Game of Thrones (HBO pace - no book spoilers)

Leopold

Leopold

Jon Snow: Beyond The Wall resettling his people, getting into the lore of the White Walkers, realizing Sansa actually betrayed him and marching once again on Winterfell to take it back for himself, before marching on King's Landing to take it back for himself... in time to defend it from a resurrected Dany leading her legions back from Naath and Volantis...

OK, I'm here for it.
 
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Mike

He said:
Jon Snow and his negative charisma leading a show?
I guess the coming series will test the waters to see how big was the damage of the final season.
If it flops, watch most of the other projects be canned.
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I'm not sure where the bar would be set for a flop. There is vast middle ground between Game of Thrones' peak numbers and what HBO/Sky Atlantic get for most of their other shows.

As a known quantity, it's probably less likely to grow over time the way its parent show did, so it's really about how much of the initial audience (which I'd expect to be pretty big on curiosity value alone) sticks around.
 
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He

Mike said:
I'm not sure where the bar would be set for a flop. There is vast middle ground between Game of Thrones' peak numbers and what HBO/Sky Atlantic get for most of their other shows.

As a known quantity, it's probably less likely to grow over time the way its parent show did, so it's really about how much of the initial audience (which I'd expect to be pretty big on curiosity value alone) sticks around.
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There seems to be many variables at play that they will only understand once the show is going. It’s also good to remember how expensive it is to make this type of genre.
 
Shockbox

Shockbox

I just finished rewatching the show and really is shocking how they treated pretty much everyone in season 8.

I actually liked Jon Snow until season 7. They just made him a complete bore once they ran out of book material. Cersei in season 8 was like a robot. She reminds me of that episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the one with the body double that can only say 3 lines.

Dany going from hero to mass murdering villain in the space of an episode really was a choice. I’m hoping Drogon took her somewhere to be resurrected.
 
iRelate

iRelate

I was always resistant to watching Game of Thrones because I didn’t think the theme interested me at all. Never really cared about medieval/fantasy shows or movies. But I needed a new show to watch so I started with House of the Dragon, and ended up loving it.

Afterwards I started Game of Thrones, and my god, it is so well done and god damn addicting. It’s been less then a month and I’m halfway through Season 5, which I think my be my favorite yet so far? I’m actively enjoying every story line for the first time, whereas in previous seasons there was a couple I was a lot less interested in or throughly confused by. This one feels both the most focused and intriguing.

But yeah, needless to say I finally understand what all the hype was about. I’ve been told most people hate the final season but going into it with extremely low expectations can only be a good thing hopefully.
 
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Leopold

Leopold

I love Game of Thrones, but there were some glaring mistakes and oversights which really peeve me off.
The Dornish, Riverlander, Ironborn, Vale and Reach storylines get completely shafted at the most random intervals.
In-world concerns such as kinslaying are also conveniently forgotten (with the Greyjoys and Martells, for example).

And I still don't understand Jon's ending: He was sent to the Watch but then goes beyond the wall with the wildlings?
 
Trinu 3.0

Trinu 3.0

Leopold said:
And I still don't understand Jon's ending: He was sent to the Watch but then goes beyond the wall with the wildlings?
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https://winteriscoming.net/2022/10/24/jon-snow-show-hbo-everything-we-know-updates-kit-harington/

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iRelate

iRelate

Jesus, I just got to Shireen Baratheon’s death and it has to be one of the most harrowing moments I’ve seen on the show? I feel truly upset. The fact that she was so innocent and kind, her father meant everything to her, and he burned her at the fucking stake to further himself? Utterly repugnant. I hope Stannis dies a brutal death.
 
iRelate

iRelate

Sorry for a double post but I have a lot to say…

I just finished Season 7. This is probably an unpopular opinion based on some old posts I’ve read in here from when it was airing, but Seasons 5-7 were probably my favorite of the whole series.

It was so rewarding to see characters and their storylines finally cross paths and conjoin. I feel like the show became less heavy handed and easier to digest after Season 4, and so many iconic and amazing moments happened in 5-7 as well. Season 3 was probably my least favorite, bar the Red Wedding moment - I started getting bored of certain storylines and the brutality and misogyny was at its peak.

