling Star Wars' fans "entitled" during The Last Jedi' backlash. Where are these journalists now
? Oh right, they won't dare.Jaime's ending was fine for me. Went back to the speech he made about how he wanted to die when asked by Bronn.
Geoffrey.
Don’t get me wrong, the petition is stupid. I think what you’re saying is a false equivalence though, a lot of the Star Wars backlash was grounded in misogyny (and to be fair it was a bit shit, but then I’ve never enjoyed Star Wars anyway). Whereas I think a lot of the criticism of GOT is because it’s been crap. I have no doubt there’s plenty of misogynistic complaints regarding Arya and shite too, but most people I’ve spoken too are just disappointed with the quality.A "strong woman" can't do no wrong is all it takes. Jesus these people.
I remember media calling Star Wars' fans "entitled" during The Last Jedi' backlash. Where are these journalists now
