Game of thrones season 8 [contains spoilers]
- Thread starter Jon-of-arc
- Start date
polly
Well-Known Member
Having moaned about everyone moaning, I am going to moan: I love the idea of those 'making of' bits at the end, but those complete arses they put up are so beige and patronising. 'Oh we had the audience follow arya as she ran through Kings Landing because it's much more interesting than seeing loads of extras blown up'. Such insight into their art 
I also wanted Cersei to suffer more at the end. And Euron.
I also wanted Cersei to suffer more at the end. And Euron.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
They also generally always make a point of showing the actual death, not letting it happen off-screen.
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Stannis was killed off screen and people thought maybe he wasn't dead, so this isn't the first time.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
You really did smoke a lot of weed if you think this series started in the 90s.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Jon was killed on screen and he's not dead
Ranbay
The same rules apply
Steel Icarus
we move
Apart from Olenna, Varys, Stannis, Jon Arryn, Syrio Forel, The Tickler, Xaro Xhoan Daxo, Grenn, Mag the Mighty, Lord and Lady Cerwyn, Ellia Sand and daughter, Stannis' wife, Lady Walda and baby, Ramsey Bolton (sort of), Greatjohn Umber, Shaggydog, Grey Wind, Lothar and Black Walder Frey, everybody's characters' deaths were shown on screen.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Dany crossed a line when she had the slavers of mereen crucified en masse. Just because they deserved it, its still a line. There's nothing out of character here imo, when neccesary she has never shied away from terrible violence in the past.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Difference being surely that they were slavers, not just innocent civilians?
I get she thought they were against her or something, "the slaves rose up as soon as I arrived" or something, but still...
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Syrio ForelAh, yeah, but, he's definitely still around...
Blackfish also died off screen. "Oh, that really good fighter? Yeah, he died somewhere over there. No, didn't see it, sure it was epic, though"
magneze
🎧
It was a great spectacle of an episode but the writing is just not there. Arya's journey was by far the best bit and it was really gut wrenching when she was almost trampled. The ending is being rushed and they're trying to give all the main characters an 'ending'. They could have left some of them open and left more room for the big characters IMO. Fascinated by the last episode. My prediction is still Daenery's to 'win' but everyone else to lose (& mostly die).
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Having moaned about everyone moaning, I am going to moan: I love the idea of those 'making of' bits at the end, but those complete arses they put up are so beige and patronising. 'Oh we had the audience follow arya as she ran through Kings Landing because it's much more interesting than seeing loads of extras blown up'. Such insight into their art
I also wanted Cersei to suffer more at the end. And Euron.
Euron suffered enough with the lines he was given by the scriptwriters. Let him be.
Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
He really was just rubbish
polly
Well-Known Member
He was a great character tbf. The actor playing him just gave me the heebiejeebies.
tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
She said to Jon that she was going to rule by fear cos she isn't loved by anybody (including him). I'm not sure how much clearer they can make it. She tried love, everybody she loved died or betrayed her. Time for a bit of fear.
The theme of the whole show has been what people will do to get power.
tommers
Busta Rhymes is an unstoppable movement
Assumming Danny doesn't "win" next week (and she might win of course) then how are they going to kill the dragon?(sorry dragon lovers but it is in the "evil camp" now)
Bronn and his crossbow.
Bran wargs into it and flies it off Esteros way.
Dani kills Tirian.
John kills Dani but is mortaly wounded himself.
Bron kills Bran, cos he's seen Bron is going to try to take Winterfell now that the 2 people who promised him High Garden are dead.
Sansa / Arya kills Bron. Sansa becomes defacto ruler.
Dani kills Tirian.
John kills Dani but is mortaly wounded himself.
Bron kills Bran, cos he's seen Bron is going to try to take Winterfell now that the 2 people who promised him High Garden are dead.
Sansa / Arya kills Bron. Sansa becomes defacto ruler.
joustmaster
offcumdun
You know you people sound insane saying that something is rushed when it's four times the length of a standard film.
Cloo
Banana for scale
Good point. It would be seriously shit if that didn't come into it somewhere, though I'd have thought Bronn would avoid the hell out of Kings Landing. Unless he's still hanging out in the North (says she having assumed everyone in Winter fell was now safe but MAYBE NOT!)
I had similar wonders about Stannis's death. If you watch the scene, it cuts away and Briennes grunt as she slashes her sword could just have easily been her getting shot through the heart with an arrow.
donkyboy
Crazy Cat/Fox man
Can't be arsed. This isn't a uni.
