About to hit the 5000 post mark on the old thread, the first season 7 trailer today seems like the right time to start the final Game of Thones thread.
I'm going back to the original rules pre-2015. I don't think we need supervision or bannings. Just don't be a dick. Post anything you find online that hasn't aired yet inside of spoiler tags. That's pretty much it. I think we can all handle that...
Originally Posted by Fish:
Anyone else weirded out about how different Zombie Mountain Clegane looked? Like maybe he should be at a pie eating contest instead?
He looked a bit better and slightly less bloated than Artie Lange in 2016. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Fish:
Anyone else weirded out about how different Zombie Mountain Clegane looked? Like maybe he should be at a pie eating contest instead?
Gregor looked like a younger and less garish version of King Kong Bundy [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Ultimately, no matter how people get there, I think all of this has to do with everyone just feeling a little ripped off that we clearly didn't get enough episodes to send this show off properly, nothing more. This last season HAS been rushed, even if it has had some amazing visuals and sequences.
That, and people just don't want it to end. JMO
I read somewhere that the characters used to drive the plot and since they've seemingly just gotten tired of the show the plot now drives the characters.
I'm currently rewatching the series, somewhere in season 4 and it's just a totally different fucking experience.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
To me, it's mainly a matter of lacking nuance, and that goes pretty broadly. As a couple of obvious examples:
"Stay in the crypts. You'll be safe there." (repeat multiple times)
"When the bells ring, you'll spare the innocent, right?" (repeat multiple times)
Both of those are foreshadowing, but would anyone really say that it was done WELL? Similarly, Dany's turn has been "foreshadowed" thoroughly if you're satisfied with all the times she's said "I'll burn the city to the ground." Sure, that's technically foreshadowing, but it would have been much more effective if we'd seen her progressively getting angrier in small outbursts over the past few seasons or something.
Another example would be Arya offing the NK. Do I hate the fact that she's the one to do it? Nope. But I'm not a fan of her just disappearing from the screen for 20+ minutes and then just randomly showing up flying through the air out of nowhere. Where are the logical set of steps that led to the outcome?
Some would call it nitpicking, but it's the difference in OK storytelling and great storytelling. And until we ran out of book material, we were pretty spoiled. Do I blame D&D for not being as good as GRRM? Absolutely not. That's not what they were hired for. But I don't think it's unreasonable for people to be disappointed nonetheless.
The bells things was soooooo heavy handed lol can't even deny it.
I have no problem with people having issues with the show. Shit, I have problems with the show. Just certain critiques really rub me the wrong way. [Reply]
Originally Posted by GloucesterChief:
IF they wanted to subvert expectations about who killed the Night King, I would of went with Theon and he dies afterwards. Jon the big hero doesn't get to do it but it complete Theon's story arc and leaves the audience feeling good instead of a kinda WTF.
lol imagine if Theon Greyjoy had killed the Night King [Reply]
Originally Posted by notorious:
Angry Joe just said DD was offered 10 episodes by HBO, and they turned it down.
WHAT THE FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????????????????????
this has been known for a long time. HBO talked about it publicly when the times and number of episodes was announced. They had a $100 million budget and offered to fund the additional episodes at the same rate. All the actors were onboard. D&D are soley to blame for only 6 episodes. They said publicly at the time that they were tried and it was time to move on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigRedChief:
this has been known for a long time. HBO talked about it publicly when the times and number of episodes was announced. They had a $100 million budget and offered to fund the additional episodes at the same rate. All the actors were onboard. D&D are soley to blame for only 6 episodes. They said publicly at the time that they were tried and it was time to move on.
How fucking stupid are they?
Turn away work that everyone on the planet is watching. Fucking idiots. [Reply]
Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501:
That's assuming the cast and crew were willing to shoot 4 more after what sounds like an exhausting experience. Or that anyone would have been excited to shoot another season. I remember How I Met Your Mother when Jason Segel flat out checked out of the last season. Another season or 2 maybe would have done the trick, but people would still claim it was rushed and too soon and point out plot holes. For as much as people think this was rushed, I don't think there's enough appreciation for why this probably needed to end sooner rather than later.
Originally Posted by Fish:
Anyone else weirded out about how different Zombie Mountain Clegane looked? Like maybe he should be at a pie eating contest instead?
in real life the dude still holds the strongest man in the world title. You ever seen the dudes workout videos? Makes you tired just watching. [Reply]
