Dubey 1,035 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 Yeah I see a lot of people freaking out about it, but I liked it too. Wasn’t a big fan of Euron/Jaime or the Cersei death, but the rest was good. I’m not sure if Dany the Mad Queen would have been my preferred way for this thing to go, but they’ve been hinting at it for awhile, and really leaning into it this season. Given that they went that way, I thought it was handled well. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I half expected Arya to say Dany's name before the credits. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 I wouldn't say I'm freaking out, but that's only because I've been down on the writing of GoT for the past two seasons at least. Spectacle and shock value are the only things the show does well anymore. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 The heel turn was too drastic too quick. Varys must have suffered a head wound during the battle of winterfell and gone into hodor-like idiocy for him to go about it the way he did. Some prime examples of the negative aspects of deus ex this season. I read an (unconfirmed by me) assertion somewhere that HBO offered B&W as many episodes as they needed to wrap this up and I think they should have stuck with the 10 eps per season model. They are ramming and jamming shit down our throats to the disservice of the show's legacy so they can go do star wars. Basically, they are doing the exact opposite of GRRM who is mired in excruciating minutiae. This season they might as well have let Michael Bay take the helm. --edit confirmed. "HBO would have been happy for the show to keep going, to have more episodes in the final season," Benioff said. "We always believed it was about 73 hours, and it will be roughly that. As much as they wanted more, they understood that this is where the story ends." I hope those guys never get this kind of autonomy again. https://popculture.com/tv-shows/2019/05/13/game-of-thrones-hbo-wanted-more-season-8-episodes-fans-furious/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I wish this would have been posted at the beginning of the season. 3 minutes of GoT cast being disappointed by season 8. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 They were busy. They have that Confederate cosplay to make, and a star wars franchise to bury. They can't be bogged down with dragons forever. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 That video is ****ing hilarious, Hank. Holy cow. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Yeah I agree with all of that. The last 2 seasons have been way too rushed. I’m still entertained though. It’s not the same show it once was, but I still think it is good. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 The best way GoT could end, is with a Wire-style montage, zooming around the world showing common folk doing their mundane, shitty lives, showing all that destruction and war changed nothing and the wheel is unbroken and still turning Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 They were busy. They have that Confederate cosplay to make, and a star wars franchise to bury. They can't be bogged down with dragons forever. i tried so hard to not join in and complain but they lost when the completely abandoned jamie’s arc. just no reason or purpose to any of it. the most frustrating part is reading that hbo wanted more and these d bags cut it short to move on to something else. i want to know if hbo could have fired them both, as they clearly should have. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I recently saw an ad for HBO's "making of GoT" retrospective masturbatory production. Then I was thinking more about that and about the video I posted. The main thought I have is that some, quite a few actually, of the actors from this show as well as tons of behind the scenes production types (costumers, set makers etc) have to be pretty damn mad at B&W for screwing up the legacy of this show with this turd hat of a final season.For a whole lot of people this is their career defining achievement and it is forever tainted because B&W simply couldn't be bothered to DO THEIR ****ING JOBS. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 How great would it be, if they used Bran's powers to have a flashback finale episode, like Seinfeld's series finale. Having a highlight episode would really be the cherry on top of this shit sundae of a season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 How great would it be, if they used Bran's powers to have a flashback finale episode, like Seinfeld's series finale. Having a highlight episode would really be the cherry on top of this shit sundae of a season. I'm thinking more of a Sopranos style ending. Tyrion gets on the throne, and Sir Bronn shows up and points the cross-bow at him. Fade to black *sound of cross-bow being fired* Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 they should be ashamed of themselves. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 having never read the books, allow me to make a wild and ridiculous prediction: Bran will one day be King and rule the Seven Kingdoms. I dont know why, but I get that feeling. Or maybe he dies next week, I dont know. Nailed it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Nailed it. Almost. It's six kingdoms Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Despite the poor writing and how the show ended up, it will certainly end as one of the most well acted series of all time. After the first couple seasons I thought this show might surpass Breaking Bad, but that didn't turn out to be the case. As a whole, I would give the series a 7.5 out of 10. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Don’t listen to this hater, Jonny. Show is still at the top of its geme, and will finish as the GOAT. Nailed it Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 100% and I like the way the TV show has been, post-Red Wedding way, way more than the books Not so fast, my friend 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 it’s impossible how far the show fell, and how fast it did. the show runners should be barred from working in media for life. Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I think I became desensitized to bad writing and deus ex character turns from the first 5 episodes of the season. When I first watched last night I was like "Ok, so that's how it ends. Fine." But I don't dare think about it because every action in last nights episode that I've thought about even briefly or discussed casually around the water cooler falls apart and/or becomes incredibly disappointing pretty quickly. A co-worker is re-watching from the beginning and he's starting to regret it knowing how bad it goes. At this point I think I'll just relegate it to the dustbin of trash tv and move on. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Not so fast, my friend This is why I like you BigD, you don't shy from your harshest critics. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 anybody looking forward to the spin off they set up with Arya going off exploring new Worlds. Link to post Share on other sites
CobaltBlue 662 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I guess I'm a contrarian, because I enjoyed the final season. (Yes, it would've been nice to have more...but I was mostly fine with the story arc.) Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 It's not where they went so much as how they got there. This pretty accurately reflects my thoughts on the season. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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