I just watched the Season 7 finale and thought it was incredible. Most of the major characters finally coming together in one place and Cersei’s reaction to the white Walker, Sansa and Arya uniting to kill that fucker Littlefinger, Jon and Dany making love for the first time, Jon’s true identity being revealed - I was clapping and cheering throughout! The zombie dragon breaking down the wall though…I’m truly terrified of what’s to come! But the stakes are higher than ever.

I think I definitely reaped the benefits of being able to binge watch the series as opposed to waiting weeks and years between episodes/seasons. It allowed my expectations to be tapered and just take every episode for what it was. I’ve also never read the books. I’m prepared to be disappointed by next season, but honestly 1-7 has been an incredible run.
 
madgemad

madgemad

Agreed, 5 and 6 especially for me are when it all starts to come together. I binged 1-6 in 2017, I can't imagine the emotions having to wait a year for the next series! The wait for 8 was torturous, and the rewards were... no comment.
 
iRelate

iRelate

I’m free from the chokehold of this show! Just finished the finale. Honestly since I knew going into it that it was almost universally disliked, I had the lowest of expectations - and at least overall…I didn’t hate it.

What really upset me most was Dany randomly burning King’s Landing after Cersei surrendered. It made no sense and it was awful to watch her randomly turn into a villain after 8 seasons of convincing us to root for her. It was truly a punch to the gut. And of course at that point they had to kill her, but it didn’t make it any less awful to watch as well. But honestly l felt everything up to that point was mostly excellent (minus the misogyny), so I don’t regret the time and energy I invested in the show thankfully.
 
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Leopold

Leopold

The show was great but the wheels came off towards the end - there were a lot of political-dynastical, cultural and logistical loose ends which were never tied up. Too many gags for the GP and not enough of the density and grit we'd been accostumed to.

The sack of the city - just when KL is finally her's - made no sense.
If Dany wanted revenge, then fly straight to the Red Keep and fry Cersei's ass up.
Better yet, use the dragon to force the surrender and then torture Cersei terribly ("flog her screaming through the streets", etc) instead of giving her a quick end.

Anyway. I'll never accept the betrayal that ending was, and hope to God GRMM does better in the books.
 
rav4boy

rav4boy

Some of the actual plot points of seasons 7-8, eg the retrieval mission beyond the wall, Viserion, The Long Night and Dany becoming the mad queen etc could have been believable and GREAT if they hadn’t been condensed across what ordinarily would have been a season and 3 episodes… But the producers were in a rush to get started on that Star Wars project they were originally meant to do. If only they’d taken more time and consulted with G. R. R. Martin, this once amazing show could have ended on such a high.

I can well believe the fates of Arya, Sansa and Jon (don’t get me started on Bran…) but not doing anything, bar some friction with Dany, about Jon’s lineage or the Prince that was promised prophecy was unforgivable.
 
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nathanspears

Well, it's happened. I know I'm late to the party but I finally watched Game of Thrones (the boyfriend forced me to) and I really enjoyed it!! I didn't hate the final season as much as other people, maybe because I binged it I'm not sure but as a whole it was fantastic.
 
Andrew

Andrew

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nathanspears said:
Well, it's happened. I know I'm late to the party but I finally watched Game of Thrones (the boyfriend forced me to) and I really enjoyed it!! I didn't hate the final season as much as other people, maybe because I binged it I'm not sure but as a whole it was fantastic.
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Favourite moment?
 
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nathanspears

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Favourite moment?
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I simply can not choose a single one! For context, I went into the show not knowing anything. I only knew of the drama about people not liking the final season but that was it. Favourite moments:
  • The Red Wedding was a real shocker. I wasn't expecting it at all. I was shook
  • The Septon explosion is iconic
  • Littlefinger's death was fantastic. I was so ready for him to go by that point.
  • The Wall collapsing and the White Walkers and dead walking into the North had me shook as well.
  • Joffrey's death
 
Quimogen

Quimogen

nathanspears said:
I simply can not choose a single one! For context, I went into the show not knowing anything. I only knew of the drama about people not liking the final season but that was it. Favourite moments:
  • The Red Wedding was a real shocker. I wasn't expecting it at all. I was shook
  • The Septon explosion is iconic
  • Littlefinger's death was fantastic. I was so ready for him to go by that point.
  • The Wall collapsing and the White Walkers and dead walking into the North had me shook as well.
  • Joffrey's death
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A moment most pleasing.
 
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