any more death and tragedy past the mad queen turn/KL slaughter would've just made the show a bummer to end on. it was happier than i expected but not spielbergian
books will be another issue though
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Game of Thrones S8 |OT3| Best season evar. (FULL SPOILERS) (See Staff Post)
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any more death and tragedy past the mad queen turn/KL slaughter would've just made the show a bummer to end on. it was happier than i expected but not spielbergian
books will be another issue though
i wonder what even was the point of bringing that up, because it just makes you expect something cool, but... nothing comes out of it.
It was very wise to make Bronn, the dude who didn't know what interest was or how loans work, Master of Coin
You can say the same about the Iron Islands.
That said, I don't think that was the most egregious example of the show fucking up Dorne, that would be the Sand Snakes murdering Doran and Trystane and that resulting into them being the unanimous rulers of Dorne. I could go into a whole tirade about how that political situation would literally not have been possible at all, but all we got was handwaving it because we needed important lines like "You want a good girl, but you need the bad pussy".
It still blows my mind that the show portrayed Jon's exile as something that was involuntarily. Everyone's like, Oh no Jon, sorry it had to be this way.
Who the fuck is making him go? Who the fuck is making him stay?
I get the idea is that he always wanted to be there, but then why not just make him go voluntarily.
Who the fuck is making him go? Who the fuck is making him stay?
I get the idea is that he always wanted to be there, but then why not just make him go voluntarily.
neither were actually punished. the point of that scene was that Grey worm is a fucking idiot I guess
I just assumed that Jon did a dumb Ned Stark-type thing and told everyone he killed her because he felt it was the right thing to do.
Decent send off, 3/5 episode. It's really such a bummer that Dany going rampage didn't have more time for it, but I can live with that because I have to. I loved the turn and thought it was fairly well done, but could have used more episodes for it if not even full season. Happy how Arya's story concluded, it's the story I was most invested in. This also leaves excellent potential for a spin-off, great premise for an open world RPG too. =P Jon petting Ghost gave me a smile too, reminded me how disappointed people were after The Long Night that there was no proper goodbyes. It was nice to see them together with Tormund. Who sat on the throne ended up being bit whatever, Bran's character has been wasted since he became the three eyed raven so I really wasn't invested to him anymore. Sad to see the show to end, even though it's been past it's prime for some time now. Whenever the show was great, it was among the greatest TV of all time.
To be fair, going forward the king will be chosen by a small council of lords. It is no longer by birthright. So Bran not having kids makes the whole transition easier.
I dunno if I'm imagining things but I'm sure there was a quick scene of them going on greyworms ships. Did anyone else see that?
That's the funniest thing about this. he played everyone like fools.
Chaos is a ladder.
Find the hidden grove of iron wood (props to anyone that gets this, poor telltale...)
Yeah we definitely should know who everyone in that meeting is and why they're there. But I guess the show completely abandoned the idea of having the big picture of all seven kingdoms when they completely butchered Dorne in S5.
I kind of assumed a huge part of Tyrion's motivation in making Bran King was that his power could be passed on at some point, and that they were establishing the rule of a dynasty of elected God Kings who could use the wisdom of all the Green Seers to lead better and more wisely than any mortal man ever could hope to, but that interpretation is 100% an ass pull that the show didn't really do the work to substantiate.
Nah the Iron Islands I get. Yara is truly different than most Ironborn by the end. But I have never seen any Dornishman in the books or show that would have sat there silently like that.
One thing i found strange tho. It was all about the Unsullied are mad because Jon killed Dany etc. Uhh wouldnt the Dothraki be even more mad? And then Jon walks on the port later with Dothraki all arround him and they dont even see him. Would have expected some angry looks tho.
I am ok with what happenned, my problem is the characters of the show accepting that.
Greyworm: "Who told you to speak dwarf!"
30 seconds later Tyrion proceeds to go on a 10 minute monologue.
Gray worm wanted him dead and Jon made it very clear he was done with the night watch. Him going there was a compromise
Yara is a fucking pirate who should shut her mouth. And Dorne, lol. They don't exist.
I just noticed Jon's beard had some red in it, as did his coat. I bet that was calculated.
Yea, kind of hard for The Iron Islands to make a claim to any kind of justice.
Yea, kind of hard for The Iron Islands to make a claim to any kind of justice.
what an half-assed ending, lmao! So many thing to say but why bother at all?
arya : "i know a killer when i see one"....
gee, what could possibly make you think that???
AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
arya : "i know a killer when i see one"....
gee, what could possibly make you think that???
AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
Man, this entire season was so rushed everything felt contrived. The bullshit heel turn in episode 5 was all because the plot dictated that Jon kill Dany.
"Hey we need Jon to kill Dany and there's one episode left lets have her murder everyone in KL without reason, after she already won the battle"
The"Bran as King" plot would have been pretty cool, had they actually spent ANY time developing his character. Tyrion's spiel about kings needing "a great story" is hysterically ironic considering Bran's story got so little screen time compared so many others in the panel
There was a Negligible amount of time spent dealing with the aftermath of Dany's actions. "Hundreds of thousands of people dead, more injured, families uprooted - let's have the kings aids in a cute little uplifting scene with jokes about brothels."
Finally, why were the Unsullied cool with Jon going to the Nights Watch? They knew the White Walkers were no longer a threat. Jon just went up there to be free...
"Hey we need Jon to kill Dany and there's one episode left lets have her murder everyone in KL without reason, after she already won the battle"
The"Bran as King" plot would have been pretty cool, had they actually spent ANY time developing his character. Tyrion's spiel about kings needing "a great story" is hysterically ironic considering Bran's story got so little screen time compared so many others in the panel
There was a Negligible amount of time spent dealing with the aftermath of Dany's actions. "Hundreds of thousands of people dead, more injured, families uprooted - let's have the kings aids in a cute little uplifting scene with jokes about brothels."
Finally, why were the Unsullied cool with Jon going to the Nights Watch? They knew the White Walkers were no longer a threat. Jon just went up there to be free...
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I was just joking about the awfully written last season in general.
Personally I think her adventurous good bye was pretty fitting for her character.
If he was so done with the Night's Watch why didn't he fuck off to anywhere else? No one's going to make him, any real power in that deal went to Naath. Sigh, I'm going to stop thinking about all of this and start repressing.
You might be. I've been rewatching the show alongside the current season and Season 6 is outstanding. The characters start evolving into their final forms and the plot ramps up tremendously.
They could also just not include the random people lol. Sure keep Prince of Dorne since he was sort of pointed out as existing.
What happen to Lord Mandarly anyway. He should be there if he's still alive.
Lord Glover still needs to pay for abandoning the North.
This season is so fucking dumb lmaoo... Characters motivation are completely random and nothing makes sense at all.what an half-assed ending, lmao! So many thing to say but why bother at all?
arya : "i know a killer when i see one"....
gee, what could possibly make you think that???
AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
Yeah honestly his comments "Why do you think I'm here" and "You were exactly where you needed to be" make him sound like a self-serving ass playing 4D chess. Simply better delivery would have helped communicate those statements as more emotional and sympathetic but it sounded so smug.
what an half-assed ending, lmao! So many thing to say but why bother at all?
arya : "i know a killer when i see one"....
gee, what could possibly make you think that???
AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
they kinda forgot about Bran's powers
Bran as king was probably the bullet point.
I'm still putting faith in evil book bran. If he arranged the whole thing, warged into dany etc the whole thing comes together.
It felt tonight like they were building towards this storyline. I'd expect we get it after the books are done
I'm still putting faith in evil book bran. If he arranged the whole thing, warged into dany etc the whole thing comes together.
It felt tonight like they were building towards this storyline. I'd expect we get it after the books are done
Doesn't it make it worse? Like War of Five Kings after Bran dies? It's a neat idea in theory but in practice I'm not quite sure how things won't go to shit after Bran dies.
Bran might be one of those guys who are like
"Well you didn't ask so I didn't tell."
Do we even know who the guy sitting between Sam and Edmure Tully were? Or the one next to Robar Royce? I recognized everybody else (even tho of course one was just random Prince of Dorne) but those two I have no idea who they're supposed to be.
I have to wonder if they reshot Dany's death scene, or at least cut out a portion of it. The original leaks from ages ago mentioned that there were extras in the scene (unsullied?) and that Jon immediately submits to the guards after Drogon carries her body away, neither of which were part of the scene we saw in the episode.
what an half-assed ending, lmao! So many thing to say but why bother at all?
arya : "i know a killer when i see one"....
gee, what could possibly make you think that???
AM I A JOKE TO YOU?
Well,if there's no civilization then there's no story or memories so he wouldn't know imo.
I was more curious about why he didn't know drogon's location but maybe he can't see dragon's memories or something.
