These "YOU NEEDED TO KILL MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE" takes from critics are just ridiculous to me.
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Game of Thrones S8, Apr 14-May 19 @9PM EDT |OT| Aunt-Man and the Frost
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These "YOU NEEDED TO KILL MORE IMPORTANT PEOPLE" takes from critics are just ridiculous to me.
My issue with Cersei being the final boss is that in the grand scheme of things she's just as one-dimensional a villain at this point as the Night King. There ain't no negotiating with her, there's no room for any major twists or changes in character, so it's really just a matter of killing her and taking the Iron Throne.
That they're too scared to even kill any of the 'meme' characters because people like them and is a good example of the issue I have with the show right now. It's not like 'pissing people off' would have any major ramifications to the viewing figures; Episodes 4, 5 and 6 are going to get a billion viewers each no matter what.
There's just no sense that they're doing anything for any reason but to please the most basic desires for 'cool moments' and that's just not what got me into the show in the first place.
That they're too scared to even kill any of the 'meme' characters because people like them and is a good example of the issue I have with the show right now. It's not like 'pissing people off' would have any major ramifications to the viewing figures; Episodes 4, 5 and 6 are going to get a billion viewers each no matter what.
There's just no sense that they're doing anything for any reason but to please the most basic desires for 'cool moments' and that's just not what got me into the show in the first place.
Dragons had more or less run out of goats to eat..
Cersei one dimensional?
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I really think Cersei would blow up all of kings landing before she anything else. Like nuke it all.
On a side note, it is really funny to look back that a week ago we didn't even think the NK was going to be at winterfell.
On a side note, it is really funny to look back that a week ago we didn't even think the NK was going to be at winterfell.
That's how I saw it as well, it really sold how desperately the situation was he couldn't stop to save his best friend(who should be dead) and then he still couldn't make it to the forest, really good misdirection keeping us focused on John's movements
Pretty common, as mentioned Arya does it with Brieenne but I also recall seeing it in a couple of movies.
The Hunted w/ Benicio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones comes to mind.
Yes. The POV character for basically the entire first season was not the main character... Stopped reading here, appreciate you saving me some time.
We all know what Jon thinks of Sam. Along with the fact that the dead were out numbing everyone 10000 to 1 probably, in that situation JS just had one thing in mind, and that was to get to the NK and Bran.
This would literally be the dumbest thing to ever happen in the show.
It's fair to be a bit upset when the white walkers do seem like the biggest threat in the show. I feel like the entire series sets that up from Episode 1. There is something beyond the wall. Something ancient and menacing and it is coming.
Meanwhile everyone is squabbling over the throne like idiots.
But it was resolved a little too cleanly to set up a pretty standard medieval battle again.
Now, anything can still change. Bran is still in the picture despite his purpose being more or less served. Sam is alive and his purpose was served. There was some reason Bran warged for as long as he did. I get the initial warging was to reveal the night king, but he stayed warged for long into the battle. Ravens are meant to be messengers.
Tyrion sat down to talk with Bran and it cut off screen. There should be some bigger payoff there. Especially after all the "tyrion ur so smart" lines.
I can't see this being resolved in a simple army vs army fight.
Meanwhile everyone is squabbling over the throne like idiots.
But it was resolved a little too cleanly to set up a pretty standard medieval battle again.
Now, anything can still change. Bran is still in the picture despite his purpose being more or less served. Sam is alive and his purpose was served. There was some reason Bran warged for as long as he did. I get the initial warging was to reveal the night king, but he stayed warged for long into the battle. Ravens are meant to be messengers.
Tyrion sat down to talk with Bran and it cut off screen. There should be some bigger payoff there. Especially after all the "tyrion ur so smart" lines.
I can't see this being resolved in a simple army vs army fight.
This is such a perfect representation of the audience's hope that we'd win during this episode.
It's great, and really adds to the mood. If you're trying to play up the unknown, the fear of facing darkness and death, using some real darkness like this is fantastic.
Barely anybody does real "night for night" lighting like this. Davis Lynch is someone else who uses it very effectively. People are too used to nighttime in tv and movies having a bunch of blue lights making everything very clear and visible.
Just seen the episode... not sure how I feel about it, but I sure expected a different ending.
When Jon was surrounded after his run on the NK and Dany saved him with the dragonfire, I thought they would discover Jon had fire resistance+2 equipped as well, and then Jon would follow the NK in a sea of fire, resulting in the final showdown.
Instead we got many more minutes of people defeating all odds and ninja Arya with no buildup whatsoever.
The scene with the dragons above the clouds will become my new desktop background when I find it in high quality though, AMAZING shot.
