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opt2not:
Arya x Hound scenes were "ok". I wouldn't put them in that kind of extremist column.

Like I said, I *mostly* agree with Howard's points. Mostly.

Malenko:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on May 13, 2019, 03:16:56 pm ---I think you guys might have confused the fact that she doesn't fall into typical gender norms with her desire to keep being an assassin.

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Just image about a million of these - > ::)

The Hound and Arya scenes are typically the best because they are 2 of the better fleshed out characters and honestly 2 of the best actors on the show. The same reason all the Sansa scenes are so bad, Sophie Turner is just not a very good actor and the Sansa character is thinner than single ply TP . Jamie's *very very very long* redemption arc was just tossed aside for no reason last episode, the Auron fight was clinically stupid and a waste of both characters. The dragon surgically destroying all the ballistas this time made the lack of sinking the iron fleet so much dumber last episode. Tyrion trying to save innocents also made no sense, as no innocents were in danger until *after* they rang the bells. Cleganebowl was kind of meh, I mean at least we actually got the see the fight this time. The ending felt like a cop out. That weird dude that was the hand of the queen eating it was satisfying though.

Arya getting KO'ed TWICE then finding a random horse was a giant waste of time. I think they forgot to CGI in the golden company unless they were just that one corps in front of the gate. If so Cersei didnt get her money's worth. Iron Fleet was equally useless, no sea combat so blocking blackwater bay was unneeded and all they did was get toasted by dragon fire after having storm trooper aim for 45 seconds. Guess Sansa was wrong, after you fight a grueling battle against the undead you just pack up and march south for weeks and then fight another battle ; no rest needed.

javeryh:
I thought the Hound and Arya story wrapped up just fine. Arya was on a mission to kill the queen but the Hound really talked some sense into her and you could tell they cared for each other by the end. Arya turning back said a lot about her character in that she isn't just a killing machine and she can make smart decisions over completing her list. She recognized in the moment that she didn't want to end up like the Hound with revenge consuming her.

The fight with his brother was fine too. I do wish he would have chopped the Mountain's head off or something but what we got was OK. The Hound didn't deserve to go out like that.

Don't get me started on Dany, Jamie and Cersei - 3 characters completely turning their backs on all the character development over the entire show. Jamie had a redemption arc... nope. He's an a-hole to the core and people don't change except they do change over the course of many years but then go back to being an a-hole at the drop of a hat. Dany had a Mad Queen arc... yup. So that was obvious except the way they got there was completely unbelievable. She was built up over 7 seasons and undone in 3 episodes. Cersei had the prophecy arc... nope. I guess that was just a bunch of nonsense. Really disappointing end for these characters. Also, Jon is a moron.

leapinlew:
It's a totally rushed ending. They spent seasons establishing a pacing, only to run through the last season and a half.

What I do still enjoy though is having no idea wtf is going to happen. I love the idea of watching a story unfold, opposed to knowing how it'll end and just not knowing how it'll get there. When I watch a X-men movie, I already know how it's going to end for the most part, I just don't know the filler details. With GoT, I'm seriously just hanging on for the ride and reflecting after it's over.

wp34:

--- Quote from: leapinlew on May 13, 2019, 05:40:21 pm ---It's a totally rushed ending. They spent seasons establishing a pacing, only to run through the last season and a half.

What I do still enjoy though is having no idea wtf is going to happen. I love the idea of watching a story unfold, opposed to knowing how it'll end and just not knowing how it'll get there. When I watch a X-men movie, I already know how it's going to end for the most part, I just don't know the filler details. With GoT, I'm seriously just hanging on for the ride and reflecting after it's over.

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Yeah it was fun not having a single idea what was going to happen last night. Very rare nowadays. The last couple of seasons certainly are not perfect but I'm enjoying watching anyway.

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