Game of Thrones - vol II - NO SPOILERS
Discussion
Butter Face said:
Controversial opinion: I enjoyed it.
I did too, for what it was and as a conclusion to how S8 turned out, judged by the lowered standards of S8. ofcorsa said:
Me too. It had its flaws but some great dialogue and acting.
Indeed. 
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Monday 20th May 13:41
I enjoyed the final season overall. Yes it felt rushed but to be honest if it continued with a the complexity of the first four seasons it would have taken countless seasons go wrap it up.
Overall the first four or five seasons were the best I thought, they dialled back the tension and intrigue too much and definitely turned down the sex, violence and sexual violence in an attempt to sanitise it. The producers say they didn't, but they clearly did and lost some of the the authors historical realism.
Tyrion and Jamie Lannister were the best characters and amongst the best actors. I never found Kit Harrington to be particularly convincing or charismatic, he was the weakest of the main cast. Ser Davos had a perfect Northumberland accent, I couldn't believe it when I found out the actor was Irish!
ETA
No spoilers please, not even hidden, as previously requested by members.
Overall the first four or five seasons were the best I thought, they dialled back the tension and intrigue too much and definitely turned down the sex, violence and sexual violence in an attempt to sanitise it. The producers say they didn't, but they clearly did and lost some of the the authors historical realism.
Tyrion and Jamie Lannister were the best characters and amongst the best actors. I never found Kit Harrington to be particularly convincing or charismatic, he was the weakest of the main cast. Ser Davos had a perfect Northumberland accent, I couldn't believe it when I found out the actor was Irish!
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No spoilers please, not even hidden, as previously requested by members.
Edited by Big Al. on Monday 20th May 14:36
ofcorsa said:
Me too. It had its flaws but some great dialogue and acting.
Same.Really enjoyed the whole season.
I've loved the whole show, but I think people forget how slowly things moved at the start - I actually enjoyed the fast pace of this season, especially given the context.
The faster pace made sense given that everyone was finally in the same location. It's easy to show a bit here, a bit there when you're cutting between 5 different story lines, but once they've all merged and are working towards a final narrative, it would be too much to focus on what's going on.
I look forward to leaving it a while and watching the whole thing again from a fresh perspective.
framerateuk said:
The faster pace made sense given that everyone was finally in the same location. It's easy to show a bit here, a bit there when you're cutting between 5 different story lines, but once they've all merged and are working towards a final narrative, it would be too much to focus on what's going on.
This is true.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I suspect a blanket deleting of anything in spoiler tags, GetCarter. Possibly by someone who doesn't watch the show and therefore can't tell whether it was a genuine spoiler or not.
(This is conjecture on my part, btw)
Or by a MOD that does watch the show but hasn't seen the episode yet, therefore doesn't want to see the content of the spoiler either!(This is conjecture on my part, btw)
TTmonkey said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I suspect a blanket deleting of anything in spoiler tags, GetCarter. Possibly by someone who doesn't watch the show and therefore can't tell whether it was a genuine spoiler or not.
(This is conjecture on my part, btw)
Or by a MOD that does watch the show but hasn't seen the episode yet, therefore doesn't want to see the content of the spoiler either!(This is conjecture on my part, btw)
irocfan said:
Well that was about as nicely wrapped up as one could expect - overall I enjoyed this season. No it wasn't as great as previous, but it was still head and shoulders above virtually anything else.
My problem is entirely with the rushed nature of the season. There is a particular point in the last episode where one had to extrapolate a huge amount of story based on what was happening now and what had just happened. In previous seasons, they'd have dedicated at least one whole episode to exploring that story alone, probably more!
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