Game of Thrones (HBO) TV Show • Page 536

Did those losers effect the story as much as Euron? I honestly cannot remember.

 

Someone help me find the leak for next week - I figure if I know ahead of time I can simply focus on execution and not be sad about the story choices/developments as they unravel in front of my disappointed eyes

 

Didn't she once lock up her dragons because they were accused of killing a kid or something? The difference between the Dany who clearly had empathy but was struggling with ruling and control and a total psychopathic killer isn't justified by a rule by fear prism, in my opinion. Especially when she had clearly just won by fear and domination and watched the city lay down their arms.

 

...still waiting for Drogo to show back up

 

It’s not about just winning the battle, it’s about winning the hearts and minds of all the people of Westeros in one fell swoop. Everything that’s happened to her since she arrived in Westeros has convinced her that she’ll never be able to win them with love, so she chooses a different way.

 

They weren't gonna like her anyways so burn MF burn

 

I’m certainly not hate watching. The show is entertaining spectacle and texture and generally looks great. But I have watched every episode but one and have issues with some of it, and I’d rather explain why I have issues with it because I don’t think it’s as simple as “this sucks”, because I don’t think it does.

I’m only speaking for myself though.

 

Title of the Episode: The Roof

 

Agreed.

 

Oh I absolutely agree, but I do think that is how a lot of people are framing their own watches and why there does seem to be such a schism among viewers. On a personal level I’m a big believer that no matter the genre or intended age bracket or whatever qualifier you choose, a work should absolutely stick to its own internal logic and be judged for how well it succeeds in its specific goals for the story.

 

My continual goal: Never set expectations for any entertainment.

 

Yeah, none of what I said is directed at you at all. Just thinking out loud.

 

Huh

 

Minus the horse Uber at the end, I liked the stuff with Arya because it at least seemed to be grounded in some sense of humanity. Weirdly enough, it reminded me of “Black Hawk Down.”

 

must be ANOTHER wild fan theory

 

Exxxxactlllly lol

 

Serious question: what is everyone's problem with the horse...??? I don't get it. It was definitely just some random horse that survived the insane chaos by chance.

 

The humanity of it is what I enjoyed the most (but I'm bias towards anything she does). I think the show quickly needed to establish a motivating force in her character beyond the simple act of revenge. Gives up on revenge...enter old lady and daughter...WA LA.

 

I, too, am waiting on a reason why people are hating on this. Makes no sense to me.

 

The woman that was helping Arya was holding some sort of...horse talisman in her hand right? Or did I imagine that?

 

You take that back! (It's Ghost...a dire-wolf has no name or face)

 

Wow, I really missed that. I didn't see anything special about that lady. I need to give it a rewatch tonight with a few less martinis.

I can't say I understand what Arya was really doing or why she decided to turn back, but I thought the scenes of her running around while the city is being destroyed all around her were incredible and really well done. We don't usually get a ground's eye view of that kind of stuff, from the perspective of the people getting the worst of it.

 

I didn't see it either and I generally don't rewatch but now I might have to. I'm still hoping it's Bran.

 

I thought that was possibly meant to be a callback to Shireen and her toy.

The horse for me just seemed like a scene out of an entirely different story/genre. It wasn’t that it was a bad scene at all, just one that had a feel unlike anything else. Especially since it was the focus of the entire ending in a episode where so much happened. It was incredibly dreamlike and mystical and was shot in a way that seemed to be giving it a lot more weight than just being a last minute savior for Arya.

 

Isn't this arguing that she didn't snap, or go insane, or the coin didn't land on the wrong way, but that she made a calculated decision to do war crimes? Doesn't seem to jive with most readings of that aspect of the episode or Varys' whole speech about the coin flip or the reasoning for him betraying her or the whole point about nature vs nurture at all