Author Topic: SPOILER ALERT! So am I the only one excited about a new round of GoT? (Read 68308 times)

Condottiere · « **Reply #645 on:** May 28, 2019, 03:33:56 PM »

Quote from: Captain Blood on May 22, 2019, 07:58:49 PM

I agree. It was very moving. I thought it made sense. Apart perhaps from Grey Worm, everyone else involved knows that The Night's Watch no longer has a role or purpose. So actually sending John to Castle Black is an act of mercy. They are setting him free to live out his life amongst the Free Folk north of the wall - the great burdens of responsibility and duty he has been forced against his wishes to carry for all his adult life, finally lifted from his shoulders. It's not his punishment - it's his reward.
Well, that's my take on it anyway

Pre-resurrected or post-resurrected Jon? Being resurrected probably dampened his verve, but still didn't explain the character's behavior in the last two seasons. In the books, Jon dreams of being a conqueror and had Ned been alive, he might've been given a fiefdom. Earlier seasons kind of showed this, but this season's Jon Snow wouldn't have marched down to Winterfell to confront Ramsey Bolton, as he'd be moping about Castle Black - I know the onscreen character was reluctant at first, due to weariness.

I might've missed it, but there was no reason for JS to bend the knee last season, especially as he'd gotten most of his requests, other than out of lust.

This season, he was reduced to nothing more than a cuckold passing out washcloths, especially in getting owned twice by Wormtongue.

Getting exiled to beyond the wall was the showrunners not knowing what to do with the character. What happened to his lineage? Bran's speech seemed like it was supposed to be uttered by Jon.

Condottiere · « **Reply #646 on:** May 29, 2019, 02:16:10 AM »

Season 8 in a nutshell: Game of Thrones Season 8 Pitch Meeting

Malebolgia · « **Reply #647 on:** May 29, 2019, 07:58:33 AM »

Quote from: Hammers on May 27, 2019, 07:52:57 PM

I can come up with a few other hypothesis abouth what these petitioners have a problem with in life, like a sense of priority, just to name one.

Well said, agree 100%

Harry Faversham · « **Reply #648 on:** May 29, 2019, 08:50:45 AM »

Ha! Ha!
Just had a look at that petition thingy, very funny, and a bit sad. Got me thinking, I don't like that girlie buggering about in the Tardis and taking the piss out of the Daleks...
Time for a petition to Auntie?

Derek H · « **Reply #649 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:07:45 AM »

Quote from: ARKOUDAKI on May 22, 2019, 09:35:56 AM

And don't forget to sign the petition, if for nothing else than to voice your disgust at bad writing from a bunch of grossly overpaid Hollywood types!

https://www.change.org/p/hbo-remake-game-of-thrones-season-8-with-competent-writers?source_location=discover_feed

It probably won't happen but let the HBO Execs know that they can't keep screwing things up without consequences!

They'll surely be quaking in their boots with all that nerd rage. Or perhaps not.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #650 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:20:10 AM »

3.8m same day viewers on Sky UK
13.0m live streaming viewers on HBO
Unknown numbers of viewers elsewhere and yet to watch......

Vs

1.6m signatories to the petition

Cubs · « **Reply #651 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:28:56 AM »

Quote from: Condottiere on May 29, 2019, 02:16:10 AM

Season 8 in a nutshell: Game of Thrones Season 8 Pitch Meeting

Bwhahaha!

Plynkes · « **Reply #652 on:** May 29, 2019, 09:45:41 AM »

"The Council of Surviving Characters..."

Captain Blood · « **Reply #653 on:** May 29, 2019, 10:31:56 AM »

Quote from: Condottiere on May 28, 2019, 03:33:56 PM

Getting exiled to beyond the wall was the showrunners not knowing what to do with the character.

In your opinion

In my opinion, they were giving him a fitting if bittersweet end to his story. I don't believe they didn't know what they were doing or how to end the story, when they've had eight years to think about it.
I agree with many of your criticisms of some of the flaky decisions Weiss and Benioff. But for me, the ending of Jon Snow was deliberate choice and one that worked.

Condottiere · « **Reply #654 on:** May 29, 2019, 03:35:40 PM »

Quote from: Silent Invader on May 29, 2019, 09:20:10 AM

3.8m same day viewers on Sky UK
13.0m live streaming viewers on HBO
Unknown numbers of viewers elsewhere and yet to watch......

Vs

1.6m signatories to the petition

Just like Brexit...

Condottiere · « **Reply #655 on:** May 29, 2019, 03:44:51 PM »

Quote from: Harry Faversham on May 29, 2019, 08:50:45 AM

Ha! Ha!
Just had a look at that petition thingy, very funny, and a bit sad. Got me thinking, I don't like that girlie buggering about in the Tardis and taking the piss out of the Daleks...
Time for a petition to Auntie?

A bit sad in what way? Unless there's a re-boot decades later, it's pointless ATM.

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