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Post by Rey Kahuka on Nov 30, 2020 20:56:05 GMT
If you go back and watch a random episode from seasons 1 - 4, it's rather stark (hah!) how much better it was than what it ultimately turned into in the last 2 seasons. Those earlier entries are riddled with great writing, nuanced character development, a complex but easy-to-follow story and great performances all around. The action sequences are terrific (Battle of Blackwater still holds up) but it's everything that preceded them that makes their stakes felt and the consequences palpable on both sides. It subsequently turned into a caricature of itself. I loved the fact that the show had the balls to kill off the protagonist, again and again. I always wondered how much influence George RR had over the last 2-3 seasons. Did he really want Tyrion to become what he became? Or Danerys? Or didn't he know himself. I think Martin just kept cashing his check from HBO and quit on ASOIAF. Fucker, the books were great. I'm not a fan of stuff like this, count me as one of the few who did not like Lord of the Rings. But this caught me. I was so gobsmacked by the ending of Hardhome. And almost vomited at the end.
I think Danerys was always going to go nuts in George's mind. How they got there would've been much better handled if the books were veer finished (which they never will be). The first three bokks were great, AFFC starts to fall off (though it still has some great stuff) and ADWD is boring as hell. The worst part is the story keeps splintering off in ten different directions when it should be coming together with only two volumes left.
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