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Post by Stormrider on May 12, 2019 18:00:23 GMT -6
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Post by Stormrider on May 12, 2019 20:39:27 GMT -6
OMG! Very intense. Cercei was a whimp in the end. Loved the Clegang fight. Death rides a pale horse.
Previews of next week: Unsullied and Dothraki are frothing at the mouth!
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Post by fanuidhol on May 13, 2019 6:26:49 GMT -6
I was very dissatisfied. A lot rang false to me. Arya and The Hound, with her changing her mind at the LAST minute? Dany destroying the WHOLE city? And don't get me started on Euron… Ditto Jamie and Cersi….
The Clegane match could have been better, though I liked the LotR visual sort of homage to the Endless Stair (Gandalf and the Balrog).
If GoT was going for another season I would have quit watching as of last night.
There were some good points. Arya navigating the city. The scenes at Dragonstone. Tyrion's desparate pleas to anyone listening.
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Post by Stormrider on May 13, 2019 10:20:28 GMT -6
I was very surprised Arya did not continue on after Cercei. That didn't ring true to her. But seems Daeny is becoming more of a threat and Arya will have to take her out now instead. Or any of her other now enemies after seeing what she did. I can't believe she went after the innocent people when they are who she wanted to protect. Definately lost any respect for her now.
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Post by Stormrider on May 13, 2019 17:38:00 GMT -6
Aaron Rodgers was in this last episode: /
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Post by Stormrider on May 14, 2019 7:10:38 GMT -6
Royd Tolkien Game of Thrones, like most contemporary fantasy, drew great inspiration from The Lord of the Rings. So it’s poetic that J.R.R Tolkien’s great-grandson, Royd Tolkien, landed a cameo as a wildling in the jaw-clenching episode “Hardhome.” It was an episode reminiscent of Helm’s Deep, but with far, far more zombified children. Royd Tolkien has also cameoed in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King as a Gondorian Ranger, and in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as a Burier of the Witch-King. collider.com/galleries/game-of-thrones-cameos-you-might-have-missed/13/
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Post by Stormrider on May 19, 2019 20:31:34 GMT -6
***SIGH***
There was no recap of the episode.
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Post by Stormrider on May 20, 2019 6:45:11 GMT -6
After all the action, fighting, back stabbing, intrigue that went on throughout, it is such a calm, peaceful ending. George RR Martin does admire JRRT'S books, so a peaceful ending seems to follow Tolkien's influence. Ki Daenrys wanted to stand up for the people until the end when she wanted it all and went mad and power hungry. It just didn't seem right to me. She was always a beacon for the downtrodden. Why the power hunger and lack of caring for the people?
I thought Tyrion was very brave to denounce her even though he knew he was going to be in trouble. Jon couldn't believe how she changed, or didn't want to see it. He still loved her and that was getting in the way. But he did the right thing in the end.
I liked Brienne writing in the book to finish Jaime's story. Very touching. Also Tyrion mourning Jaime and Cercei after he found them.
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Post by Stormrider on May 20, 2019 9:39:26 GMT -6
The story started out with the Starks and ended with the Starks. Jon went Far North with Ghost and the Wildlings, Sansa got her crown, Arya gets to travel and see the world, and Bran is the King. People were saying he was something important, so besides the raven and keeper of history, he is king. I think he can do a good job.
But Bronn as the treasurer? Since he loves money so much, who knows, maybe he can make the treasury grow so they can rebuild. But it is still odd to pick him.
But, my question is: If the North can be separate, then why not ALL the kingdoms? They could switch off every year or so as the guiding monarch who would solve disputes, dole out money when needed, oversee the general well being of all people everywhere, etc.
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Post by Stormrider on May 20, 2019 10:33:31 GMT -6
Daenerys never sat on the Iron Throne. And her dragon melted it as if to say "Your desire for this hunk of iron destroyed you!"
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Post by Fredeghar Wayfarer on May 20, 2019 23:02:29 GMT -6
This season was so rushed. The plot twists made sense mostly but felt very unearned. I could see Daenerys becoming the Mad Queen and her mission getting corrupted but it happened so quickly over just a few episodes. The writers were rushing from point A to point B without making the character arcs feel plausible.
I was also super disappointed that the White Walkers were defeated so soon. Seven seasons of foreshadowing and they're taken out in one episode? I had always felt like the theme of the show was that the characters would have to stop their petty squabbling for the throne and face the true threat or humanity was doomed. But no, apparently the petty squabbling was the point all along and the army of the dead was just a distraction. I did love that Arya took out the Night King though.
I was okay with the ending. Jon killing Dany was heartbreaking and powerful. Drogon melting the throne was a fantastic scene and great metaphor. Most of my favorites survived (Arya, Tyrion, Jon, Brienne, even Podrick!) and got their happy or bittersweet endings. Bran was an unexpected choice for king but I like that the kingdoms seem to be trying something new and are "breaking the wheel" as Dany called it.
Decent ending but lackluster season. This really needed to be a full length season to give the story room to breathe.
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Post by Stormrider on May 21, 2019 4:29:08 GMT -6
Yes, it did feel very rushed. They should have made it a 10 to 12 episode season. It will be interesting to see George RR Martin's final book. However, I understand he was consulted on how he was writing his story's ending. But, of course, books go into much more detail. So hopefully when it is published, we will be much more satisfied.
I read on the internet that Bran was going to be more important at the end. So now we know, he was to become King. He is so calm and level headed so he should do well as King.
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Post by Stormrider on Jun 29, 2019 6:09:01 GMT -6
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