When Jon was surrounded after his run on the NK and Dany saved him with the dragonfire, I thought they would discover Jon had fire resistance+2 equipped as well, and then Jon would follow the NK in a sea of fire, resulting in the final showdown.
Instead we got many more minutes of people defeating all odds and ninja Arya with no buildup whatsoever.
The scene with the dragons above the clouds will become my new desktop background when I find it in high quality though, AMAZING shot.
these are the only shots that come close to matching the brutality of BotB
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I mean, they didn't even get cool moments. They were pinned and swarmed by zombies and somehow living anyway.
How the hell would Littlefinger fake his death?
If anything, Arya might take his face and try to get into Kingslanding. So Aidan Gillen might apoear, but it wont be LF.
If anything, Arya might take his face and try to get into Kingslanding. So Aidan Gillen might apoear, but it wont be LF.
Not just that, but he's continually referenced over and over and over and over again throughout the entirety of the show. Ned was obviously a main character.
EDIT: (Yes of course Jon Snow was revived but the vast majority of people wouldn't have known that at the time)
Rey also did it in The Last Jedi when she was in a headlock. That was probably the most recent and widely viewed moment like it.
I was really disappointed his headless remains didn't appear to attack Sansa. Missed opportunity there for a true horror scene IMO.
This show really needs to stop with the "out of nowhere" moments.
Arya killing NK can at least be justified since she is an assassin (Altought it would've been cool if this had been planned by the characters or if there was some sort of build) but Jorah suddenly appearing to save Dany was ridiculous. And Danny had just swooped in to save Jon as well. And that dude saved Sam like that as well in the beggining. It's just not interesting writing or action, specially when it doesn't make spatial sense.
This episode really under-delivered for me. I was expecting something (anything) to pay off this entire thing but a stab out of nowhere in the last 5 minutes was the pay off. It almost seemed rush in how they executed it.
Arya killing NK can at least be justified since she is an assassin (Altought it would've been cool if this had been planned by the characters or if there was some sort of build) but Jorah suddenly appearing to save Dany was ridiculous. And Danny had just swooped in to save Jon as well. And that dude saved Sam like that as well in the beggining. It's just not interesting writing or action, specially when it doesn't make spatial sense.
This episode really under-delivered for me. I was expecting something (anything) to pay off this entire thing but a stab out of nowhere in the last 5 minutes was the pay off. It almost seemed rush in how they executed it.
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If this were a normal fantasy drama, he would still be the main character today. I don't even know how it can be questioned... The entire first season literally revolved around his actions and whereabouts. Martin even said he was the main character himself on 60 Minutes a few days ago.
Honestly one of the best things about the episode is that they foreshadowed the ending and still no one saw it coming because of how hopeless it felt
After this past week pls lord let me never read the terms "Deus Ex Machina", " Fan service", and " Plot armor" ever again. Thank you.
Fuck everyone. That was aces.
My boy Jaime gonna stick his sister with the pointy end - again.
My boy Jaime gonna stick his sister with the pointy end - again.
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Why not give her some cool fire blade effect for her Valyrian dagger or glamour her.Honestly one of the best things about the episode is that they foreshadowed the ending and still no one saw it coming because of how hopeless it felt
Seems like such a waste.
Like i said, playing DnD with Era members would literally be the most boring shit ever based on some of the posts here. It's like the word "tension" doesn't exist and every decision should be perfectly logical thus leading to no conflict OR the conflict should be resolved in the most predictable way possible which is also something they complain about. It's just noise.
Because she literally doesn't need it?
Basically. It's like they didn't put him into the episode trailer to play with people. It's also funny to think of all the theory videos that were put out and were so damn wrong.
They accomplished this by giving no shits about the story they had built up the episode with.
i expected more deaths for the main characters too, but if not at winterfell then king's landing. we know this story doesn't have a happy ending. its definitely a setup, they survived today to die tomorrow.
because that would have gave the ending away. they intentionally wanted people to forget they saw her run off.
Me and my friends used to often wonder who would kill the NK in the end. And honestly a few us were sure it would be Arya.
Jon or Dany seemed too predictable. Whereas with where Arya's story was going we felt this might be her destiny eventually.
The episode pretty much foreshadowed the scene, but then I forgot it had.
Jon or Dany seemed too predictable. Whereas with where Arya's story was going we felt this might be her destiny eventually.
The episode pretty much foreshadowed the scene, but then I forgot it had.
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https://www.resetera.com/threads/ga...ight-is-dark-and-very-short-¯-_-ツ-_-¯.114242/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ga...ight-is-dark-and-very-short-¯-_-ツ-_-¯.114242/
They weren't foreshadowing anything from season 1. Benioff and Weiss just said they decided on Arya killing the NK as late as season 6 because Jon Snow was too obvious.
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I hope she's still got one more big Play of the Game left.
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