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You are in an active game of thrones thread. Why would you come here if you weren't up to date? 0 sympathy for you.oh hey great spoiler there thanks very fin much
OMG IM SO SORRY!!! I JUST ADDRD THEM!!!oh hey great spoiler there thanks very fin much
I’m gonna be honest. It was not anywhere close to as good as it should have been.
By knowing next to nothing about the villain, his death means a lot less. Plus, they should have killed way more characters then they did. This should have been a death sentence for most of them.
I really hope they make up for this in the next episodes. The king has been made out to be the main villain since the first episode, yet he’s dead with 3 more to go.
Agreed. 3 fringe characters, Jorah and the biggest was Theon. An episode that epic should have given us something substantial. In particular the fact it was the battle and the end of an enemy we’ve been waiting on since season one.
“Winter is coming... but all you’ll lose is Theon and the Dothraki. Not even a dragon.”
“We’ll take that.”
I thought the episode itself was really good and highly entertaining. Had to switch my brain off, but as a popcorn munching mindless action flick, it hit the mark.
But someone should’ve bit it there. Arya, Sansa, Tyrion... one of those 3 needed to die- in particular Arya. That would’ve been a tremendous sendoff to her character. Wearing Bran or Theons face (say she dies but real Theon was still there to kill the king). Or something where she gets stabbed in the gut/heart/whatever but still takes out the King.
But nah. We lose Theon... so brave. I swear these dumb show writers are going to keep everyone alive for one big “Star Wars” finale where they’re all in a ceremony.
But that’s just me being frustrated with the show in its entirety post season 4 before the writing went to piss. The episode itself was hella fun.
yeah, I think I agree with you on every point. It wasn’t a bad episode so to say, more underwhelming. Reminds me of the sequels to Transformers in a bad way. Nobody truly important dies, or at least stays dead. (I am by no means saying it’s as bad as Transformers however)
Even with the Nk death it was like YES! But thats it? I think the best is still to come they just definitely could've did more with the Nk death, Should have been much more dramatic.IMO - The battle was just too damn dark, and the cuts made it confusing. My wife and I debated who was fighting, or if a character was dead or alive. Even with some odd story choices/payoffs, it was a fine episode.. just underwhelming.
I thought about this more this morning. For those that wanted more death and have also seen Avengers: Endgame
Last night's episode was the equivalent of Endgame ending with only Scarlet Witch Dying and Vulture going back in time to marry his old girlfriend. If you think that would've had the same emotional appeal as Iron Man and Capt A going away, then you're ok with last night's GoT episode.
But if you are like me; then you too, would have wished a major character died to make it a more emotional and impactful episode. In particular with the multiple season buildup and catchphrase "winter is coming". Arya would have been the best and most impactful death. Died while killing would've been a parallel to Iron Man snapping.
While I don't agree with the choice of who goes - I ultimately agree.
They raised the stakes for this episode, only to have fringe characters, outside of Theon (kinda), die off. You tease the Night King for 7 seasons, proclaiming across Westeros how "Winter is Coming", only for it to ultimately have no payoff outside of Arya's arc.
And if you're gonna hype up the battle, and say it's gonna "beat Helm's Deep", it better beat "Helm's Deep". Not knocking the production/technical aspect, but from a story standpoint, it doesn't hold a candle.
On a selfish note, my pick for the Throne was Arya. Last night helped my case.
The lack of original source material is really starting to become noticeable.
In fairness, Martin himself told the showrunners the major plot points and the fates of all the characters several years ago, so while they haven't been able to adapt the text, they're still - presumably - hitting the major beats that Martin will hit if/when he finishes the novels.