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I really, really, REALLY, miss Game of Thrones
- Thread starter Hobbesian Thudercat
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Season 6 is one of the best seasons, people are hating. 5 just had that fucking awful scene -_- but was still very good. Season 7 had some great moments but fell far too much into Hollywood shit. Worst season by some distance. Still good, but nowhere near the level it used to be.
Saying that, totally agree. I need season 8 stat!!
Also, fuck Cersei. I'm going to enjoy when she has a miserable death.
Saying that, totally agree. I need season 8 stat!!
Also, fuck Cersei. I'm going to enjoy when she has a miserable death.
I miss the concept of having read the books, and waiting for people's reaction on queue. Was a unique viewing experience those first few seasons.
This.
Song of Ice and Fire is by far the greatest book series ever put onto paper. Storm of Swords is one of, if not the greatest book to have graced my eyes.
I prey, to the old gods and the new, that we get Winds in 2019.
The show is okay and I want to see how I pans out, but it's gone in such a different direction to the books that it's basically fan fiction now. To a degree, I totally get it. The budget is not big enough to make a complete adaptation of the books. It would be great if it did, but the cost would be out of this world.
In a way, I kinda regret even starting the show. It kinda ruined the characters in the books. For example, Ned and Catelyn Stark are in their mid 30s, but in the show they're in their 50s. I can no longer picture the 30 something Starks like I used to and just think of the show versions when I read the books.
Also hate what they did to Loras in the show. Seriously, they fucked up Loras hard.
Anyway, still looking forward to the final season, and to see what they do with the spin offs.
This is where Game of Thrones died.
Boy that effect does not gif well.
Yeah, I think they never really knew what to do with Littlefinger after Season 4 - his motivations sort of stopped having any sort of consistency to them and his plans got smaller and smaller. The show's had to make a lot of dull creative sacrifices in order to turn itself into something even remotely capable of being wrapped up in Season 7.
This is where Game of Thrones died.
I miss when the series focused on "people talking in rooms". Like, the best scene in S7 was Cersei and Tyrion finally having their long overdue conversation. The big budget setpieces are nice, especially when Saponchik (SP) is directing, but the interactions between characters are what elevated it.
It's why I want to scream at everyone thinking about making a genre show, ''It's the characters, stupid!" Also why Lost still holds up despite butchering its overall mysteries.
It's why I want to scream at everyone thinking about making a genre show, ''It's the characters, stupid!" Also why Lost still holds up despite butchering its overall mysteries.
The show has been in such a rush when it spent an entire season on the Sparrows, a pointless waste of time if I've seen one. Mind-boggling.
This is where Game of Thrones died.
There are so many moments where it "died" according to y'all, yet we'll be there for its last season lol
If you want another show with people scheming, and banging, and fighting with swords, I recommend The Last Kingdom on Netflix.
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Sure, if you're a big dumb action fan then S6 is great, if you actually cared about the politics or character development, then no. The only difference between S6 and S7 is the amount of action, both are sufficiently dumb.
I just can't wait until archaologists in the distant future dig up GRRM's lost unpublished Winds of Winter manuscript.
Getting caught wasn't part of his plan.
This is where Game of Thrones died.
Legendary scene. Easily the most humiliating death for a main character in a long running drama.
This is where Game of Thrones died.
This. After last season my enthusiasm has plummeted.
Not sure if serious. That was one of the lamest and most underwhelming deaths this show has ever had.
Yo, you really want me to list all the hilariously stupid shit in S6? Because, there is A LOT. It's bad.
I really, really, really miss Game of Thrones too.
4 > 6 > 7 > 3 > 1 > 2 > 5, all at least good, so I'm not concerned about 8 -- I'll probably love it.
People who don't like the recent seasons: jfc, we get it.
4 > 6 > 7 > 3 > 1 > 2 > 5, all at least good, so I'm not concerned about 8 -- I'll probably love it.
People who don't like the recent seasons: jfc, we get it.
Basically.
Before I didn't want to think about the show ending; now, not getting the last season until next year doesn't really bother me.
i share most of the opinions in this thread, i'm really only in it for closure at this point (i've given up on the books ever giving us an ending)
i can't think of a way the show can provide satisfying conclusions to all of the current plot lines and character arcs though, especially not in a season shorter than the standard
i can't think of a way the show can provide satisfying conclusions to all of the current plot lines and character arcs though, especially not in a season shorter than the standard
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For record, I don't expect season 8 to be any good. Season 7 sure as hell wasnt. But the way thing are setup, it should be entertaining as hell at the very least
Season... season 2? The Qarth plot was so bad the battle of black water couldn't make up for it.
Like the books, quality fell off hard in the latter parts. Everything A Feast for Crows onwards is meandering with only the briefest moments of genius.
Last season was satisfying with threads coming together, but the pacing was so inconsistent and it felt too rushed for the most part.
I just want one satisfying ending. I'll take book or screen at this point. The first three books are too good to not get the ending they deserve.
Last season was satisfying with threads coming together, but the pacing was so inconsistent and it felt too rushed for the most part.
I just want one satisfying ending. I'll take book or screen at this point. The first three books are too good to not get the ending they deserve.
dammit
Im hoping to pick up the Son Gohan Deerupt and now all three of these look tempting :P
I'm right there with you, bruh. I miss the hype around GoT. For the past few years before the new season I've been marathoning the previous seasons. Shit is so cash. One episode every day before the new season and then BAM! New season waiting for you right there and then. But this year I have nothing. No marathon, no weekly viewing party with my family, no weekly threads on here and Reddit and other places, no nothing. I want my GoT. :<
This is where Game of Thrones died.
But this isn't a gif of Littlefinger telling Sansa he doesn't know anything about the Bastard she's about to marry.
Or Dany having her dragons stolen.
Man, the writers have been making unforgivable character mistakes for years, huh.
By the way, I still think Jon x Dany has 0% chemistry. Shit's like watching paint dry.
Yup. I'm just a Littlefinger fan lol.
Yup. I'm just a Littlefinger fan lol.
That's mostly because each individual actor has almost no charisma.
Calm down with the hyperbolic nonsense. You're shitting on a show for dumb action shit.. while rocking a dumb action movie avatar. If you want to name them, put them down. I've read the GoT threads regularly and most issues is cringe inducing arm chair writers who make certain situations seem far worse than they really are.
Jon and Ygritte made for a good couple, but then the actors liked each other well enough to get married. The current pairing just is a jarring experience in contrast, especially with how hard the show is pushing their romance.
