Game of Thrones (season 8)

Fuck me the dialogue has gone to shit.

No longer to we have the nuance of the first few series.

Really lowest common denominator shit now.
 
There's going to be 'feature length' episodes in this season right? Why didn't they just cut pointless shit out like a 20 minute dragon ride?
 
quiet_riot said:
There's going to be 'feature length' episodes in this season right? Why didn't they just cut pointless shit out like a 20 minute dragon ride?
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Agreed, that bit felt out of place badly. It is not a stretch to imagine in the time we did not see them he had a few jaunts with dragon boobies with a couple of lecherous pervy dragons watching them. It was you know nothing John Snow in a cave part 2. It was 100% filler when time is already short.

The rest was largely reminding us what the hell had happened.

Sandor Clegane was one of the few who made me kind of say "ahh those were the days" when he talked to Arya

All in all, i decent "catch up" of sorts but with some fluff that was totally unnecessary.
 
TCIB said:
Agreed, that bit felt out of place badly. It is not a stretch to imagine in the time we did not see them he had a few jaunts with dragon boobies with a couple of lecherous pervy dragons watching them. It was you know nothing John Snow in a cave part 2. It was 100% filler when time is already short.

The rest was largely reminding us what the hell had happened.

Sandor Clegane was one of the few who made me kind of say "ahh those were the days" when he talked to Arya

All in all, i decent "catch up" of sorts but with some fluff that was totally unnecessary.
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I think it was in for a few reason.

Jon first rides a dragon, and why/how him and danny don't think , hang only targaryens can ride dragons??
It cements tht the pair have fell in love rather than just a bit of a shag on boat ride, which is leading up to man of honour jon finding out he's been banging his auntie and is also her king.


A filler, yes, but it was probably seen by the show makers as a part of the build up to the reveal.


Anyway fuck next episode is bound to be depressingly grim for the lot and a few people getting killed

Next ep promo and breakdown of ep one by the makers answers that question (in spoilers as not every will have seen yet)

 
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I enjoyed that. Great to have it back on the telly. The production value alone makes it worth a watch.
 
Spoilers for s8e1.

I think, on reflection, the dragon-riding sequence is quite a sad scene in an episode that will be viewed through completely different eyes once the show is over. With the Army of the Dead approaching from the north, and with Sam ready to drop the bomb that Jon is a Targaryen, I expect 'Winterfell' will soon be recognised as the last moment we ever got to spend with these characters and simply enjoy their presence. The world is about to come down on top of them all.

There's a post further up this page that accuses the dialogue of being flat, but the action is centred around a line from Varys that captures everything this episode is concerned with in a nutshell: "Respect is how the young keep [the old] at a distance, so we don't remind them of an unpleasant truth: nothing lasts." Whether it's age, the Army of the Dead, or the fact that two star-crossed lovers are about to find out that they're each other's aunt and nephew, something is coming to destroy this temporary peace.

When Jon and Daenerys are out there, kissing and exchanging cringeworthy pillow talk in front of that waterfall, flying through the beautiful vistas in the North, they're having their "A Whole New World" moment. Usually that's the moment in a story where two lovers destined for one another create an unbreakable bond, and Jon being trusted so readily by Rhaegal is a huge deal for Daenerys. For her, it goes beyond Jon simply being good with the kids - he's good with beasts who only trust people they consider to be very special.

And yet, while we're watching them fly through this beautiful scenery and fall deeper and deeper in love, we're aware of a horrible truth that they're still ignorant of. They might survive the attack from the Night King, they might come to accept that Targaryens wed siblings for centuries keep bloodlines pure and that they're doing no different, but their relationship will forever be tainted. Varys' words echo throughout their scenes together. Nothing lasts.

This happiness was always going to be temporary but when it disappears it's going to be gone forever.
 
Not sure how to get that spoiler tag, but I reckon it is safe now to discuss openly.

I was not overly impressed to be honest. The dragon ride seemed unnecessary and reminded me a little bit of the "The Neverending Story" where Atreju rides the nice dragon Fuchur.

Worse the message from the Ice King came strangely out of nothing to me. Until now he just put the dead into his army, and didn't bother cutting them up. Was it just for the cheap effect? Anybody seen Fortitude Season 3? Dan Andersson/Beric Dondarion/Richard Dormer will have had memory flashbacks there I think. Does this message stuff make sense to anybody?
 
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